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Local Democracy Reporting Service

There are no plans to remove asbestos from Coventry's schools as the safest thing to do is not disturb it, a council cabinet member has said.

A recent Freedom of Information request from the Local Democracy Reporting Service revealed two-thirds of Coventry schools contained potentially harmful asbestos.

A total of 38 of the 57 schools for which the council is responsible has the substance, with 13 containing crocidolite – the most serious.

Cabinet member for education Kevin Maton said children were learning in "out of date and frankly poor quality buildings".

He added the council did not have the money to remove asbestos and would only act if there's a particular danger identified.

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Archaeologists from Staffordshire University are hoping to uncover the stories of child Holocaust survivors in a dig this summer.

They'll be excavating the site of a World War Two hostel for the children at Lake Windermere which was demolished in the 1960s.

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The building on the Calgarth estate was originally built in 1942 to house wartime workers, but was converted into accommodation for some of the 300 Jewish children who escaped to safety in the Lake District.

Stoke-on-Trent Live

These are among the headlines from Stoke-on-Trent Live today:

• Three-year ban for Stoke City fan arrested at derby, external
• Stoke City dumped out of the FA Cup by Shrewsbury, external
• Snoop the dog has 'severe separation anxiety', external

BBC WM

Teachers at a West Bromwich primary school have been on strike today over plans to turn it into an academy.

The day's action - by members of the NASUWT union working at Newtown Primary - is the first of five.

Members are worried the proposal to take the school out of local authority control will affect staff pay and lead to a drop in standards for children.

The school is closed to all pupils today and tomorrow, its website says. , external

The cash machine at the Post Office on Uttoxeter Road in Blythe Bridge near Stoke-on-Trent was damaged in the early hours of this morning and had money stolen.

Three other cash machines were attacked in Stoke-on-Trent in the early hours of last Friday morning.

Local Democracy Reporting Service

Plans for a £600,000 community hall in Pershore have been put on hold, so district councillors can visit the site.

The town council has asked to develop land next to the cemetery on Defford Road, saying it's needed for the town's growing population.

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Local Democracy Reporting Service

"Natural flood defences" are going to be introduced to the Bodenham area of Herefordshire.

They include "leaky dams", made up of logs, to slow the flow of the River Lugg, plus efforts to improve soil structure of fields to help better soak up flood water.

Bodenham is one of seven parts of the county to share a DEFRA grant of £600,000 for the work.

A meeting will be held on 23 January to explain the plans to local farmers and landowners.

BBC News Travel

All the railway lines between Coventry and Birmingham have now reopened after an incident on the tracks earlier, but the disruption is likely to continue.

National Rail Enquiries says trains may be cancelled or delayed by up to 60 minutes until around 19:00.

BBC Radio Shropshire Sport

Shrewsbury Town have turned down a request from Wolves to bring forward their FA Cup fourth round home tie to a Friday night.

The club says the match will be of interest to Town fans around the country and to help their travel, the game will be played, as scheduled, a week on Saturday - 26 January.

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Wolves point out their last visit to Montgomery Waters Meadow was in July 2017 - manager Nuno Espirito Santo’s first match in charge of the club on English soil.

A man is in a critical condition following a crash in Birmimgham in the early hours of Saturday morning.

A Land Rover was travelling towards Northfield along Shenley Lane when it left the carriageway, bringing down a phone mast, West Midlands Police said.

Three men in the vehicle were treated for injuries at the scene and taken to hospital.

The 39-year-old driver remains in hospital in a critical condition, while the condition of a 30-year-old passenger is said to be stable.

A 25-year-old passenger was released from hospital later on the day of the crash.

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The first of 15 new school running tracks made out of recycled roads has been opened at a Shropshire primary school.

Shropshire Council is spending £105,000 on the project after getting money from the government. Criftins CE Primary School near Ellesmere is the first to benefit.

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Shropshire Council says there are 1,500 tonnes of unwanted materials created by road maintenance in the county. Each recipient will get material from roadworks near them.

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Coventry Live

Coventry Live is looking at these stories today:

• Councillor calls for zebra crossing after breaking her wrist, external
• Long delays on A46 following multi-vehicle collision, external
• MP urges Sisu to 'sell up and go' during debate over Coventry City's future, external

BBC Hereford and Worcester

Spanish forward Alex Navajas is flying back to the UK tonight to rejoin Worcester Wolves.

He was the club's captain last season and they're hoping to have his international clearance ready in time for Friday night's game against league leaders London Lions.

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Wolves are bottom of the BBL table with only one win all season, and have to finish in the top eight to make the end-of-season playoffs.

A woman in her 80s has been taken to hospital after being hit by a lorry at Battlefield in Shrewsbury.

It happened on Robert Jones Way at 14:15, not far from the BP garage.

West Midlands Police has made a fresh appeal for information, external about the stab death of Rezwan Ali at a house party in Walsall on 14 January last year.

The 19-year-old was found collapsed at an address in Willows Road at about 01:45, having suffered a knife wound to his chest.

He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Six teenagers were arrested on suspicion of his murder but no charges have been brought.

Det Insp Warren Hines said: "We believe there was a fight at some stage and that has ultimately led to a young man losing his life.

"I would also ask the person or people responsible to do the right thing and get in touch so that I can hear your side of the story."

Properties worth £1.7m believed to have been bought with drugs money have been confiscated after a High Court hearing.

The National Crime Agency (NCA) said the homes were bought to launder cash for a Wolverhampton drugs gang.

While no-one was ever charged with the laundering, the owners could not prove the property had been paid for using clean funds.

The homes - seized by the NCA using proceeds of crime powers - were in Wolverhampton, Birmingham, Wednesbury, Fenton and Welshpool.

Social media users say the image of a wanted woman resembles Steven Spielberg's 1982 movie creation.