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A lorry driver and van driver suffered serious injuries when their vehicles collided near Lichfield yesterday, Staffordshire Police has said.
The crash happened on Wood End Lane in Fradley at 12:20.
The 41-year-old van driver is said to be in a critical condition.
The lorry driver is said to be stable.
A man has been found guilty of murdering a 65-year-old who was found dead in his Walsall flat.
The body of Edwin Bradley was discovered at his property on St Thomas Close in Coalpool on 6 July, and a post-mortem exam revealed he died from blunt force trauma to the head.
Darren Barnes, 47,of Bloxwich Road, Walsall, was found guilty of his murder earlier by a jury at Wolverhampton Crown Court.
Image source, Family handoutEdwin Bradley
No evidence had been offered for a charge of theft.
Barnes is due to be sentenced at the same court on Thursday.
Police have released an e-fit image of a woman whose unusually pointy chin and wide eyes are prompting comparisons with an alien.
Image source, Staffordshire PoliceThe Staffordshire force is investigating the burglary of a home - but on social media, the talk is more "phone home"; with the public seeing a strong resemblance to E.T.
Some observers have speculated the suspect is the little lost alien's girlfriend. Another recalled the blockbuster's final scenes, suggesting she was "last seen escaping the area on a bike".
Others thought there was a likeness with a more recent movie, saying the image resembled Harry Potter villain Lord Voldemort - in a wig.
According to police, the reality is more down to Earth. Officers say they are looking for a "very skinny woman in her mid-30s" who speaks with a Birmingham accent instead of an other-worldly dialect.
They are investigating a burglary in Shenstone, Staffordshire, on 3 January., external
BBC Shropshire
Efforts to save the Donnington branch of Lloyds bank have failed.
The parish council had appealed to the bank to provide the Telford suburb with a mobile branch instead, based at the council's offices on Turreff Avenue. Lloyds declined.
Image source, GoogleThe branch and its cash machines will close on 11 February.
Birmingham Live
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David Evans was killed in a hit-and-run crash in 2004 and his killer has never been caught.
Read MoreJust 65% of patients who went to A&E in Shrewsbury or Telford last month were treated within the government-set requisite of four hours, according to data.
The NHS figures show the Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital Trust had the second-worst A&E figures in the country.
The national average for patients seen within the four-hour target is 86%; itself below the 95% target.
The hospitals have had problems with staff shortages and the trust came close to closing the Telford A&E overnight last year over concerns the service couldn't be run safely.
The family of a man who died following a three-car collision in Castle Bromwich said he was a "friend to many who will be missed forever".
Ross David Williams, 37, suffered a serious head injury when his Peugeot 207 was struck on Collector Road, near the junction of Lanchester Way, at about 08:25 on Friday.
He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Image source, Family handoutA family statement said: "He was an adored son, brother, uncle, brother-in-law and nephew. He was a friend to so many and will be missed forever."
Two men aged 42 and 25 who were arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving have been released under investigation.
The letters bear a West Midlands postmark and one threatens to stab congregation members.
Read MoreRail lines are blocked between Birmingham New Street and Coventry.
British Transport Police is investigating an emergency incident near Adderley Park station in Birmingham. It happened at about 13:15.
BBC Sport
Birmingham's Dan Evans succumbed in three sets after pushing defending champion Roger Federer hard in an entertaining Australian Open second-round match.
Evans, ranked 189th in the world, lost 7-6 (7-5) 7-6 (7-3) 6-3 against the 20-time Grand Slam champion.
Image source, ReutersBritish number four Evans, ranked inside the top 50 before a drugs ban, is aiming to climb up the rankings as he continues his comeback.
Federer was impressed by his opponent, saying of the 28-year-old: "It felt like playing in a mirror a little bit. That was the mindset I had - how would I play myself potentially."
John Nixon killed Reece Hipwood during a drunken fight in his son's bedroom.
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All lines are blocked, external between Birmingham New Street and Coventry while emergency services deal with an incident.
Network Rail says it's unable to say when they might reopen and the disruption is expected to last until at least 16:00.
Local Democracy Reporting Service
A Warwickshire councillor says local authorities need fewer "fat, middle-aged white men" and more young people in the council chamber.
Peter Gilbert also complained that parties didn't give young candidates a chance to win seats and instead made "them deliver leaflets forever".
Image source, GoogleHe said a new wave of politicians could drive "proper policy change" and encourage young people to come to them to lobby for the things they want.
Quote MessageSome parties will say they are the parties of the youth but they are all still the domain of fat, middle-aged white men and that has to change.”
Councillor Peter Gilbert, Warwickshire County Council
"Some of the biggest plants we've ever seen" have been discovered by police in Tipton investigating a "cannabis factory".
West Midlands Police's Force Support Unit , externalsaid on Twitter it had cleared the site.
Image source, West Midlands PoliceHeadlines from the Hereford Times:
James Bolton scored the match-turning goal in Shrewsbury's FA Cup win at Stoke - and the second was scored with his spare boots.
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Amy Cole
BBC Midlands Today
The former West Bromwich Albion footballer Brendon Batson is to receive an honorary degree from the University of Warwick.
Brendon Batson pictured in the 1970s
The 70s star was famously dubbed one of The Three Degrees alongside Cyrille Regis and Laurie Cunningham and helped open the door for black footballers in the English game.
He'll be honoured with a Doctor of Letters in recognition of his contribution to football and his efforts to stamp out racism.
The RSPCA says Snoop, who was abandoned in December, is not yet ready to be rehomed.
Read MoreLeague One strugglers AFC Wimbledon sign Birmingham City defender Steve Seddon on loan until the end of the season.
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