CCTV picked up a call for help moments before Thomas Jones apparently slipped into the River Severn.

The latest unemployment figures have been released,

In the West Midlands the number of people out of work between September and November has risen 5.2%, from 150,000 to 161,000.

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Police searching for a missing man say a body has been found.

Warwickshire Police appealed for help in finding Mark Abbot, 62, from Rugby on Saturday.

"Sadly, police have been informed a body has been found in Cheshire," a spokesperson said.

"Mr Abbott's next of kin has been informed. Thank you to everyone who shared the earlier appeal."

Warwickshire are to play their Championship game against Essex in July at the home of rivals Worcestershire.

Coventry Live

Coventry Live are looking at these stories today:

• Daniel Kennell murder trial: Judge sums up case, external
• Coventry gears up for second Royal Family visit in a year, external
• Inadequate Coventry school to transfer to academy trust, external

Alastair Done had travelled to Balmedie near Aberdeen from his home in Cheshire.

Hundreds of people gathered today for the funeral of two married veterans of the Second World War who died within days of each other.

Victor and Edna Barnett were devoted to each other, and passed away over Christmas with no known living relatives.

Victor, or VJ as he was known, served with the Dambusters "617" squadron in Lincolnshire.

He met Edna in the RAF where she worked in air traffic control.

VJ was 101 when he died on the 21st December.

Ten days later, 91-year-old Edna also died.

They'd been married for 68 years.

Nick Timothy, the Prime Minister's ex-joint chief of staff, has been made a non-executive director to the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games by Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Secretary Jeremy Wright.

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Mr Timothy, who grew up in Birmingham, left his post with the PM after the Tories lost their majority at the 2017 general election, and is now mostly known as a newspaper columnist.

He will not be remunerated for the Commonwealth Games role.

Mr Timothy joins five-time Paralympic champion Ellie Simmonds and Lyndsey Jackson, a senior arts administrator and live event producer, in the role.

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Rayna Davies says the debts began to build up after the death of her partners.

Shropshire Star

Here are some of the headlines in the Shropshire Star:

• Dog hit as hunting hounds stray onto railway line near Shrewsbury, external
• £174,000 grant awarded towards refurbishment of Telford's historic Anstice building, external
• Charlie, 9, and Hattie, 7, lead fight to save Bridgnorth park from housing, external

The RSPCA has launched an investigation after a dog was found abandoned in Biddulph near Stoke-on-Trent earlier this month.

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The charity says the terrier, who is about three years old, has seemingly lived in a cage for most of its life.

It is the fourth dog within a few weeks that has been found abandoned in the area.

A Muslim who claimed his human rights were breached because he cannot install a raised marble edge around his father's grave has lost a High Court battle.

Atta Ul-Haq, a practising Barelvi Muslim, wanted to erect 4in (10cm) edging to stop people walking across the grave in Streetly Cemetery in Walsall.

He said Islamic law forbids people from stepping on graves and claimed the council's policy breached his human right to exercise religion.

Walsall Council said they cannot accommodate Mr Ul-Haq's wish without harming the rights of other Muslims.

Regulations permit the "mounding of graves", and mounding is the way Muslims normally prevent people from walking on graves, the council said.

Two judges on Tuesday ruled against Mr Ul-Haq and dismissed his challenge to the lawfulness of the council's policy on "rules and regulations in respect of cemeteries and crematoria".

BBC Midlands Today

Researchers have been given a grant from Prostate Cancer UK to develop new testing for the illness.

The University of Birmingham has received more than £275,000 to help develop a new test which accurately shows whether there is cancer, and if there is, how aggressively it's likely to develop.

It's hoped it will help doctors identify the best treatment for each individual patient.

Plans to stop helping people quit smoking in Shropshire could put extra pressure on the NHS, a doctor working for the service has warned.

Shropshire council wants to take £4m from the public health budget, which is likely to mean the 'Help to Quit Smoking' service will end.

Nearly 3,000 people used the service between 2017 and 2018, achieving a 46% quit rate, that's against the national target of 35%.

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Dr Kevin Lewis, Director of Help 2 Change told councillors they've already earmarked £1.2m in savings and additional cuts would see their budget slashed to just over half a million.

This would see the service go but with that decision comes the warning that it may save money in the short term but it could pile up problems for the future.

Local Democracy Reporting Service

Electric car charging points, restrictions on taxi fumes and ultra-low emission pool cars could be part of a council strategy to reduce levels of pollution in Worcester.

The city centre was made an air quality management area (AQMA) last year after target-breaking levels of nitrogen dioxide were found for three consecutive years.

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A report going to Worcester City Council’s licensing and environment health committee, external on Tuesday recommends the council explores a number of options for tackling the high levels of pollution and poor air quality in the city.

Yusaf Akbar
BBC News Online

Never mind Blue Monday, how about good vibes Tuesday?

You've been leaving some lovely comments on the BBC Midlands Facebook page, external after we shared our video of Kaiden, a 13-year-old from Wolverhampton who has appeared in a Primark campaign.

Kaiden has a skin condition called vitiligo and since his Primark shoot he has been inundated with messages from others with the condition, who say they have been inspired by him.

Three further arrests have been made following raids on properties in Stoke-on-Trent.

A 50-year-old man was arrested at an address in Sandbach Road, Cobridge, on suspicion of conspiracy to supply class A drugs.And two women, aged 40 and 46, were arrested at around the same time at a property in nearby Powell Street, Cobridge, also on suspicion of conspiracy to supply class A drugs.

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They are linked to earlier arrests in Metcalfe Road, Tunstall, where a 26-year-old man from Liverpool and 25-year-old woman from Tunstall were arrested on suspicion of being concerned in the supply of class A drugs.

Charities including Age UK, Barnado's and the British Heart Foundation said their shops had reported an increase in donations since the launch of Netflix's Marie Kondo show.

The "KonMari" method encourages owners to discard items which no longer "spark joy", promising a clean mind as well as a clean home.

Karen Bertram, manager at Salvation Army's Tamworth branch, is convinced the trend is having an impact.

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"Before we would get about three donations a week," she says.

"The last few weeks we are getting six a day."

She says the shop is seeing lots of new donors, including one man who had cleared out his mum's whole house after watching the show.

Local Democracy Reporting Service

New parking charges could be introduced in some Staffordshire towns in a bid to cut congestion and boost local business.

More than 50 streets, including some in Stafford, Stone, Leek, Cheadle and Biddulph town centres, are earmarked for on-street pay and display parking in the coming years by Staffordshire County Council.

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The on-street parking strategy and a list of streets earmarked for pay and display parking were presented to the council’s Prosperous Staffordshire Select Committee and members were told the next stage was to discuss the proposals with consultees.

BBC Weather Watchers

It's been a chilly one this morning. Annie's scenes sent us this picture taken in Doverdale, with the full moon still visible!

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Peter Steggles shared this snap of the frosty grass in Longnor.

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