Aston Villa miss out on the chance to close the gap on the play-off places as they are held to a goalless draw at Reading.

Police say Pauline Bruce's family have been informed after a body is found in a cemetery.

Women explorers played a major part in the UK's fascination with Egyptian mummies a century ago, and still do.

Damage to the central reservation and a lamppost led to lanes in both directions being closed.

A 40-year-old man is being questioned on suspicion of murder.

Prisoners threw pool balls and chairs at staff at Hewell HMP in July 2017 in a seven-hour riot .

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BBC News

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Birmingham City boss Garry Monk admits his pleasure at keeping top scorer Che Adams at the Championship club.

Local Democracy Reporting Service

Shropshire's fire service is considering using electric-powered fire engines in the future.

It recently bought three hybrid SUVs and plans to install charging points at its headquarters in Shrewsbury (pictured below), which will be available for the public to use.

The fire service is also considering installing charging points at its rural stations in Clun and Market Drayton.

Deputy chief fire officer Andy Johnson said he'd be watching trials of hybrid vehicles in London to see how they operate.

BBC Coventry & Warwickshire Sport

The Coventry City manager Mark Robins says he's "really disappointed" with the way a loan deal fell through on transfer deadline day.

He wouldn't confirm the player concerned was West Brom's Kyle Edwards, but said "you're at the mercy of the parent club" and "you've got the anomaly of agents and their wishes and desires".

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And he added he wasn't just upset about the outcome, he was also disappointed with "the way it was handled".

Hereford Times

Here are three stories from the Hereford Times:

• Tributes to popular teacher killed in crash, external
• Football coach takes on Hadrian's Wall challenge, external
• Historian hits publishing landmark, external

Investment of £50,000 to set up a Youth Combined Authority is set to be debated by the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) next week.

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The cash will include an operational budget for the YCA of £7,000, as well as £38,000 for "project management" and funds for marketing and travel costs, the board meeting will hear.

Papers from Friday’s meeting reflect the desire for representation from a wide range of backgrounds, stating members will have "different views, experiences, abilities, and will be from different ethnic, cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds".

Its members will range in age from 16-25 and will meet four to six times a year.

Local Democracy Reporting Service

A former military site in Telford is going to be turned into a window factory and distribution centre.

Epwin Group is going refurbish a building previously owned by the Ministry of Defence at Hortonwood and build a new plant nearby.

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The company already employs 500 people in the town and says it will be used to make, construct and laminate the frames.

Planning officers are requesting a £64,000 contribution from the company to improve roads leading to the site.

Police are trying to trace the owner of three war medals recovered in Birmingham yesterday.

It's thought they were issued to an officer from Staffordshire who served in the Middlesex Regiment between 1915 and 1916.

Image source, West Mercia Police

West Mercia Police says they are:

• An Allied Victory Medal with the dates 1914/1919 on it
• A British War Medal dated 1914/1920
• A star-shaped medal dated 1914

The school's headteacher said the news comes as a "great relief" to everyone.

Rebecca Wood
BBC Midlands Today

Any cloud should clear later leaving a clear cold night with lows of -1C (30F).

Saturday will start off chilly but we can expect a dry and sunny day.

BBC Radio Stoke Sport

New Stoke City signing Sam Vokes says he believes they have the players they need for a promotion-push.

The Welsh international said he was involved in two promotions with Burnley and it was great to be part of.

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The club has also confirmed the signing of Manchester City youngster Ryan Corrigan.

The 18-year-old left back agreed a deal shortly before last night's transfer deadline.

Bradd Darby was stabbed more than once in Nuneaton in February last year.

Local Democracy Reporting Service
David Irwin

A decision by Solihull Council planners to approve a controversial "garden grabbing" scheme has been overturned by the courts.

It was revealed this week planning permission for the housing development on land behind Alderbrook Road had been quashed, following a judicial review.

Local resident Fiona Somerville had challenged last autumn’s decision, arguing it ran contrary to the council’s own planning policy and said residents were "living in fear" of applications for similar garden developments being lodged.

In High Court proceedings, His Honour Judge Cook had found the local authority had incorrectly interpreted part of its Local Plan.

Ms Somerville said: “This is a landmark victory for the campaign to protect the character and local distinctiveness of Solihull’s existing mature suburbs which are being targeted by speculative developers.”

Shropshire Star

Here are three stories from the Shropshire Star today:

• Pride Hill project to resume next week, external
• Halls officially opened to university students, external
• Warnings of travel disruption after temperatures fall, external