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Lee Thomas
Newsreader, BBC Radio Stoke
A man's suffered serious injuries after being stabbed outside a working men's club in Stoke-on-Trent.
Image source, GoogleThe ambulance service says crews were called yesterday afternoon to Madison Street, Tunstall.
Police say the 27-year-old man's in a stable condition in hospital.
BBC WM
The Conservative MP for Lichfield says he may change his mind and vote for PM Theresa May's Brexit deal if it means getting some form of Brexit.
Image source, PAToday, MPs are preparing to vote for their preferred options on the issue with the prime minister due to meet Tory backbenchers in an effort to win them over to her deal.
Lichfield's Michael Fabricant is a Eurosceptic and was after a "pure Brexit", having voted against Ms May's plan, but he has signalled that may change.
Quote MessageWe are where we are and I think the future of Brexit is hanging in the balance and I'd rather have a withdrawal agreement Brexit than no Brexit at all."
Michael Fabricant, Lichfield's Conservative MP
BBC WM
An RSPCA officer was called out to rescue a salamander from a flat in the West Midlands, only to find it was a soft toy.
Image source, RSPCAPaul Seddon said he was intrigued to see the animal and the woman who'd called him on Friday to Goring Road, Bilston, was "terrified" of going near the balcony after spotting the animal.
But, after looking out of the window, he said he realised it was a toy "complete with label".
He said: "So instead of getting any equipment out to capture the creature as I expected - I borrowed a brush to knock it off on to the ground."
Image source, RSPCAThe exit slip road at junction three of the M6 southbound at Nuneaton is in need of "emergency repair" after an earlier collision involving a HGV, Highways England said.
It said damage to the barrier was "quite extensive".
The vehicle itself has been recovered, and lane two on the main carriageway has reopened.
Image source, Highways England
Coventry Live
A few of the headlines from the Coventry Live website today:
The two-tone singer died at home on Tuesday aged 56, surrounded by family, according to a statement.
Read MoreA man has been arrested over reports of racist comments made at AFC Telford United's match against Leyton Orient on Saturday.
The 39-year-old from Woodside was arrested on suspicion of racially aggravated public order.
Image source, Getty Images
BBC News Travel
There are long delays on the M6 in Warwickshire this morning after a crash.
Highways England says a lane's still shut on the southbound carriageway at J3, near Nuneaton, after a lorry had to be removed following the collision and the exit slip road's shut for barrier repairs , external
Image source, Highways EnglandA solicitor for the former Crewe player said he hoped it meant other survivors would get justice.
Read MoreDudley's Russells Hall Hospital is in the spotlight over its handling of sepsis cases.
Read More
BBC Business News
Latest data from Zoopla shows that average house prices in Birmingham rose by 5.1% for the 12 months ended 28 February 2019.
The city's just behind Leicester and Manchester for average rises in city prices while, across the UK, they rose by an average of 2.8%.
BBC Radio Shropshire Sport
AFC Telford United manager Gavin Cowan says last night's win at play-off rivals Bradford Park Avenue "shows how much we've grown as a group".
He said the 2-1 victory after the FA Trophy defeat was one of their best of the season and it lifts them up the National North table to sixth.
Daniel Udoh scored his 25th goal of the season in the win and Telford are now four points clear of the teams below the play-off places.
Birmingham Live
A few of the stories making the headlines on the Birmingham Live website:
BBC Radio 4
A leading Muslim religious leader says he's not happy with how protests are being held over classes about LGBT rights at a Birmingham school.
Image source, Getty ImagesThe No Outsiders programme at Parkfield Community School in Birmingham has been paused after protests by parents.
Some parents claim the lessons, which cover a range of equality issues, are age-inappropriate and incompatible with Islam.
Ofsted has previously said the lessons were being delivered in an age-appropriate way.
Hazel Pulley, chief executive officer of the trust which runs the school, told the BBC this week that some staff had lost weight and were not sleeping.
Quote MessageI am not happy with the approach being taken in the way of protests - I think there is a healthier way. We need to sit down and we need to negotiate - these are very sensitive issues. There is a lot of misinformation - we need to put out a clearer picture to the parents."
Ibrahim Mogra, Muslim Council of Britain
Local Democracy Reporting Service
Andrew Morris
A busy section of the A5 in Shropshire is "guaranteed" to be turned into a dual carriageway, according to a councillor in charge of roads.
Shropshire Council is due to meet the government next month to discuss the stretch between Oswestry and Montford Bridge.
Councillor Steve Davenport said "plans are now moving forward at speed".
Image source, GoogleIt is the only section of the major road, which runs between London and Holyhead, to be a single carriageway and Mr Davenport said turning into a dual carriageway would bring new jobs to the area.
Quote MessageThe dualling of the A5 between north of Shrewsbury and Oswestry will happen. I guarantee it and it will be a massive boost for the two towns and everybody who live and work between them."
Steve Davenport, Shropshire cabinet member for highways and transport
Staff at a wildlife centre are appealing for help to rebuild it after a fire which killed three giant tortoises, a meerkat and a colony of fruit bats.
Image source, Staffordshire Fire ServiceThe animals, from Gentleshaw Wildlife Centre in Eccleshall, Staffordshire, were in an enclosure that was "well alight" when fire crews arrived on Monday.
Staffordshire Fire Service said it believed the fire at the small sanctuary had been started by accident.
The centre's appealing for people to help with clearing the area this morning, external and a fundraising page has raised more than £2,300.
BBC Radio's Asian Network
Protests against the introduction of classes about LGBT rights into primary schools are claimed to be spreading from Birmingham to parts of northern England.
BBC Asian Network has spoken to groups who have said hundreds of Muslim parents are preparing to demonstrate against the lessons which will be compulsory next year.
Sex education has been required by law to be taught in England since 2017, but the curriculum is being changed from September 2020 and will be LGBT inclusive.
There have been protests by parents at Parkfield Community School in Birmingham as they feel classes about LGBT rights are age-inappropriate and incompatible with Islam.
Now, the BBC's learnt campaigners unhappy with the plans have been urging parents in places such as Manchester and Bradford to contact their schools and find out how they intend to teach the new lessons.
Matt Sandoz
Stoke City commentator, BBC Radio Stoke
Former Stoke City winger Liam Lawrence says he thinks the form of defender Tom Edwards has been key to the Potters keeping four clean sheets in a row.
Image source, ReutersEdwards (pictured, left) started all of Stoke's last nine games and they haven't conceded a goal since 23 February.
Quote MessageI love to watch him, he works hard, does everything, tries to get forward, he does his defensive duties, I just think he was a breath of fresh air in terms of his character and how he came across on the pitch. He's really made that right-back spot his own."
Liam Lawrence, Former Stoke City winger
Lee Thomas
Newsreader, BBC Radio Stoke
Armed officers have searched a street in Stoke-on-Trent after reports of shots being fired at a window.
Image source, GooglePolice said they were called after midnight this morning to Davison Street.
After the search, officers said no-one reported being hurt and there had been no attempt by anyone to force their way into the house.
Stoke-on-Trent Live
The Stoke-on-Trent Live website's covering these stories today: