Wasps wing Marcus Watson and back-row forward Ben Morris sign new contracts with the Premiership club.

A tourist information centre's going to switch locations later this year in a bid to save money.

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Malvern Hills District Council says it's reached a deal with Great Malvern Priory to rent out the former parish office at Lyttleton Well, Malvern., external

The local authority's moving the centre because it says it's currently "unsustainable" and, overall, the council needs to save £1.45m by 2021.

Two staff are taking voluntary redundancy and the council says the centre will shut on 12 May in its Church Street location and reopen at Lyttleton Well on 17 May.

A documentary featuring looked after children in Coventry has been nominated for a Bafta.

Superkids – Breaking Away from Care, broadcast on Channel 4 last November, featured a group of children from the city who worked with writer and performer Lemn Sissay.

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It culminated in a performance of their work at the Belgrade Theatre.

It's up against documentaries about Bros, Grayson Perry and suffragettes in the specialist factual category of the awards., external

The main Bafta Television Awards will be handed out on 12 May at the Royal Festival Hall in London and the ceremony will be shown on BBC One.

Local Democracy Reporting Service
Kerry Ashdown

A metal foundry's been given permission to knock down old buildings and replace them with modern units, despite objections from neighbours.

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British Spirals and Castings, which makes spiral staircases and other cast iron products, said the state of its current site off Millrise Road, Milton, Stoke-on-Trent, external, was "Victorian".

In its proposal, the firm said it wanted to invest £250,000 once the new buildings are constructed and expand the size of its workforce.

But neighbours had objected to the plans, raising concerns about noise, disturbance and a loss of light.

However councillors approved the plans this week.

BBC Sport

National League North side Nuneaton Borough have had a winding-up petition against them adjourned after paying an outstanding tax bill.

HM Revenue and Customs brought the action over a bill of £32,000.

The case in the High Court was adjourned until 1 May after the club paid the bill following a donation from a local businessman.

The club returns to court on Thursday to apply for a validation order to unfreeze its bank accounts.

West Brom see themselves as underdogs to Manchester City on and off the park ahead of Monday's FA Youth Cup semi-final.

BBC News Travel

The M6 southbound in Staffordshire's reopened , externalafter a crash involving three vehicles in Stoke-on-Trent.

The Central Motorway Police Group had said there were long delays on the motorway after the collision between J15 and J14.

Allen Cook
BBC News

A man who was shot in the arm by police officers during a dawn raid last year will be sentenced next month after admitting several firearms offences.

Duane Thomas needed hospital treatment after West Midlands Police searched the house in Shepherds Gardens, Birmingham, in October.

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The force says he continues to make a full recovery., external

At Birmingham Crown Court earlier this month, the 30-year-old, of Fiveways, Edgbaston, pleaded guilty to possession of a firearm and two charges of possession of a firearm when prohibited for life.

The shooting was referred to the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) which says it's in the final stages of its probe into the shooting by West Midlands Police officers.

The IPOC is also investigating the force over a number of other shootings by officers.

West Midlands Police has deployed a firearm four times since 2017, including two fatalities this year.

Worcester News

The Worcester News is covering these stories today:

• Worcester's derelict old nightclub could become student accommodation, external
• Hammer burglar's sentence is 'a joke' says jeweller he raided, external
• Appeal for witnesses to spate of arson and criminal damage attacks, external

The charges relate to deliberate denial of service attacks on the Cheshire and Greater Manchester forces.

Lee Thomas
Newsreader, BBC Radio Stoke

Two teenagers are being questioned by police after being arrested following a stabbing in Stoke-on-Trent., external

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Staffordshire Police says the 27-year-old victim is in a stable condition in hospital after being found with stab wounds on Madison Street, Tunstall, on Tuesday afternoon.

Officers arrested three people this morning over the attack, two men aged 19 and 25 and a 16-year-old boy.

They have since released the 25-year-old who won't face any further action.

Lee Thomas
Newsreader, BBC Radio Stoke

A man has been charged over cyber-attacks on two police websites., external

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Cheshire Police says the 19-year-old, from Chorley, Lancashire, is in custody, charged with two counts of unauthorised acts with intent to impair operation of or prevent/hinder access to a computer.

Officers say it's in connection with two Distributed Denial of Service attacks on websites run by Cheshire Police and Greater Manchester Police.

Marian McNamee
BBC Coventry and Warwickshire

Many of you have been posting congratulatory messages on the BBC Coventry and Warwickshire Facebook page, external, for victorious gymnast Emily Creely.

The 21-year-old won two gymnastics gold medals and three silvers at the Special Olympics in Abu Dhabi.

There's even a call for Emily, who has Down's syndrome and is partially sighted, to have a postbox painted gold as was done to commemorate 2012 Olympics winners.

Kathy Rose wrote: "Love love this. Emily you are truly a little star. I loved watching you get the medals . You keep going Emily nothing going to stop you now."

Gemma Hardy posted: "So proud of you Emily and what you have achieved!"

And Tracey Cownden said: "Well done Emily. Congratulations. How do we get you a gold postbox?"

BBC News Travel

There are long delays on the M6 southbound , externalin Staffordshire this afternoon after a three-vehicle crash near Stoke-on-Trent.

Central Motorway Police Group says no-one was hurt after the collision between J15 and J14, which has blocked two lanes., external

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Three people have been arrested in an investigation into alleged anti-Semitism among Labour Party members.

Among the three was a man in his 50s, arrested in Birmingham on 7 March.

Another man in his 50s and a woman in her 70s were also arrested on suspicion of publishing or distributing material likely to stir up racial hatred.

All have been released pending further inquiries.

It is understood that disciplinary action was taken by Labour against the three individuals believed to be under investigation, and none of them are members of the party any longer.

Local Democracy Reporting Service
Gurdip Thandi

Council staff in Wolverhampton will be made to take unpaid annual leave over the Christmas period as the cash-strapped authority looks to cut its wage bill.

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The City of Wolverhampton Council cabinet approved recommendations to adopt the new National Joint Council (NJC) pay model that will see most staff get a 2% pay rise from April 2019.

But, as part of changes to their terms of conditions, employees will be required to take a mandatory three days unpaid annual leave between Christmas and New Year.

The amendments were aimed at helping the council cut £2m from its wage bill, a meeting heard on Wednesday. , external

BBC News Travel

Two lanes are blocked on the M6 in Staffordshire after a crash involving a lorry, a coach and a car.

Highways England says it's happened between J15 and J14, near Stoke-on-Trent, and warn of long delays already on the motorway., external

BBC Weather Watchers

I think we can say our local BBC Weather Watchers think spring is "blooming marvellous"!

The blossom and daffodils are certainly out, as these three photos show from users Megg in Coseley, Dudley, Littleacorns in Southam, Warwickshire and Shropshire Lass in Ludlow:

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Coventry Live

Some of the Coventry Live headlines today are:

• Restaurant owner has been fined after admitting food hygiene offences, external
• CCTV to trace man after stabbing at student flats, external
• New camera will target parents’ illegal school parking, external

A woman has been charged with causing the death of a six-year-old who was hit and killed on her way for prayers at a mosque in the West Midlands.

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Jannatul Bakya was hit while crossing Oldbury Road in Smethwick, West Midlands, in July 2018.

Officers arrested Andjele Vranjes of Beakes Road, Bearwood shortly after the collision.

The 27-year-old is due to appear at Walsall Magistrates' Court today.