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Former Worcestershire cricketer Alex Hepburn has been found guilty of one charge of rape.
A jury at Worcester Crown Court is still considering a second rape charge relating to the same victim.
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The New Saints can wrap up their eighth successive Welsh Premier League title this weekend.
With three games remaining, they are seven points clear of their nearest challenger and a point away to third-placed Barry Town will guarantee it for the.
The Oswestry-based side could win the title tonight, if second-placed Connah's Quay Nomads fail to beat Bala Town.
Will, a Polish national, was regularly beaten and had credit cards stolen.
Read MoreThe plots have been under threat of redevelopment linked to the 2022 Commonwealth Games.
Read MoreHigh-end fashion chain LK Bennett has been bought out of administration, saving 325 jobs.
Image source, ReutersHowever, 15 of the retailer's stores are not included in the deal, including a Birmingham branch, and will close, leading to the loss of 110 jobs.
LK Bennett has been bought by Byland UK which was set up by Rebecca Feng, who runs the company's Chinese franchises.
The sale includes the company's headquarters, 21 stores and all of its concessions. The amount paid has not been disclosed.
A church cafe which had a charity collection box containing £144 stolen a week ago has now raised more than three times that amount, after making an appeal online.
The cafe's owner, Bill Sewell, was raising the money for Syrian refugees on the Greek island of Samos by selling cookbooks and including money from the staff's tips jar.
Image source, GoogleTwo days after setting up a crowdfunding page, the cafe, which is based at All Saints Church in Hereford has now raised £512.
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Rugby club Wasps is being investigated by the UK’s financial regulator over whether it misled the market about the state of its finances and how quickly it rectified things, according to the Financial Times, external
Image source, Getty ImagesIt says the Financial Conduct Authority's interest follows its admission to creditors in late 2017 that it had overstated its earnings, breached covenants on a retail bond and its auditors, PwC, quit.
The FCA and Wasps have been approached for a comment.
One man became homeless and was taken in by a couple who poisoned him and stole his credit cards.
Read MoreTwo-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova will be returning to Birmingham this summer, saying she has "beautiful memories" of winning past titles in the city.
Image source, PAThe Czech player won the Nature Valley Classic title in 2017 following the horrific stabbing at her home the previous December.
She then successfully defended the title at Edgbaston Priory last summer.
"Birmingham is one of the events on the calendar that I look forward to the most. I have beautiful memories from winning the title the past two years," she said.
2016 champion Madison Keys has also joined the field for June's tournament.
Ex-UKIP leader calls for "democratic revolution", as Annunziata Rees-Mogg named among candidates.
Read MoreShrewsbury and Telford Hospital Trust says it accepts there was a failure to follow national guidlelines in the case of a Telford baby who died four days after being born at the Princess Royal Hospital in August 2015.
Head of Women and Children’s Care, Jo Banks, said the hospital was "extremely sorry".
But she also pointed out there was no suggestion that "that a chance to save the life of the baby was lost".
The trust has also been setting out the steps it has taken to improve its maternity care, after cautions were handed out to two of its midwives.
It includes extra training in fetal heart monitoring and regular meetings between maternity staff to discuss care of mothers and babies.
Fire crews received an emergency call to help retrieve an "expensive" trainer from a roof in Leamington Spa.
Image source, GoogleWarwickshire Fire service tweeted , externalthe "irate" caller's request was a "new one on us".
"Rescuing your trainer is not a life risk incident, regardless of how expensive you say it is," the service said.
Catalina Ferchiu will face trial in November accused of neglecting a woman who later died.
Read MoreAn object, thought to be a hand grenade, has been handed in at police station - causing a cordon to be put in place and Army disposal experts to be called.
Image source, GoogleThe devicem handed in at Hereford, has now been made safe and the cordon has been lifted.
Batsmen are on top on day two of both the Warwickshire and the Worcestershire county championship matches.
At Grace Road Worcestershire were 470-6 against Leicestershire at lunch, following centuries from Daryl Mitchell and Hamish Rutherford.
Image source, Getty ImagesBut Warwickshire's bowlers are continuing to struggle at Edgbaston, with Kent moving on to 475-7.
An audience member has described how he was locked in Birmingham's Old Rep for an hour whilst police investigated a report of people with machetes outside.
Image source, GoogleJonathan Alderslade said immediately after the one-woman show by actress Emily Atack the theatre manager "asked us all to remain in our seats, and explained that the theatre was currently in lockdown due to an ongoing incident".
"He explained that the doors were locked and all external and front of house lights were switched off to make the theatre appear empty," he added.
West Midlands Police confirmed officers were called to reports of blade-carrying people at the venue, but found no sign of suspicious activity.
The audience was released after about an hour with the manager receiving a "well deserved" round of applause from the audience, Mr Alderslade added.
"It was a scary experience and the lack of police presence did nothing to calm anyone down."
The council plans to improve nine schools across Newport under the Welsh Government's education plan.
Read MoreWorcester Warriors have made five changes to their starting line up for tomorrow afternoon's Premiership match against Sale Sharks at Sixways.
They include the return of Bryce Heem (pictured below) on the wing with Francois Ventner replacing the injured Ryan Mills in the centre.
Image source, Getty ImagesIn the pack, Ethan Waller and Nick Schonert come into the front row while Cornell Du Preez is due to make his first start for the club at number eight.
The pair's punishment over their handling of an expectant mother is to lie on file for patients to see.
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