A young boy's been carried off Shropshire's Long Mynd on a stretcher.

West Midlands Ambulance Service was called just after 13:00 to Cow Ridge and said he appeared to have fallen after tripping on a rabbit hole.

He has been taken to hospital where his injuries aren't thought life-threatening.

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Crewe Alexandra defender Nicky Hunt is considering his options for next season, but says he's enjoyed the stability of playing close to home.

He said he'd "spent the last 10 years on the road", so playing at a club 45 minutes from his house was ideal and "it's just a bit of stability now, just to be home every day, see the kids and see the missus as well".

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The 35-year-old has thought about retiring and taking up coaching but says he will "speak about that at the end of the season".

Shaharun Nessa took up netball after suffering postnatal depression and now runs a group for women.

An eight-year-old boy has been taken to hospital with "serious" injuries after being hit by a car in Birmingham.

Emergency services were called to the junction of Stratford Road and Durham Road, in the Sparkhill area of the city, just before 14:00.

He was taken to Birmingham Children's Hospital suffering serious injuries to his legs, said West Midlands Police.

Part of the road remains closed with police advising drivers to avoid the area.

Injury-hit Warwickshire hope to have England internationals Olly Stone and Ian Bell back "around June".

Experts say it is likely the piece was used to help secure a sword in its scabbard.

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Aldi's submitted the proposals to Shropshire Council for the Vicon Works site off the A53., external

The retail giant says the new supermarket would create 40 jobs after the current buildings on the site are demolished.

But it also wants outlined permission to build a care home on the same site, saying it would create 60 jobs.

The council's expected to reach a decision in the coming months.

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A serious crash has closed part of a major road in Birmingham, police say.

Drivers are being warned to avoid Stratford Road close to Durham Road, in Sparkhill.

A 17-year-old boy was arrested after a knife and wraps of what officers suspect to be class A drugs were seized in Stratford-upon-Avon.

Officers went to a house in Mason's Road on Sunday as part of their inquiries to look for a wanted man.

The 17-year-old was detained after jumping from a window.

The Birmingham boy, arrested on suspicion of possession of drugs and a knife, has been released under investigation.

Shrewsbury's Big Busk music event raised £7,500 for a local homeless charity this year.

More than 100 acts volunteered to perform at the event launched in 2013 in memory of the murdered musician Ben Bebbington.

Since it started, the Big Busk has raised more than £40,000 for Shrewsbury Ark, and this year's contribution will be enough to keep the project running for another 12 months.

Coventry City's owners lose their Supreme Court appeal over the local council's 2014 sale of the Ricoh Arena to Wasps.

Thomas Westwood told police his mother threatened him after a row about "milky tea".

A man and woman are injured after a car being pursued by police crashes into a tree in Birmingham.

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A £14m expansion to Rockwood Academy has been approved by Birmingham City Council.

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The redevelopment will see capacity at the Alum Rock-based secondary school increase from 648 pupils to 1,050.

The council’s cabinet agreed the move at a meeting earlier. It is to be funded by the Department for Education’s basic needs grant.

According to a planning application, an administration building is to be demolished to make way for a new two-storey teaching block.

Coventry City Council says it's delighted with the rejection of Sky Blues owners' latest legal bid to challenge the sale of the Ricoh Arena.

The owners had been seeking to appeal an earlier knock-back of their plan for a judicial review into the 2014 transaction, in which the local authority sold the stadium - where Coventry City plays - to rugby club, Wasps.

City's contract to play there expires at the end of the season but Wasps have always said they will not negotiate until the legal action ends. The Sky Blues have been warned they could be expelled from the Football League if they can't find a home.

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The case involving the Sisu companies - including Otium Entertainment and Sky Blue Sports & Leisure - hinged on the claim the council undervalued the stadium by £28m when it was sold.

Following Tuesday's Supreme Court decision, a joint statement from council leader George Duggins and leader of the opposition Gary Ridley said the latest judgment "once again justifies why we have robustly defended all claims" against the authority.

It added it was the authority's belief its decisions were "appropriate, lawful and in the best interests of Coventry tax payers".

Teaching about LGBT+ relationships should be made compulsory in all primary schools, a union has said.

A motion was filed at the National Education Union conference following protests over such programmes, including that of Birmingham's Parkfield Community School.

Five schools in the city have stopped teaching about LGBT+ relationships since protests began in January.

The motion - passed by members - says all children are entitled to high-quality, age-appropriate and rights-based relationships and sex education, with lessons on LGBT+ relationships made statutory.

The union also said it was important for schools to have dialogue with parents about the necessity of inclusive education.

Unemployment in the West Midlands rose 7,000 on the previous three months to February to reach 153,000, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) figures show.

Nationally, the figure fell by 27,000 to 1.34m. It has not been at a lower level since November 1974 to January 1975.

ONS deputy head of labour market statistics Matt Hughes said: "The jobs market remains robust, with the number of people in work continuing to grow.

"The increase over the past year is all coming from full-timers, both employees and the self-employed."

A man who killed his mother and told police they had argued over a cup of tea that "wasn't milky enough" has been ordered to be detained in hospital indefinitely.

Thomas Westwood, 47, inflicted nine stab wounds using "severe" force and pleaded guilty to manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility at a previous Warwick Crown Court hearing.

He had initially claimed 68-year-old Susan Westwood threatened him with a knife at their Coventry home in 2017. Opening the facts of the case against him today, the prosecution said he later admitted on remand that he had not acted in self-defence, with the claim thought to be a symptom of his mental illness.

He has been diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia.

Mrs Westwood was found when police arrived at the property following a 999 call. In it, Westwood had said his mother wanted to slit his throat.

The court heard he told an officer she threatened him because the tea he'd made her was not milky enough.

West Bromwich Albion first-team coach Jimmy Shan is to remain as caretaker head coach for the rest of the season.

Two men posing as police officers forced their way into a house in Crewe and stole money from two women.

Cheshire Police said the offenders, thought to be in their 50s, visited a house on Shakespeare Drive at 11:15 yesterday and claimed they were investigating fraud at a supermarket and needed to take bank notes for checks.

When the women asked for ID and wouldn't let them inside, the men barged open the front door, police said, and demanded cash, making off with the money.