Saracens sign Worcester hooker Singletonpublished at 19:01 British Summer Time 25 April 2019
Worcester Warriors hooker Jack Singleton agrees to return to former club Saracens on a three-year deal.
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Saracens sign Worcester hooker Singletonpublished at 19:01 British Summer Time 25 April 2019
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In the papers: Car overturns in city centrepublished at 18:54 British Summer Time 25 April 2019
Coventry LiveFrom Coventry Live:
- Car overturns in city centre, external
- Coventry City legend Steve Ogrizovic announces retirement, external
- Warning after woman sexually assaulted, external
Aldi and McDonald's plan for vacant site near pubpublished at 18:52 British Summer Time 25 April 2019
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Carl JacksonNew plans have been unveiled for a major development in Stirchley which could bring Aldi and McDonald’s to the area.
Image source, BHP DesignSeven Capital has submitted a proposal to Birmingham City Council to build five new units, including a gym, at Hazelwell Lane near the British Oak pub.
It is not the first time the vacant 3.75-acre plot has been earmarked for a supermarket, with Tesco linked to the site for a number of years before pulling out in 2017.
A new supermarket would occupy the biggest unit on the north side of Hazelwell Lane, next to Co-op Funeral Directors. Mock-up images show Aldi branding on the proposed store.
Foodbank helps 'record number' of peoplepublished at 18:41 British Summer Time 25 April 2019
The Worcester Foodbank said it helped a record number of people in the last financial year.
The charity handed out nearly 7,000 food parcels and said almost a third of those supplies were needed to feed children.
It said low incomes and the roll-out of Universal Credit in the city last year had forced people to its services.
Your photos: Dark grey cloud over the West Midlandspublished at 18:30 British Summer Time 25 April 2019
The BBC Weather Watchers have been sharing some dramatic photos of dark grey cloud over the West Midlands today.
These pictures were taken in Bromyard, Gnosall and Southam.
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Image source, Little AcornsHuge gully-clearing programme gets under waypublished at 18:20 British Summer Time 25 April 2019
A 12-month programme to clean every one of Telford's 33,000 gullies is under way.
To get all the work done, contractors are set to work day and night to clean an average of 128 gullies a day, recording how much silt they contain so that problem-drains can be monitored in the future.
Image source, Telford and Wrekin CouncilThe last time the work was carried out, it took two-and-a-half years to clean them all.
Attacks on local election candidates investigatedpublished at 18:16 British Summer Time 25 April 2019
Police are investigating multiple attacks on candidates on the campaign trail in the run-up to local elections next week.
Image source, Ian RogersTwo people standing for UKIP were pelted with eggs in Coventry at the weekend.
Attacks in Colchester, Great Yarmouth and West Yorkshire have also been reported to police.
What's the weather got in store?published at 18:12 British Summer Time 25 April 2019
It will be a largely dry night with some clear spells and lows of 4C (39F).
Joe Allen unclear on Stoke City futurepublished at 18:03 British Summer Time 25 April 2019
Wales midfielder Joe Allen is unsure of his future with Stoke amid links to a Premier League return this summer.
Read MoreSurgeon pleads guilty to child porn chargespublished at 17:58 British Summer Time 25 April 2019
BBC Radio StokeA surgeon at Royal Stoke Hospital has pleaded guilty to a series of child porn charges.
Cristian Bogdan, a 42-year-old heart and chest surgeon from Congleton, Cheshire, was arrested after police raided his home in December 2017 and found more than 13,000 child abuse photos, the Crown Prosecution Service said.
Bogdan pleaded guilty to three counts of making indecent images of children, one count of possessing indecent photographs of children and one count of possessing prohibited images of children.
He is due to be sentenced at Chester Crown Court on 24 May.
In the papers: Pensioner's anger at door-smash invoicepublished at 17:50 British Summer Time 25 April 2019
From the Worcester News:
- Pensioner's anger at £200 invoice after police smash door, external
- Abuser slapped his wife when she didn't bring him clean socks, external
- Restaurant owner cleared of immigration wrongdoing, external
Port Vale captain wants end to ownership uncertaintypublished at 17:43 British Summer Time 25 April 2019
BBC Radio Stoke SportPort Vale captain Tom Pope says it's important the uncertainty over the ownership of the club is cleared up as soon as possible.
A proposed takeover is yet to be confirmed and manager John Askey's contract runs out in a few weeks' time.
Image source, Getty ImagesPope says he hopes "everything will be sorted out" during the summer break.
But he added if the situation wasn't resolved by the time pre-season started "then that's when you start to panic".
'New jobs could be created' by firm's site expansionpublished at 17:29 British Summer Time 25 April 2019
New jobs could be created in Kidderminster with the construction of a new factory at Silverwood's Business Park, a company says.
Barton Firtop, which makes filtration products, has bought a 3.6-acre site to build new manufacturing, testing, warehouse and office facilities.
Image source, GoogleThe firm says it will move across staff from its two sites in Bromsgrove and another in Kingswinford and there will be 100 people working at the new plant, with the possibility of another 50 in the future.
It said: "Our company currently has space limitations and this problem is compounded by operating between three separate sites."
Telford's Brexit 'vulnerability'published at 17:21 British Summer Time 25 April 2019
A think tank says Telford is "one of the most vulnerable places" in the UK if the country leaves the EU without a trade deal covering goods exports.
Figures from The Centre for Cities research group suggest 59% of goods exported by businesses in Telford went to EU countries in 2017.
Its head of policy and research Paul Swinney says while the town is at risk "if [the UK gets] a deal with the EU and it's a goods-only deal, Telford is probably more insulated perhaps than other places in the UK".
Modern day slavery campaign launchedpublished at 17:14 British Summer Time 25 April 2019
More than 100 cases of modern slavery were identified by officers in the West Midlands police force area last year.
A campaign to tackle the problem is being launched in Birmingham today.
The number of potential victims in the UK has increased by 36% since 2017, said the government, with nearly 7,000 cases identified, 117 of which were in the West Midlands.
The campaign is aimed at workers in healthcare, financial services and employment officers to help them spot signs of abuse.
In the papers: Telford companies 'at risk of Brexit peril'published at 17:01 British Summer Time 25 April 2019
From the Shropshire Star today:
- Telford businesses most at risk in UK to Brexit peril, says think tank, external
- Driver and passengers taken to hospital after M54 crash, external
- Plan to protect ancient Shropshire village, external
Murder arrest after teen fatally stabbedpublished at 16:58 British Summer Time 25 April 2019
The 18-year-old was found with fatal injuries in Harborne, Birmingham.
Read More'Loving and selfless' woman killed in A38 crashpublished at 16:50 British Summer Time 25 April 2019
A woman who died in a crash on the A38 in Worcestershire on Monday has been named by police as Gail Lewis from Rubery.
Image source, West Mercia PoliceThe 74-year-old died when the car she was travelling in crashed with another vehicle at about 16:00 between Bromsgrove and Junction 5 of the M5.
She was described by her daughter Michelle as "loving and selfless".
"Mum devoted so much of her time to caring for other people; she was always putting everyone before herself," she said.
West Mercia Police are calling for any witnesses to come forward.
Police van injury man sentencedpublished at 16:27 British Summer Time 25 April 2019
The 45-year-old admitted having a knife after being arrested in Perth last year.
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