Posting a picture of man's best friend pre and post vote on Twitter has become something of a national past time.

#LocalElections2019 is the top Twitter trend in the UK, closely followed by #dogsatpollingstations.

Here's a selection of photos from this morning:

Two minor injuries units that closed for five months to easy winter pressures have reopened.

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The units in Ross-on-Wye and Leominster, in Herefordshire, closed in December.

Wye Valley NHS Trust said the closures allowed them to redeploy experienced nursing staff to look after patients needing urgent care in Hereford.

Both units are now open from 08:30 until 17:30 Monday to Friday.

A suspected drink driver crashed into a electricity sub-station last night, plunging parts of Telford into darkness and leaving engineers to "fix the mess".

Police said, external a roadside breathalyser showed him to be almost twice the limit.

The driver was arrested at the scene in Ketley.

Former Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson says he is the victim of a "vendetta" as some MPs demand a police investigation.

Worcester News

Here are some of the stories on the Worcester News website this morning:

• Man threatened with screwdriver and hammer during attempted robbery, external
• Cancer patient praises hospital staff after live-saving operation, external
• 'Now sort out traffic near retail park', external

BBC Politics

It's not just church halls and primary schools - polling stations can pop up in some unusual places.

This polling station has popped up in a caravan outside someone's home in High Offley, Staffordshire.

Image source, AFP

While voters in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire can make a visit to the pub to cast their vote, with the Fox Inn at Loxley being a designated polling station.

The rules on voting are different this year in some areas, with a trial of voter ID in 10 local authorities in England.

Everyone involved in elections in the West Midlands, however, can vote as usual, and do not need to take their polling card or any proof of identity with them - although a polling card can make it easier.

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In the West Midlands a third of seats will be contested at local authorities including Coventry, Dudley, Sandwell, Solihull, Walsall and Wolverhampton.

All-out elections are being held in Herefordshire, Stoke-on-Trent and Telford & Wrekin.

Polls close at 22:00 tonight and we'll be bringing you all the results as they happen in the early hours of Friday.

A Warwickshire company is trialing a futuristic suit, which, it says, will help workers life heavy objects.

RS Components said it's become one of the first companies in Europe to invest in exoskeleton suits at its Nuneaton warehouse to minimise the stress of manual goods handling for workers.

The mechanical suit helps the wearer lift objects easier, reducing compression at the base of the spine by about 60%, it said.

The trial is currently being run using two suits, but the company says it's looking at widening the trial.

Residents can vote for landmarks to be included in the local version of the game.

Buses are being diverted away from Bull Street after a woman was attacked, leaving her in a critical condition.

Part of the road remains cordoned off, for a police investigation.

The 20-year-old woman suffered serious head injuries in the suspected robbery, police said.

The one-way street, normally only used by buses, is closed from Dale End to Corporation Street.

The woman suffered serious head injuries and collapsed in Birmingham city centre, police said.

BBC Breakfast

South Staffordshire MP Gavin Williamson is continuing to deny that he is the source of the leak from the National Security Council regarding Huawei's possible role in the UK's 5G network.

Labour deputy leader Tom Watson said the defence secretary's sacking should not be the end of the issue and repeated Mr Williamson's own call for an official inquiry.

Stoke-on-Trent Live

Here are some of the headlines on the Stoke-on-Trent live website this morning:

• 'It should be a safe place' - Staff and residents left shaken as this drugged-up couple raid care home, external
• Tragedy of practical joker Danny, 26, who died after accidentally hanging himself in 'prank gone wrong', external
• Will I get charged for failing to find a parking space at the Royal Stoke University Hospital? Your questions answered

Jordan Moazami, 18, was stabbed in the Harborne area of Birmingham on 24 April.

A woman, injured in a Birmingham city centre attack, is in a critical condition in hospital, police say.

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Officers were called to Bull Street just before 21:40 to reports of a woman found collapsed.

It's thought her handbag was stolen during the incident, said West Midlands Police.

Image source, SnapperSK

The 20-year-old suffered serious head injuries.

Part of the road remains closed, and an investigation is under way.

Worcester Warriors flanker Marco Mama is sidelined for "a good few months" with a complicated dead leg injury.

A criminal investigation should be carried out into leaked information from the National Security Council, says the deputy leader of the Labour.

The South Staffordshire MP Gavin Williamson has strenuously denied he leaked information regarding the Chinese tech giant Huawei.

West Bromwich MP, Tom Watson said that Mr Williamson has "a right to clear his name" and the best way to do that was through a criminal inquiry.

"This is about the law applying equally to everyone. We have had very high profile civil servants going to jail for breaching the Official Secrets Act," he said.

A woman has suffered serious injuries after an incident on a Birmingham city centre street.

Paramedics were called to reports of an assault on Bull Street shortly before 21:40 on Wednesday.

She was treated at the scene, before being taken to hospital, said the ambulance service.

The road remains closed with some disruption to travel in the area possible, said the city council.

Universities UK and the National Union of Students also say campuses need to feel more inclusive.

Express and Star

Here are some of the early headlines on the Express & Star website:

• Balfour Beatty bids to complete delayed Midland Metropolitan Hospital, external
• Voters head to the polls in local elections, external
• A&E youth team to help knife victims at New Cross Hospital, external