Home care staff shift changes droppedpublished at 16:36 British Summer Time 15 May 2019
Birmingham care worker changes that would have meant part-time working are withdrawn.
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Home care staff shift changes droppedpublished at 16:36 British Summer Time 15 May 2019
NHS bosses to spend £1.3m reducing stillbirth figurespublished at 16:31 British Summer Time 15 May 2019
Local Democracy Reporting Service
Eddie BisknellAn NHS trust is set to spend £1.3m on plans to halve the number of stillbirths and maternity incidents at hospitals in Burton-upon-Trent and Derby.
Image source, GoogleThe University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust said there was an NHS aim to meet the target by 2025.
It said it would invest extra money in maternity services - on areas such as improving bed capacity in intensive neonatal care and offering better mental health support.
Riki Wessels leads Worcestershire fight backpublished at 16:15 British Summer Time 15 May 2019
BBC SportRiki Wessels has been leading the Worcestershire fight-back in their match against Durham at New Road.
The home side got off to a bad start in their reply to Durham's 273 and were 17-3 at one stage, but Wessels (pictured below) has scored 90 and Joshua Dell 58 to help them to 195-4 at the tea interval.
Image source, Getty ImagesAt Edgbaston, Warwickshire are 88-3 in reply to Hampshire's first innings of 354.
Opener Dominic Sibley is 50 not out.
National search for missing Wakefield teenager Nicolepublished at 16:13 British Summer Time 15 May 2019
Police officers are trying to find a missing 16-year-old girl who's been missing from Wakefield for five days.
Image source, West Yorkshire PoliceNicole Harris was last seen in the Quebec Street area of the city, but a national search has now started for her.
She is known to have links to various parts of the country including South Yorkshire, Shropshire, Humberside, Merseyside and North Wales, West Yorkshire Police said.
Nicole who is described as a "vulnerable teenager", is 5ft 3ins tall and has long brown hair and a burn scar on the side of her nose.
In the papers: Man 'stabbed in back' at homepublished at 16:11 British Summer Time 15 May 2019
The Dudley News headlines today include:
Couple 'heartbroken' after dog 'killed in hit-and-run'published at 15:49 British Summer Time 15 May 2019
John Acres
Journalist, BBC Radio StokeA couple are appealing for help to trace a driver after their dog was killed before their eyes as a car hit her and drove off.
Image source, Mark HallMark Hall and Tina Johnson's pet Tia died on Noblett Road, Sneyd Green, on Saturday afternoon.
They've appealed on Facebook for anyone who know what happened or might have recorded footage to help them.
Staffordshire Police said it's investigating and anyone with information should call their 101 number.
Quote MessageWe're just heartbroken really, we just hope we can find somebody who's got some information about our little girl."
Tina Johnson, Dog owner
Electronic signs in bid to control speedingpublished at 15:30 British Summer Time 15 May 2019
Eight signs are going to be erected in Eccleshall to persuade drivers to slow down.
The signs will show how fast motorists are driving through the town.
Image source, GoogleWales Comic Con event moves to Englandpublished at 15:16 British Summer Time 15 May 2019
The bi-annual event has been held in Wrexham for 11 years, but December's event will be in Telford.
Read MoreCheshire MP receives unusual interruption in the Commonspublished at 15:12 British Summer Time 15 May 2019
BBC PoliticsCheshire MP Antoinette Sandbach was on the receiving end of an unusual interruption during Prime Minister's Questions earlier.
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End of twitter postRiver fencing plan after boy, 4, pulled from waterpublished at 14:59 British Summer Time 15 May 2019
Fencing could be installed along a stretch of the River Wye in Hereford after a four-year-old boy fell into the water in March.
Herefordshire Council is trying to trace the landowners of a section in Rotherwas and says it would need their permission to install any barriers.
Image source, GoogleThe boy was pulled from the water and taken to hospital in a life-threatening condition, but has since made a good recovery.
'Entertaining football' pledge in bid to win back fanspublished at 14:43 British Summer Time 15 May 2019
BBC WM SportWalsall's new manager Darrell Clarke has pledged to get the side playing "entertaining football" to attract supporters back to the club.
The Saddlers were relegated from League One on Saturday, ending a 12-year stay in the third tier.
Caretaker boss Martin O'Connor was unable to keep the club up after Dean Keates was sacked on 6 April.
Quote MessageWhen you get relegated, there's a lot of issues and a lot of unrest in the supporter-base, I get that. They're disappointed, it's a supporters' football club and we've got to get them back on side. The only way you're going to get them back on side is by winning football and playing entertaining football and that's the aim."
Darrell Clarke, New Walsall manager
In the papers: Second closure for historic pubpublished at 14:32 British Summer Time 15 May 2019
Staffordshire LiveThe Staffordshire Live website's headlines today include:
Four arrests after Stoke-on-Trent stabbingpublished at 14:14 British Summer Time 15 May 2019
Allen Cook
BBC NewsFour arrests have been made by police after a man was stabbed in Stoke-on-Trent this morning., external
Image source, GoogleStaffordshire Police said it had reports the 29-year-old victim was attacked in Woolrich Street, Middleport, although officers now believe the assault happened elsewhere.
They arrested a 51-year-old man from Stoke-on-Trent on suspicion of assault Grievous Bodily Harm with intent, possession of an offensive weapon and possession of a controlled drug.
A 33-year-old woman and a 17-year-old boy, both from the city, were also arrested on suspicion of assault GBH.
A 31-year-old woman, also from Stoke-on-Trent, was arrested after a warrant was issued for failing to appear at court.
Row over health mergerpublished at 14:00 British Summer Time 15 May 2019
Supporters of the move to merge Shropshire's two health commissioning bodies say they have been set a target of cutting running costs by 20%.
The leaders of the Clinical Commissioning Groups have now agreed to go ahead with the move and say it could cut more than £1m from their budgets, by reducing duplication of work.
Image source, Getty ImagesBut Telford and Wrekin Council's leader, Shaun Davies, has criticised the move, saying the two areas have very different health needs and he raised concerns that the people of Telford would have to support Shropshire's CCG, which reported a deficit of more than £28m at the end of the last financial year.
Both CCGs will now asked to submit a request to NHS England by 30 September, and the new organisation could be in place by 1 April 2020.
Coventry ordered to introduce clean air zone chargespublished at 13:47 British Summer Time 15 May 2019
Local Democracy Reporting Service
Tom DavisCoventry has been ordered by the government to introduce a clean air zone, which would charge owners of the most polluting vehicles.
The city council had put forward alternative proposals, including electric taxis, cleaner buses and new walking and cycling buses, after being told to reduce nitrogen dioxide levels, but they failed to impress the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
Image source, GoogleThe council has been told to introduce the clean air zone "as soon as possible", but the member responsible for jobs and regeneration, Jim O'Boyle said the economic impact of a congestion charge would be "pretty extreme”.
Coventry City Council has been contacted for a comment.
Man stabbed in 'targeted' attackpublished at 13:37 British Summer Time 15 May 2019
A 23-year-old man is in hospital after being stabbed in the Small Heath area of Birmingham last night.
West Midlands Police said he suffered wounds to his abdomen, hand and arm after the attack on Hob Moor Road at 22:40.
Image source, GoogleThe force said his injuries weren't thought to be life-threatening, but it believed he was deliberately targeted.
In the papers: A49 faces month-long closurepublished at 13:21 British Summer Time 15 May 2019
Here are three of the top stories from today's Shropshire Star:
- A49 to shut overnight for a month, external
- Southwater getting first music venue, external
- Cabbie fined for refusing man with assistance dog, external
John Terry disappointed everyone last night…published at 13:13 British Summer Time 15 May 2019
It was a night of joy for Aston Villa as they reached the Championship play-off final, but plenty of people were left wanting more from John Terry.
Read MoreCoventry owners 'take Ricoh case to EU'published at 13:03 British Summer Time 15 May 2019
Coventry City's owners Sisu take their legal complaint over the sale of the Ricoh Arena to Wasps to the European Commission.
Read MoreSix wickets for Warwickshire captain Patelpublished at 13:03 British Summer Time 15 May 2019
BBC SportWarwickshire captain Jeetan Patel took six wickets as Hampshire were bowled out for 354 in their first innings.
That included wicketkeeper Tom Alsop, who scored 150 for the visitors.
Oliver Hannon-Dalby took the other four wickets to fall at Edgbaston.
Image source, Getty ImagesWorcestershire have got off to a slow start against Durham at New Road.
Opener Daryl Mitchell (pictured below) was out for a second-ball duck and the home side were 17-3 before George Rhodes and Joshua Dell came together to take them to 57-3 at lunch.
They're replying to Durham's first innings score of 273.
Image source, Getty Images
