BBC Hereford and Worcester

A cannabis farm in Herefordshire which West Mercia Police said could have yielded £3m a year was one of the discoveries made in a week-long drugs operation.

The building, a six-bedroom farmhouse near Leintwardine, was being rented, said the force which found hundreds of plants and equipment to grow hundreds more.

Last week, 19 people were arrested in the force area on suspicion of conspiracy to supply drugs.

BBC Sport

Warwickshire's Chris Woakes and Worcestershire's Moeen Ali (pictured) have been named in England's World Cup squad.

Image source, Reuters

England is the tournament's host and begins the campaign, against South Africa, on Thursday, 30 May at The Oval.

England has made three changes from the preliminary squad, bringing in Jofra Archer, Liam Dawson and James Vince.

Stoke-on-Trent Live

The Stoke-on-Trent Live website's covering these stories today:

• Police called in as two out-of-control Staffies maul dog to death at park, external
• Tributes to man who died following 'citizen's arrest', external
• Police issue update after armed officers swoop on Stoke-on-Trent street, external

BBC Business News

Worcestershire-based bicycles and car parts retailer Halfords has reported an 18% fall in annual profit to £58.8m from £71.6m.

Image source, Getty Images

The company, which has its head office in Redditch, blamed weak consumer confidence, unhelpful weather and investment in the business.

Halfords kept its guidance for profit in its new financial year to be broadly in line with 2018-19, though it cautioned the current economic environment and consumer confidence remained challenging.

The damaged section of pipe in High Street will be fixed on Tuesday, a gas company says.

BBC Sport

Warwickshire will be looking to try to get a first innings lead today over Somerset in Division One of the County Championship, despite resuming 99 runs behind with just three wickets left.

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Oliver Hannon-Dalby (pictured) had claimed career-best bowling figures of 5-18 as the hosts were bowled out for 209, but the injury-hit Bears then finished the day 110-7.

In Division Two, Worcestershire will hope to quickly bowl out Lancashire today to get their own first innings lead.

After wickets tumbled in the morning and the Pears were reduced to 38-7, they battled to a total of 172 and their hosts will resume today on 88-5.

You can follow both games via BBC local radio commentary or on the BBC Cricket website.

John Bray
BBC News

Brutalist murals in a Birmingham city centre underpass could become a magnet for climbers - thanks to a group of university students.

Members of the University of Birmingham Mountaineering and Climbing Club (UBMC) were asked to visit the William Mitchell artwork, underneath Hockley Circus, by a group which campaigns to promote and protect the city’s 20th Century architecture.

Brutiful Birmingham said the climbing wall murals, created in 1968, were largely forgotten and neglected.

UBMC members plan to alert other enthusiasts across the country. Only experienced climbers are advised to scale the artwork.

BBC Midlands Today

A statue marking the careers of three of West Bromwich Albion's pioneering black players will be unveiled later today.

Image source, Sandwell Council

Brendon Batson, Laurie Cunningham and Cyrille Regis were stars of the thrilling Albion teams of the late 70s and early 80s.

Their manager at the time, Ron Atkinson, dubbed them The Three Degrees after the famous US singing group.

Former team-mates and family will attend the ceremony to reveal the 10ft (3m) tall statue of the trio in New Square shopping centre, West Bromwich.

Local Democracy Reporting Service
Andrew Morris

An ambulance service has said the chances of meeting response times for the most critically injured patients in a county would cost an extra £45m a year.

West Midlands Ambulance Service (WMAS) currently has 38 vehicles on the road in Shropshire.

In England, ambulance services are expected to reach patients within an average of seven minutes but, in the county, the average time was 10 minutes 44 seconds.

At a Shropshire Council health meeting, WMAS spokesman Mark Docherty said it would need another 75 ambulances to meet the target, costing £45m.

He said instead, it wanted to see more people trained in using defibrillators with more of the machines on street corners as "this is going to help save lives more than more ambulances".

Express and Star

The Express and Star's top stories today include:

• TK Maxx worker stole £17k worth of clothes to pay off gambling debts, external
• Stafford's iconic Shire Hall could be brought back to life, external
• Business park plans backed despite dozens of objections, external

BBC Midlands Today

Birmingham Women's Hospital is fundraising for a standalone centre for families enduring the loss of their babies.

Image source, Birmingham Women's Hospital

Woodland House would be built in the hospital's grounds to help the 2,000 women and their families staff see every year who have suffered miscarriage, failed IVF, stillbirth or neonatal death.

A crowdfunding mission aims to raise £3.5m for the building which, if successful, will feature counselling rooms, a private garden, a communal lounge for support groups and a family room.

It will also have a "sensitive mortuary" which the hospital says will allow "families the opportunity to spend time with their loved ones in comfort and serenity".

BBC News has been speaking to women about their baby loss and you can read their stories here.

Allen Cook
BBC News

An electrical fault's believed to have been behind a gas leak on a Shropshire high street , externalwhich closed the road for much of yesterday and overnight.

Image source, Shropshire Fire Service

Shropshire fire service said the fault in a cable, above a gas pipe, caused a small explosion which ruptured the gas main on Bridgnorth's High Street.

From about 14:30 yesterday, the road was cordoned off after fire crews were called to a former NatWest bank branch.

By 20:45, West Mercia Police said the cordon was reduced and most residents were allowed back to their homes after the leak was isolated. , external

The fire service said it was "incredibly lucky" the gas from the leak didn't catch fire.

Alex Hamilton
BBC Weather

The dry weather's expected to continue this morning across the West Midlands with some sunshine around, here's the full forecast for today:

If you want a latest forecast at any other time for your part of the West Midlands, head to the BBC Weather website.

Allen Cook
BBC News

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Three famous footballers who stood up against racism are being honoured with a special statue.

Ex-Worcestershire player Alex Hepburn helped set up a sexual conquest "game" on WhatsApp.

As a hospital plans to build a safe haven for those experiencing baby loss, mums tell their stories.

Lynette Parkes lost her baby at seven months and spoke of the added pain of hearing other newborns cry nearby.

The "forgotten" Brutalist murals beneath a flyover could become a magnet for climbers.

Campaigners and protesters want lessons about LGBT relationships stopped at Anderton Park Primary School.