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These are some of the early headlines on the Express and Star website:
An oak tree has been destroyed by an arson attack in a Birmingham park.
Image source, West Midlands Fire ServiceThe tree, believed to be about 250 years old, in Cannon Hill Park, will now have to be felled because of the amount of damage caused by the incident on Sunday, said West Midlands Fire service.
Fire crews were called to the site shortly after 19:00.
They worked with park rangers to make the site safe, ahead of a planned felling which will happen sometime today, said the fire service.
BBC Newsnight
Thousands of teenagers in care are being "dumped" in unregulated homes and "abandoned to organised crime gangs", the BBC has been told.
The number of looked-after children aged 16 and over living in unregistered accommodation in England has increased 70% in a decade, Newsnight has found.
Image source, GettyThe West Midlands has seen a big increase in the use of unregulated accommodation - up from 280 in 2009 to 610 children in 2018.
Police forces have raised concerns, saying criminals see the premises as an easy target for recruitment.
Allen Cook
BBC News
Warwickshire are back in County Championship Division One action today, still without a win this season and are away at leaders Somerset.
The Bears have lost their first two matches heavily since promotion back to the league while their hosts are undefeated so far and held last year's champions, Surrey, to a draw in their previous game.
Image source, PAWhile in Division Two, leaders Worcestershire will be looking to keep their winning streak going in their latest match at Lancashire, with play due to start this morning.
The Pears have already beaten Durham and Leicestershire as they look to bounce back straight away after relegation.
You can keep up-to-date on both matches via BBC local radio commentary or the BBC Cricket website.
BBC Sport
Manchester Thunder won their first Superleague title since 2014 after beating defending champions Wasps 57-52 in the Grand Final at London's Copper Box.
Image source, Ben LumleyThe Black and Yellows came back from behind on several occasions to win their third Superleague crown.
Wasps missed out on their third title in succession, after finishing the regular season top.
Martyn James Rees is also convicted of sexually assaulting a girl while she lay unconscious.
Read MoreA councillor in Coventry is calling for a full investigation in to claims that a city MP passed secrets to a Czech intelligence officer more than 50 years ago.
Image source, UK ParliamentLabour's Geoffrey Robinson, who's been the MP for Coventry North West since 1976, denies the allegations calling them a "complete fabrication".
The Mail on Sunday says the allegations are contained in files archived by the current Czech government., external
They centre on information about Britain's nuclear deterrent, including its Polaris missile programme, and details about Nato.
Conservative Councillor Tim Mayer said the next step had to be a "thorough probe".
"These are absolutely extraordinary and very serious allegations," he said, "so for any MP, when these are brought to light - whether you deny them or not - you would expect due process to follow."
Stoke-on-Trent Live
The Stoke-on-Trent Live website's top stories today include:
A man's recovering in hospital following a hit-and-run incident in Stourbridge.
Image source, Rebecca AllenDominic Allen was struck by a car as he got out of a taxi in the early hours of Sunday 12 May.
The car didn't stop and his wife found him lying on the doorstep.
He suffered bleeding on the brain and a fractured eye socket.
Police are urging anyone with information to come forward.
Today Programme
BBC Radio 4
Does Jaguar Land Rover have the financial resources to compete with its bigger German rivals - particularly as all car makers are having to invest in electric and self-driving technology?
Audi is more than three times the size of JLR and BMW is four times the size, points out Matthias Holweg from Said Business School.
There has been speculation that JLR might be bought by PSA Group, the owners of Peugeot and Citroen.
"That could create the scale they might need," said Professor Holweg.
"Tata Motors has been a very benevolent corporate parent but it doesn't offer the synergies that Volkswagen offers to Audi or BMW generates by owning Mini and sharing parts."
"Peugeot PSA essentially doesn't have a strong luxury brand so there could be quite some synergies to be developed here."
Alex Hamilton
BBC Weather
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Today Programme
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Later this morning Tata Motors, which owns Jaguar Land Rover, reports annual results which are expected to show that the company lost about £3bn in the last year.
That loss is mainly an accounting adjustment as the company has reduced the value of its future business.
The important thing to watch is the performance of the car-making operations, which have been undergoing a major revamp, including cutting 4,000 jobs.
"All in all there is a sound business here, I would expect the results to be better than the Q3 results that we saw in February," said Matthias Holweg, a professor at Said Business School, Oxford University.
The officers suffered minor injuries in the crash in Worcestershire on Saturday.
Read MoreRail passengers are being urged to check journey details this morning as new timetables are introduced in an overhaul of services.
Image source, West Midlands RailwayWest Midlands Railway is bringing in a number of new services, external, including one extra train an hour between Shropshire and Birmingham on weekdays and Saturdays and more trains on Sundays, additional evening services from Worcester and Hereford to Birmingham and an extra evening service between Kidderminster and Worcester.
It is also adding more carriages to services between Coventry and London and new direct trains to destinations such as Liverpool, Stoke-on-Trent and Crewe.
It says its more direct services also include those that see Euston connected to Wolverhampton, Walsall and Stoke-on-Trent via New Street.
Chiltern Railways is creating a new direct service , externalfrom Stratford-upon-Avon to London, doubling the number of weekday trains it runs to the capital.
Cross Country trains, which stop in Birmingham, have also made some changes to its timetable., external
Two men were taken to hospital after a car overturned in Birmingham last night.
Image source, West Midlands Fire ServiceThe vehicle hit parked cars and a lamp-post before overturning on Oxhill Road, in the Handsworth area of the city, police said.
Emergency services were called to the scene shortly before 02:15.
The two received trauma care at the scene, before being taken to hospital suffering suspected serious injuries.
The iron crown was added to Shrewsbury Flaxmill Maltings to mark Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee.
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Birmingham Live
A few of the stories making the early headlines on the Birmingham Live website:
What do people living in the village of Meriden think about the EU elections?
Read MoreWith UK elections to the European Parliament only days away, what do voters in Meriden - the self-styled "centre of England" - think about them?
BBC News visited the village to find out. Read the full story here.
A man has been charged with dangerous driving after a van crashed with three police cars, injuring five officers in Droitwich.
Image source, GoogleIfran Mohammed, 30, of Birmingham, was also charged with aggravated vehicle taking, driving without insurance and possession of cannabis, police said.
The van, which was suspected to have been stolen, crashed in Salwarpe Road, on Saturday after failing to stop for officers, police said.
The officers suffered minor injuries.
Mr Mohammed, of Coleshill Road, will appear at Kidderminster Magistrates' Court later.
