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In the papers: Car smashes into shoppublished at 18:13 British Summer Time 29 May 2019
New manager appointed at Kidderminster Harrierspublished at 18:05 British Summer Time 29 May 2019
The club has announced that John Pemberton has agreed a two-year contract.
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End of twitter postResident woken 'by sound of roof being stolen'published at 17:58 British Summer Time 29 May 2019
Allen Cook
BBC NewsTwo men have been arrested after residents were woken up by the sound of lead being stolen from their roof.
Image source, GoogleStaffordshire Police said it happened this morning on Greenfield Road, Stafford., external
They used a police dog to track potential suspects and arrested two men, aged 29 and 31, who are still in custody.
Tour of Britain 2019 route revealedpublished at 17:46 British Summer Time 29 May 2019
BBC SportThe route of the 2019 Tour of Britain's been revealed today, including when it's hosted in Worcestershire and travels from Warwickshire.
Image source, Getty ImagesIt'll begin on 7 September in Glasgow, as the first two days of Britain's biggest professional cycling race take place in Scotland for the first time.
The opening stage, a 201.5km race to Kirkcudbright, is the longest in the race that also goes to Newcastle.
Worcestershire hosts stage six before the race moves to its penultimate 186.5km stage starting in Warwick and ending with three ascents of the Burton Dassett climb.
Manchester will host the event for the first time in 15 years when it finishes on Deansgate on 14 September.
Rain halts Warwickshire against Surreypublished at 17:44 British Summer Time 29 May 2019
Warwickshire lose two wickets to Gareth Batty in the 90 minutes play possible against Surrey at rain-hit Edgbaston.
Read MoreMan convicted in child sexual exploitation trialpublished at 17:30 British Summer Time 29 May 2019
BreakingA man has been found guilty of raping a teenage girl who was trafficked to Birmingham and abused.
Ghamer Sulayman, 23, of Mercia Drive, Birmingham, was convicted of rape and two counts of human trafficking at Shrewsbury Crown Court on Wednesday.
He was cleared of a third count of human trafficking.
Ayad Hizam, 21, of Bridgecroft, Birmingham, was cleared of four charges of child abduction and four of sexual activity with a child.
Saleh Qasem, 20, of Poplar Avenue, Runcorn Road, Birmingham, was also cleared of sexual assault and trafficking.
The offences involving the girl, who was 15 at the time, took place between February and July 2016.
'Lost' Beatles footage found in atticpublished at 16:59 British Summer Time 29 May 2019
David Chandler raids his attic to find a 90-second film of the Fab Four performing Paperback Writer.
Read MoreCollege to build £23m training centrepublished at 16:46 British Summer Time 29 May 2019
Allen Cook
BBC NewsA college is going to spend £23m building a training centre and closing an old one., external
Image source, Newcastle and Stafford College GroupThe Newcastle and Stafford College Group's said it's had planning permission from Stafford Borough Council to demolish buildings on its existing campus on Broad Street, Stafford.
It'll then replace them with a Skill and Innovation Hub which will include laboratories, training facilities, a sports hall an a 300-seat auditorium.
The college is expecting to finish that by 2022 and relocate staff from its current centre on Palmbourne Industrial Estate, so all Stafford-based courses are on the same site.
Jesse Norman 'consulting' on Tory leadership bidpublished at 16:28 British Summer Time 29 May 2019
BBC PoliticsTreasury Minister Jesse Norman says he is "consulting" on whether to launch a bid to become the next Conservative leader.
The MP for Hereford and South Herefordshire told Today he has had support on social media, but is also talking to his constituents about running.
Media caption, The Treasury minister says he is talking to constituents
In the papers: Murder charge after body discoverypublished at 16:15 British Summer Time 29 May 2019
The top stories for the Worcester News today include:
Holidays cancelled as firm goes bustpublished at 16:10 British Summer Time 29 May 2019
One woman paid £3,000 to the Brighton firm and said there had been "no mention of any potential problems".
Read More'Lost' Beatles and Tom Jones performances to be screenedpublished at 15:59 British Summer Time 29 May 2019
Top of the Pops performances of The Beatles, Dusty Springfield and Tom Jones are to be shown for the first time in more than 50 years.
The footage, thought to have been wiped from archives, was donated by music enthusiast David Chandler as part of a campaign to find the Top 100 Lost TV shows.
Experts have digitally remastered the footage and enhanced the sound so the clips can be shown to a new audience at Birmingham City University on Saturday 1 June.
Image source, BBC and KaleidoscopeThe special screening will feature talks from industry experts as well as TV and music enthusiasts.
Robert McLaughlin from the university said: “Top of the Pops was a major part of the UK’s cultural heritage, led the television industries through a number of ground-breaking initiatives, and was an institution that helped shape the careers, aspirations and dreams of musicians across the globe."
The British Film Institute and Kaleidoscope, which specialises in finding lost video and TV shows, launched a campaign to find the Top 100 Lost TV shows. Number two on that list was Top of the Pops.
Staying cloudy in tonight's weatherpublished at 15:43 British Summer Time 29 May 2019
Shefali Oza
BBC Midlands TodayThe cloud's set to stick around into tonight with some rain and drizzle. Here's the full weather forecast for the West Midlands including for tomorrow:
Media caption, Shefali Oza
You can get a latest forecast for your area at any other time by heading to the BBC Weather website.
How close were BBC Sport's Championship predictions?published at 15:34 British Summer Time 29 May 2019
BBC Sport journalists predicted the final Championship table before the start of the 2018-19 season - how did they fare?
Read MoreFresh appeal over 15-year-old's murderpublished at 15:23 British Summer Time 29 May 2019
"Misguided loyalty" could be stopping witnesses to Keelan Wilson's death coming forward, police say.
Read MoreStop and search use by police force 'halves in four years'published at 15:22 British Summer Time 29 May 2019
The number of people being stopped and searched by West Mercia Police has more than halved in the past four years, latest figures have revealed.
Image source, Getty ImagesBBC Hereford and Worcester's obtained the statistics which show there were 3,764 checks in 2018-19 compared to 8,465 in 2015-16.
Earlier this year, Home Secretary Sajid Javid gave police across the country greater stop and search powers to tackle rising knife crime.
West Mercia Police said they've increased the scrutiny of their use of the tactic to make sure they're delivering the best possible service.
Cases of recorded knife crime in the force's area have seen a slight fall from 470 in 2016-17 to 453 in 2017-18., external
'Lost' Beatles film found in atticpublished at 15:01 British Summer Time 29 May 2019
David Chandler raids his attic to find a 90-second film of the Fab Four performing Paperback Writer.
Read MoreBailiffs 'used thousands of times' to collect council taxpublished at 14:59 British Summer Time 29 May 2019
Local Democracy Reporting ServiceBailiffs were called in by Solihull Council to deal with almost 7,000 cases in the last financial year.
In more than 6,100 cases, the officers dealt with unpaid council tax, a Freedom of Information (FoI) request has revealed.
Up to 550 cases related to Solihull Community Housing and 240 instances of unpaid business rates.
The council declined to give details of how much had been recovered by them, claiming the figures were "commercially sensitive".
Last summer, Parliament’s Treasury Committee voiced concerns about councils using bailiffs to chase outstanding debts.
At a meeting on Tuesday, councillors heard that 98.09% of council tax was collected in the last year, one of the highest for a metropolitan borough council.
Murder charge after body found at housepublished at 14:55 British Summer Time 29 May 2019
Neil Calder, 27, appeared in court accused of murdering 48-year-old Paul Lundy in Kidderminster.
Read MoreStoke City defender urged not to make Man United movepublished at 14:44 British Summer Time 29 May 2019
Matt Sandoz
Stoke City commentator, BBC Radio StokeFormer Stoke City defender Dennis Smith says teenager Nathan Colllins should reject a potential move to Manchester United.
Image source, Stoke City FCReports in various newspapers and on websites, external have linked the 18-year-old centre-back with a switch to Old Trafford as United look to rebuild this summer.
He made his debit for the Potters last season, during their game with Swansea City.
Quote MessageIf he goes to Manchester United, even though he looks very good, I doubt if he'll be starting too many Premier League games for them. He'd be better playing the games at Stoke and taking them up into the Premier League."
Dennis Smith, Former Stoke City defender
