A boy is being treated in hospital after being hit by a car in Stoke-on-Trent.

West Midlands Ambulance Service said it was called at around 18:00 yesterday to reports of a collision on Werrington Road in Bucknall, near to Kingsland Academy.

The boy was treated at the scene before being taken to Royal Stoke Hospital.

Christopher Taylor was caught through the wig he left behind at a cashpoint robbery, police said.

The Telford MP, Lucy Allan, says plans for the reorganisation of hospital services in Shrewsbury and Telford should be scrapped, following the news their chief executive is leaving.

Simon Wright announced yesterday he would be going next month after four years in the job and will be taking up another health service job in Nottinghamshire.

The planned changes, known as Future Fit, would involve Telford losing emergency care and specialist women and children's services and are in the hands of the Health Secretary Matt Hancock, who has been asked to review them.

Ms Allan tweeted, external: "In the light of the departure of Hospital Trust CEO and Medical Director, I argue that that NHS Future Fit is not deliverable and Health Secretary must not allow it to proceed."

However, David Evans, chief officer of the Telford and Wrekin Clinical Commissioning Group, has said the re-organisation scheme will continue despite the departure of Mr Wright

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Yasmin Sabb is at Small Heath Park with her family.

Originally from Iraq, she has lived in Birmingham for about 15 years.

The "amazing" event is a "big opportunity for this community", she said.

With some of her family still in Iraq, and sisters living in Sweden and America, she said some of her family have already celebrated Eid while others aren't up yet.

The family is planning on having lots of food with family and friends today, and looking forward to calling relatives around the world later.

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With prayers over at the Eid celebrations in Small Heath Park, the fun can begin.

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Despite the dreary start to the day, it didn't stop these two enjoying an ice cream as the festivities got under way.

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And amid a sea of worshippers, these smiling faces stood out.

The area of Coventry which could be covered by a clean air zone has been revealed in a council document.

The draft plans included in a council report to government suggest it could stretch from Holbrook Way roundabout in the north, to the edge of Cheylesmore in the south, and cover an area of the city in which 80,000 people live.

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The city council doesn't want to introduce the zone, which would result in charges for motorists travelling in the area, but has until 14 June to come up with an alternative.

Its own plans to control pollution have previously been rejected by the government.

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Members of Birmingham volunteer group, the Bearded Broz, are among the worshippers in Small Heath today.

Naveed Sadiq (pictured far right) said he's been involved in the celebrations since the event started and "it's just got bigger and bigger".

"It's amazing to see people from all walks of life gathered together," he added.

"We have a lot of work to do in our community, but we're showing our community can come together."

When asked if the group's community work would extend to clearing up the park, he said: "If they ask for my services I'll happily roll up by sleeves and pick up my skirt."

It sure was tough going at Edgbaston yesterday. Just 181 runs in 93 overs, including one particularly purple patch for the Notts bowlers in the afternoon session when the bogged-down Warwickshire batsmen made just 39 runs.

Not a great advert for Championship cricket. But the opposing captains both blamed the slow wicket.

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"I've never seen a middle session like that, where only 39 runs were scored in 35 overs," Notts captain Steven Mullaney told BBC Radio Nottingham. "It was pretty extraordinary but credit to Dom Sibley. He dug in. But, if we keep bowling the way we are we are going to get a bagful of wickets. It's a slow wicket, so it's hard to score on but, at the same time, if you bowl a half-volley it goes for four and I don't think we bowled many of them."

"The guys who have batted say it's not an easy wicket," Bears captain Jeetan Patel told BBC WM. "Notts bowled extremely well in the middle session. But what our guys did - Sibley, Will Rhodes, Rob Yates, Sam Hain and Adam Hose - was proper batting. It was Test match-type cricket. We want those guys to experience it. Going forward, we want them to be playing for England."

The amount of money held in the accounts of Shropshire Council schools has dropped by 30% over the last 12 months.

The authority said the balances of the schools it maintains dropped by almost £1.5m in that time.

Yesterday the leader of the council, Peter Nutting, called for the government to increase school funding in the county by £22 million.

Thousands of people have gathered to take part in prayers at Birmingham's Small Heath park to celebrate Eid, marking the end of Ramadan.

The prayer was carried out by Green Lane Masjid’s Imam Sheikh Ahsan Hanif.

He said he had "one simple single message" for the crowd, about how precious faith is.

"Anything that is precious and valuable takes time, effort and hard work in order to attain it," he said.

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The Birmingham City defender Harlee Dean says he was desperate to complete the season, despite playing through a serious groin injury.

He remained in the team until the club guaranteed its safety from relegation and has now had surgery and should be fit for pre-season.

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Dean said completing the season had been a personal goal because "it's been a few years since I've done that".

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One important aspect of Eid celebrations for men is the haircut.

Ahead of the "greatest day", Muslim men descend on barber shops - including at this salon in Birmingham.

BBC News visited city barber Kafayet Khar ahead of last year's celebrations.

The date of the Small Heath Eid celebrations was confirmed on Monday evening after a sighting of the first crescent of the new moon, marking the end to Ramadan.

Birmingham Central Mosque announced it will instead be celebrating Eid on Wednesday, external.

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For such a major global event, working out when it will happen is surprisingly complicated.

BBC News has been taking a look at how Eid is determined.

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Crowds are starting to gather ahead of prayers as early rain has eased off at Birmingham's Small Heath Park.

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Worshippers of all ages are coming together for morning prayers before enjoying the festivities.

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A centre for severely disabled children is facing the threat of closure, just months after parents thought they'd ensured it would stay open.

Ludlow Road, which offers short overnight breaks and is based in Kidderminster, could shut after NHS managers said the six-bed centre isn't cost-effective.

Parents have defeated two previous attempts to close it down but the latest move means Worcestershire County Council is set to start a new consultation over closing it, saying it will offer extra beds elsewhere.

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Now in its eighth year, Celebrate Eid marks the end of Ramadan, the Islamic holy month of fasting.

The huge celebration in Birmingham's Small Heath Park is organised by Green Lane Masjid and Community Centre (GLMCC) in the city, with a record 140,000 people in attendance in 2018.

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The site opened at 08:00 with prayers taking place at 09:30.

The site includes a bazaar and funfair rides along with picnic areas.

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Sami Noor is carrying out the call to prayer at the Small Heath Eid celebrations.

He says it's an "honour" to be singing to the thousands expected "to make everyone feel connected with glorifying God".

"After 30 days of fasting, people would walk to mosques and sing encouraging others to give glory to God, filling the sky with serenity," he added.

Everyone listening to him and joining in will be amazing, he said.

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As Muslims around the world celebrate the festival of Eid, it's no surprise #eidmubarak is the top trend on Twitter with 76,000 tweets currently worldwide, according to our friends in the BBC UGC Hub.

For the uninitiated, Eid Mubarak is a greeting used during the festival - Eid means "celebration" and Mubarak "blessed".

Birmingham City Council's leader Ian Ward and Labour MP for Birmingham Yardley Jess Phillips have both tweeted their greetings.

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I'm at the site in Small Heath Park reporting throughout the day.

The organisers of today's Eid celebrations say they're "proud and humbled" to be able to lay on such a large event.

Humayun Saleem, from Green Lane Mosque, said seeing how the event had grown over the years to more than 100,000 people was "just amazing ".

"We've had people come all the way from America," he said, "and they've told us it's like nothing they've ever experienced."

The decision to hold the celebrations today was taken on Monday when the crescent moon was sighted in Saudi Arabia.

"A number of tactics and measures were put in place to make sure we can get ready on time," he said.

"All of our contractors are very understanding, with all of the equipment coming in a few days early."

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He said they always planned to fast for 29 days and if they got an extra day then "that's great".

Mr Saleem added it could be "challenging" catering for 100,000 people and not knowing the day of the event.