Video: Your 50-second weather forecastpublished at 07:19 British Summer Time 6 June 2019
Alex Hamilton
BBC Weather
It will be a dry and bright day with one or two showers possible and highs of 10C (50F).
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Video: Your 50-second weather forecastpublished at 07:19 British Summer Time 6 June 2019
Media caption, Live updates for the West Midlandspublished at 07:00 British Summer Time 6 June 2019
Vanessa Pearce
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Man 'killed wife with murder in his eyes'published at 20:35 British Summer Time 5 June 2019
Giving evidence in a police interview, Andrew Hooper's stepdaughter said "he looked like a psychopath".
Read MoreOur live coverage across the daypublished at 19:00 British Summer Time 5 June 2019
Andy Giddings
BBC NewsWe'll be back with the news, sport, travel and weather from 07:00 tomorrow.
NHS boss presided over 'catalogue of failings'published at 18:56 British Summer Time 5 June 2019
The departure of the chief executive of Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital Trust has been raised in Parliament today with Telford MP Lucy Allan saying he had presided over a "catalogue of failings".
The hospital trust is currently in special measures over failings in the maternity and emergency departments, but the most vocal criticism has perhaps been regarding the planned reorganisation of hospital services.
Image source, Parliament TVOn Monday, Simon Wright said leaving had been a difficult decision, and, despite recent challenges "the foundations have been laid to build a better future".
He is leaving the hospital trust to take up another post at Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Integrated Care System.
Speaking in Parliament, Telford MP Lucy Allan called for senior NHS management to be better held to account.
Quote MessageDespite these failings and formal complaints to [chair of NHS Improvement] Dido Harding and others and a series of calls for his dismissal, this CEO has apparently resigned of his own volition to take up another high paid job within the NHS."
Lucy Allan, Conservative MP for Telford
Goalkeeper moves on for 'family reasons'published at 18:50 British Summer Time 5 June 2019
Shrewsbury Town have sold goalkeeper Steve Arnold to Northampton Town for an undisclosed fee.
He had established himself as the club's first-choice goalie last season, but had asked to move closer to home for family reasons, saying, "when you are at a club a long way from your family you sometimes have to make tough decisions."
Image source, Getty ImagesManager Sam Ricketts said the player came to see him at the end of the season, requesting a move and he said: "As a club what we have done is try and help him, we all want to play football and enjoy that, but you also need to be happy family-wise away from the field."
Quote MessageI felt really at home at Shrewsbury and loved my time there and it was a really good club that was hard to leave, but ultimately my family time wasn’t up there which made it hard to stay there.”
Steve Arnold, Former Shrewsbury Town goalkeeper
Tonight's weather forecastpublished at 18:42 British Summer Time 5 June 2019
Rich Davis
BBC Weather presenterWe could see the odd spot of rain tonight in the West Midlands although it should be mainly dry.
Here's the full forecast for the night and tomorrow:
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You can get a latest forecast for your area at any other time by heading to the BBC Weather website.
Lunt sees a number of candidates for Crewe captainpublished at 18:34 British Summer Time 5 June 2019
BBC Radio Stoke SportThere are a number of candidates to be Crewe Alexandra captain next season, assistant manager Kenny Lunt believes.
He said: "We've got a few and that's what we wanted, especially through the spine of the team. We're not worried by how many leaders we've got now."
Image source, Getty ImagesNew signing Ollie Lancashire is one of those in the frame to become skipper after George Ray left the club and Lunt said "we've got a good changing room which showed last year".
He said that showed in their ability to fight back and score late goals last season.
Coventry sign Chelsea defender Dabopublished at 18:31 British Summer Time 5 June 2019
Coventry City sign defender Fankaty Dabo on a three-year deal after his release by Chelsea.
Read MoreEx-hospital chief exec 'due to face vote of no-confidence'published at 18:21 British Summer Time 5 June 2019
Joanne Gallacher
Political reporter, BBC ShropshireA senior hospital consultant working in Telford has welcomed the resignation of the Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital Trust chief executive, Simon Wright.
Staff members said an extraordinary meeting was due to take place on Monday, with plans to discuss a vote of no confidence in him.
Image source, SATHOne member of staff said: "There’s an awful lot of staff who are hugely relieved that he’s going and they hope that someone new will look at the grassroots problems with the trust so we can care properly for patients.”
Hockey centre given planning approvalpublished at 18:13 British Summer Time 5 June 2019
Plans for a £2.5m hockey centre in Worcester have been approved by the city council.
Councillors agreed to lease the land on the Old Porcelain Ground off Droitwich Road to the Royal Grammar School and Worcester Hockey Club for a nominal fee.
Image source, Getty ImagesThe facility, which would also be used by schools and the wider community, will still need to secure planning permission.
Full revamp of old power station site could take decadespublished at 17:59 British Summer Time 5 June 2019
Local Democracy Reporting Service
Kerry AshdownPlans for homes, businesses and a school on the site of a former power station could take decades before they're built.
That's assuming proposals, just submitted by the owners of Rugeley Power Station, Engie, get permission from Cannock Chase Council and Lichfield District Council.
The planning application's now been submitted to both authorities as, given the size of the land, it straddles both districts.
If the outline plans get approved, work could begin in 2020 but take until 2040 to finish as it would be carried out in stages.
Scooter-rider killed in crashpublished at 17:45 British Summer Time 5 June 2019
A man has died in hospital after being knocked off his scooter in Sutton Coldfield earlier this week.
The collision, which also involved a Ford Ranger happened on the A4091 at the junction with Bodymoor Heath Lane, late on Monday evening.
Image source, GoogleWarwickshire Police said the 21-year-old man from Tamworth died in hospital this morning.
Your comments: Tram plans get a mixed responsepublished at 17:31 British Summer Time 5 June 2019
FacebookSuggestions that Hereford could get a new tram system have been provoking some debate on the BBC Hereford and Worcester Facebook page., external
Herefordshire Council says it will consider the proposals and Michael Leighton wrote: "Brilliant idea. Replace cars with trams all over the city imagine how cleaner the air would be."
Image source, GoogleBut others were critical. Christopher Craven commented: "What a ludicrous idea. Have we lost the ability to put one foot in front of the other? These aren't vast distances. Having to sit and wait for the tram to pass will only make traffic issues worse."
Louise Ingram wrote: "Hereford needs a bypass. A tram would not run late enough and would never be on time."
And Sylvie Manns added: "We have Hopper buses that run into the city centre from all areas of Hereford so that people do not have to use cars, so not sure how this would relieve congestion. People who prefer to drive will still drive."
Firefighters hitch lift on steam locomotivepublished at 17:21 British Summer Time 5 June 2019
Firefighters have hitched a lift on a steam train to get to a fire near a railway station in Staffordshire.
Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service tweeted to say they were dealing with an incident involving a burning gas pipe close to Froghall Railway Station.
Image source, GoogleThe firefighters are working with gas engineers to deal with the disused pipe.
Villa sign Jota as Gardner joins Bluespublished at 17:18 British Summer Time 5 June 2019
Aston Villa sign forward Jota from local rivals Birmingham for an undisclosed fee, with midfielder Gary Gardner going in the opposite direction.
Read MoreFelines vie to be named top catpublished at 17:07 British Summer Time 5 June 2019
Pets helping owners deal with depression and illness are shortlisted for 'Cat of the Year'
Read MoreLack of official traveller sites blamed on 'nimbys'published at 17:05 British Summer Time 5 June 2019
Jennie Aitken
Reporter, BBC Radio StokeA council's admitted it could take years to set up an official transit site for travellers.
It comes as one group of travellers who were evicted from Wolstanton Marsh, Newcastle-under-Lyme, yesterday have moved to a nearby patch of open land in Clayton.
The council and Staffordshire Police said they were working on getting another court order to move them on. , external
But, overall, the borough council has said it's faced local opposition over any plan to find an official site for them.
Quote MessageWe have the 'nimby' problem, not in my back yard. I identified a site near to where the existing, permanent travellers site is up at Keele but up in arms and it was far away from people but no. Not in my back yard."
Councillor Trevor Johnson, Newcastle-under-Lyme cabinet member for environment
Jaguar Land Rover and BMW join forces on electric carspublished at 16:55 British Summer Time 5 June 2019
BBC Business NewsBMW and Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) are to join forces on developing electric car technologies.
Image source, Getty ImagesThe car giants said they would work together to develop electric motors, transmissions and power electronics.
As part of the partnership, Jaguar Land Rover, which has headquarters in Coventry, said it would produce electric drivetrains at its Wolverhampton plant, which employs 1,600 people.
Both firms have struggled to maintain profit margins amid falling car sales and higher costs as well as the need to invest in future technologies.
Car firms are being forced to make low-emission vehicles to meet more stringent anti-pollution rules.
Your photos: Cygnets take to the waterpublished at 16:46 British Summer Time 5 June 2019
A couple of the BBC Weather Watchers have been sharing their photos of cygnets with us today.
These photos were taken near Newport in Shropshire (top) and Sutton Coldfield (below).
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