The structural integrity of a house is being inspected this morning after a car crashed into it.

The vehicle went into the side of the property on the A49 at Wellington in Herefordshire last night.

Firefighters were called at 19:30 on Wednesday to help prevent the home from falling down.

The road was closed until early this morning. There are temporary traffic lights in place at the scene at Marsh House Farm.

Worcester News

From the Worcester News:

• Probe into YMCA after complaints by teen whistleblowers, external
• Search in relation to the disappearance of Suzy Lamplugh, external
• Pensioner slams "ludicrous" hospital parking, external

Two people from the West Midlands have criticised calorie counting app creators with one saying it allowed his eating disorder to "spiral".

Image source, Jack Henderson

Jack Henderson, 21, from Newport, Telford, said MyFitnessPal was "controlling" him and he ended up seeking help at a specialised clinic.

Holly Moyse, 25, from Walsall, told the BBC she developed anorexia while using the same app to track her food intake.

The BBC found content logging self-harm and punishments for over-eating on MyFitnessPal, Lose It! and Lifesum.

Eating disorder charity Beat said the mobile apps could exacerbate unhealthy behaviours and make recovery harder.

The app developers said they promoted healthy eating, and safeguards to protect vulnerable users were in place.

Stoke-on-Trent Live

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

• Blundering traffic wardens wrongly hand out 675 parking fines on seven car parks, external
• Student paramedic dies after accident on Staffordshire road, external
• Calls for £3.25m city centre youth hub to be scrapped, external

John Bray
BBC News

A grass cutting contractor spent hours creating a football pitch "fit for Wembley" for nearby children and earned praise on social media.

Jimmy Broadhouse's work at the council field in Bilbrook, near Wolverhampton, has had three million views so far.

The 42-year-old, from Ditton Priors in Shropshire, is known as Jimmy the Mower.

He’s received hundreds of positive comments and been deluged with offers of work.

Allen Cook
BBC News

Patient appointments and surgery at two hospitals in Staffordshire are back to normal, external, an NHS trust has said, after two days of cancellations and disruption.

The University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust said IT services and phone lines went down on Tuesday at the Royal Stoke University Hospital and the County Hospital, Stafford.

That led to all outpatient appointments being cancelled yesterday along with some elective surgery. , external

It has all been sorted out now, the NHS trust has said, and all appointments and surgery will "run as usual" today.

BBC News Health

A widow says she's angry a hospital didn't give her husband antibiotics sooner as "that could have made all the difference" from him dying of sepsis.

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Last July, Simon Smith went to his local A&E department, at Russells Hall Hospital, in Dudley, West Midlands, with pain in his leg.

He quickly started deteriorating but it was a full six days before he was given antibiotics and, by that time, sepsis had taken hold.

His widow, Hayley, said: "I've seen notes acknowledging he should definitely have had them on day two - but it didn't happen."

Dudley Group NHS Trust said it recognised there were "areas of learning" from the case but could not comment further until the inquest into his death had been held.

Image source, Matt Jeacock

It comes as the UK Sepsis Trust are warning patients' lives are being put at risk because of delays giving them treatment for sepsis.

But NHS England said there were signs performance was improving. Read more on the BBC News research here.

Allen Cook
BBC News

A teenage boy has been attacked in a town park and left with a puncture wound, police said., external

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The 15-year-old was assaulted on Saturday night in Sandbach Park, Sandbach, Cheshire.

Cheshire Police said three other boys attacked him with what may have been a knife.

Express and Star

The Express and Star's headlines this morning include:

• Congestion-busting plan revealed to ease clogged Black Country roads, external
• Father banned for picking up lemur, goat and giant rabbit at Dudley Zoo, external
• NHS boss expecting praise and criticism from probe into mother deaths, external

BBC News England

A new search in Worcestershire by police investigating the disappearance of estate agent Suzy Lamplugh is expected to last about two weeks, a force spokesperson has said.

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The body of Ms Lamplugh, who disappeared from London in 1986, has never been found and her killer never charged.

Metropolitan Police officers announced yesterday that they had begun searching areas of land in Pershore.

Ms Lamplugh's family has been notified and police will remain at the scene until a "thorough search" is complete.

A large police cordon's been seen along the main road, the B4084, on the outskirts of Drakes Broughton in Pershore, and a mechanical digging device was checking sections of the field along with a dog unit.

Allen Cook
BBC News

A student paramedic has died in a crash involving an ambulance and a car in Staffordshire, police have said.

Image source, Google

The collision happened yesterday evening at the Anslow Road junction with Belmot Road in Needwood, near Burton-upon-Trent., external

The ambulance service said the 31-year-old university student paramedic suffered critical injuries, was airlifted to hospital but died shortly after arriving. , external

Two other ambulance crew members were also taken to hospital but later discharged while the woman driving the BMW 3 Series suffered a leg injury.

West Midlands Ambulance Service's chief executive said the death would affect all the staff.

Sara Blizzard
BBC Weather

Dry and mainly sunny to start the day in the West Midlands, here's your full weather forecast for Thursday:

You can get a latest forecast at any other time for your area by heading to the BBC Weather website.

Allen Cook
BBC News

Welcome to our live service for Thursday.

We'll be bringing you all the news, sport, travel and weather for the West Midlands.

We love to hear from you and you can get in touch via email,Twitter, external and Facebook., external

Jimmy the Mower has gone viral after he spent hours creating a pitch "fit for Wembley" for nearby children.

Shrewsbury Town midfielder Ollie Norburn signs a new three-year contract with the League One club.

Dr Grace Gosar began following a medication and diet programme devised by a Staffordshire scientist.

The boy accused of murdering his friend says he had been mugged and beaten up.

Teachers have been picketing outside a school in Birmingham over safety concerns.

We'll be back with our usual mix of news, sport, travel and weather from 07:00 but keep an eye out here for more updates this evening and into the morning.

Sara Blizzard
BBC Weather

Staying fine tonight with clear spells, here's the full weather forecast including for Thursday:

You can get a latest forecast at any other time by heading to the BBC Weather website.