An 84-year-old man has been released under investigation and sectioned, police say.

The Coventry men are sentenced following the theft of 17 caravans and five motor vehicles.

Two men have been arrested in connection with an armed robbery at a shop in Leek on Tuesday

Staffordshire Police said officers were called to Premier Stores in Southbank Street at around 22:00 on 13 August to reports of a man with what appeared to be a pistol demanding cash.

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A "large amount of money was taken from the till", police said.

The arrested men are aged 33 and 29 and both from Leek.

Ibrar Ali was seen laughing with friends after hitting his victim, police say.

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Aston Villa's players are being urged by their manager Dean Smith to have more courage when they play.

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The club is preparing for its first Premier League home fixture in three years with Bournemouth the visitors tomorrow.

Having been promoted from the Championship, Villa's first game back in the top flight saw them take the lead at Tottenham Hotspur only to end up losing 3-1.

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Major disruption on the rail network through the West Midlands is now expected to carry on into the evening., external

Damage to the overhead electric wires in the Rugeley Trent Valley area is resulting in fewer lines being available for trains to run on. It is thought the disruption will continue until 20:00 with London Northwestern Railway, Virgin Trains and West Midlands Railway services all being affected.

Services could be cancelled, delayed or diverted, adding to journey times.

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Here are three stories from the Shropshire Star today:

• Burglars trash three Telford charity shops in one night, external
• Pensioner died after six-hour wait in hospital corridor, external
• Suspected thieves arrested in Telford, external

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Birmingham Airport's apologised to passengers facing long waits for their suitcases.

They were expecting nearly 49,000 people to pass through their two terminals today and several have tweeted of delays at baggage claim. , external

The airport's blamed "operational reasons, external" and promised more staff would be on hand to help.

Three mechanical diggers, a bulldozer and a dumper truck, have been seized by the police.

The Environment Agency said the vehicles, which were parked in a field near Stratford-upon-Avon are believed to have been used to dump contaminated soil illegally.

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The Environment Agency said its investigation into the alleged activities are continuing and it said that if the owners of the vehicles don't come forward by 6 September, they will be sold or crushed.

Nate Williams' pet pony Olaf joined him at Birmingham Children's Hospital for his seventh birthday.

Jeffrey Alan Passmore was not seen by a doctor for six hours after being admitted, a coroner says.

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A man's been jailed for 20 years after police said he deliberately mowed down a man with his car and left him with permanent brain injuries.

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Ibrar Ali hit his victim on Hillaries Road in Erdington, Birmingham, in August last year.

West Midlands Police said, at the time, the 26-year-old victim was one of three men running down the street armed with baseball bats and machetes, external.

They say they believe the attack was due to a feud between two groups.

Ali, 20, of The Broadway, Perry Barr, was found not guilty of attempted murder but guilty of wounding with intent and causing grievous bodily harm.

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A date's still not been set for when a flyover will reopen, more than a month after it was shut over safety concerns.

A faulty joint was discovered on the A53 Festival Park flyover, in Etruria, Stoke-on-Trent, on 9 July. , external

Repairs were carried out and samples of the concrete taken earlier this month to try to find out why the hole opened up.

The results of those tests are due back to the city council today which says it expects to set out how long the repairs will take early next week.

James Teer, 20, was shot dead in Birmingham while playing football in the street, his MP said.

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Rangers midfielder Greg Docherty won't be returning to Shrewsbury Town this season, but manager Sam Ricketts says he still speaks to him "on a regular basis".

Docherty had a successful season on loan with them last season and Ricketts said he's spoken to Rangers manager Steven Gerrard, but the Glasgow club "see Greg as part of their plans going forward".

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But Ricketts said it was "great feedback" to be told the player had improved during his time with the League One club.

A seven-year-old boy celebrated his seventh birthday in hospital with a visit from his pet pony.

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The long delays facing rail passengers today in the West Midlands are set to continue late into this evening.

Services have been cancelled or diverted through Wolverhampton after overheard wires were damaged in the Rugeley Trent Valley area.

National Rail Enquiries expects that disruption to now last until 20:00. , external

A signal fault has also been delaying trains between Birmingham New Street and Bromsgrove/Redditch and that's now expected to last until at least 18:00., external

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Birmingham MP Liam Byrne was among thousands of people gathered outside the Indian High Commission in London on Thursday to protest against the country's decision to place part of Kashmir under lockdown.

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The Hodge Hill MP called for Indian PM Narendra Modi to "end the shutdown" in the region and pull out troops.

The disputed territory has been the site of decades of sporadic conflict.

Mr Modi's said the removal of Kashmir's special status, which gave it significant autonomy from the rest of India, would restore the region to its "past glory".

But, addressing the crowds in London,, external Mr Byrne said: "You can try and shut up a parliament but Mr Modi, you can't shut up a people and we here will not be silenced."

Wasps appoint former Gloucester chief executive Stephen Vaughan as their new chief executive (sports).

A motorcyclist has suffered "multiple serious injuries" in a crash involving a car in Wolverhampton last night, West Midlands Ambulance Service has said.

An ambulance crew was called to Coleman Street at 18:55 and found the motorcyclist had come off his bike and had become stuck underneath a van.

The motorcyclist was taken to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham for treatment.

No-one else was hurt.