BBC Hereford and Worcester

Worcestershire hospitals have been told they waited too long to ask for an extra £7.7m from house builders.

The Malvern Hills District Council said it had already negotiated with the developers behind plans for 5,000 new homes and agreed money for schools, roads and a GP surgery - and would not go back to ask for more after receiving the NHS request.

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Mike Hallissey, the chief medical officer at the Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, said the additional population would "put an additional strain on an already very stretched resource".

But the independent leader of the district council, Sarah Rouse, said the hospitals needed to go to the government if they wanted extra funding.

BBC News Travel

The A513 in part of Staffordshire's been closed this morning after a serious crash.

Staffordshire Police said it was shut due to the collision, which involved one vehicle, near Shugborough Hall, Great Haywood., external

BBC Midlands Today

Plans to demolish three stands at the Alexander Stadium in Birmingham are expected to be approved today.

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The scheme is in preparation for a £70m upgrade ahead of the 2022 Commonwealth Games.

The venue in Perry Barr will host the opening and closing ceremonies as well as athletics events.

Capacity will be increased permanently from 12,700 to 18,000, with up to 40,000 during the Games through additional temporary seating.

Phil Bowers
Journalist, BBC Radio Stoke

A woman's been attacked while jogging on a canal towpath.

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Staffordshire Police said she was near the Essex Bridge, Great Haywood, on Tuesday evening when she was pushed from behind.

The woman, in her early 20s, fell and suffered cuts, bruises and swelling and her headphones were smashed and clothing torn.

Officers said she ran off and was helped by people on a nearby narrowboat.

They're now looking for two people, described as teenagers, in connection with the assault.

Stoke-on-Trent Live

The Stoke-on-Trent Live website's headlines today include:

• Sex workers and kerb crawlers caught as police tackle rise in prostitution on city's streets, external
• Swastikas, cider and hoodies: The grim 'den' under A50 footbridge, external
• Guests at Staffordshire hotel evacuated after 22-year-old set fire to his bed, external

BBC Sport

The New Saints manager Scott Ruscoe wants to put things right against Ludogorets Razgrad in the Europa League today.

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Saints trail 5-0 following last week's first leg in Bulgaria and face a seemingly impossible task in the third-qualifying-round second leg in Wrexham.

Opponents Ludogorets have been Bulgarian champions for the past eight seasons and they all but sealed a play-off game against Maribor of Slovenia or Norwegian side Rosenborg.

Lee Thomas
Newsreader, BBC Radio Stoke

A shop's been robbed at gunpoint and a lot of cash stolen from the till.

The masked man was armed with what Staffordshire Police believes was a pistol when he went into Premier Stores, Leek, on Tuesday night., external

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BBC Midlands Today

A crowdfunding appeal launched to support a police officer who was run over with his own car has already raised nearly £6,000.

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PC Gareth Phillips, 42, suffered potentially life-changing injuries after he stopped a suspected stolen car on Moorcroft Road, Moseley, Birmingham, on Saturday.

West Midlands Police said the page has been set up by his colleagues and the money will help support the officer's family through his recovery.

Mubashar Hussain, 29, formerly of Sherwood Road, Hall Green, appeared in court charged with offences including attempted murder and will next appear at Birmingham Crown Court next month.

Allen Cook
BBC News

A police car's been rammed by a suspected stolen Land Rover.

Image source, Warwickshire Police

The vehicle was reported stolen from Welford-on-Avon, near Stratford-upon-Avon, and then spotted near Warwick overnight, police said. , external

They chased it to Preston Bagot where it rammed a police car and made off. It was later found abandoned in Shirley.

Express and Star

From the Express and Star today:

• Call for action to cut motorway congestion and pollution, external
• Church organ rebuild nearing completion, external
• Projects in the Black Country receive more than £327,000 in grants, external

Allen Cook
BBC News

A man's suffered serious injuries in an attack in a flat.

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The victim, in his 40s, was injured yesterday evening on Fownhope Close, Redditch, police said., external

Two men were arrested and are still in custody.

John Bray
BBC News

A professional golfer is running 31 marathons in 31 days to raise money for charity.

James Wright, head professional at Penn Golf Club in Wolverhampton, is completing 26.2 miles (42km) every day in August to support Acorns Children's Hospice.

He has already clocked up more than 340 miles (547km) during the sponsored challenge, and his average time is just over four hours.

Acorns is trying to raise £2m to keep open its Walsall centre.

Alex Hamilton
BBC Weather

Some scattered showers around this morning in the West Midlands, here's the full forecast for the region:

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.

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James Wright is raising money for a children's hospice at risk of closure in Walsall.

The Environment Agency has compared the smell to sewage and rotting vegetables.

About 2,000 veterans and their families attend at the National Memorial Arboretum.

James Teer, 20, was shot dead in Birmingham.

We'll be back with the news, sport, travel and weather from 07:00 tomorrow.

Sara Blizzard
BBC Weather

Any lingering rain will gradually clear away to the east through this evening to leave most places dry and cloudy overnight.

Tomorrow, cloud will slowly break up through the morning to then leave a largely dry afternoon with more in the way of sunshine.

The odd shower is still possible. Highs of 17 to 20C (63 to 68F).