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Plans have been put forward for a new £35m recycling centre in Coventry.

In order for it to be commercially viable it would need to bring in rubbish from across the West Midlands to save cash.

The current recycling system in Coventry costs more than £1.5m a year for the 24,000 tonnes the city currently recycles. If the new plant gets the go-ahead, it could recycle at least 120,000 tonnes a year.

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A kerb in Hereford city centre could be replaced after more than 100 people reported tripping on it.

Since it was installed on Widemarsh Street in 2011, 12 people have made unsuccessful injury claims against Herefordshire Council and the local authority has decided it's time for a review.

The council has defended the street's design, saying it complied with national design standards and involved consultation with a large number of people.

A home for retired racehorses has announced it is closing due to funding issues.

The Racehorse Welfare Centre, near Malvern, was set up 10 years ago by Lee Morse and is currently home to 10 animals.

"In recent years it's become harder and harder on the fundraising side," Ms Morse said.

"The trustees and I knew this was coming since the start of the year and looked at various avenues that could have saved us. This hasn't been an easy decision."

The charity is now trying to rehome its resident horses, who "came to us on the proviso they would be with us until the end of their days", Ms Morse said.

BBC Sport

In League One action last night a second-half hat trick for Burton Albion's Scott Fraser against Oxford United away meant a decisive 4-2 victory for the Brewers.

A last-minute goal from Shrewsbury Town substitute Daniel Udoh gave the club a 3-2 win against Accrington after being 2-0 down.

Another last-minute goal for Coventry City meant the final score was 3-3 against Portsmouth away - an impressive come back for the nine-man squad who were 2-1 down at half time.

Coventry Live

Here's a look at some of the headlines on Coventry Live today:

• Man found stabbed in Nuneaton, external
• £34.5m recycling facility in Coventry could take waste from across the region, external
• Sunbed addict left with Harry Potter-style scar after years of tanning gave her cancer, external

Designs have been revealed of how the new University Station could look in Birmingham.

It is expected to accommodate 7.2 milliion passengers a year, Transport for West Midlands (TfWM) said.

Plans include a new station building, wider platforms, a direct link over the canal to Birmingham University's campus and improved public space linking the station with existing bus stops and hospitals.

Image source, Transport for West Midlands

Image source, Transport for West Midlands

The existing station opened in 1978 and was designed to cope with 500,000 passengers a year. Today, 3.4 million passengers a year use the station, and that's set to rise, TfWM said.

A public consultation on the proposals, external is set to run until 6 September and a number of drop-in events are planned.

Image source, Transport for West Midlands

A warning if you're planning to travel by train next weekend. Major engineering works are going on over the bank holiday.

#AugustBHWorks, external even has its own hashtag - always a good sign.

Sarah Collins has a type of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder which occasionally creates false memories for her - Pure-O.

"A few years ago, when I finished my A-Levels, I went on a night out with friends," she told BBC Ouch, as part of her performance at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

"When I got home, I realised I'd over done it. I was due to go shopping in Birmingham with my sister the next day and knew that, without prevention, my plans would be derailed by a seriously vindictive hangover."

She remembered taking paracetemol to ease said hangover, but in the morning couldn't shake the thought she had taken a whole box.

Image source, Sarah Dousse

"I ran downstairs in search of the empty box or boxes, the abandoned packets on the counter," she said, but there was nothing on the counter nor in the bin or the recycling.

In a panic, she went to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham, worried she had overdosed.

"But when I tried to recall the 24 tablets, the recycling, the hospital bed, I couldn't find them. They just morphed into other terrible fears and 'what ifs'?", she said.

"I heard my own voice, underneath the chatter: 'Turn around and walk away'."

Read Sarah's full account here.

An anti-knife crime poster has been unveiled on a taxi in memory of a football fan who was stabbed to death in Coventry.

Image source, Daniel Kennell Foundation

Daniel Kennell, 27, was murdered by a man he had gone to school with, "through 10 seconds of stupid jealous and selfish anger", his mother and campaigner, Mandy Blake, said.

"Hopefully when anyone who sees our Daniel's face on this taxi, and hopefully in many other places to come, it will make someone stop and think about the reality of what carrying a knife can do."

At the moment, the Daniel Kennell Foundation - set up in his memory - has put the poster on one taxi, but has plans to put it on more in the near future.

BBC Sport

Port Vale registered their first league win of the season with a 2-1 victory over Forest Green at Vale Park last night.

Good news too for Crewe Alexandra who are now top of the table after a third successive League Two win with a 2-1 victory at Crawley Town.

Elsewhere in the league it was 0-0 for the Saddlers as they took on Newport County at home.

Birmingham Live

Here's a selection of the top stories from the Birmingham Mail today:

• Mercedes driver lead cops on 90mph chase through city, external
• Drunk couple's vile insults as they threatened to ‘get’ pair on Flybe flight to Birmingham, external
• Shocking scale of Birmingham youth centre closures as knife crime rockets across city, external

There's been lots of messages of support for PC Gareth Phillips, who was seriously injured while trying to stop a suspected stolen car, police say.

Officers from the Central Motorway Policing Group (CMPG) said they also collected a hamper with gifts for the traffic officer from a community group in Hall Green, Birmingham.

Across the country, police have reported being given thank you cards and gifts following the death of PC Andrew Harper, who was killed while responding to a reported burglary in Berkshire last week.

"Do not ever take for granted how much the public support and appreciate policing and the people who deliver this," Kenny Bell, Ch Supt. at West Midlands Police, said.

BBC Sport

The Blues secured their second win of the season last night with a 2-0 victory over Barnsley at St Andrews.

Image source, Rex Features

Goals from Lukas Jutkiewicz - his fourth of the season - and Alvaro Gimenez gave Birmingham the lead, a just reward for their domination of the game.

Birmingham City manager Pep Clotet said he thought all the fans enjoyed the game and the performance.

"They saw the real Birmingham out there, we were tough to beat, caused a lot of problems offensively and were very incisive."

Click here for the full match report.

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BBC Weather

There will be plenty of sunshine around this morning but variable amounts of cloud building up over the course of the day, with the odd scattered shower as well.

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Shrewsbury substitute Daniel Udoh's last-minute strike on his debut helps his side come from 2-0 down to win at Accrington.

Scott Fraser's second-half hat-trick helps Burton Albion overcome Oxford United in League One.

Port Vale register their first win of the League Two season with an impressive victory over Forest Green at Vale Park.

Crewe Alexandra come from behind to deservedly clinch a third successive League Two win with a 2-1 victory at Crawley.

Michael Rose scored a last-gasp equaliser as nine-man Coventry stage an incredible comeback to draw at Fratton Park.