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Wolves set to make changes for Manchester United tonightpublished at 09:52 British Summer Time 19 August 2019
BBC Sport
Wolves boss Nuno Espirito Santo is likely to revert to the XI that faced Leicester for tonight's game hosting Manchester United after making nine changes for Thursday night's win over Pyunik.
Image source, PA Media
Forwards Diogo Jota and Raul Jimenez are among those expected to return to the starting line-up.
In their opening game, Wolves drew at Leicester whereas United thumped Chelsea 4-0.
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It's a new game, for sure, totally different to what we did [against Manchester United] in the past. We know we're going to face a very tough opponent - fantastic players, all over the place. We want to compete. We want to play."
Nuno Espirito Santo, Wolves head coach
Man charged with murder after woman found stabbedpublished at 09:34 British Summer Time 19 August 2019
Breaking
A man has been charged with murder after a woman was stabbed to death at a house in Birmingham.
Inderjit Ram, 52, was arrested on Saturday after 63-year-old Belinda Rose was found injured at a house in Pendragon Road, Perry Barr.
Ms Rose, from Walsall, was found with fatal stab wounds at about 13:50 on Saturday.
Mr Ram, of Wensleydale Road in Great Barr, is due to appear before Birmingham Magistrates' Court later today.
Fairer funding demand from rural councilspublished at 09:30 British Summer Time 19 August 2019
BBC Midlands Today
Boris Johnson is being urged by the leaders of dozens of councils to give them a fairer funding deal.
They include those in charge of five local authorities in the West Midlands: Herefordshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire and Worcestershire.
The demand's made in an open letter to the prime minister in the Telegraph and claims counties get £240 per resident compared with £449 in urban areas.
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government says councils have been given £46.4bn this year and it'll work to get councils their financial settlement for next year as soon as possible.
Long delays after tram and car crashpublished at 09:13 British Summer Time 19 August 2019
Allen Cook
BBC News
A tram's been involved in a collision with a car in Wolverhampton this morning.
Image source, West Midlands Fire Service
West Midlands Fire Service tweeted at just after 09:00 and said it had happened at the Bilston Street roundabout.
Long delays are expected in the area.
Image source, West Midlands Fire Service
Woman found injured at roadside diespublished at 09:10 British Summer Time 19 August 2019
The woman was discovered with serious injuries in Cannock in the early hours.
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In the papers: Couple complain at 'holiday from hell'published at 09:03 British Summer Time 19 August 2019
Stoke-on-Trent Live
The Stoke-on-Trent Live website's headlines today include:
Archaeologists to probe Iron Age hill-fort's historypublished at 08:52 British Summer Time 19 August 2019
BBC Shropshire
Archaeologists are set to start today what's thought to be the first dig at an Iron Age hill-fort in decades.
Image source, Shropshire Council
Teams from Oxford and Southampton Universities will be taking charge of the work at Nesscliffe hill-fort, near Shrewsbury, which will last until 30 August.
Shropshire Council's also involved, external and says the aim is to bring more of the hill-fort's history to light for locals and visitors.
Cricket: Bears in strong position but Pears slumppublished at 08:38 British Summer Time 19 August 2019
BBC Sport
Warwickshire will start day two of their County Championship match with Somerset in a strong position at 303-4 in their first innings.
Teenage batsman Rob Yates (pictured) will continue on 139, his maiden first-class century for the Bears.
Image source, Getty Images
While in Division Two, Worcestershire will be hoping to take quick wickets today after Northamptonshire had the better of day one.
The Pears made 186 in their first innings before their hosts ended the day 140-3.
You can follow both games via BBC local radio commentary or the BBC Cricket website.
Rape arrest after woman attackedpublished at 08:26 British Summer Time 19 August 2019
A man's been arrested on suspicion of rape , externalafter police say a woman was attacked in Stafford.
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She was assaulted yesterday morning near the Tesco store on Newport Road.
Staffordshire Police say the 29-year-old man, of no fixed address, is still in custody.
Derelict school fire 'was arson'published at 08:09 British Summer Time 19 August 2019
Sarah Robertson
Newsreader, BBC Radio Stoke
A fire at a derelict school in Stoke on Trent's believed to have been arson.
Dozens of firefighters were called to the building on Turnhurst Road, Chell, last night., external
Staffordshire Fire and Rescue said firefighters had difficultly getting to the building and several roads were shut while they battled it.
Boy in hospital after neck impaled on polepublished at 07:52 British Summer Time 19 August 2019
BBC Midlands Today
A young footballer is recovering after being impaled through the neck by a training pole.
Image source, Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service
Emergency services were called to a football pitch off Chell Heath Road, in Fegg Hayes, Stoke-on-Trent yesterday afternoon.
The object was cut before the boy was flown by air ambulance to hospital, Staffordshire Fire and Rescue said.
Woman found injured on roadside has diedpublished at 07:32 British Summer Time 19 August 2019
Allen Cook
BBC News
A woman found with serious injuries by a road has died.
Image source, Google
The woman was found on Belt Road, Cannock, during the early hours of Saturday.
She was local, in her 50s, and died in hospital early on Sunday, Staffordshire Pplice said.
detectives are still investigating the circumstances around her death which are not yet understood.Detectives are appealing for anyone who may have seen anything or has dash-cam or CCTV footage in the area to come forward.
In the papers: Bid to cut prices on M6 Tollpublished at 07:23 British Summer Time 19 August 2019
Express and Star
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Will you need your umbrella again?published at 07:12 British Summer Time 19 August 2019
Alex Hamilton
BBC Weather
A mix of sunny spells with some heavy showers - here's the full weather forecast.
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Alex Hamilton
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Live updates for the West Midlandspublished at 07:00 British Summer Time 19 August 2019
Allen Cook
BBC News
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