Tracey Higgins
Journalist, BBC Shropshire

Archaeologists have discovered the footings for ramparts at the Nesscliffe Hill Iron Age hill fort in Shropshire.

It's the first time in 40 years that an excavation has been carried out there and the team say they've also found Roman-era cooking tools.

There's a public viewing day at the hill tomorrow to show off the finds so far, and the team will be answering questions about their progress.

Allen Cook
BBC News

A mound of chicken meat's been dumped on a country path, a council says.

The rubbish was discovered in Wombourne, Staffordshire, , externaland was cleared away this morning, South Staffordshire Council adds.

Image source, South Staffordshire Council

Hereford Times

From the Hereford Times:

• Tributes paid to men killed in A49 crash, external
• Fire crews tackle baler blaze, external
• Wheelchair-friendly adventure golf course open for play, external

BBC Weather Watchers

Here's a lovely photo of a butterfly in Westbury, Shropshire, shared by BBC Weather Watcher Deemel.

You can become a weather watcher by heading here on the BBC website.

Image source, Deemel

Two men have been arrested on suspicion of wounding after a man was stabbed in the buttocks.

West Mercia Police said the victim was attacked after a night out, while walking down Alcester Road in Hollywood, Worcestershire, in the early hours of this morning.

He was taken to hospital for treatment.

Police say two men were seen leaving the scene in a BMW and the same vehicle was involved in a collision with a motorcyclist about 20 minutes later.

The two arrested men, aged 31 and 34, and of no fixed address, were both injured in the crash and are being treated at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham.

The force added the motorcyclist fled the scene and a 38-year-old man wanted for other offences was later arrested on suspicion of assault and criminal damage.

Police investigating Hashim Khan's death say another man has serious injuries.

Louise Hancock
Newsreader, BBC WM

A mother says thoughts of her toddler made her fight off three masked men as they attempted to carjack her car in Birmingham.

Amy-Leigh Hill had just picked her three-year-old son from nursery and driven onto her driveway on Oakland Road, Moseley, last month when the trio appeared, one carrying a crowbar.

She told BBC WM she kept shouting at them that her baby was still in the car and fought back before they fled empty-handed.

West Midlands Police said their investigation into the carjacking attempt remains ongoing.

BBC WM Sport

The Birmingham Bears are away at Durham in the T20 Blast tonight, hoping to finish their campaign strongly as they can't now reach the quarter-finals.

Image source, Getty Images

A string of three defeats, culminating in Sunday's defeat at Northamptonshire, left the Bears bottom of the North Group and unable to qualify with two matches left to play.

You can follow tonight's match on BBC WM.

BBC Coventry & Warwickshire

Two thieves have threatened shopkeepers with needles within 24 hours in separate crimes in Warwickshire.

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On Friday, a man, described as in his late 20s, stole five jars of coffee from a shop on Kem Street, Nuneaton, police said.

In the second case the offender, said to be in his 30s, took a bottle of spirits from a store on the Kineton Road Industrial Estate, Southam, on Saturday.

The incidents haven't been linked by detectives.

The fly-tipped carcasses and meat scraps were removed by council workers after two days in the heat.

East of England Ambulance Service says it uses private services for overtime and spikes in demand.

Allen Cook
BBC News

A man's been charged with the murder , externalof a father found stabbed to death on a street.

Image source, West Midlands Police

Hashim Khan, 37, of Birmingham, was pronounced dead after being discovered in Wilton Road, Sparkhill, on Friday night.

The 32-year-old man is due to appear before magistrates today after West Midlands Police charged him with murder and four counts of wounding.

The force added that a 35-year-old man found at a property with stab wounds is still in a serious condition in hospital.

Three other men were also hurt but not seriously.

BBC Hereford and Worcester

A two-year project is under way to record the history of market gardening in the Vale of Evesham.

Last year, Worcestershire Archive and Archaeology Service was given £68,700 by the Heritage Lottery Fund and £5,000 from Historic England to pay for the research.

Image source, Worcestershire Archive and Archaeology Service

Market gardening was once a popular activity in the area, with 1,300 plots in use at one stage, but it started to disappear mid-way through the last century.

The money will pay for public events, educational materials, a survey and the restoration of three of the sheds used by the gardeners, known as hovels.

Wasps say they are "shocked and deeply saddened" to hear about the death of former player Allan Isichei.

The 69-year-old grandfather was stabbed to death after leaving a pub in West London on Saturday evening.

Image source, Wasps

The club said Allan was still working as a part-time rugby coach and played as a prop for the first-team in the 1970s and 80s before going into coaching.

Its statement added: "Our thoughts and condolences go out to Allan’s wife Sandra, children Emma, Daniel and David, along with all his other family and friends during this difficult time."

Warwickshire sign 19-year-old batsman Rob Yates on a full-time professional contract.

BBC WM Sport

Wolves right-back Matt Doherty's (pictured left) admitted he's finding the addition of Europa League games tiring this season but wouldn't swap them for more rest.

Image source, PA Media

The club have no wins in their first three Premier League games, having drawn all of them, and have already played five qualifying games in Europe.

After their latest draw, forward Raul Jimenez talked of the demands the team were facing this season, especially with the extra travelling around the continent.

BBC Hereford and Worcester

Fewer than one in four cannabis users caught by police in Herefordshire and Worcestershire end up being prosecuted, BBC Hereford and Worcester's discovered.

Figured obtain through a Freedom of Information request show 23% of 1,114 offences in 2018-19 resulted in court action.

West Mercia Police says its focus is on "large scale dealing" and cannabis plants.

The force added officers have discretionary powers to issue a "cannabis warning" instead of pursuing prosecution, when appropriate.

Allen Cook
BBC News

Heavy thunderstorms in parts of Staffordshire could bring flooding and disrupt transport, we're being warned.

Image source, Met Office

The Met Office has issued a yellow weather alert, external and says there could also be damage from lightning strikes and strong winds.

The warning runs from midday until just before midnight and covers a slice of Staffordshire which includes areas around Leek and Cheadle.

Allen Cook
BBC News

A man's been stabbed this morning in Birmingham.

The 22-year-old suffered serious injuries in the attack at a property on Roundlea Road, Northfield, West Midlands Police said.

Image source, Google

Gavin Kermack
Reporter, BBC Hereford & Worcester

The amount spent by West Midlands Ambulance Service on moving patients in taxis has doubled in a year, figures show.

Freedom of Information requests by the Press Association discovered it spent £4m on them in 2018-19 compared to £2m the year before.

The service said it was trying to reduce the figure.