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A family reunited with their missing dog after two years say they've been left "stunned" by his return.
Mata, a Sharpei, was found wondering the streets of Shropshire last week and was identified by his microchip.
Owner Nicola Spragg from Bloxwich, Walsall, said it's not known how he ended up there.
"I didn't think we'd ever get him back," she said, "but it proves microchipping does work."
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Dan Evans is set to face Lucas Pouille at the US Open later today.
Image source, PAThe Birmingham player and British men's number two was due to face the Frenchman on Wednesday, but rain affected play.
Evans is scheduled to play the world number 27 on court 12 from 16:00.
BBC Midlands Today
New environmental vehicle requirements could harm the taxi business in Coventry, drivers are warning.
The city council has approved plans to only renew licences for drivers with Euro 4 engines from January. All new cabs must have engines with zero emission capability.
But drivers say it will cost them tens of thousands of pounds to upgrade, driving some out of business.
From the Express and Star website today:
Wolves can clinch their place in the group stages of the Europa League tonight.
Image source, Getty ImagesAhead of kick-off, though, boss Nuno Espirito Santo has urged his players not to start focusing on a European campaign beyond the match against Torino.
His side holds a 3-2 lead going into the play-off second leg at Molineux.
He said: "It's a new game. The [first-leg] result doesn't mean anything. It starts from zero again and that's how we approach it."
Engineers have been working through the night to fix a major gas leak at the Cadbury offices in Birmingham.
The Bourneville site was evacuated of about 800 people after the leak on Wednesday.
Firefighters and gas engineers were called to the scene to assess damage to a pipe at 14:15.
Firefighters eventually left the site at about 01:10 on Thursday, said West Midlands Fire Service.
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BBC Weather
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BBC News
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BBC News
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Local Democracy Reporting Service
Shropshire Council is facing an overspend of almost £8m this financial year.
A report due to go before its cabinet next week states: "Management action across all areas of the council is now required to attempt to bring the budget back into balance."
The report says that if action is taken, cutbacks can reduce the overspend to £1.8m instead.
Police believe a man who was attacked with a knife in Redditch last night knew his attackers.
The victim, who is in his 20s, was walking along Burcot Lane at around 21:00 when a car pulled up and three men in a car got out and attacked him, one of whom was carrying a knife.
Image source, GoogleWest Mercia Police said the three men then got back in their vehicle and drove away.
The victim was treated in hospital, but has now been released and his injuries aren't believed to be life-changing, the force said.
Luke Van De Sande died after his motorbike left the road in a crash in Staffordshire on Tuesday.
Read MorePolice are asking shopkeepers in the Malvern area if they've been selling large quantities of eggs to anyone after a spate of egg-throwing incidents over the past five weeks.
Officers said they'd been thrown at properties in the Malvern, Welland, Hanley Castle and Upton upon Severn areas.
BBC Coventry & Warwickshire Sport
The Wasps director of rugby, Dai Young, says they've put a "big focus" on improving their defence for the new season, but they'll try to remain an attacking team.
Image source, Getty ImagesYoung also said it's "all about getting back in the top six" this season after finishing eighth last season - their lowest finish for five years.
Quote MessageWe've got a crowd that deserves attacking rugby, we've got a crowd that wants to see teams scoring tries, but we've also got a crowd that wants to see us win.
Dai Young, Wasps director of rugby
Imitation firearms, shotgun cartridges, drugs and cash have been seized by police in raids on 14 addresses around Birmingham today.
West Midlands Police said it was targeting organised crime and illegal gambling and entered five homes at around 04:00, before visiting rented industrial units in the Lozells area.
Image source, West Midlands PoliceThe force said three people were arrested on suspicion of possession of the ammunition.
In all they recovered three imitation firearms, 30 shotgun shells and two other rounds of ammunition, about £5,000 in cash, crack cocaine, and cannabis worth another £5,000. Mobile phones and laptops were also recovered.
Image source, West Midlands Police