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Staffordshire Police have confirmed the motorcyclist who died in a crash at Cold Meece in Staffordshire yesterday morning was an off-duty police officer.
The force said Luke Van De Sande, who was aged 28 and from north Staffordshire, died when his bike left the road near to Pillstone Cottages on Swynnerton Road.
Firefighters were sent to Bournville after reports workmen ruptured a gas main with a digger.
Read MoreWorcestershire seal a T20 Blast quarter-final spot after their game with Nottinghamshire is abandoned because of rain.
Read MoreThe wife of Christian Thornton, who was killed outside his pub, says running it was "a way of life" to him.
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Local Democracy Reporting Service
A bid is being made to bring a railway station back to Pontrilas in Herefordshire.
The previous one closed nearly 100 years ago and a campaign group in the town say there is now a strong case to open a new station halfway between Hereford and Abergavenny.
Image source, GoogleParish councillors say a new parkway station could serve up to 500 passengers a day and could carry freight for local businesses.
They are looking for funding from the UK and Welsh governments to move their bid forward.
Cameron Ray, 21, was told he could have as little as three years to live before having surgery this year.
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BBC Radio Stoke Sport
The Stoke City manager Nathan Jones has praised the courage of his goalkeeper Jack Butland, who stepped up to score the winning penalty in the League Cup last night.
Jones said Butland, who has been linked with a move away, has been "much maligned at the minute because everything he does has been highlighted".
Image source, Getty ImagesAnd Jones added: "He's not having any luck to be fair to him, he's working hard, he's grafting."
Butland had previously allowed Leeds back into the game after striking a goal-kick against his own defender, allowing on-loan Arsenal striker Eddie Nketiah to score, but scored himself from the spot to win the shootout 5-4.
A man found with a four-foot long blade in Coventry on Monday has been charged with possession of a knife in a public place.
The man has since been bailed and is due to appear before Coventry magistrates on 16 September, West Midlands Police said.
Image source, @ResponseWMPThe warm weather is believed responsible for a rise in numbers and rescue centres say they are full.
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An £8.5m Arts Council fund to help Coventry prepare to become the UK City of Culture in 2021 is being divided up by the city council.
Coventry Cathedral will get £1m to help fund the cost of an extension - the first time it's had one since 1962.
And £1.5m will be spent to bring the Drapers Hall back in to regular use as a centre for music performance and music education.
Image source, Belgrade TheatreAnother £750,000 will be given to create production spaces for the UK City of Culture at The Daimler Powerhouse building, while the Belgrade Theatre (pictured above) will be given £2.75m to help pay for the refurbishment of the main auditorium.
Other beneficiaries include the Herbert Art Gallery, which will get £1m for building improvements, and St Mary’s Guildhall, which will receive £1.51m to help improve the "visitor experience".
Kathryn Stanczyszyn
Political Reporter, BBC WM
A petition opposing the demolition of a flyover in Birmingham, which has been signed by 13,000 people, will be debated by the city council next month.
The Labour-led administration says it's essential to have a new road layout of the A34 in Perry Barr ahead of redevelopment for the 2022 Commonwealth Games.
But protesters say traffic in the area will be made worse and residents are not being properly consulted.
The council's business management committee, external decided not to dismiss the petition but allow councillors to debate it.
Allen Cook
BBC News
The gas leak this afternoon is at the Cadbury offices in Bournville, the firm's confirmed.
Cadbury owners Mondelez International said a gas pipe was damaged during building work this afternoon.
The fire service was called and said about 800 people were evacuated as a precaution.
They confirmed the leak was not at the Cadbury World attraction and Mondelez expected it to be fixed by tomorrow.
BBC WM
A mother who has filled her house with second-hand school uniforms to give to struggling families in Birmingham admits she almost can't move in her home for clothes.
Image source, Rubery Schools Community Swop ShopKristina Murphy started the Rubery Schools Community Swap Shop, external in November as she didn't want children going to school with the wrong outfit.
She started collecting the clothes from lost property boxes at nearly 30 schools in the city and says she's delivered 300 uniforms so far.
Image source, Rubery Schools Community Swop ShopHowever, she's been so overwhelmed with the response as people in the community now donate too, she's struggling for storage and admits there are bags everywhere.
Quote MessageOriginally it was quite organised but I think the chaos of the last few weeks with all the orders coming in, it's just a case of you've got to scramble around to try and find the orders to get them out before school starts."
Kristina Murphy, Mother
The fire service's said 800 people have been evacuated as a precaution, external from the site of a major gas leak in Bournville, Birmingham.
They're currently on Bournville Lane along with gas engineers after they earlier said workmen had damaged a gas pipe.
A tweet from a fire service account earlier said it was at the Cadbury site, but it is believed to be near the site.
Allen Cook
BBC News
The major gas leak in Birmingham this afternoon is at the Cadbury site in Bournville, the fire service has said in a tweet., external
Two fire crews were sent after workmen had reportedly damaged a pipe on Bournville Lane.
Image source, Google
Sara Blizzard
BBC Weather
The rain which has been around today is expected to clear away through this evening to leave a mainly dry, clear night:
Sara Blizzard
You can get a latest forecast for your area at any other time by checking the BBC Weather website.
BBC Sport
Stoke City right-back Moritz Bauer's been signed by Celtic on a season-long loan.
Image source, Getty ImagesThe deal for the former Grasshoppers Zurich and Rubin Kazan defender contains an option for the Scottish champions to buy him next summer.
Bauer, 27, has made 26 appearances for Stoke in the last two seasons, but has fallen out of favour.
Allen Cook
BBC News
Workmen have reportedly damaged a mains gas pipe in part of Birmingham, causing a major gas leak, the fire service's said, external.
Two crews were sent at 14:15 to Bournville Lane, Bournville.
Coventry Live
Here are three stories from Coventry Live today:
