Shrewsbury sign strikers Cummings & Langpublished at 16:35 British Summer Time 2 September 2019
Shrewsbury sign Jason Cummings from Nottingham Forest and fellow striker Callum Lang from Wigan Athletic.
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Shrewsbury sign strikers Cummings & Langpublished at 16:35 British Summer Time 2 September 2019
Residents evacuated away from fire and gas leak sitepublished at 16:29 British Summer Time 2 September 2019
A fire and gas leak which has led to a road being closed involved rubbish at the rear of properties on Dettonford Road in Bartley Green.
Fire crews were called to the scene shortly before 13:20.
Twenty-four people have been evacuated from the building, comprising of one business and a number of first and second floor flats.
The fire was extinguished quite quickly, said a fire spokesperson, but had affected the gas and electricity supply.
Gas firm Cadent are at the scene, it said.
The road remains closed.
Funding plea for council servicespublished at 16:16 British Summer Time 2 September 2019
Councils across the West Midlands are joining in a campaign to highlight the positive impact of local services.
The Local Government Association's #CouncilsCan is calling for the urgent need for the government to provide clarity for councils in the 2019 spending round.
Councils will have lost almost 60p out of every £1 between 2010 and 2020 it said.
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End of twitter post 3Father's fears over sons missing with mumpublished at 16:16 British Summer Time 2 September 2019
Zachory and Logan Sampson are believed to be with their mother Ashleigh, who went missing a week ago.
Read MoreBanned driver jailed for PC fence crushpublished at 16:07 British Summer Time 2 September 2019
PC Claire Bond tried to stop drug dealer Gurajdeep Malhi from driving into a nearby 10k race.
Read MoreGas leak and fire closes city roadpublished at 16:04 British Summer Time 2 September 2019
A gas leak and fire has closed a road in Birmingham.
People are being warned to avoid Dettonford Road in Bartley Green, said the city council.
No one has been injured, it said.
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End of twitter postMaternity unit gets surprise flying visitorpublished at 15:50 British Summer Time 2 September 2019
A search is on for the owner of an unusual visitor to a hospital's maternity unit - a young bird.
Image source, University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS TrustIt flew in through an open window at the Royal Stoke University Hospital on Friday afternoon, the NHS trust's said., external
A member of staff's taken the bird home to look after it and the hospital's appealed on social media for the owner to come forward.
Brexit: Tory MPs split over 'expulsion warning'published at 15:29 British Summer Time 2 September 2019
Allen Cook
BBC NewsThe Conservative Party's being accused by one of its own MPs of trying to "purge" the group of dissenting "moderate" voices who oppose the prime minister's stance over Brexit.
A senior source from the whips office - which ensures MPs vote on party lines - said those who voted to block no deal would be expelled and deselected.
Image source, UK ParliamentEddisbury's Conservative MP, Antoinette Sandbach (above), told the BBC she saw it as "a very deliberate attempt to try and purge the Conservative Party of moderate, sensible voices".
Image source, UK ParliamentBut fellow Tory MP, Shrewsbury and Atcham's Daniel Kawczynski (above), said he felt the whips were right to warn MPs.
"For any Conservative MP to be undermining his position in this way and potentially joining some form of coalition with Jeremy Corbyn is of course a breach of normal party discipline and cannot be tolerated," he said.
Mr Kawczynski went further and called for a general election to solve the current impasse.
Quote MessageThis Parliament has spectacularly failed in its responsibility and duty. It needs to be dissolved, there needs to be a general election and we need to ask the British people for a mandate for a workable majority to carry on."
Daniel Kawczynski, MP for Shrewsbury and Atcham
Man jailed over stun gun disguised as torchpublished at 15:17 British Summer Time 2 September 2019
Kavanagh had made strides to put a criminal record of "enormous concern" behind him, the judge says.
Read MoreDrivers face fine for using new city bus lanepublished at 15:16 British Summer Time 2 September 2019
From today, drivers face fines if they use a new bus lane added to Sheepcote Street at the back of the Arena Birmingham.
Bus routes are also being diverted away from Broad Street from today as work continues on the city's West Midlands Metro extension.
Image source, Birmingham City CouncilBirmingham City Council says bus lanes exist to "keep our city moving, giving priority to buses so they can avoid congestion".
However, the move attracted criticism on social media, with many people describing it as a money-making ploy, while others questioned why cyclists were able to use the lanes if they were designed to speed up bus travel.
Some people used the news to hit out at the volume of roadworks going on in the city centre - some of it as part of the tram extension.
However, there has been backing from some quarters on social media - saying the lanes were well marked and drivers had no excuses.
Man arrested on suspicion of arson attackpublished at 15:05 British Summer Time 2 September 2019
A man has been arrested in connection with an attempted arson attack on a Nuneaton home.
A property on Ansley Road was targeted at about 09:45 on Wednesday 28 August.
The 43-year-old was arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to commit arson.
He remains in custody, said Warwickshire Police.
Youngest goal scorer 'hungry for more'published at 14:54 British Summer Time 2 September 2019
A 16-year-old player, who's become the youngest to score a goal for Birmingham City, says he's "hungry for more".
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End of twitter postJude Bellingham, who only turned 16 in June, came off the bench to score the winner in Birmingham City's 2-1 victory over Stoke City.
Having been with Blues since the age of seven, Bellingham became the youngest first-team player in their history when he made his debut in the Carabao Cup earlier this month.
He said after the match against the Potters that scoring was "something I've dreamt of since I was a boy".
Quote MessageI've done it and it feels amazing but I'm very hungry for more, I've loved the club since I joined when I was seven. I can't wait to give them more of what I've got."
Jude Bellingham, Birmingham City
In the papers: Ice cream seller avoids exclusionpublished at 14:37 British Summer Time 2 September 2019
The Worcester News' stories today include:
Driver airlifted to hospital after car and van crashpublished at 14:26 British Summer Time 2 September 2019
Allen Cook
BBC NewsA man's been airlifted to hospital after suffering several, serious injuries in a crash between a van and a car.
Image source, GoogleThe collision was at the junction of Castle Farm Way and Salisbury Avenue, Telford, at about 11:15, police said.
A driver and a passenger in the car had to be cut free with the driver suffering the serious injuries, the ambulance service added.
Officers arrested a 41-year-old man from Oldbury on suspicion of driving under the influence of drugs and he's been released under investigation.
Your photos: A morning of blue skiespublished at 13:57 British Summer Time 2 September 2019
It's been a blue sky start to the week for many of our local BBC Weather Watchers so here's a selection of some of the photos they've shared with us.
These three are from users Balding Baggie in Studley, Warwickshire, David 007 in Kidderminster, Worcestershire and Timbo in Old Hill, Sandwell:
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Image source, TimboSingle vehicle involved in serious A44 crashpublished at 13:45 British Summer Time 2 September 2019
BBC News TravelOne vehicle's been involved in the serious crash on the A44 in Herefordshire, external, the ambulance service's said.
The air ambulance along with paramedics and two ambulances were called at 10:40 to the Bromyard Road in Whitbourne, between Bromyard and Worcester.
They haven't released details of any injuries yet.
Worcestershire County Council said the route was shut from Crown East Island to the A4220., external
In the papers: Justice system cuts criticised by judgepublished at 13:39 British Summer Time 2 September 2019
Some of the main headlines today from the Shropshire Star:
PC hit by car 'swatted like a fly off car window'published at 13:26 British Summer Time 2 September 2019
Police officer Claire Bond told Stafford Crown Court she feared for her life as she lay injured after being hit by Gurajdeep Malhi's car, which then sped off.
Image source, Staffordshire Police / PA MediaReading a victim impact statement in court, PC Bond, who suffered a broken leg and a fractured knee, said she feared Malhi could have killed runners in the nearby Stafford 10k race after he failed to stop.
She likened the manner of his driving to him "swatting a fly off his car window".
Today, Malhi, 26, of Charnley Road, Stafford, was jailed for 12 years and nine months afterpleading guilty to offences including causing grievous bodily harm with intent.
Man jailed for running over police officer Claire Bondpublished at 13:12 British Summer Time 2 September 2019
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Presenter, BBC Radio StokeA man's been jailed for almost 13 years after admitting running over a police officer, breaking her leg and kneecap, before fleeing the scene.
Gurajdeep Malhi, 26, hit PC Claire Bond (pictured) as she responded to reports of a BMW hitting a garage in Coton Fields, Stafford on 23 September.
Malhi, of of Charnley Road, had previously admitted causing grievous bodily harm with intent, dangerous driving and driving while disqualified.
PC Bond, who has been a police officer for nearly 18 years, told the BBC in June she hoped to return.
Steel jobs could go as Wolverhampton site shutspublished at 13:02 British Summer Time 2 September 2019
BBC Business NewsDozens of jobs could be cut at an engineering centre in Wolverhampton after owner Tata announced it was shutting the operation.
Image source, GoogleThe steel giant is closing its Wolverhampton Engineering Steels service centre which could see up to 26 positions go.
The site has been up for sale, but the firm said it had not been able to find a buyer.
Tata said it would offer staff the chance to work at its other sites.
Today, Tata announced up to 380 jobs could go at its Newport factory in Wales.
