A car was recovered nearby and the hunt for the driver is already under way, police said.

Andy Giddings
BBC News

We'll be back with the news, sport, travel and weather from 07:00 tomorrow.

Local Democracy Reporting Service

Ross-on-Wye is looking for a new town crier and the town council is planning to hold auditions.

It has put aside a budget of £300 to pay for a costume and believes a town crier will be a boost for tourism.

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The role would be voluntary and the successful applicant would get to perform during holidays, public events, markets and the occasional town council meeting.

Rich Davis
BBC Weather presenter

We're forecast some light cloud overnight, but we could see some sunshine tomorrow and the forecast for the weekend is looking pretty good for September.

Duane Thomas was shot by police after fleeing a house with a loaded gun.

The Tour of Britain moves on to Warwickshire tomorrow.

Riders will start the 187km stage in Warwick passing through Nuneaton, Bedworth and Rugby before ending in a hill finish in Burton Dassett Country Park.

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Dutch rider Mathieu van der Poel (pictured) will begin with a slim six-second lead over his rival Matteo Trentin in the green jersey race.

We'll have live coverage from before 11:00.

Local Democracy Reporting Service

A month after a fire at a Crewe retirement complex, the majority of the former residents are still waiting to find permanent accommodation.

A report to Cheshire East Council said about 100 of those people who lived at Beechmere were currently living in flats or other care homes at the moment, or with relatives.

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The council's acting executive director of people, Mark Palethorpe, said its "priority is to find the right accommodation to meet the needs of those individuals”.

He also said he would like to see the complex rebuilt, but it would have to be different, because the needs of those likely to use it have changed since it was first built.

Avantage, which ran the Beechmere apartments, has already said it plans to rebuild the complex on the same site.

BBC Radio Shropshire Sport

The Shrewsbury Town goalkeeper Max O'Leary has said their two-week break from league football has been "like a mini pre-season".

They had to postpone last weekend's match against Peterborough, because of international call-ups and the keeper, who is on loan from Bristol City said "it's been a real bonding time for us".

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O'Leary also said they'd worked hard during their break and that it had given them time to get to know new signings Jason Cummings and Callum Lang.

One survivor who struggled to get support says it could have prevented more "psychological damage".

BBC Weather Watchers

Barring the odd shower, it's been a fine afternoon across the West Midlands and the BBC Weather Watchers have been sharing their photos from around the region.

These ones were taken near Alvechurch and Dorridge,

Image source, Phil

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Tom Westley hits an unbeaten 123 to help title hopefuls Essex rally against almost-safe Warwickshire at Edgbaston.

Patricia Mansaray says clinics opening across England will help victims of FGM speak out and explain what they are going through physically and mentally.

Worcester News

These are three of the stories in the Worcester News today:

• Men face trial for alleged drugs dealing and crossbow and gun threats, external
• Tour of Britain arrives in Pershore, external
• Report slams council failings over Sansome Walk, external

A woman who was hit by a car on Cavendish Road in Walsall this afternoon has died, West Midlands Ambulance Service has said.

West Midlands Police said a grey Peugeot 206 that is believed to have hit the pedestrian has been recovered in nearby Gurney Road.

The car is now being examined while police look for the driver.

BBC Sport

Warwickshire's bowlers have been working hard to dismiss Essex and set up the chance of a county championship win, but they've found it hard going.

Replying to their first innings of 517, Essex have reached 278-6, thanks largely to a century from Tom Westley.

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Jeetan Patel has taken three wickets and the players have just come off for bad light.

Worcestershire race to a three-day win over Glamorgan by 155 runs, dismissing the visitors for 155 after Daryl Mitchell's fine century.

The West Mercia and Warwickshire police forces say they're working out the terms of their "amicable and negotiated separation" after West Mercia decided to pull out of their "strategic alliance".

But the Warwickshire force is looking for its neighbours to meet the costs of the divorce and said: "The alliance agreement is clear that the party which terminates the agreement is liable to pay the other party’s reasonable costs."

Warwickshire Police said there was "considerable work to transition out of the current alliance arrangements".

And it said 80% of the services they had been sharing were currently based in the West Mercia force area and would have to be re-established in Warwickshire, which it said could take time.

BBC WM Sport

The Birmingham City captain Harlee Dean says Charlton Athletic pose a real threat this weekend and he believes their opponents will continue their flying start to the season.

Charlton are second in the Championship table after six games and are among the division's top scorers. Dean said the match would prove "a tough test".

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"I think this Championship this season is open for anyone," he added.

The two sides meet at The Valley on Saturday.

Stoke-on-Trent Live

Here are three of the stories featuring on the Stoke-on-Trent Live website today:

• Teenager and man arrested after stabbing, external
• School issues warning after flasher exposes himself, external
• Staffie bites man who intervened as it mauled his dog, external

Fire crews have spent hours working to free Max who weighs about a tonne.