A woman is confirmed dead at the scene after being hit in Solihull.

Hereford Times

The top stories from the Hereford Times today include:

• Armed police called to Hinton Road, external
• Herefordshire set for new money to help people into work, external
• Fire safety for children at city bookshop, external

Temporary traffic lights have been installed on the A46 Alcester Road in Warwickshire to allow engineers to repair a burst water main.

The pipe burst shortly before 03:30, said Severn Trent Water.

The traffic lights, allowing one lane open past the site, are expected to be in place for the rest of the day.

Sarah Handley died after the car she was in crashed into another car after a police pursuit.

Poplar Road in Solihull remains closed at the junction of Warwick Road after the death of a woman hit by a bus.

The pedestrian was hit at about 07:30 and died at the scene, the ambulance service said earlier.

Buses are unable to serve the area and are being diverted.

An investigation is being carried out.

The woman hit by a bus this morning in Solihull has died, West Midlands Ambulance Service has said, external.

She was walking on Poplar Road at about 07:30 when it happened. The road was sealed off by officers as part of their investigation.

The ambulance service said she was critically hurt and died at the scene.

BBC Hereford and Worcester

The family of a five-year-old boy say they won't give up despite his leukaemia returning.

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In May, five-year-old Oscar Saxelby-Lee, from Worcester, had a stem cell transplant after a match was found when about 5,000 people joined a donor register.

But his mother Olivia Saxelby said, after three months of recovery, doctors told them the "devastating news" that his cancer had returned.

They're now trying to raise £500,000 to fund either another transplant outside the NHS or for experimental treatment in Singapore., external

Coventry Live

Some of the Coventry Live headlines today include:

• Three injured in two-car smash, external
• Suspected crack cocaine found in county lines drugs raid, external
• Vehicle overturns in collision on main road in Coventry, external

Local Democracy Reporting Service

These are some of the stories our Local Democracy reporters have been covering in Staffordshire this week:

• Lights at a former hospital building in Stoke-on-Trent are to be turned off from next month in a move which bosses hope will stop trespassers venturing inside.
• Doctors in Staffordshire will vote this month on whether to combine six NHS clinical commissioning groups into one but doubts have been expressed on whether the move will go ahead.
• A community meeting in Stoke-on-Trent which gives residents the change to raise local issues with police and councillors could be held less often due to a drop in attendance and the retirement of a senior member.

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David Denton, capped 42 times by Scotland, retires aged 29 following a concussion he sustained playing for Leicester in October.

Matt Sandoz
Stoke City commentator, BBC Radio Stoke

Stoke City fans should now see the best of Badou Ndiaye after his return to the team, his manager's said.

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The midfielder hasn't played for the Potters since the beginning of last season after making it clear he wanted to play in a higher league in the summer.

But his return to the side couldn't halt Stoke's poor start to the season as they lost 2-1 to Bristol City, their seventh game without a win in the Championship.

The clearance of ancient woodland for the HS2 high-speed rail line is to be stopped while the project is reviewed, the transport secretary has announced.

The first phase of the project, which links up London and Birmingham is already delayed by up to five years and billions of pounds over the original budget.

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The government has ordered a review of the scheme, led by the firm's former chairman Douglas Oakervee.

Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has ordered HS2 Ltd, the company building the railway, to assess what work can be halted until after the inquiry is completed.

Wolverhampton Wanderers' Chinese owners, the Fosun Group, are seeking fresh investment to accelerate the club's growth.

BBC Sport

West Ham United collected their first win of the season defeating Birmingham City 1-0 in the Women's Super League.

Canada international Adriana Leon put the hosts ahead after 27 minutes with a controlled finish.

Birmingham thought they had equalised late on as Hammers keeper Courtney Brosnan fumbled Lucy Staniforth's 30-yard effort on to the bar.

Stoke-on-Trent Live

The Stoke-on-Trent Live website's top stories today include:

• Shelf-stacker turned getaway driver jailed after terrifying robbery at supermarket, external
• OAP dies after 'swallowing whole oatcake' at Staffordshire nursing home, external
• Dad-to-be jailed after pulling out machete to 'show off' to young schoolboys, external

Robin Grey
BBC Radio Stoke

A speedway stadium in Staffordshire attracted its "biggest crowd in 20 years" for its last ever meeting.

On an emotional night at the Stoke Speedway for The Potters, they ended up losing to Leicester Lion Cubs in front of hundreds of people.

The team had been racing at Loomer Road for the last 32 years but, earlier this month, revealed the stadium had been sold by its owners. , external

Club promoter Dave Tattum said he had never seen so many people, but didn't think speedway would return as "who has got an investment to build a £3m stadium around here?"

His view was echoed by Luke Priest, one of the riders on Saturday: "It's one of those sports that, once it goes, it's very, very hard to get back again."

Armed police have sealed off a road this morning after a man was spotted inside a house with what was thought to be a gun., external

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The cordon was placed around Hinton Road, in Hereford.

West Mercia Police said officers arrested a 65-year-old man at about 07:30 and reduced the cordon to just around the house itself while investigations continue.

The force hasn't revealed whether a gun was found.

Knife bins are being installed at four Warwickshire Police stations as part of a nationwide crackdown on knife crime.

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There were 272 knife-related incidents in the county in the 12 months to March this year as knife crime rose 8% across England and Wales.

West Midlands Police has used a convicted murderer to front its latest anti-knife campaign.

Murderer Sadam Essakhil wants people to avoid the mistakes that led him to stab.

A teenager was taken to hospital after being shot in Coventry on Sunday.

The 15-year-old's injuries are not thought to be life-threatening nor life-changing, police said.

The incident happened on Vincent Street, in the Spon End area of the city at about 17:30.