Teen charged with murder after street rowpublished at 13:42 British Summer Time 24 September 2019
The 17-year-old is the second person to be charged in connection with the death of Amaan Momand.
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Teen charged with murder after street rowpublished at 13:42 British Summer Time 24 September 2019
'Huge amount' needed to save 230-year-old landmarkpublished at 13:20 British Summer Time 24 September 2019
A group is attempting to save a landmark which pays tribute to an 18th Century admiral.
Read MoreNo play in rain-hit cricket matchespublished at 12:18 British Summer Time 24 September 2019
BBC SportThere will be no play before lunch in the cricket matches involving Worcestershire and Warwickshire.
And with the rain still coming down, it's not looking very hopeful of play later today - this is the scene at Edgbaston.
Image source, Warwickshire CCCWorcestershire took five wickets against Sussex yesterday to leave them 150-5 and Yorkshire were 161-2 against Warwickshire.
T20 ticket sales reach new peak in 2019published at 12:16 British Summer Time 24 September 2019
Ticket sales in English Twenty20 cricket soar in 2019 - and it's not just down to England winning the Cricket World Cup.
Read MoreTwycross Zoo giraffe dies after surgerypublished at 12:15 British Summer Time 24 September 2019
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BBC NewsA "much-loved" giraffe at Twycross Zoo has died after having surgery on his deformed hoof.
The zoo said the decision to carry out the "high risk" procedure on 11-year-old Epesi was not taken lightly but was considered to be in his best interest.
Image source, Twycross ZooDr Matyas Liptovszky, head of life sciences at Twycross Zoo, said: "It is with great sadness that despite our dedicated team's concerted efforts, he never regained consciousness.
"Epsei had a wonderful character and was very popular with our visitors. We will all miss him."
Flooding closes railway linepublished at 12:02 British Summer Time 24 September 2019
BBC News TravelRailway lines between Hednesford and Rugeley Trent Valley are flooded, blocking the line.
Rail services are being cancelled, delayed or suspended.
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End of twitter postFour arrested over city centre stabbingpublished at 11:55 British Summer Time 24 September 2019
Four arrests have now been made following a stabbing in Worcester city centre last Friday.
The victim, a man in his 30s, was taken to hospital after being attacked on New Street at around 18:00.
West Mercia Police said a 39-year-old man from Worcester, arrested on suspicion of attempted murder, has been bailed and a 45-year-old man from Worcester, arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender, has also been bailed.
A 44-year-old woman and 54-year-old man, both from Worcester and arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender, have been released under investigation.
In pictures: Longbridge floodingpublished at 11:30 British Summer Time 24 September 2019
Flood water is still affecting Longbridge Lane in Birmingham.
Buses are being diverted away from the road which is closed from A38 Bristol Road South and Coombes Lane.
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End of twitter post 2Stoke City striker looks ahead to 'big week'published at 11:12 British Summer Time 24 September 2019
BBC Radio Stoke SportThe Stoke City striker Lee Gregory says the club has "two big games" this week, as they look to progress in the League Cup and then host Nottingham Forest in the league.
They climbed off the bottom of the Championship at the weekend with a 0-0 draw away to Brentford, but have still not won a league game in 168 days.
Image source, Getty ImagesGregory has started the last three games for Stoke and said he wanted to keep that run going, but warned "Crawley's a tough ground to go to".
Sibley makes team of the season chosen by BBC Sport audiencepublished at 10:53 British Summer Time 24 September 2019
Warwickshire's Dominic Sibley has been selected by BBC Sport followers as part of the County Championship team of 2019.
Image source, Getty ImagesThe 24-year-old is the only Division One player to have scored more than 1,000 runs in this season's competition.
Two of his five Championship centuries came in a victorious effort against Nottinghamshire in Warwickshire's penultimate fixture, including a second double-hundred of the summer, to cement his position as the leading run-scorer in Division One.
Teenager charged with murder after street attackpublished at 10:30 British Summer Time 24 September 2019
BreakingA teenager has been charged with murder, after a man was fatally injured during a row in a street.
Image source, West Midlands PoliceAmaan Momand, 23, was attacked on Alcester Road South, Maypole, Birmingham, on Thursday and died in hospital on Sunday.
A post-mortem examination has shown that he died from a head injury.
The 17-year-old, arrested from an address in Handsworth on Sunday, is set to appear at Birmingham Magistrates' Court later.
Jamie Taylor, 21, of Tidworth Croft, Kings Heath, was charged with wounding before the victim died and has been remanded into custody after appearing in court.
That charge will be reviewed in due course in light of Mr Momand’s death, said West Midlands Police.
Attempted murder suspect arrested on M6published at 10:22 British Summer Time 24 September 2019
A 39-year-old man is being questioned by police after a stabbing in Gateacre, Liverpool.
Read MoreRegion's risk rating upgraded to 'severe'published at 10:14 British Summer Time 24 September 2019
The West Midlands Combined Authority has upgraded the risk rating to the region from external political factors like a no-deal Brexit to "severe" - the highest possible level.
Image source, West Midlands Combined AuthorityA report to be discussed by representatives of all the region’s councils , externaltoday warns of economic uncertainty and the difficulty of planning for the future in the current political environment.
It says there’s a need to work closely with government departments to reduce the risk.
Your questions about Stoke's major trauma centrepublished at 10:08 British Summer Time 24 September 2019
What would you like to know about life at one of England's leading major trauma centres?
Read MoreBuses diverted away from floodingpublished at 09:59 British Summer Time 24 September 2019
BBC News TravelHere are the bus services being diverted away from Longbridge Lane due to the flooding.
The road remains closed from A38 Bristol Road South and Coombes Lane.
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End of twitter postFallen tree cleared from rail linepublished at 09:48 British Summer Time 24 September 2019
A fallen tree that's been causing rail disruption has now been cleared, said Network Rail.
Disruption is expected to services between Birmingham Snow Hill and Stourbridge Junction while trains get back to normal running.
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End of twitter postTom Watson to address Labour Party conferencepublished at 09:31 British Summer Time 24 September 2019
Labour's deputy leader Tom Watson will address the party's annual conference in Brighton today - just days after a failed attempt to remove him.
Image source, PA MediaThe MP for West Bromwich East will warn that the party is handing a "gift to the Tories" by turning in on itself.
He'll urge members to focus on taking the fight to the Conservatives.
Heavy flooding closes roadpublished at 09:19 British Summer Time 24 September 2019
Bus services across Birmingham and the Black Country are being delayed by up to an hour due to the wet weather and flooding.
Image source, @KevinmcgphotoServices are being diverted away from Longbridge Lane due to the water.
Image source, @KevinmcgphotoThe road is closed in both directions between A38 Bristol Road South and Coombes Lane.
Image source, @kevinmcgphotoEngineers working to clear rail linespublished at 08:55 British Summer Time 24 September 2019
Engineers are working to clear a fallen tree from railway tracks between Birmingham Snow Hill and Stourbridge Junction at Langley Green.
Image source, West Midlands RailwayIn the papers: School closures prompt reviewpublished at 08:44 British Summer Time 24 September 2019
Some of the Express and Star headlines today include:
