Rapper Krept was injured backstage at a BBC Radio 1Xtra live event in Birmingham.

Dario Gradi retires from his position as director of football and from his role on the Crewe Alexandra board.

BBC Hereford and Worcester

A woman from Worcester who is affected by endometriosis says there needs to be more awareness of it.

The condition affects one in 10 women and can cause debilitating pain, extremely heavy periods and sometimes infertility.

More than 13,500 women have taken part in BBC research revealing the devastating effect of endometriosis.

Today, following the BBC's findings, MPs have announced the launching of an inquiry into the condition.

Kayleigh Fletcher, 23, from Worcester, told the BBC more people need to know about it as she only found out what it was when she had to go to A&E for help.

David Pomphret tells jurors he has no recollection of bludgeoning his wife to death with a crowbar.

Police have stepped up patrols in the Priorslee roundabout area and are appealing for public help.

Hereford Times

The Hereford Times is covering these stories today:

• Number of four-hour waits at Hereford A&E continues to rise, external
• Honesty rule forces resignation over plant pots, external
• High cost of garden waste collections in Herefordshire, external

BBC Inside Out

A charity in the Black Country says domestic abuse affecting older people is on the rise.

Churches Housing Association of Dudley and District has begun operating an advocacy service for the over 55s, helping them to secure court orders against their abusers and to access emergency housing.

Last year it supported more than 400 women and men, but the figure has risen by a third in just a year.

One woman told the BBC she faced years of emotional abuse from her husband, but had struggled to find accommodation of her own through the local council.

You can see the full story on BBC West Midlands Inside Out at 19:30 on BBC One in the West Midlands and afterwards on iPlayer.

Cpl Joshua Hoole died within an hour of collapsing on a routine physical assessment in Brecon.

David Pittam
BBC News Online

A man has been arrested in Birmingham on suspicion of escaping lawful custody.

Last week Derbyshire Police put out an appeal to find Rees Adamson, who they said had failed to return to HMP Sudbury in Derbyshire after being granted day release.

Worcester News

A few of today's top headlines from the Worcester News website:

• ‘Divorce’ for West Mercia and Warwickshire police to be delayed, external
• Worcester man sent girl, 14, a picture of his genitals, external
• New way to give bedding to rough sleepers in Worcester, external

The on-patrol murder of a Sikh officer in Texas has led to an outpouring of tributes from around the world.

A business will be sentenced next month after admitting defrauding elderly and vulnerable clients over the sale of specially adapted showers and baths.

Telford and Wrekin Council said it had multiple complaints in 2014 and 2015 about Telford-based Walk in Showers and Baths Ltd. , external

The local authority said elderly customers were not given their money back when they tried to cancel contracts during the legal "cooling off period", totalling more than £20,000.

The firm, along with two senior managers, pleaded guilty to 15 fraud charges at Stafford Crown Court and will be sentenced next month.

The council said all the customers had been compensated for their loss by the company, but not until July which in some cases was more than four years after the contract was cancelled.

Twenty one new battery-powered trams are set to take to the rails of the West Midlands after the signing of contracts worth £83.5m.

Image source, West Midlands Combined Authority

The agreement between operator West Midlands Metro and manufacturer CAF includes the new trams plus technical support and battery management services over 30 years, with an option to buy a further 29 trams, the West Midlands Combined Authority said. , external

The fleet is designed to operate on new sections of the line between Grand Central and Hagley Road, which are free of overhead cables, with current trams also set to be fitted with battery units.

The trams were described as "game-changing" by mayor Andy Street.

Tests along part of the new extension to Centenary Square were carried out recently.

Local Democracy Reporting Service

These are some of the stories being covered by the Local Democracy Reporting Service in Staffordshire:

• A councillor's defended Stafford Borough Council's housing benefit system after it was revealed more than £2.5m had been overpaid to claimants.
• A play area's going to get new equipment but a council's rejected one five-year-old's plea for a rollercoaster at the site in Holmcroft, Stafford.
• Upgrades are planned for Little Haywood's play area by Colwich Parish Council after the authority took control of the site from the local borough council.

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Aston Villa say they are "disgusted and appalled" by footage of supporters singing a racist song which references two first-team players.

An usherette picked up the then prime minister's discarded cigar at a London theatre in 1953.

Aston Villa say they are "disgusted and appalled" at footage on social media of supporters chanting a racist song.

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The chants make reference to two first team players, it said.

In a statement, external, the club said: "Chants of this nature besmirch the good name of Aston Villa Football Club and our fans.

"If the perpetrators are identified they will be dealt with in the strongest manner by the club and be reported to the police immediately."

Prince William, one of Villa's most famous fans, was among the Carrow Road crowd on Saturday as he watched Villa beat Norwich 5-1 with his wife Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge, and their young family.

BBC Shropshire

The breaking up of an alliance between two police forces could end up costing taxpayers millions of pounds, according to one of the men who helped set it up.

The forces have been sharing services since 2012, but West Mercia Police wants to pull out, saying it is subsidising Warwickshire Police, which it denies.

The alliance was due to end tomorrow, but Warwickshire Police sought Home Office intervention, saying it had not had enough time to split services.

Over the weekend, the Home Office told the pair to stay in the alliance for three more months to ensure vital services are maintained.

Barrie Sheldon was deputy police and crime commissioner for West Mercia for four years from 2012.

The claim of three families there was a crisis in Send funding is dismissed at the High Court.

Allen Cook
BBC News

A supermarket's been robbed at knife-point in a Shropshire village.

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A man went into the Co-op on High Street, Highley, south of Bridgnorth, last night and threatened staff, West Mercia Police said.

He then ran off with cash.