Two teenagers have been arrested on suspicion of murder after officers were called to reports of a stabbing in Rugby.

The victim, in his 20s, was found at a property on Meadow Road shortly after 18:00, police said.

Two boys, aged 16 and 17, remain in police custody.

A cordon remains in place on Meadow Road whilst inquiries continue, said Warwickshire Police.

Alex Hamilton
BBC Weather

It will be a wet and cloudy day with highs of 15C (59F).

BBC News Travel

A crash involving three vehicles has closed the M6 northbound in Warwickshire.

The road was initially closed from J5 to J6 but that has now been extended back to J4.

Diversions are in place with motorists being encouraged to use the M42 northbound.

Vanessa Pearce
BBC News

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We'll be back with our usual mix of news, sport, travel and weather from 07:00 tomorrow, but keep an eye out here for more updates this evening and into the morning.

BBC Hereford and Worcester

Plans for new powers to crack down on anti-social behaviours including "aggressive begging" in Worcester have been sent back to the drawing board for being too blunt and poorly worded.

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The city council wanted to bring in a Public Spaces Protection Order in the city centre , externalwhich could have seen £100 fines handed out and even prosecutions.

But at a meeting last night, councillors said the draft public space protection order risked criminalising all forms of begging.

Other concerns included the lack of enforcement and the order will now be rewritten and delayed until January.

BBC Shropshire

A Shropshire rail users group says proposed timetable changes could have a serious effect on passengers.

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Transport for Wales want to cut the stopping service from Shrewsbury to Chester, replacing it with an express train, which would only stop at Wrexham.

The Shrewsbury Chester Rail Users Association says the changes would cause "serious disruption".

Transport for Wales says it understands how the group feels and wants to work with them.

Windows were smashed at five mosques across the north of the city during one day in March.

An opticians has been badly damaged in a fire started by a blow torch, the fire service has said., external

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The blaze on High Street, Tunstall, yesterday afternoon started during maintenance work on a neighbouring firm and spread to the Nuvision branch.

The fire service says no one was hurt and concluded it started accidentally.

What caused the fire to spread so quickly is still under investigation, Cheshire fire service says.

Alex Hamilton
BBC Weather

It will be a cloudy evening with patchy rain and drizzle with lows of 7C (45F).

Kidderminster Shuttle

A few of the stories on the Kidderminster Shuttle website this evening:

• Campaign after children's tools burgled from primary school in Kidderminster, external
• Congestion concerns for Blakedown after railway hub plan, external
• Halloween hippos go pumpkin bobbing at West Midland Safari Park, external

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You've had your say on the news Worcester City Council won't be culling seagulls in the city after being told it would be illegal.

Instead the council will invest £30,000 exploring other options, including lasers and it will also continue "gull-proofing" bins to restrict their food supply.

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On the BBC Midlands Facebook page, Kim Harvey welcomed the news, external: "No-one should have the right to kill any animal. Love our gulls."

Drew Renhard added, external: "They are a nuisance in Worcester but because of the Severn have probably been there longer than people."

While John Mellor posted, external: "Just bring in a few birds of prey, then the gulls will be culled the natural way."

What do you do with your pumpkin, after you've used it as a lantern?

Soup? Roasted with some pasta? A pie? Veggie curry?

West Midland Safari Park have been feeding theirs to the monsters from the deep - or hippos as they're also known.

Coventry Live

Some of the Coventry Live headlines today include:

• Coventry man jailed after attacking rival gang member, external
• Specialised service will not move, says boss of Coventry's hospital, external
• More hospital appointments to be done by video, external

The victim of a suspected hit-and-run attack in Wolverhampton has been named as Peter Salter.

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The 63-year-old was found with serious injuries in Evans Street, Whitmore Reans shortly after 22:00 on Saturday.

A car officers believe to have been involved in the crash was recovered nearby, and a 48-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving.

He has since been released under investigation.

Mr Salter's family described the painter decorator, who volunteered for local charities, as a "friendly person who always had time for a chat".

"He is a great loss to all who knew him and will be sadly missed by all,” they added.

Simeon Graham first learnt his craft by watching YouTube videos and can now juggle up to nine balls at a time.

BBC Radio Shropshire Sport

A Shropshire youth team is hoping to pull off a Halloween shock in the FA Youth Cup tonight, when they play Rotherham United's under-18 team.

The manager of Haughmond FC's youth team, Liam Cashion said: "Rotherham coming down here is absolutely massive to the club" and joked they'd probably be asking "who the hell are you?"

The senior team made it to the second qualifying round of the FA Cup two seasons ago, eventually losing 5-0 to Boston United in a replay, but it's the first time Haughmond have made it to the first round of the youth competition.

Cashion said they had a plan to upset their League One opponents. "It is a very high standard we are playing against and we can beat Rotherham, I truly believe we can," he said.

BBC Radio Stoke

A playwright thinks there might be a logical reason why an old oak tree in Staffordshire is tied up with chains.

The most common story is that the Earl of Shrewsbury was on his way home through Dinningsdale Wood, when he was stopped by a beggar, but he refused to pay her.

She cursed him and said whenever a branch fell from the oak, a member of his family would die, so he had the branches chained up, to prevent this ever happening.

But Dan Weatherer believes it the truth might be that it was simply to prevent noise pollution - he said it could have been chained up to stop the tree creaking and groaning on windy nights.

A government trouble-shooter has reviewed Stoke-on-Trent Council's troubled children's services.