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Shropshire Star

These are some of the Shropshire Star headlines this afternoon:

• Archie Spriggs murder: Dad 'asked social workers if it would take son being killed before they would act', external
• Shropshire and Mid Wales fall silent again for Armistice Day, external
• Grave is refurbished after Shropshire soldier’s appeal, external

The inquest jury in the case of Evha Jannath has concluded the 11-year-old's death was accidental.

Image source, Family handout

Evha had been on a school trip when she fell out of a boat on the Splash Canyon water rapid ride at Drayton Manor, Staffordshire, in May 2017.

Her cause of death was given as drowning.

Local Democracy Reporting Service
Andrew Morris

Shropshire Council is heading for a £6m overspend in the current financial year. However, it has clawed back £2m in the last three months alone.

The council’s cabinet will hear next week that the local authority is on course for an overspend of £5.987m in the current financial year.

Its gross budget for 2019-20 stands at £568m.

A forecast after quarter one suggested it was heading for an £8m overspend.

Ongoing service pressures relating to school transport and children’s services staffing and agency costs are under review, it said.

A major redevelopment of Coventry is continuing as part of a £100m project to transform the city centre in time for it to take on the UK City of Culture title in 2021.

The escalator and footbridges connected to West Orchards Shopping Centre are currently being demolished to re-establish the view to Coventry Cathedral.

Much of the work is focussing on improving the views and "settings" for some of the city's most important buildings.

Image source, Coventry City Council

The demolition of nearby Coventry Point is also ongoing, and the city council said the wider works, which includes revamping pedestrian access, would leave a "legacy" for local people.

Image source, Coventry City Council

A man has died while reportedly attempting to repair his fork lift truck on the side of the road.

Police say he was found at the side of the A438 in Letton on Friday.

The road was closed for a time and he died at the scene, shortly after 12:30 West Mercia Police said.

Worcester bridge has reopened after an operation to clear debris from the water.

Image source, Environment Agency

Image source, Environment Agency

It had been partially closed since 09:30.

The father of seven-year-old Archie Spriggs, killed by his mother in September 2017, has told an inquest how he was "repeatedly dismissed" by social services staff after pleading for his son's protection.

Image source, Family handout

Lesley Speed strangled and smothered her son at their home in Wall-under-Heywood, Shropshire, last September.

In a statement read to the Shropshire Coroner's Court by his lawyer, Matthew Spriggs said he had disclosed "several types of abuse and neglect" by the boy's mother.

In his evidence Mr Spriggs claimed his concerns were not taken seriously - and that he had telephoned social services in the months before Archie's death and asked: "What is it going to take for you to investigate? Bruises? Broken bones? Or my son to be killed by her?"

Mr Spriggs, who said he was told "it won't come to that", also claims that Archie's school failed to take his concerns seriously.

The inquest, which was told that part of Mr Spriggs' statement to the court was disputed by the local authority and West Mercia Police, continues.

A man has been taken to hospital, after a stabbing in Birmingham.

Image source, Google

It happened on Kings Heath's High Street shortly before 12:00 and the man in his 30s went to hospital to be treated for injuries to his back.

These are not currently believed to be life-threatening, West Midlands Police says.

BBC News

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BBC News

A huge island of debris is being cleared from the River Severn in Worcester before it can contribute to more flooding.

The branches and other debris were washed down with floods a couple of weeks ago.

A series of flood alerts are currently in place in the area and more rain is forecast.

Worcestershire County Council said it was monitoring river levels and the engineering team would remove as much debris as possible.

Premiership club Harlequins appoint former Wolves managing director Laurie Dalrymple as their new chief executive.

A boy and a man have suffered serious injuries in a stab attack in Coventry, police say.

The 15-year-old received a stab wound to the neck and the 18-year-old was stabbed in the back in a "deliberately targeted" attack in Acacia Avenue just after 19:00 on Friday, said West Midlands Police.

An 18-year-old man was arrested at an address in Shard End on Saturday on suspicion of attempted murder.

He's been released on police bail.

Both victims remain in hospital with injuries not thought to be life threatening, the force added.

Birmingham Live

Some of the Birmingham Live headlines include:

• Birmingham pilot who raped young girl jailed for more than seven years, external
• Chilling moment hooded teens storm JD Sports amid fears other stores could be targeted in 'copycat' raids, external
• Raging Asda baker set to sue supermarket after losing job over controversial new contract, external

Boris Johnson laid a wreath and spoke to a veteran during a service in Wolverhampton on Armistice Day, the anniversary of the end of World War One in 1918.

Image source, PA Media

The prime minister went to a service at the cenotaph in St Peter's Square in the city.

Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn and shadow foreign secretary Emily Thornberry attended a service outside Islington Town Hall, north London.

Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage was among those who marked the occasion at Hartlepool War Memorial.

Image source, PA Media

Image source, Reuters

Stourbridge keeper James Wren has his father to thank for saving a penalty in their FA Cup first-round tie against Eastleigh.

BBC Shropshire

The Children in Need Rickshaw Challenge is heading through Cheshire on the way to Crewe. They're currently in Malpas, near Whitchurch.

Here's how they left Oswestry this morning.

Crowds have turned out along the route to support the team, including as they rolled into Oswestry last night.

Image source, Jane Haddon

A man suffered head and facial injuries in a suspected road rage incident in Nuneaton.

A woman was driving along Lutterworth Road at about 18:30 on Sunday when a silver Volkswagen is reported to have pulled out in front of her unexpectedly.

Image source, Google

The woman flashed her headlights and shortly afterwards the vehicle came to a stop, Warwickshire Police said.

The VW driver is then understood to have got out of his car and approached the woman’s vehicle.

Officers said a man in his 50s reportedly got out of the woman’s vehicle and a verbal altercation broke out between the man and the VW driver.

The VW driver is then believed to have punched the man to the face causing him to fall and hit the kerb.

A 4% council tax rise is also proposed, an increase of £73 for a Band D property.

Fire crews from the West Midlands are still helping rescue people caught up in the severe flooding in South Yorkshire.

Image source, West Midlands Fire Service / Shammi Rana

More rain is set to hit parts of Yorkshire and the Midlands.

The West Midlands Fire Service has sent a water rescue boat crew and high-volume pump team deployed as part of national resilience arrangements.

Image source, West Midlands Fire Service / Shammi Rana

The teams have been joined by a fire crew from Sheldon and have helped people at Fishlake, near Doncaster.

A Shropshire boat rescue team returned to the county at the weekend after joining teams from around the country.

In the Midlands, about a dozen flood warnings are in place as well as a string of less serious flood alerts.