League tables go live and the BBC reveals how long it could take for poorer pupils to do as well as the rest.

The estranged wife of a former-minister who was involved in a sexting scandal says she is “honoured” to be elected to his former seat.

Kate Griffiths held the Burton seat for the Conservatives, with a majority of 14,496 over Labour's candidate Louise Walker in the seat Andrew Griffiths held for nine years.

"I'm feeling very excited and very, very honoured. The people of Burton have put their trust in me and elected me as their member of Parliament and I’m ready to get to work on behalf of everybody.

“It’s quite overwhelming actually for the number of people to have turned out and voted for me. It’s a huge privilege, this job.”

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Mr Griffiths resigned as small business minister in July after a newspaper reported he sent two women more than 2,000 messages in 21 days, weeks after the birth of his first child.

He was cleared of wrongdoing by the parliamentary standards watchdog, which said it found no evidence he sent the messages while engaged in parliamentary activities.

The arrests in Birmingham are not linked to the London Bridge attack, West Midlands Police say.

Jess Phillips, seeking re-election as MP for Birmingham Yardley, said the election campaign has been difficult.

"It's been a hard slog," she said.

"The Labour Party tonight, we have failed the people we aim to serve and that is heartbreaking."

Mr Corbyn has said he will not be leading Labour in the next general election.

He was speaking as the Conservative party continued to take Labour seats as it headed towards a majority.

Ludlow Conservative MP Philip Dunne described the outcome as a "historic result" for south Shropshire, after he won a majority of 23,648, an increase of more than 4,000.

He claimed 64.1% share of the vote in an area that had had a leave vote of 57.9%.

"We've got the largest number of people voting Conservative ever, got the biggest majority ever and I think that's a huge tribute both to my team in getting, encouraging people out to vote, but also to the residents of south Shropshire.

"[They have] voted very decisively... to make it crystal clear that they want the government to deliver on the referendum result.

"I've spent time across the border in Wales and we've had a number of... historic wins in Wales taking seats that we've not held before and also in the West Midlands.

"I think it bodes very well for... doing [things]... that the prime minister intends to do and then getting on with the people's priorities of trying to make sure that our health service continues to improve. We've got this record investment in acute care in Shropshire, in Shrewsbury and Telford, and we need to get on with that now."

Mark Pawsey, the Rugby Conservative MP, has described the turnout as "great" following his victory.

The turnout in his constituency was 70.2%, a decrease of 0.9%, as he achieved a majority of 13,447, a rise of more than 5,000.

Following his victory, Mr Pawsey said: "One of the concerns I had was that turnout might be lower because of people being frustrated with politicians.

"But the turnout has been high and I pledge myself to continue to work for all of Rugby's residents."

Andy Giddings
BBC News

We'll be back from 22:00 covering the results in all of the seats in the West Midlands through the night and tomorrow.

BBC Weather Watchers

The BBC Weather Watchers have shared some beautiful sunset photos this evening.

These ones were taken at Gnosall in Staffordshire and Bitterley and Dawley in Shropshire.

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Local Democracy Reporting Service
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The acting chief executive at Cheshire East Council, who was due to take on the job permanently, has taken up a job in St Helens instead.

Kath O’Dwyer was due to be formally voted in by Cheshire East councillors at their meeting next Thursday, but after a successful interview, decided to take up the equivalent job at St Helens Council instead.

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Ms O’Dwyer, who lives in the St Helens area, was appointed as acting chief executive at Cheshire East in April 2017 when Mike Suarez was suspended from the role while the council investigated his conduct.

She has been acting chief executive ever since and will be paid £160,000 in her new role - similar to the salary of £151,000-£161,000 she could have expected to have received at Cheshire East.

Cheshire East Council has been approached for comment.

Nelly, a Staffordshire bull terrier-type bitch, was tied to a fence with a martial arts belt.

Octavious Waldron attempted to import handguns and grenades, the National Crime Agency said.

Worcester News

Here are three of the stories from the Worcester News today:

• No prison for men who tried to break into Halfords, external
• Persistent offender is back in court for theft, external
• Lane closures from Monday due to M5 works, external

BBC Weather Watchers

This wet weather is set to stay with us overnight, but it should clear up for most of us by tomorrow afternoon.

A man is in hospital with "potentially life-threatening injuries" after being was stabbed in Telford.

The 27-year-old was attacked on Crescent Road in Hadley at 22:00 yesterday and West Mercia Police believes he knows his attacker.

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Local Democracy Reporting Service

Shropshire's fire authority says it wants to offer the police the chance to share its new training facilities in Telford, but it is still unclear exactly what the West Mercia Police force wants.

It is in the process of redesigning its Stafford Park site, but while discussions with the police have taken place, the fire authority said it was "still unclear at this stage what the police requirements are, and whether they can be met without significant redesign of the building".

The plans for the new fire station will be discussed on 18 December and the fire authority hopes work will start next autumn.

The mother of a boy found dead in a caravan has been released pending further investigation, after being arrested.

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The boy, named at the city's coroner's court as Kyrone Vaghji, was found by emergency services at Blossomville Way, Acocks Green, Birmingham, on 22 August.

He was pronounced dead at Birmingham Heartlands Hospital shortly after.

The cause of death has not been ascertained yet, West Midlands Police said.

The mother, originally questioned on suspicion of child neglect, had been bailed until this month.

The basics of voting in a general election are simple - you choose the candidate you want to vote for and you put a cross in the box bedside their name on the ballot paper.

But there are a few things you probably want to be aware of, such as:

• Animals are not normally allowed in polling stations, except for assistance dogs
• The Electoral Commission advises against taking selfies in a polling station, in case you accidentally reveal how someone else voted - and that is illegal.
• You can tell your social media followers how you voted, but revealing how someone else voted can land you with a fine of up to £5,000 or six months in prison.
• You can vote if you are drunk or under the influence of drugs, unless you are disruptive.
• A child is allowed to come to the polling station with you, but they're not allowed to mark the ballot paper.
• The Electoral Commission says there is nothing in law to prevent you from wearing a slogan going into a polling station, but you must leave straight after voting, because campaigning inside a polling station isn't allowed.

And you can get more dos and don'ts here.

A former sub-postmistress from Shropshire who was jailed for false accounting is hoping that a landmark court case will lead to her conviction being overturned.

Yesterday, after a series of court cases, the Post Office agreed to pay almost £58m to 550 sub-postmasters and postmistresses who said errors with a computer-finance-system, meant that they were falsely accused of fraud or theft.

Rubbina Shaheen, who ran the Greenfields post office in Shrewsbury, served three months in jail for a crime she says, she never committed.

Her husband Mohammed said: "It's a great relief. Although we have come a long way, we've suffered a lot in the last 10 years, but at last we are hoping that we get a CCRC [Criminal Case Review Commission] letter and justice is done."

BBC Sport

Coventry's Joel Fearon is preparing to make his debut for Switzerland's national bobsleigh team this weekend.

He was part of the British four-man team that was recently awarded the bronze medal for the 2014 Winter Olympics, but has taken advantage of a rule that allows him to compete for another nation outside of the games.

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The former 100m runner, whose personal best of 9.96 seconds puts him joint fifth on the British all-time list, told BBC Sport: "It's a massive honour to think that a nation like Switzerland has recognised the work I've done in the sport over the last eight years."

Wasps back-row forward Alex Rieder is forced to retire from professional rugby on medical grounds at the age of 28.