Around the web: Stabbing first aid to be taught to teenspublished at 13:24 Greenwich Mean Time 27 December 2019
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Around the web: Stabbing first aid to be taught to teenspublished at 13:24 Greenwich Mean Time 27 December 2019
Telford death: Street cordoned off after body findpublished at 13:02 Greenwich Mean Time 27 December 2019
BBC ShropshireA street in a town centre remains sealed off this afternoon with a murder inquiry under way after a man was found dead.
The 32-year-old was found unresponsive in Dawley High Street, Telford, on Boxing Day and West Mercia Police are treating his death as "unexplained".
Two men have been arrested on suspicion of murder.
The street remains taped off from the Flying Fish Restaurant all the way down to the Co-op and people are not being allowed near the Talbot Inn.
Pair in 60s held over attempted murderpublished at 12:54 Greenwich Mean Time 27 December 2019
A 37-year-old man is in a critical condition after being found with stab wounds in Birmingham.
Read MoreAttempted murder arrests over 'domestic' stabbingpublished at 12:45 Greenwich Mean Time 27 December 2019
Allen Cook
BBC NewsA man and woman have been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after another man was found stabbed in Birmingham.
Officers were called to the Camp Hill Industrial Estate and the 37-year-old victim was taken to hospital in a critical condition, West Midlands Police said.
They believe he was involved in a disturbance about 25 minutes earlier at an address on Priestley Road, Sparkbrook.
The 65-year-old man and 60-year-old woman were arrested there and are still in custody.
The force says it's treating it as a domestic-related case.
Murder arrests after man found dead in town centrepublished at 12:30 Greenwich Mean Time 27 December 2019
Two men are arrested on suspicion of murder after a 32-year-old man is found dead in Dawley.
Read MorePassengers offered season ticket discount over disruptionpublished at 12:29 Greenwich Mean Time 27 December 2019
Season ticket holders on services run by West Midlands Trains will be offered discounts from January after months of disruption.
Passengers on both West Midlands Railway and London Northwestern Railway have seen delays, cancellations and overcrowding over the past few months.
The operator blamed a new timetable introduced in May, which it claims is too complex.
Passengers using weekly, monthly and annual season tickets will be offered a 3% cut in the cost, which the firm claims will offset the annual 2.8% rise in national fares from 2 January. , external
West Midlands Trains says the timetable will also be simplified in May and it'll offer other passengers a summer ticket promotion.
Earlier this week, West Midlands mayor Andy Street said he'd ask the government to strip the operator of the franchise , externalif it didn't restore a reliable service by 31 January.
Attempted murder arrest after teenager stabbedpublished at 12:15 Greenwich Mean Time 27 December 2019
Allen Cook
BBC NewsA man's been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a teenager was stabbed in Telford.
The 18-year-old man suffered life-changing injuries, West Mercia Police said, external, after the attack this morning in St John Street, Wellington.
The 24-year-old man they've arrested is still in custody.
Murder arrests after body found on streetpublished at 12:00 Greenwich Mean Time 27 December 2019
Two men have been arrested on suspicion of murder after a man's body was found in Telford. , external
West Mercia Police previously said it was treating the death of the 32-year-old found in High Street, Dawley, as unexplained.
Attempted rape report investigated by policepublished at 11:56 Greenwich Mean Time 27 December 2019
Allen Cook
BBC NewsA report of an attempted rape in Redditch is being investigated by police.
West Mercia Police said, external officers believe it happened on Wednesday night near a block of flats in Bushley Close.
Around the web: Couple celebrate Christmas Day twinspublished at 11:42 Greenwich Mean Time 27 December 2019
From the Worcester News today:
Warning over riverside paths as water levels droppublished at 11:16 Greenwich Mean Time 27 December 2019
Allen Cook
BBC NewsPeople in Worcester are being warned to stay away from riverside paths until the water level's dropped and they've been cleaned.
Image source, Worcester City CouncilThere are no flood warnings currently in the city after they were in place before Christmas.
However, the city council says, despite the level of the River Severn falling, walkers should avoid muddy areas near the river until their staff have cleaned them., external
Man's death in Telford 'unexplained'published at 10:59 Greenwich Mean Time 27 December 2019
Allen Cook
BBC NewsThe death of a man whose body was found on a street is being treated as unexplained by police.
Image source, GoogleThe 32-year-old was discovered on Thursday evening in High Street, Dawley, Telford, West Mercia Police said. , external
As part of its investigation, the force is appealing for two men who helped the man get into a taxi earlier in the evening to come forward.
Officers stress they don't believe the pair are involved in the death and are wanted as key witnesses.
Around the web: Figures show dozens of care home probespublished at 10:45 Greenwich Mean Time 27 December 2019
From the Shropshire Star:
Stoke 'need to keep getting better'published at 10:33 Greenwich Mean Time 27 December 2019
Matt Sandoz
Stoke City commentator, BBC Radio StokeStoke City manager Michael O'Neill says he believes his team have improved since he arrived at the club.
Image source, Getty ImagesThe Potters are out of the bottom three of the Championship for the first time since August after a dramatic late victory over Sheffield Wednesday.
Two goals after 90 minutes from Tyrese Campbell and Sam Vokes (pictured) saw Stoke come from behind to win 3-2.
O'Neill told BBC Radio Stoke: "I think we're slowly going in the right direction but, what we saw today, we're going to have to see that in the remaining games of the season."
Anxious wait for family after Singapore cancer treatmentpublished at 10:14 Greenwich Mean Time 27 December 2019
The family of a five-year-old boy with leukaemia said they would know in a week if specialist treatment in Singapore had worked.
Image source, Hand in Hand for OscarOscar Saxelby-Lee, from Worcester, had stem-cell treatment in the UK, but tests showed cancer was still present.
He flew to Asia with his parents for CAR-T therapy, with the help of £500,000 raised to pay for it through crowdfunding.
His mother Olivia Saxelby said the treatment, which is not available on the NHS, was specifically developed for individual patients.
"It feels surreal, but it also feels like nothing has changed because we just haven't seen a difference yet and we don't know what's happening. It's really tough," she said.
Around the web: Man aims to get away from homeless centrepublished at 09:59 Greenwich Mean Time 27 December 2019
Stoke-on-Trent LiveFrom the Stoke-on-Trent Live website today:
England lose Warwickshire's Sibley early in first Testpublished at 09:46 Greenwich Mean Time 27 December 2019
Allen Cook
BBC NewsWarwickshire opener Dom Sibley has been dismissed for four as England reply to South Africa's 284 in the first Test.
Image source, ReutersIt's the latest low score for the 24-year-old who has a top score of 22 in his first three games for the national side.
You can follow the latest updates on the match on the BBC Cricket website here.
Part of £500m Birmingham city centre revamp to reopenpublished at 09:29 Greenwich Mean Time 27 December 2019
BBC Midlands TodayBirmingham's Chamberlain Square is set to reopen next month after being shut for more than four years.
The area was closed to make way for the £500m Paradise regeneration scheme, which started in 2015. , external
The square was closed when the city's old library was demolished and, since then, two new buildings have been constructed.
The developers are now working on the third of 10 new buildings but overall work on the 17-acre site won't be finished for nine more years.
Villa team praised for 'character' in Norwich winpublished at 09:13 Greenwich Mean Time 27 December 2019
BBC SportAston Villa boss Dean Smith says his team "showed an awful lot of character" to beat fellow strugglers Norwich and move a point off safety in the Premier League table.
Image source, Getty ImagesConor Hourihane came off the bench to score the only goal, laid on by midfielder Jack Grealish, before Tom Heaton produced a fine save to deny Norwich substitute Onel Hernandez a late equaliser.
Quote MessageIt wasn't a classic performance by any means but we showed an awful lot of character out there as well. Sometimes a result like that can play you into form. We'll certainly get better."
Dean Smith, Aston Villa manager
Car fire tackled in Birminghampublished at 08:54 Greenwich Mean Time 27 December 2019
Allen Cook
BBC NewsA car's been destroyed in a fire in Birmingham.
Fire crews were called to Priory Road, external, at the junction with Edgbaston Park Road, last night.
No details have been released on any injuries or the cause of the blaze.
Image source, West Midlands Fire Service
Image source, West Midlands Fire Service
