Updates from Monday 30 December to Sunday 5 January
BBC News England
How well do you remember the events of the past 10 years?
With the decade drawing to a close, BBC News has drawn up a quiz to see how much you remember about what made the news in England from 2010 to 2019.
Image source, Getty ImagesIt includes the takeover of Birmingham-based chocolate maker Cadbury by US based Kraft in 2010 - so head here and get answering!
As 2019 draws to a close, there's just one flood alert remaining, external in the West Midlands.
It covers an area of the River Lugg near Lugwardine and the Environment Agency warned that while river levels were falling, they would remain high for several days.
Image source, Environment AgencyBack in October, parts of Herefordshire saw their worst flooding since 1998 and the River Wye was at its highest level since records began.
A portable building which will replace Telford's existing maternity unit has been lowered into place by a crane.
It will take mothers who would have gone to the Princess Royal Hospital's midwife-led unit and it is now sitting next to the specialist women and children's unit.
Image source, SATHThe old maternity unit building, which is 30 years old, will be used for patients with acute conditions instead.
And the move has been paid for with the help of £4m given to the Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital Trust to help it cope during the winter.
Image source, SATHThe hospital said it hoped it would give women "the reassurance of being closer to the consultant-led unit".
And the hospital's chief executive Paula Clark added: "I know that, to some people, the term ‘modular building’ conjures up images of the old demountable classrooms we had at school, but these modern facilities are about as far removed from that as you can imagine."
BBC Radio Stoke Sport
The Stoke City manager Michael O'Neill has told fans "it's difficult to play football which is maybe more attractive when you're in our situation".
They're just outside the Championship relegation zone on goal difference after their defeat to Fulham, but he said they'd shown "qualities that are going to move us up the league".
Image source, Getty ImagesStoke play the two sides above them in the table, Derby and Huddersfield, in the coming weeks and O'Neill said the priority at the moment was "to get points on the board, to get to a level of comfort".
A man has appeared at Kidderminster Magistrates' Court charged with attempted murder after an 18-year-old was stabbed in Wellington on Friday.
Mubasher Mehmood, 24, of Windsor Road, Wellington, was also charged with dangerous driving and possession of an offensive weapon and was remanded in custody, to appear before Shrewsbury Crown Court on 27 January.
One officer suffered arm and shoulder injuries and the other had injuries to his face.
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We've been getting a lot of comments on the BBC Midlands Facebook pag, externale about the father-friendly playgroup started by two stay-at-home dads in Worcestershire.
Sam Chatterley and Dan Rainsford started Cradle to Crayon, saying they sometimes felt isolated in groups dominated by mothers.
And Victoria Elizabeth Oliver wrote: "This is a fab idea and always thought dads could do with a group like this."
David JB felt something like this was needed and wrote: "Having had a lot of time off with my 18-month-old daughter recently, the sexism I have experienced towards men has been staggering. This is a fantastic idea."
Not everyone was convinced though and Katie Clunn said: "I don’t agree that dads aren’t made to feel welcome at play groups. There’s a lot of groups that go above and beyond to be inclusive to all."
And Victoria Harley was also surprised it was needed and commented: "Have to say I’ve never found this at baby groups. Us mums think it’s great when dads come along with their little ones. But if it makes them feel comfortable then why not."
It is set to stay dry to start tonight, with clear spells, although it's expected to start clouding over from the early hours tomorrow. Low: 6C/43F.
Image source, PeakyBeakyNew Year's Eve's set to be mainly dry and cloudy with the odd bright spell. High 8C/46F.
Get a latest forecast at any time from the BBC Weather website.
From the Dudley News today:
BBC Radio Shropshire Sport
The New Saints are playing Cefn Druids for the second time in just five days tonight, after beating their near-neighbours 5-0 on Boxing Day.
Second-place Connah's Quay Nomads are also in action and could overtake TNS at the top of the Welsh Premier League, if the Oswestry-based side fail to win.
And could this be the night TNS striker Greg Draper equals the club's all-time goal scoring record?
It is currently held by Mike Wilde, who scored 151 goals and Draper is on 149.
Sarah Robertson
Journalist, BBC Radio Stoke
Hundreds of people have signed up in five months to a scheme which takes surplus food from supermarkets to sell cheaply to people in food poverty.
The County Stores Supermarket was started in July, external by volunteers in Stafford who say they're also stopping waste going to landfill.
The "social supermarket" is membership-only and free for people on benefits, while everyone else pays £5.
Organisers are now hoping to run basic cooking lessons next year to offer further help.
Quote MessageWe hear a lot of stories which make me feel sad sometimes but knowing that we're actually doing something about it is really rewarding
Ian Tiso, County Stores volunteer
We've had some lovely photos of the hazy winter sun from the BBC Weather Watchers today.
These ones were taken at Edgmond and Church Stretton, in Shropshire, and Bodenham, Herefordshire.
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Image source, Step CounterThe estimated cost of reorganising services at two hospitals has increased by £186m since 2016.
Read MoreTwo people have been arrested after an attack on two police officers in Wolverhampton yesterday.
They were assaulted after stopping two people acting suspiciously on a moped on the ring road at about 16:30.
Image source, West Midlands PoliceWest Midlands Police said one officer had suffered arm and shoulder injuries in the struggle and the other suffered facial injuries, but neither were seriously hurt.
A man in his 50s who went to help the officers was also only slightly hurt.
The force said a 16-year-old boy and 36-year old man had been arrested in the early hours of this morning on suspicion of assault and firearms offences.
They remain in police custody.
Leeds win a St Andrew's classic to go back top of the Championship despite Birmingham City coming from behind three times to level.
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BBC News Travel
Two lanes remain shut on the M6 near Walsall after a lorry spilt a load of contaminated waste across the motorway earlier this afternoon. , external
Highways England had shut all lanes between J10 and J9 and the slip road at J10 from around 13:00 but two lanes have since been reopened.
The organisation said it's waiting for a specialist crew to clear the rest of the waste., external
BBC One
A new six-part drama's started on BBC One telling the story of the Profumo Affair through the eyes of the woman at the centre of it, Christine Keeler.
Image source, Getty Images/BBCThe scandal remains one of the most enduring in modern British political history.
The man the affair was named after, John Profumo, was the Conservative Secretary of State for War and also MP for Stratford-upon-Avon.
Tanya Gold's written here on the BBC website about the drama and the affair and you can watch the first episode on BBC iPlayer here.
A coroner highlights concerns after the death of cyclist Dr Suzanna Bull in 2017.
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BBC Newsbeat
As the decade draws to a close, BBC Newsbeat's been looking at the past 10 years in grime music.
Image source, Lady Leshurr/YouTubeThey've listed some of the moments that helped define the genre over the years incuding when Birmingham's Lady Leshurr dropped a hit which went viral in 2015.
The playful freestyle, filmed in one-take in her home city, now stands at almost 60m views.
Read more about it and the other grime moments here on the BBC website.
An ageing population and a drive to increase diagnosis rates are behind the rise, experts say.
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