Commonwealth Games hit £15.5m bus snagpublished at 17:28 Greenwich Mean Time 2 January 2020
Council papers show the spiralling cost of relocating a depot to allow an athletes village to be built.
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Updates from Monday 30 December to Sunday 5 January
Commonwealth Games hit £15.5m bus snagpublished at 17:28 Greenwich Mean Time 2 January 2020
Pompey sign defender Seddon on loanpublished at 17:16 Greenwich Mean Time 2 January 2020
Portsmouth sign defender Steve Seddon on a loan deal from Championship side Birmingham City until the end of the season.
Read MoreCordon lifted as 'WW2 grenade' made safepublished at 17:13 Greenwich Mean Time 2 January 2020
Allen Cook
BBC NewsA suspected World War Two grenade's been removed and made safe by the army after being found today in a Birmingham canal.
Image source, West Midlands PoliceWest Midlands Police said it was discovered this morning off Clissold Passage, Winson Passage, and a 50m (164ft) cordon was put in place.
After nearly five hours, the force tweeted, external to say the grenade was "successfully disposed of".
Image source, West Midlands PoliceDisabled woman 'soiled herself' after toilet locks changedpublished at 16:57 Greenwich Mean Time 2 January 2020
BBC ShropshireA disabled woman soiled herself because the locks on a public toilet were changed without her knowledge, according to her friend.
Image source, GoogleBarry Davies told BBC Shropshire the toilets at Market Drayton Swimming Centre had been shut for refurbishment and the specialist lock removed.
They're due to reopen on Monday, but no signs were put up until after Barry complained.
Market Drayton Town Council has apologised and admitted it should have been clearer as to what was going on.
Quote MessageIf they've got to go to the town council office to borrow a key, there isn't much point because by the time you've walked from here to the town council you've wet yourself."
Barry Davies, Friend
Around the web: Call to revamp city's shopping areapublished at 16:43 Greenwich Mean Time 2 January 2020
The Worcester News is covering these stories today:
Views sought over order aiming to prevent nuisancepublished at 16:29 Greenwich Mean Time 2 January 2020
BBC WMLocal residents are being asked for their views on plans to renew a so-called public space protection order in an area of Tamworth.
The order, which aims to prevent nuisance and anti-social behaviour, was introduced in an area of Dosthill in 2015 in response to ongoing complaints around vehicle gatherings, noise nuisance and littering.
Police are supporting its renewal for a further three years, but the council's cabinet says the proposals should go out to public consultation.
Worcester lock Clegg signs new contractpublished at 16:19 Greenwich Mean Time 2 January 2020
Worcester Warriors lock Justin Clegg signs a contract to remain with the Premiership side for a further two years.
Read MoreWarriors hoping Saracens 'underestimate them'published at 16:14 Greenwich Mean Time 2 January 2020
Worcester Warriors' Marco Mama (pictured) says the squad has to be prepared for a battle when they head to Saracens on Saturday.
Image source, Getty ImagesSaracens were deducted 35 points and fined £5.36m in November after an inquiry into business dealings between owner Nigel Wray and some Sarries players.
Today, Wray retired as club chairman with immediate effect.
Worcester will go into the game after beating London Irish while Saracens lost to Exeter Chiefs on Sunday.
Quote MessageThey're throwing everything at their Premiership games at the moment and they're obviously spirited by what's gone on in the past. We've had some good success there last year, we really put them under pressure, I think we're probably a side that they would potentially underestimate after a big game."
Marco Mama, Worcester Warriors flanker
'Aggressive' thief raids building societypublished at 16:01 Greenwich Mean Time 2 January 2020
Allen Cook
BBC NewsA man's stolen cash from a building society after going in and "aggressively demanding it".
Image source, GoogleStaffordshire Police said, external he went into the Leek United branch on St Edward Street, Leek, just before 13:00.
The force said a "quantity" of money was stolen.
The man was described as wearing a black baseball cap, with a black scarf covering his face and black skiing gloves.
'Brexit distracting government from social care crisis'published at 15:43 Greenwich Mean Time 2 January 2020
Sophie Calvert
Political Reporter, BBC Radio StokeThe government has to find a solution to the crisis facing the care system, according to the leader of Staffordshire County Council.
Image source, AlamyThe local authority's planning a 3.95% council tax rise from April, external and includes spending an extra £8.1m trying to keep children out of care in its proposed budget.
The council's leader Philip Atkins said 65% of its budget, more than £320m in 2020-21, will pay for care and said the government had ignored the issue.
"They've been so wrapped up in Brexit over the last three years, they haven't really addressed this problem, it's been kicked down the road like a tin can but it's something that we do have to address," he said.
After the December general election, Prime Minister Boris Johnson promised cross-party talks within 100 days on the care crisis.
Ministers have also said they recognise the pressure councils are facing and next year's settlement includes a £1bn grant for adults and children's social care.
Roads cordoned off after 'WW2 grenade found in canal'published at 15:28 Greenwich Mean Time 2 January 2020
Allen Cook
BBC NewsPart of Birmingham's cordoned off this afternoon after police said a suspected World War Two grenade had been found in a canal.
The discovery was made at about 11:00 off Clissold Passage, Winson Passage.
West Midlands Police said a 50m (164ft) cordon was in place and bomb disposal experts had been called in.
Free-scoring Alex urged to tighten up defencepublished at 15:23 Greenwich Mean Time 2 January 2020
Graham McGarry
Crewe Alexandra commentator, BBC Radio StokeCrewe Alexandra still have room for improvement, their manager's said, despite the team notching four goals in a match for the fifth time this season.
The Alex kept up their promotion push in League Two with a 4-1 win yesterday against Carlisle.
But they haven't kept a clean sheet since November and boss David Artell wants that to improve.
"We've worked hard on becoming better offensively. We've still got work to do, definitely, we've certainly got to be a bit more ruthless defensively," he said.
Trips, falls and potholes - council billed £124kpublished at 15:09 Greenwich Mean Time 2 January 2020
Local Democracy Reporting ServiceA "falling object", defective pavements and an incident in which a school pupil fell over all led to tens of thousands of pounds being paid out in compensation by Coventry City Council, it has been revealed.
Image source, GoogleThe cases are included in a number of trips and falls worth more than £124,000 in personal injury claims against the council in the last four years.
There have been 355 claims and 25 payouts in that period, a Freedom of Information request from the Local Democracy Reporting Service found.
The biggest payouts include £17,000 paid in November 2016 due to an injury sustained when a vehicle hit a pothole.
Figures cover the 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19 financial years and 2019-20 up until December.
The majority of successful claims have arisen within the council’s highways service, the council said, as a result of trips on pavements or potholes on the highway.
Commenting, a council spokesman said it followed a "regime of regular inspection, assessment, and recording of the condition of roads and pavements, as well as a system to respond to complaints from members of the public".
Around the web: Three men on run after escaping prisonpublished at 14:52 Greenwich Mean Time 2 January 2020
Birmingham LiveSome of the stories on Birmingham Live are:
- Three men still on run after escaping Sudbury prison - and they could all be in Birmingham, external
- Two police officers injured after being hit by BMW in Broad Street mayhem, external
- Dudley Zoo's website crashes due to huge demand for bargain passes, external
Zoo changes its namepublished at 14:37 Greenwich Mean Time 2 January 2020
BBC Midlands TodayThe new year has brought with it a change in name for Dudley Zoological Gardens.
Image source, Dudley Zoo and CastleThe attraction will revert back to being called Dudley Zoo and Castle, a name it used almost 20 years ago.
The change is to mark the 950th anniversary of Dudley Castle this year.
Northern rail services rapped as 'unacceptable'published at 14:22 Greenwich Mean Time 2 January 2020
BBC Business NewsThe government has described Northern rail services as "unacceptable" as delays continue to plague its trains.
Image source, Getty ImagesTransport Secretary Grant Shapps said he was "not prepared" to tolerate the commuter line's poor performance.
The firm runs some services between Stoke-on-Trent and Manchester., external
In October, Mr Shapps said he had taken steps that could lead to the operator being stripped of its franchise.
Northern rail said the late delivery of big infrastructure projects had disrupted its services.
No certainty terror offenders can be 'cured'published at 14:07 Greenwich Mean Time 2 January 2020
BBC News UKThe psychologist behind the UK's main deradicalisation programme for terror offenders says it can never be certain that attackers have been "cured".
Image source, Getty ImagesChristopher Dean told the BBC some terror offenders who take part in his Healthy Identity Intervention (HII) scheme appear to regress because of their uniquely complex identities.
Mr Dean spoke out after HII participant Usman Khan, from Stoke-on-Trent, stabbed two people to death near London Bridge on 29 November.
Khan, 28, was shot dead by police.
He was jailed eight years ago for planning to set up a terrorism training camp - but appeared to be responding to rehabilitation by the time of his release in December 2018.
Your photos: Cloudy viewspublished at 13:52 Greenwich Mean Time 2 January 2020
It may be a dry and grey day but our BBC Weather Watchers are still snapping photos of the great views across our region.
These three are from users Jeff in Stafford, Di's Walk in Sutton Coldfield and Retired Trev in Bromsgrove, Worcestershire:
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Image source, Retired TrevAround the web: Behavioural boys school to closepublished at 13:39 Greenwich Mean Time 2 January 2020
The Shropshire Star's headlines today include:
Trains run again after bridge strikepublished at 13:26 Greenwich Mean Time 2 January 2020
BBC News TravelTrains are running again between Lichfield City and Blake Street, Sutton Coldfield.
Earlier, National Rail Enquires said a vehicle had collided with a bridge in Lichfield.
Image source, Staffordshire Fire and Rescue
