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Laura Smith was photographed in a job centre after losing her seat during the 2019 general election.

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Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SATH) says it is taking action to cut waits in its A&Es.

Recent figures have put the trust among the worst performers in England, with just 60.5% of A&E patients being treated inside four hours. The government's target is 95%.

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NHS England's figures also reveal 348 A&E patients were waiting more than 12 hours for a bed.

SATH has yet to explain the reasons behind the sudden spike in waits, but Sarah Biffen, Deputy Chief Operating Officer at the trust said doctors, nurses and other staff were "working hard to provide the best possible care while we still see very high demand on our services".

She also said additional beds were being created, including a discharge lounge at the Royal Shrewsbury Hosptal and a 16-bed ward at the Princess Royal Hospital in Telford.

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There's now an extra incentive for Shrewsbury Town to reach the fourth round of the FA Cup - because the match against Liverpool will be televised live on the BBC.

Shrewsbury will have to beat Bristol City in a third-round replay next Tuesday to get there, but they now know the winners will play a home tie against Liverpool at 17:00 on Sunday 26 January.

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The first match ended in a 1-1 draw at Ashton Gate and Shrewsbury have made an extra 636 tickets available to Bristol City fans today, after the initial allocation of 1,002 came close to selling out in the first 24 hours.

Mark Newton said Royal Shrewsbury Hospital staff were doing an "admirable" job in the circumstances.

Laura Smith, the former Labour MP for Crewe and Nantwich, wants people to understand not every MP is part of "this elite establishment" with money in the bank.

She was recently spotted outside a local job centre and said: "I'm looking for work, but I haven't got the luxury for hanging on for ages, so I need to take the same steps as anybody who finds themselves unemployed."

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The former primary school teacher has two children and her parents living with her and said some people seemed surprised to see her at the job centre.

She also said she'd like to see "more ordinary people entering politics" but understood "it's obviously not stable and people and have the right to vote you out".

The latest arrivals at West Midland Safari Park will be venturing out into the safari drive-through for the first time next month.

The seven lion cubs were born in two litters in August and September and were being kept behind the scenes in the lion house, but are now roaming around and eating solid food.

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The cubs are called Hunter, Hercules, Hernatty, Harabi, Hodge, Havoc and Hira.

Family of patients who had to endure long waits at Shropshire's two accident and emergency departments have been speaking about their experiences today.

The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital Trust has the fourth-worst record for patients being asked to wait four hours or more to be seen

Rebecca Jones from Manchester said her father Dave Jones was "left on a trolley in the corridor of Shrewsbury hospital A&E department for 32 hours." after suffering a heart attack in December.

She said the staff "were great and were doing the best they could", but added, "this was insane and really not good enough”.

Mark Newton said his 83-year-old father-in-law, George Bufton, was taken to Shrewsbury Hospital in the first week of January.

He had a chest infection and a suspected gall bladder problem and spent 25 hours waiting for a bed to be found.

Mr Newton said he was "gobsmacked" by what he saw and that while staff were doing an "admirable" job in the circumstances, there was just not enough money or staff to cope.

A 10-year-old is among four children arrested on suspicion of carrying out attempted robberies at knife-point in Birmingham.

Two 12-year-olds and another child aged 11 were also picked up by officers in the Five Ways area of the city last night.

Police were called to the area at about 21:00 following reports that people were being threatened with knives in a number of attempted robberies.

The children are currently in custody, said West Midlands Police.

Patrick Cassidy's company stored nearly four times as much waste wood as it was allowed to by law.

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After some bright spells this afternoon heavy showery rain will push in from the south west this evening, which will gradually clear in the early hours.

It will turn chilly overnight with lows of 1C (34F).

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You can find a detailed forecast for your area on the BBC Weather site.

Industrial action by bin collectors in Sandwell might be called off, after further talks with the local council.

The GMB union said its members were unhappy about being asked to do extra work and it was threatening to "work to rule", meaning some bins might have gone uncollected.

But Stuart Richards from the union has reported there are now some "really productive talks going on" and added, "it looks as though we're really close".

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A transport plan expected to signal a ban on cars driving through the city centre and the rollout of 20mph speed limits, is set to be published.

The city council is to launch its draft Birmingham Transport Plan (BTP) on Monday.

The document will set out what needs to change with the city’s transport network between now and 2031 to continue tackling its air quality crisis.

The plan will build on schemes such as the Clean Air Zone, set to launch in the summer, and the workplace parking levy imposing a £500 charge on businesses for every parking space they own.

The council’s transport and sustainability scrutiny committee was told that one of the ideas could be to repurpose or downgrade the A38 tunnels through the city centre, perhaps dedicating them to buses and cyclists instead.

Another significant proposal mooted is to roll out 20mph as the "default" speed on all residential streets, however this would require law changes and support from the government, the committee were informed.

After the document is revealed the intention is for it to go out to public consultation by the end of this month.

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Council electricians in Sandwell will be going on strike and say council tenants "face sitting in the dark" as a result.

The Unite union members claim their latest pay evaluation was unfair and didn't take into account some of the work they do.

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The union says its members should be earning an extra £1,000 a year and that they will be joining electricians from other unions, with similar disputes.

There are more than 20 electricians carrying out repairs for the local authority, which said the pay evaluation had been carried out correctly, taking all their work into account and their pay was at "the average level for similar posts across the West Midlands".

The council said it remained willing to continue talks, if the union had new evidence to present.

Friends of Helen Hancock and Martin Griffiths have expressed their shock at their deaths.

The communities secretary is criticised by Wolverhampton's mayor for starting the tour in her city.

Cheshire East Council is backing badger vaccinations to help reduce Bovine TB, as an alternative to culling.

The local authority already has a policy against badger culling on its own land.

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Cabinet members are expected to endorse the wider vaccination programme at a meeting next Tuesday.

Men who solicit sex in parts of Birmingham are being targeted by officers working in plain clothes to crack down on prostitution.

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The East Handsworth and Lozells neighbourhood team are looking to reduce kerb-crawling on Soho Road.

The majority of men caught in the past have attended a course to help prevent them from re-offending, said West Midlands Police.

Sex workers have been referred to the Umbrella Project for support.