Blood tests are being carried out to see whether a Birmingham resident has contracted the new coronavirus, Public Health England (PHE) has confirmed.

PHE said the man, from Harborne, had returned to the UK from Wuhan, China - the city at the epicentre of the outbreak - on 31 December. It added while that was more than 14 days ago, he was being tested because he had shown symptoms during the period.

The man is awaiting his test results in hospital. They are expected in the next 48 hours, PHE says.

So far, there are no confirmed UK cases.

PHE advised anyone returning from Wuhan to self-isolate for 14 days, even if they weren't showing symptoms, external.

Local Democracy Reporting Service

Population changes could see a review of Telford and Wrekin Council ward boundaries before the next local elections.

A council committee was told the number of voters to councillors varied by as much as 25% between some wards, with members considering an approach to the Local Government Boundary Commission (LGBC) to request a review.

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One of the biggest changes has been in Lawley, where the population has risen from 6,100 to 7,600 in the last four years, but there is still no ward bearing its name.

The LGBC carries out reviews automatically when the difference between any one ward and the average across the council reaches 30%, but local authorities can request reviews ahead of the marker being reached.

Telford and Wrekin councillors agreed to investigate further before making a decision about requesting a review from the LGBC.

BBC Radio Stoke Sport

Crewe Alexandra's record of taking points from games after falling behind is the best in the league and midfielder Ollie Finney says he's seen a change in mentality.

He explained: "The last couple of seasons, if we go one-nil down, we're thinking 'we're just getting rolled over here' and lose two or three-nil, but [this season] we all just keep going."

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Crewe have taken 19 points from losing positions and could return to the automatic promotion places with a win over Leyton Orient tonight.

Staff at Hereford County Hospital say they've seen an increase in violent behaviour at A&E, including patients making threats, punching walls, throwing furniture, and attempts to break into medicine cabinets.

On one occasion, the Wye Valley NHS Trust said, young patients had to be moved for their own safety.

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The trust said it was talking with police about extra security measures and there would be more officers on patrol at the hospital.

Council gritting teams will be heading out later with temperatures set to drop overnight.

Worcester Warriors wing Tom Howe signs a new contract extension tying him to Sixways until 2022.

BBC Midlands Today

A university lecturer from Birmingham who is in Wuhan, the centre of the Coronavirus alert, says the UK government isn't doing enough to help and inform Britons trapped there.

UK citizens in Wuhan and surrounding areas said that while other countries prepared evacuations, they had been given little information.

The US and Japan are sending planes to Wuhan for its citizens.

Maeve Clarke, who has been in Wuhan for a month and was due to fly home yesterday, says the government "hasn't responded quickly enough".

She said: "We still don't know exactly what the plans are."

Downing Street says the Foreign Office is "urgently exploring options" for British nationals to leave the region.

Bright Akinleye was murdered while on a music video shoot in central London, a court hears.

Stoke-on-Trent Live

From the Stoke Sentinel:

• Chef left rescue Staffy to starve to death, external
• Forensics at Stoke-on-Trent lake, external
• Scheme to widen junction should start this year, external

Local Democracy Reporting Service

Cheshire East Council is going to wait another 12 months before scrapping its cabinet and replacing it with a number of decision-making committees.

The idea was a manifesto promise from the Independent Group before it entered a coalition with Labour after last year's local elections. Councillors had voted to introduce the change in May.

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Councillor Brendan Murphy, leader of the Real Independent Group, said he understood there would be some disappointment, but more work needed to be done to ensure " a robust process is fully in place".

The fire at Fox's biscuit factory in Uttoxeter appears to have been caused by a mechanical fault, fire investigators have said.

The blaze broke out yesterday morning at the company's Cheadle Road site.

BBC News Travel

A fault with the signalling system is causing disruption to rail services through Leamington Spa.

Delays are expected until 16:00, says Network Rail.

BBC News Travel

An object caught on overhead electric wires is causing blocked rail lines between Birmingham New Street and Walsall.

BBC Radio Shropshire Sport

Shrewsbury midfielder Dave Edwards says their FA Cup replay against Liverpool has been "ruined a little bit" by Jurgen Kiopp's decision not to play his first team.

The Liverpool manager said he would also miss the game, because it's in the middle of the Premier League winter break.

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Looking on the bright side, Edwards said it would be "the chance for a lot of the lads to play at Anfield for the first time" and because they'd be facing a second-string side, it "gives us a better opportunity to win the game".

BBC News Travel

A lorry has shed a load of concrete slabs, blocking part of the A46 Coventry Eastern Bypass.

Only one lane is running past the scene, causing traffic to back up on to the M6 motorway.

Hereford Times

Here are three of the headlines from the Hereford TImes today:

• Dead animal can't be moved from banks of river, external
• Ice and snow on the way, external
• Hospital plea after A&E staff attacked, external

BBC Business News

The UK has decided to let Huawei continue to be used in its 5G networks but with restrictions, despite pressure from the US to block the firm.

China's Huawei will be banned from supplying kit to "sensitive parts" of the network, known as the core.

Peter Sommer, a cyber security expert and professor of Digital Forensics at Birmingham City University, said the government would have taken a lot of advice on the risks of giving Huawei access to the UK's 5G network.

"The heads of the major security agencies have given this, not a clean bill of health, but are saying they can manage the risk," Mr Sommer said.

Shropshire Star

Here are three of the stories from the Shropshire Star today:

• Concern over rail link for power station, external
• Plans for new petrol station, external
• Woman rescued after car overturns, external

The BBC Weather Watchers have been out capturing stunning skies across the region this morning.

These images were taken in Bloxwich, Walsall, by Earl Grey; in Birmingham by Bobby; and in Upper Broadheath, Worcestershire, by Mikesnapper.

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Kady Middleton returns to the scene and meets people who helped her "rollercoaster" recovery.