Four people died in the explosion at Wood Flour Mills in Bosley, Cheshire, in 2015.

The firm running the mental health hospital says it is working closely with the watchdog to address issues.

Free Covid-19 testing kits are being distributed in Bromyard today, Herefordshire Council says.

The site at the Co-op store is in addition to three others testing sites at Merton Meadow car park in Hereford, Broad Street car park in Leominster and Wilton Road car park in Ross-on-Wye.

The council also has a number of symptom-free testing sites available.

Covid-hit Shrewsbury boss Steve Cotterill is allowed to attend Saturday's home game with Oxford United.

Several people have been arrested in a county lines operation, police say.

The West Midlands County Line Task Force worked with Warwickshire Police to raid on a property on Thursday.

Police released footage of the operation leading to a number of suspects being taken into custody.

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Birmingham Hippodrome has announced its reopening plans.

The theatre will welcome members of the public back on the 25 May with the Van Gogh Alive show.

It will then reopen for live performance on 24 August with the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical Tell Me on a Sunday, starring Jodie Prenger.

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Fiona Allan, artistic director and chief executive at Birmingham Hippodrome said: "We would like to take this opportunity to thank our audiences for all the support you have shown during our extended closure.

"Just knowing how many people were counting on us to find a way through the pandemic and make sure the Hippodrome could reopen again on the other side, kept me and the team determined and motivated through the last 13 months."

BBC Weather

It's going to be another cool day, with temperatures up to around 11C (52F) and it will be cloudy too, but we could see some clear skies and sunshine too.

Tonight, temperatures could drop to around 2C (37F).

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Thousands of pounds are raised so Michael Murray can get married after a terminal diagnosis.

Residents living near a landfill site say their physical and mental health is suffering.

The American bulldogs, not a UK banned breed, were destroyed after fatally attacking Lucille Downer.

The brother of terrorist Usman Khan apologises to the families of Jack Merritt and Saskia Jones.

Police have issued an appeal for witnesses after a girl was sexually assaulted at a railway station

Between 22:00 and 22:30 on 15 April, a girl was sexually assaulted at Gravelly Hill railway station in Birmingham, by a man she met earlier in the evening.

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Officers from British Transport Police want to hear from anyone who was at the station at the time and may have information.

They are particularly keen to speak to a member of the public who spoke to three people, including the victim, sat in the station’s shelter that evening.

A man has been seriously injured by a falling tree branch in Staffordshire.

West Midlands Ambulance Service said it had received a 999 call at 12:51 to Stapenhill Gardens, Main Street, Burton-upon-Trent, where crews found colleagues from the fire service working to release the man from underneath the large branch.

Paramedics gave the man advanced trauma care on scene before he was airlifted to Royal Stoke University Hospital for further emergency care.

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Everyone who has even one miscarriage should be offered tailored help and support, experts say.

The charges follow the death of Fidel Glasgow, grandson of The Specials singer Neville Staple.

Amarvir Powar's DPD van crashed through a barrier on an elevated roundabout in West Bromwich.

There have been 18 cases linked to The Cake Crew factory identified in Shropshire.

A teenage cyclist has been seriously injured in a collision with a car.

West Midlands Ambulance Service said it was called to Coombes Lane in Longbridge, Birmingham at 21:56 on Tuesday.

Bystanders were treating the boy when paramedics arrived, it said.

“Following emergency treatment at the scene by ambulance staff, he was then transported to Birmingham Children’s Hospital for further assessment," a spokesperson said.

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Express and Star

Here are some of the headlines from the Express & Star website today:

• Dozens of homeless people protected from coronavirus thanks to vaccine clinic, external
• Reece Cox murder trial: Six all played part in death, court told, external
• West Midlands to be among fastest to recover from lockdown restrictions, external