Bea Jones has been left "distressed" by the similarities with the murder of her daughter Moira in 2008.

It is impossible to find out how she died, a pathologist tells the trial of her alleged murderer.

People over the age of 16 are being asked to get tested even if they have no symptoms.

Rural bus services in the West Midlands are being given £2m by the government, to help them become more "innovative".

The money is being split between Staffordshire County Council, which will receive £1,038,090 and Warwickshire County Council, which will get £1,020,000.

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Staffordshire plans to use the money to pay for on-demand minibus services for Leek, Ashbourne and Buxton.

Warwickshire County Council plans to buy four vehicles to serve Kenilworth and in rural Warwick.

The chief constable of West Mercia Police has announced he will retire in September.

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Anthony Bangham, who joined the force as a constable 30 years ago, said he had enjoyed an "amazing career with every day bringing new challenges".

"I have served as a police officer across West Mercia in many roles and different ranks and have always done so with great pride," he said.

Mr Bangham, who was assistant chief constable for the Avon and Somerset force, said he had been "delighted" to finish his career with West Mercia, serving the area where he had spent most of his life.

The force's Police and Crime Commissioner John Campion praised Mr Bangham as "a determined leader in challenging times" and said he had always put the public at the heart of his work.

Bob Allison had a stroke while abroad and his family set up a fundraising page to help get him home.

In total, eight people face modern slavery and theft charges following an investigation, police say.

Police forces are challenged for being "over tolerant or cracking down too hard," Sir David says.

Charity volunteers from Coventry who travelled to Dover to take food to lorry drivers stuck in queues at the border over Christmas have been shortlisted for an award.

Langar Aid took about 1,000 food parcels to Kent to feed the lorry drivers who found their passage to mainland Europe blocked by the travel ban between the UK and France.

The West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner has shortlisted the organisation for a Community Organisation Hero Award at this year’s Outstanding Citizens Awards, which will take place on Friday.

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Deputy Police and Crime Commissioner Waheed Saleem, said: "Not only have they supported the people of Coventry and the West Midlands, but they also went out of their way to deliver food for the lorry drivers who were stuck in Dover over Christmas."

Avtar Kaur Project Manager for Langar Aid said: "All of our volunteers have gone out of their way to provide food and support for the vulnerable and isolated."

Chloe Fojtik says she was "touched" by the death of Sarah Everard, adding "everyone should feel safe".

Wallace and Gromit star, Shaun the Sheep, helps the environmental project mark a new milestone.

Ollie, 11, has been making the pompom pets which finders can "squeeze" when they feel anxious.

Angry customers have taken to social media to complain about delayed deliveries and dead blooms.

Azam Mangori says Lorraine Cox took drugs at his flat before she died, a court hears.

Shropshire Star

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• Crash witnesses sought after pensioner sustains 'serious injuries', external
• Fire service set to adopt new response targets, external
• Shropshire hospital boss praises team effort during pandemic a year on from first Covid death, external

Mark Masefield was jailed in 2012 after admitting the manslaughter of his friend Anthony Pryke.

Alfie Steele was found in a critical condition at an address in Droitwich and flown to hospital.

Hereford Times

Here are some of the stories on the Hereford Times website:

• Mass testing at Herefordshire schools shut due to coronavirus, external
• Why Herefordshire Council has spent money on electric bikes, external
• The areas leading the way with Covid jabs in Herefordshire, external

Earlier we told you the prime minister had spoken of the country's shock and grief at what happened to Sarah Everard.

Here's a video of Boris Johnson talking to the BBC during his visit to a bus depot in Coventry. He says: "Women in particular must feel that when they make serious complaints about violence, about assault, that they are properly heard, and properly addressed and we are going to make sure that that happens."

The Department for Transport is creating a second headquarters in Birmingham and a new hub in Leeds.