Durham openers Will Young and Alex Lees both make centuries as Durham doggedly build a big lead against Warwickshire.

Essex skipper Tom Westley completes a ton and Dan Lawrence hits 90 as the visitors declare on 561-8 against Worcestershire.

Infrequent buses and cancelled services - why public transport is a vital topic for young voters.

Disruption is expected to services through Wolverhampton until 20:00 BST, Network Rail said.

Four people died in the blast at Wood Flour Mills in Bosley in Cheshire.

Three men have used a van and a rope to rip the front off a cash machine and steal money, police said., external

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The trio targeted the cash machine at the Huub building on Manchester Road, Congleton, Cheshire, on Thursday night.

Officers have since found a vehicle they think may have been used in the robbery.

A 31-year-old man from Congleton has been arrested on suspicion of theft of a cash machine.

After a two year wait, West Bromwich fundraiser Dave Heeley has a new guide dog.

Vernon Rose, whose parents are ill with Covid in India, is told by a doctor he 'needs a miracle'

Research suggests the number of shop vacancies has risen again, with the North of England worse hit.

Usman Khan was allowed to join Learning Together despite concern he was a terror offender.

The £100m scheme is expected to create about 1,000 jobs when work finishes on the old copper works.

Ben Styles allegedly partially constructed a lethal firearm and manufactured live ammunition.

Birmingham City are charged by the FA with playing Ruesha Littlejohn when she should have been suspended.

A charity in Birmingham is helping parents who are facing hardship get access to the internet.

Up to an inch (2.5cm) fell in Clee Hill and there were wintry flurries in the Stretton hills.

BBC Weather

The forecast for today is light cloud and some sunshine, with temperatures not rising much above 11C (52F).

And we can expect more of the same tomorrow too.

You can get a full forecast from the BBC Weather section of our website.

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The pair use their spare time to create the app that can pay for renewable energy projects.

The 74-year-old has "cried happy tears" after receiving overwhelming support, his daughter says.

Firefighters have been battling the flames at an abandoned recycling plant since Monday.

Mark Wood returns for Durham but is outshone by Ben Raine's superb bowling on a dominant first day against Warwickshire.