The accused have been in court in connection with two deaths in the aftermath of a robbery.

A woman has suffered a serious stab wound to her stomach after an attack in the Frankley area of Birmingham this morning.

West Midlands Police said officers were called to Quarry House at 11:20.

The woman is in a critical condition in hospital.

No arrests have been made.

Hundreds of hospital staff turn out to applaud as Patrick McManus's funeral cortege passed by.

Shropshire Star

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

• Telford woman wins £650,000 farmhouse, external
• Telford MP criticised for fake news over Starmer re-tweets, external
• Biker taken to hospital after Shrewsbury crash, external

The 87-year-old's family say they have been fighting daily to bring him back to his own bungalow.

Luke Perry creates a tribute to NHS workers using materials from his family's chain-making factory.

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Wolves have released striker Bright Enobakhare from his contract.

The 22-year-old was part of the squad that won the Championship in 2018 and more recently had loan spells at Coventry and Wigan.

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Bin lorries in the Wychavon District Council area have been redecorated with thank you messages for NHS and other key workers.

One side of each truck bears this image.

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The other side features a thank you from the bin crews, along with suggestions for how people can continue to support the service by reducing their waste, reusing items and recycling as much as they can.

Wasps loose-head prop Tom West extends his contract with the Premiership club.

Organisers of the Nantwich Food Festival say they've cancelled this year's event due to coronavirus.

It was due to be held in September, but they said it would be impractical to press ahead.

Plans are now being made for next year's event.

A life-size statue of Muhammad Ali could be erected at the site of a former community centre in Birmingham.

The Muhammad Ali centre in Hockley was opened by the boxer during his visit to the city in 1984 and is set to be demolished and replaced with a new community facility.

But some have voiced concerns over the plan, saying the history of the boxer's visit to the city could be forgotten completely with the demolition.

Kajans Women’s Enterprise, which is behind the new centre, says it would like to put the statue in the exhibition space.

A suspected burglar has been found rolled up in lagging in a loft.

West Midlands Police said officers found him after getting a report of a man climbing through a smashed window at a house on Swinford Road, Wolverhampton, at 22:45 yesterday.

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They saw scuff marks near the loft hatch and found the 46-year-old was wrapped up in the insulation material

He was arrested on suspicion of burglary and remains in police custody for questioning.

Eight-year-old Sonny Mason leaves the handwritten punchlines at the bottom of his driveway.

Jordan Cunliffe, jailed for the murder of Garry Newlove in 2008, will not be freed from prison.

BBC Weather Watchers

Where did all that grey cloud go?

All we are seeing from the BBC Weather Watchers today is blue skies.

These photos were taken near Rushbury, Hereford and Sheldon.

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A 49-year-old police officer from Telford has won a grade two listed Shropshire farmhouse in a prize draw.

Nigel and Jane Chalenor (pictured below) lived on Grafton Farm near Loppington for 18 years, but wanted to downsize and support good causes.

Image source, Nigel Chalenor

Participants in the draw paid £2 a ticket for a chance of the prize. The property had been valued at up to £650,000, but the Chalenors wanted to follow the prize draw route to raise £100,000 above the market price so they could give 10% of ticket sales to the Severn Hospice.

The winner, Alison Bellamy, is at work today and says she'd forgotten she entered the contest.

The property comes fully furnished, with six bedrooms, a gym, hot tub and three acres of land.

Marie Allport, who worked in a toll booth, died from cancer but lockdown had kept her friends away.

Local Democracy Reporting Service

A number of main roads around Birmingham could be turned into pedestrian zones or cycle lanes as part of measures to curb coronavirus.

Birmingham City Council said its emergency transport plan aimed to create more space to allow social distancing. The authority is also looking at introducing more bus lanes and says it wants to create support packages for schools and businesses to encourage sustainable travel.

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The council said it saw the reduction in traffic around the city as an opportunity to promote "a quieter, safer environment for walking and cycling with much improved air quality."

BBC Sport

Golfer Ed Sandison resumed playing in spectacular style with a hole-in-one on his very first shot after lockdown restrictions were lifted.

Image source, Ed Sandison

The amateur player made his perfect return at Styal Golf Club in Cheshire on its 176-yard par-three opening hole.

Playing with his father-in-law Tony Sweeney, Sandison struck a 4-hybrid and was initially simply relieved to have made decent contact.

"I hadn't swung a club through lockdown," he told BBC Sport.

Colleagues came out to pay tribute to Marie Allport, from Cannock, who died from cancer.