Durham's dazzle with the ball to skittle Worcestershire for 131 in their first innings, and stamp their authority on day one.

Sam Hain scores 77 for Warwickshire as the Bears share an even first day against Derbyshire in the County Championship.

A man arrested on suspicion of murder remains in police custody for questioning.

Murder-accused Benjamin Monk denies an allegation that he had been "exaggerating" his fears.

Footage of drivers littering in an emergency area on the M6 is released as part of a campaign.

Detectives investigating the killing of Dea-John Reid say it is a "significant step forward".

BBC Breakfast has gone behind the scenes with world champion swimmer Adam Peaty as he juggles his Olympic preparations with fatherhood and moving house.

The Staffordshire swimmer said legacy was "something that you can't almost create, it creates itself."

He said: "Some days I absolutely love it. Some days I absolutely hate it.

"I just want to be the best. It's simple as that."

In the video, Peaty stated: "We're literally 30 seconds from the new house and it's very exciting.... Honestly this is like why all the hard work is worth it."

Keira Ladlow's brother got the Staffordshire bull terrier cross to help his sister, an inquest hears.

The three-year-old pooch, named Bob, has been in the care of the RSPCA for more than two years.

Extra testing has been set up after 31 people with links to two schools and a college tested positive for coronavirus in Staffordshire.

Health chiefs said 19 of those tested positive for the so-called Indian variant, now named Delta variant by the World Health Organization.

The 31 people have links to Westwood College, St Edward's Middle School and Leek High School, the council said.

Households with links to the schools are urged to get rapid PCR Covid tests.

Ella Nosworthy from Nozstock says there are "major issues" for the UK festival season.

A pedestrian has suffered potentially serious injuries after a crash with a lorry.

The man was hurt on Warren Lane in Branston, Staffordshire, just before 9:00 this morning.

Two air ambulances were sent to the scene as well as land ambulances.

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A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokesman said: "Initial reports suggested that the pedestrian was in a serious condition.

"He was taken by road ambulance to the Queens Medical Centre in Nottingham, a major trauma centre."

The service said the man driving the lorry was shaken, but unhurt.

Birmingham, Wolverhampton and Staffordshire have all been given extra funding to improve the safety of their streets.

Those local authorities will share £1,974,787 along with the West Mercia Police and Crime Commissioner and Staffordshire's Police Fire and Crime Commissioner.

The money is intended for projects to target crimes like burglary, vehicle theft and robbery through measures like better street lighting and CCTV.

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The money for the West Midlands, from the Safer Streets Fund, is shared out like this:

• Birmingham City Council - £432,000
• Staffordshire PFCC - £432,000
• West Mercia PCC - £863,185
• Wolverhampton City Council - £247,602

In total £18.3m is being given to councils and police and crime commissioners around England and Wales.

BBC Weather

Today is going to be a little cooler, with temperatures reaching 21C (70F) and there will be more cloud around, but it should stay dry.

And that weather is going to stay with us now, through the weekend and into next week.

You can find your local forecast here.

Emma Grainger is in a coma after migraine treatments went wrong and care costs thousands every week.

Sisterhood On Wheels is a group for black women who want to try roller-skating in Birmingham.

The man, in his 50s, is believed to have got into difficulties in the water, police say.

Thirty-one people with links to two schools and a college have tested positive for coronavirus.

Murder-accused Benjamin Monk says he thought he and his colleague "were going to die".

A van driver has died and two others have been taken to hospital after a crash in Herefordshire.

West Midlands Ambulance Service said it was called to the junction of the B4203 and B4204 at Upper Sapey at 11:09 and found a car and a van had collided.

The van was on its side and despite the efforts of police officers and passers-by the man driving the van died at the scene of the crash.

A man who was a passenger in the van suffered what the ambulance service called "non-serious injuries" and was taken to the Worcestershire Royal Hospital for checks.

A woman who had been driving the car also suffered non-serious injuries and was also taken for checks there.