Woman arrested in double murder probe
'Hundreds' gather in city park amid reports of 'rave'
Man charged with murder of father-of-one
Shopping centre giant likely to appoint administrators
Police fear disorder as coronavirus lockdown eases
Updates from Friday 26 June
Allen Cook
BBC News
A workshop's been destroyed in a fire this morning in north Shropshire.
Image source, Shropshire Fire and Rescue ServiceFour fire engines were called to the single-storey, wooden building on Sandy Lane, Market Drayton. , external
Fire crews said it took almost two hours to put out and they managed to stop it spreading to another building., external
Image source, Shropshire Fire and Rescue ServiceWorcester Cathedral is set to lose £250,000 in revenue this year due to the Covid-19 lockdown, according to its Dean.
Image source, PA MediaThe site is reopening its doors to worshippers today, external after being closed since March when the lockdown began.
The Dean, The Very Reverend Peter Atkinson, said it immediately lost 50% of its revenue when it shut from tourists, collections at services and the shop and cafe being closed.
"We shall be needing to look for more money and we shall have to be cutting our costs. Life after Covid is going to be a bit different but the cathedral will be there and it will still be open as a place of prayer and worship," he added.
Birmingham City FC is mourning the loss of a stadium tour guide and fan who "devoted his life to the club".
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A teenager has been arrested on suspicion of drugs offences following an incident on Friday.
Officers witnessed a suspected drug deal in an alleyway behind Victoria Street, Rugby at about 23:40.
Drugs, cash and a mobile phone were seized.
A knife was also found after a search of a nearby address, said Warwickshire Police.
A 16-year-old boy from Nottingham was arrested on suspicion of being concerned in the supply of drugs.
He has been released on bail while inquiries are ongoing, the force added.
Birmingham Live
Some of the Birmingham Live headlines today are:
A biker has been critically injured in a hit-and-run crash in Coventry.
Image source, West Midlands PoliceHis motorbike was in collision with a black VW Golf on Bedworth Road, between Oban Road and Ibstock Road, at about 19:45 on Saturday.
The biker, aged 53, was left seriously injured on the ground while the Golf driver and two passengers fled the scene, said West Midlands Police.
Officers are asking for witnesses to come forward.
A man has died after being rescued from a flat fire in Coventry.
Emergency services were called to the property on Tile Hill Lane shortly before 20:10 on Sunday, said the ambulance service.
“On arrival crews discovered one patient, a man, who had been rescued from the building by the fire service," it added.
He was confirmed dead at the scene.
Thirteen people have been arrested in a police crackdown on lockdown raves over the weekend.
Image source, Getty ImagesStaffordshire Police detained 11 men and two women in connection with illegal raves planned for Cannock.
The force also seized a generator, speakers and an amplifier.
It comes after police warned against raves across the county border in the Black Country on Saturday.
A man is due in court later charged with causing or allowing the death of a child after his six-year-old son died from head injuries.
Image source, West Midlands PoliceArthur Labinjo-Hughes was found unresponsive at a house on Cranmore Road, Shirley, in Solihull, on Tuesday and later died in hospital.
Thomas Hughes, 27, and his partner Emma Tustin, 31, who both lived at the address, face the same charge.
They are due to appear before Birmingham Magistrates' Court.
It will be a dry and sunny day although breezy at times, with top temperatures of 22C (72F).
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Vanessa Pearce
BBC News
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