A pedestrian is still in hospital with serious injuries nearly a week after a hit-and-run crash in Birmingham.

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The 49-year-old man was outside the Merry Mare pub on Stoney Lane, Yardley, last Thursday when he was hit by a Nissan Micra, West Midlands Police say. , external

The car left and was later found abandoned on Bonham Grove.

Pavlo Lapshyn is serving a life sentence for killing an 82-year-old man and bombing mosques.

Sophie Calvert
Political Reporter, BBC Radio Stoke

The number of positive Covid-19 cases in an outbreak linked to a pub in Staffordshire has risen to 22.

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About 1,000 people have come forward to be tested, the county council said, after cases were connected to the Crown and Anchor pub in Stone last month.

Of the 22 confirmed cases, 15 people live in Staffordshire and seven in Stoke-on-Trent.

The council said more than 60 contacts they have had were found and all are self-isolating for 14 days.

A man sped off from police the wrong way along the hard shoulder of a motorway at 100mph before abandoning his car and trying to run away, Warwickshire Police said., external

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The 38-year-old, from Tipton, was initially pulled over on suspicion of committing a traffic offence on the M40 yesterday afternoon, the force said.

As officers spoke to him on the hard shoulder, he drove off, hit a police car and then fled through Warwick Services at 90mph before turning on to the hard shoulder.

He was caught after he fled on foot and arrested for several offences including suspicion of dangerous driving and assaulting a police officer.

Worcester News

A few of the stories the Worcester News is covering today:

• Council's says biggest priority is safety as preparations begin for Worcestershire children returning, external
• Salon owner fears she could lose everything if she is not allowed to work, external
• Worcester schools to share more than £200,000 to expand and improve facilities, external

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BBC News

A blaze in a woodland which burned for several days is thought to have been started by a camp-fire.

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Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service said, external more than 20 appliances had been sent to the scene near Enville, near Stourbridge, when it was first reported on Friday afternoon.

Today it said firefighters would keep returning to the site of the fire to check for hotspots and damp them down.

Staffordshire Police is now investigating.

Allen Cook
BBC News

A motorcyclist has died and a woman's in a critical condition in hospital after a crash in Coventry this morning.

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The pair were believed to be on the bike on Coundon Road when it lost control near the level crossing, came off the road and hit a parked car and a lamppost, West Midlands Police said. , external

Bystanders gave the man who was riding the bike CPR before paramedic arrived, but the ambulance service said, , externalnothing could be done and he died at the scene.

The woman was taken to hospital with serious injuries.

National League clubs are split on whether to vote to end the regular season without playing games that were scheduled up to 25 April.

A man's been arrested after a police officer was allegedly headbutted in Rugby.

Warwickshire Police said, external the officer had responded to a call about a man being abusive to customers at a betting shop in Church Street yesterday.

The 58-year-old, from Rugby, was arrested on suspicion of assaulting a police officer and being drunk and disorderly.

BBC Weather Watchers

We've had a few photos in this morning from our local BBC Weather Watchers showing some of the waterways and reservoirs across the West Midlands.

Here are three from users Timbo in Tettenhall, Wolverhampton, Jo in Edgbaston, Birmingham and Hedgehog in Ombersley, Worcestershire:

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Birmingham Hippodrome has cancelled its Christmas programme and will not reopen in 2020.

Shropshire Star

Are are some of the day's headlines on the Shropshire Star website:

• Shropshire selective school to admit more boys from deprived areas in £2.6m overhaul, external
• Reward for safe return of pregnant pug stolen from Telford garden, external
• Burglar restrained by Telford householder put behind bars, external

Local Democracy Reporting Service

The Local Democracy Reporting Service in the West Midlands has been covering these stories this week:

• Council-run swimming pools and gyms in Sandwell which reopened last week could shut again over a pay dispute. Unions say they will ballot staff on strike action unless Sandwell Leisure Trust improves its offer of a 1% wage increase over the next two years. The trust says the proposed offer is about the financial viability of the leisure centres.

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• Children going to a pupil referral unit in Walsall are set to move to temporary buildings ahead of the construction of a brand new school. The council's expected to approve spending £850,000 on facilities for pupils of the New Leaf Centre while a new £7.5m new centre is built.
• A new learning centre could be built next to a Sikh temple in Wolverhampton to teach younger members about the religion. Guru Nanak Gurdwara, in Wednesfield, has submitted a proposal to Wolverhampton Council for a two-storey building next to the temple.

Four children and a woman are in hospital after the crash in Birmingham the early hours of Thursday.

Dean Bayliss was killed by Hardeep Bhachu at their shared accommodation in Birmingham.

A teenage boy is still in hospital after being hit by "several cars" on a motorway but police say his condition is not life-threatening.

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The M5 was closed for three hours yesterday in both directions between junction 2 for Oldbury and junction 3 for Quinton.

The 15-year-old suffered serious injuries and West Midlands Police said it was unclear how the boy, who was on foot, came to be on the motorway.

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A road's shut this morning after a crash involving a motorbike in Coventry.

The ambulance service said it was called just after 06:30 and sent four ambulances and a car to Barker Butts Lane, near the level crossing.

The road is expected to stay closed for some time, West Midlands Police tweeted., external

A 19-year-old woman has been charged with wounding and possession of a knife after a teenage girl was stabbed in Walsall on Tuesday.

Emergency services were called to Bridge Street at about 16:15 where the 17-year-old was found with injuries to her neck and head.

She was taken to hospital, but West Midlands Police said , externalher injuries are not believed to be life-threatening.

The 19-year-old, from Walsall, was charged on Wednesday and has been remanded in custody ahead of an appearance before the town's magistrates court on 2 September.

Several police cars were rammed they tried to stop the man who had burgled properties in Wiltshire.

Allen Cook
BBC News

Police officers could be sent on more patrols in Sandwell as part of efforts to contain a recent spike in coronavirus cases.

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Chief Constable Dave Thompson in his latest blog, external said his force would be "seeking to maximise visibility and interventions" to bring infections down in the area.

The latest data from Public Health England actually revealed a fall in the number of people testing positive for Covid-19 in Sandwell.

The figures showed 19.5 people tested positive for every for every 100,000 population (for the seven days to 1 August), down from 31.2 just a week earlier.

However, while the rate is below the 89.3 per 100,000 in Blackburn with Darwen, it is above the average rate for England of 8.8 per 100,000.