Shropshire Council says the confirmed cases represent 15% of those living or working at the site.

Police have recovered a stolen mini-digger after it was reported missing.

It was believed to have been taken from farm land in Ewyas Harold, Herefordshire, in the early hours of Sunday.

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West Mercia Police's rural crime team , externalhave made three arrests relating to the theft and they remain in custody.

PC Sarah Smith said: "We are so pleased for the owner that we have recovered the mini digger."

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The BBC Weather Watchers have been busy sending us pictures, these snaps have a bit of a theme...

Wolds Wanderer took this photo in Stratford-upon-Avon, those pooches have seen some friends across the water!

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In Cardington, Shropshire, Peter Steggles snapped these horses and goats in a field.

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The health secretary says he is "very grateful" to Stoke-on-Trent people for responding positively.

A number of police officers have been assaulted while on patrol.

West Mercia Police said, external four people have been arrested following the disorder in the Burford area of Telford yesterday at about 14:30.

Three men, all aged 18, were arrested on suspicion of violent disorder and assaulting an officer, whilst a 31-year-old woman, was arrested for violent disorder.

All the suspects are from the Telford area and remain in custody.

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Local Democracy Reporting Service
Tom Dare

More than 700 calls have been made to a council’s coronavirus whistleblowing hotline since its launch, it has been revealed.

By the end of Monday, Birmingham City Council had received 739 contacts via the hotline, which was established on 11 August for people to report any concerns they might have around businesses in the city.

The hotline allows residents to get in touch with the council by phone or by filling out a form on the website, if they have concerns about businesses not following coronavirus distancing guidelines.

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Birmingham was first placed on the national watchlist on 21 August with the city designated as "an area of enhanced support" by the government.

A few days later the council was granted new powers to shut down businesses and premises not adhering to coronavirus guidelines.

"As of the end of Monday 31 August 2020 we were at 739 contacts," a spokesperson for the council said.

The contacts are a mix of phone and web, the council added.

In the early hours of Monday, officers seized sound equipment and dispersed a crowd of about 100.

Phil Bowers
Journalist, BBC Radio Stoke

About 2,200 people have now been tested at sites across Newcastle-under-Lyme after a coronavirus outbreak was linked to a bingo night at Silverdale Working Men's club.

There are still 17 cases of the virus connected to that event, with health officials stating those affected also visited 12 other venues across the town.

Bob Hockenhull
BBC Midlands Today

A mother who lost her seven-year-old son Harry to cancer will run her own marathon to help other young patients.

Sally Johnson had been due to run the London Marathon next month for a charity set up in her son’s name.

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Ms Johnson, who's already raised almost £500,000 in six years, will now complete the 26.2 miles on her own course in Shrewsbury on 4 October.

She said: "I've been training, I've been working hard and I didn't want all that to go to waste."

The baby, now 12 months old, was removed from the family home after suffering a rib injury.

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After all the hard work and preparation, it was a relief for Matthew Carpenter to see a successful return for two of his classes today.

He's the headteacher at Baxter Academy in Kidderminster and he said 95% of the pupils were back today, enjoying what was as close to a normal school setting as they could manage.

Some parents and children spoke to us when they arrived this morning.

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Pets at Home says its new warehouse in Stafford will employ 1,000 people.

It is looking to close its distribution centre in Stoke-on-Trent and make the move to the county town by 2024.

The retailer says the new larger warehouse is to meet online demand, and the 450 workers at Trentham Lakes will be offered the chance to move there.

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It looks like there are lots of children who are very happy to go back to school this week.

Here we have Mason, who is going to school in Bridgnorth. His mother, Chloe Jones, said: "Mason was excited but very nervous to go back. However the head teacher was out the front getting the children all excited about being back and and as soon as he spotted his friends he was off."

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Stanley, who goes to school in Telford and his mother, Laura Wise said he was "happy and waiting to go back to school".

She also said her school's breakfast club was "very organised" with bubbles for the children to stay in.

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And here we have Gareth and Jacob, who go to school in Shrewsbury.

Gareth went back today and his mum, Sherree Kitchen, said: "It was hard the thought of him going back to school after all this time but Gareth was excited at the prospect of seeing his friends again."

And she added: "As soon as he walked into the classroom, he had to go and wash his hands then he had to sit down at a desk with his name on. He just took it all in his stride."

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The boy joined a neo-Nazi group after a "test" where he expressed hatred for Jews, a court hears.

Wasps sign hooker TJ Harris on a short-term loan deal from Championship side Jersey.

BBC Sport

British number one Dan Evans claimed straight-sets victories in his opening matches at the US Open.

Evans, 30, from Birmingham, who is the 23rd seed, made light work of Brazil's Thiago Seyboth Wild as he won 6-2 6-1 7-6 (7-5).

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He joins fellow Britons Johanna Konta, Cameron Norrie, Kyle Edmund and Andy Murray in the second round.

Local Democracy Reporting Service

A senior GP has urged schools to relax uniform rules, claiming poor families cannot afford to wash them every day to stop the spread of Covid-19.

At Walsall Council meeting, Dr Anand Rischie, chairman of Walsall Clinical Commissioning Group, said schools should be more tolerant of children wearing non-uniform clothing.

“Walsall is a very poor borough," he said. “Parents will not be able to run their washing machines every day for those uniforms to be cleaned." He added the evidence was still unclear on how long it took for coronavirus to degrade, so washing clothes was "key".

“But if they are going in their regular clothes, they can be washed on the weekend. It’s common sense and locally if we can advise that of schools, we should be recommending that,” he said.

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Stephen Gunther, Walsall’s Director of Public Health, said the authority was working with schools and academy trusts to provide guidance.

“It will be difficult for some parts of our community and we need to recognise that. If we are going to prevent [coronavirus] we are might need to be flexible and tolerant around the school uniforms,” Mr Gunther added.

Two West Midlands universities have been ranked within the top 150 in an international league table.

The University of Oxford has been ranked first for the fifth time in a row, in the Times Higher Education world rankings.

The University of Warwick has held its place at 77, while the University of Birmingham has risen five places from 112 last year to 107.

Overall, the UK has 29 universities in the top 200, up slightly from 28 last year.

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