BBC Radio Stoke

Performances at the Regent Theatre and the Victoria Hall in Hanley have been suspended until 27 November.

The Ambassador Theatre Group, which runs the venues, said the decision was made due to the ongoing social distancing restrictions.

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The group said it's also having to look at staff contracts, because of the government's decision not to continue with its Job Retention Scheme.

Police, firefighters, and highways officers are at the scene of a gas leak in Stoke-on-Trent.

Diversions are in place and there is a warning of congestion around the area in Church Street.

BBC Weather

We've got used to sunny September but it's all change with most of us forecast a rainy day.

Temperatures will take a drop too, with the maximum around 13C (55F).

The wet weather is expected to continue tomorrow.

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Chris Gorman captured unique images of empty shopping malls and theme parks.

The ballet world is competitive and the pressure on young dancers to achieve the "perfect physique" is high.

Local Democracy Reporting Service

Plans for 90 more homes on the former Massey Ferguson factory site in Coventry are being recommended for approval.

Persimmon Homes has applied to create 34 houses and 56 apartments on the site.

Planning officers said the development would provide "much-needed affordable homes".

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This land had been set aside for a primary school but the city council said there wasn't a need for one.

A decision will be made later this week.

Cases of coronavirus are continuing to rise in Birmingham with the rate now at about 100 cases for every 100,000 people.

However, the city is no longer near the top of a list of the worst affected places.

Cases have continued to rise in Sandwell with 75 cases for every 100,000 but they have fallen in Solihull and Wolverhampton (62 per 100,000 and 53 respectively).

Cases in Rugby have risen with 54 cases per 100,000 people.

Stoke-on-Trent Live

Here are three stories from the Stoke Sentinel's website:

• Motorcyclist seriously injured in crash on A500, external
• Pub closed as vigilante sting sees suspect quizzed over 'child-sex' crime, external
• Salesman mugged by gang who saw him win £100, external

A signalling fault has caused a second day of reduced services on train lines through Birmingham's Snow Hill station.

West Midlands Railway said it has been running an "emergency timetable", involving some bus services, to Worcester and Stratford since the fault occurred yesterday morning.

The company said it expected repairs to be completed tonight and normal timetables will resume tomorrow.

Police patrols in the Arboretum area of Worcester have been stepped up, after reports of a group of men in a car approaching children as they walk home from school.

The force said it doesn't believe all the reports are linked and is looking into each one separately.

Kathryn Stanczyszyn
Political Reporter, BBC WM

The latest coronavirus figures for Birmingham show the highest rate of new cases are found among the 30-39 age group and in the Asian community.

Birmingham City Council also reported a "worrying increase" in cases affecting the over-75s.

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At the same time more than three quarters of Birmingham council wards reported six or more cases last week.

Despite the number of infections rising though, the numbers of positive cases per amount of people tested is relatively stable.

The council also said a seventh walk-in testing site will open this weekend in Sparkbrook and it is looking for other locations.

Letters have gone out to 1,200 farmers warning they could face heavy fines if they pollute Herefordshire rivers.

The Environment Agency has written to landowners in the River Lugg catchment to remind them of laws which were put in place in 2018.

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Campaigners have complained rivers are facing 'environmental disaster' due to the phosphate from poultry units.

Police officer Elaine McIver "embraced life" and was "a joy to be around", her sister says.

He is rescued from an upstairs bedroom in Sutton Coldfield but his death was confirmed at the scene.

"Pure and innocent" Saffie-Rose Roussos was eight years old when she died in the 2017 terror attack.

Ben Godfrey
BBC Midlands Today

New coronavirus measures introduced in Wolverhampton are going to be "a big change," according to one family.

Neil Rutter (pictured at the rear) said residents in the city were now "moving backwards to keep safe."

"It's just a case of following the guidance," he added.

"We need to get rid of Covid so we've got to follow what's been given to us by the government - end of story."

Aston Villa forward Keinan Davis signs a contract extension, keeping him at the club until 2024.

The husband of Aintree Racecourse chairman Rose Paterson pays tribute to his "dedicated, loving" wife after a coroner records a verdict of suicide at an inquest into her death.

We look at the extra restrictions imposed in parts of the West Midlands - and the reasons for them.

Stoke City Council leader Abi Brown says residents are "really struggling" to book limited tests.