BBC Radio Shropshire

Shropshire Council's headquarters in Shrewsbury is a step closer to demolition, after Historic England decided not to list it.

The Shirehall building in Shrewsbury is striking but it fails to meet the criteria for protection, the agency, which champion's England's heritage, said.

Campaigners had claimed it was an important example of post-war architecture which should be kept.

The authority wants to sell the site for housing and move to smaller premises with a greater use of remote working.

The government's new three-tier system of coronavirus "alert levels" comes into effect today.

It means different areas of the country will have different restrictions.

Birmingham, Sandwell, Solihull, Wolverhampton, Walsall and East Cheshire are all in the middle tier.

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They're described as being "high risk" areas.

You are not allowed to meet people from other households indoors and a maximum of six people can meet outdoors.

The other parts of the West Midlands are tier one, or "medium risk"

BBC Weather

The showers should disappear and we're forecast some dry and cloudy weather, with maybe some sunshine.

Temperatures will be up to around 13C (55F).

And the rest of the week looks pretty much the same.

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BBC News

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High Street in Tunstall, Stoke-on-Trent, has been badly affected by flooding.

A care home is swamped with cards and gifts for a resident turning 100 in isolation from his family.

Tier two restrictions could be the "last straw" for bars and restaurants, say those in the industry.

Walsall come from behind to extend their unbeaten start in League Two with victory over Leyton Orient.

Live coverage of Tuesday's National League game between Altrincham and Solihull Moors.

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BBC News

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Local Democracy Reporting Service

A coronavirus vaccine is "highley unlikely" to be available before Christmas, Birmingham's director of public health says.

Dr Justin Varney was speaking at a city council cabinet meeting and said that while planning had begun around a potential future roll-out of a vaccine, next year was more realistic.

Earlier this month it was reported that doctors in the West Midlands had been told to plan for a mass coronavirus vaccination scheme from as early as November.

But Dr Varney explained: "It’s a significant challenge to vaccinate the population so what the NHS was asked to do was look at how they would actually deliver a vaccine at scale".

Stoke-on-Trent Live

From the Stoke Sentinel's website today:

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BBC Weather

We could have some sunshine, light cloud, and temperatures up to 13C (55F) tomorrow.

And the rest of the week is forecast to be dry and cloudy.

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BBC Radio Stoke

The number of deaths on the roads in Cheshire over the summer was double that of the same period last year.

In 2019, the number killed between July and September was seven, rising to 14 in 2020.

Nurse Catalina Ferchiu failed to get medical attention for Rachael Smith at a care home in 2018.

Failings in the initial investigation of Kevin Nunes' murder mean a suspect cannot be prosecuted.

Local Democracy Reporting Service

Extinction Rebellion activists dressed as corpses have staged a protest outside Birmingham City Council offices today.

They say they're unhappy with council progress towards the target of becoming carbon neutral by 2030.

About 30 people lay in Victoria Square underneath white sheets.

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Birmingham City Council said it was “committed to achieving net zero carbon as soon as possible and in advance of the national target of 2050 and the regional target of 2041 set by the West Midlands Combined Authority”.

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A 20-year-old man has died after being found at a business park with gunshot wounds.

A 20-year-old man found with gunshot wounds at Bridges Business Park in Telford just after midday has died of his injuries, police say.

A murder investigation has been launched.

The West Mercia force said the area remained cordoned off and it did not believe there was a risk to other people in the area.

Earlier police reports suggested the victim may have been shot at from a vehicle.

BBC Radio Stoke

Archaeologists think they've uncovered the remains of 19th Century pottery kilns at a car park in the Fenton area of Stoke-on-Trent.

The site is being redeveloped as part of an £18.5m housing investment in the town and 42 apartments are due to be built there.

The dig is ongoing and the archaeologists are hoping it could reveal even more.