Woman convicted of killing father-of-threepublished at 14:58 British Summer Time 21 October 2020
Wayne Coventry was stabbed at his home in Bromsgrove in October 2019.
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Updates from Friday 23 October
Woman convicted of killing father-of-threepublished at 14:58 British Summer Time 21 October 2020
Man slashed in 'brutal doorstep attack'published at 14:36 British Summer Time 21 October 2020
Allen Cook
BBC NewsA man's suffered a "brutal attack" on his doorstep which saw him slashed across the face and neck.
Image source, GoogleThe 20-year-old victim opened his door on Sunday evening on Queen Mary's Road, Coventry, when he heard a knock, West Midlands Police said. , external
A man wearing a face covering attacked him with some kind of weapon causing serious wounds which needed hospital treatment.
Further murder arrests over business park shootingpublished at 14:32 British Summer Time 21 October 2020
Tamba Momodu died from gunshot wounds in Horsehay, Telford on 13 October.
Read MoreHundreds of homes planned for farmlandpublished at 14:18 British Summer Time 21 October 2020
Local Democracy Reporting ServiceThe Local Democracy Reporting Service in Telford has been covering these stories this week:
- A development of 450 homes could be built on farmland near Telford if the plans are approved. Just over a third of the homes at Redhill would be affordable housing, developer Vistry Group Plc said, as it applied for full planning permission.
Image source, biT Group for IGMT- Rules about tinted windows in taxis in Telford and Wrekin should be relaxed to protect child passengers from the sun, a petition signed by 100 drivers has argued. The council's licensing committee will review the issue later this month. A report by the local authority's officers said darker windows could make vulnerable passengers feel unsafe.
- Plans to boost slowing ticket sales at the Ironbridge Gorge Museum could see an adventure playground added to its grounds (pictured). The trust running the site has applied to Telford and Wrekin Council to build the structures which would also include a mock "sawmill". It says there haven't been big changes there since 2009.
Pair get life sentences for flat murderpublished at 14:02 British Summer Time 21 October 2020
West Midlands Police says the two men met their victim by chance and the motive was still unclear.
Read MoreYour weather photos: Wet morningpublished at 13:58 British Summer Time 21 October 2020
We've had rain around this morning and here are some of the photos reflecting that from our local BBC Weather Watchers.
These three are from users Di's Walk in Sutton Coldfield, Melanie in Binley Woods, Warwickshire and BoardWalk in Bromsgrove, Worcestershire:
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Image source, BoardWalkAround the web: Police probe substance attackpublished at 13:38 British Summer Time 21 October 2020
From the Dudley News today:
Working out how to work out at the gympublished at 13:22 British Summer Time 21 October 2020
Lesley Harper of Sanders Fitness is working out how to get people working out at her Droitwich gym.
Read MoreVilla stay grounded despite 100% startpublished at 13:11 British Summer Time 21 October 2020
Aston Villa manager Dean Smith says his players are keeping their feet "firmly on the ground" to avoid a "bloody nose".
Read MoreSchool closed after positive Covid teacher testpublished at 13:00 British Summer Time 21 October 2020
BBC Radio Hereford and WorcesterA school in Worcestershire has closed today after a teacher tested positive for coronavirus and another has symptoms.
Image source, GoogleDroitwich High School put a statement on its website , externaland added work was under way to work out which students might have had close contact with the staff involved.
Lessons will be taught online, it added.
Grandmother shows how to keep fit during lockdownpublished at 12:56 British Summer Time 21 October 2020
Bimla Devi, 87, was a regular at the gym before having to isolate but still finds ways to keep fit.
Read MoreNew Covid-19 test centre openspublished at 12:31 British Summer Time 21 October 2020
A new Covid-19 test centre has opened in Leamington today.
Image source, ReutersThe site on Court Street will be available to residents who have booked a test in advance, Warwick District Council said, external.
Infection rates in the area have increased to 141.2 per 100,000 people in the seven days to 16 October, compared with 109.2 for the week before.
While in Staffordshire, plans have been approved for a drive-through test centre at the Royal Stoke University Hospital.
Stoke-on-Trent City Council approved the proposals for a longer-term site to swab patients awaiting surgery and members of staff.
The rate in the city has increased from 99.9 per 100,000 up to 9 October to 171.6.
Masked men steal gold bracelet in robberypublished at 12:11 British Summer Time 21 October 2020
A gang of masked men have attacked and robbed a man of a gold bracelet.
The victim was in the Stratford Grove area of Penkridge, Staffordshire, when it happened on Sunday night, police said. , external
The group of about five men, described as being in their early 20s, were seen making off in a small, dark-coloured car after the robbery.
Turner Prize among City of Culture eventspublished at 12:05 British Summer Time 21 October 2020
Organisers say the year-long programme will officially launch on 15 May 2021.
Read MoreRepairs made to 1968 train crash memorial gardenpublished at 11:45 British Summer Time 21 October 2020
A memorial garden honouring the victims of a rail crash 50 years ago has been repaired by railway staff., external
Image source, CrossCountry TrainsOn 6 January 1968, 11 people were killed when an express train hit a lorry carrying an electrical transformer at a level crossing in Hixon, Staffordshire.
In 2018, residents of the village raised funds for a memorial.
CrossCountry Trains and Network Rail said they had heard it had become overgrown and worked with the community to improve it.
As a result of the accident, safety measures were introduced to help save lives in the future.
Wasps to play in Premiership finalpublished at 11:26 British Summer Time 21 October 2020
Wasps will play Saturday's Premiership final against Exeter Chiefs at Twickenham, despite 11 Covid-19 cases in the past week.
Read MoreCovid-19: Workers urged not to share cigarette lighterspublished at 11:23 British Summer Time 21 October 2020
BBC Radio ShropshireWorkers in Shropshire are being urged not to share cigarette lighters and cups during breaks, to stop the spread of Covid-19.
Shropshire Council said, external it had seen outbreaks in many workplaces and, with cases increasing, the county was at a "critical point" in trying to avoid tougher restrictions.
Other items staff are being told not to share during their breaks include mobile phones, cutlery and plates.
People are also being told by the council not to car share if they can avoid it.
The rate of new cases of coronavirus in the area has increased from 75.5 per 100,000 people in the seven days to 8 October to 84.8 the following week.
Dudley braced for tougher tier 2 Covid restrictionspublished at 11:01 British Summer Time 21 October 2020
Rob Mayor
Political reporter, BBC Radio WMDudley could find out today if it will face tougher Covid-19 rules, the leader of the council has told BBC Radio WM.
Image source, PA MediaThe borough is the only one in the West Midlands not to have tier two rules which ban households from mixing including inside bars or restaurants.
New cases of coronavirus have been increasing in Dudley with 135.9 per 100,000 people in the week up to 16 October, compared with 95.8 for the previous seven days.
Council leader Patrick Harley told me if a decision to move them to tier two is not taken today, it is pretty much inevitable in the next week.
Fire destroys 3,500 tonnes of hay and strawpublished at 10:36 British Summer Time 21 October 2020
Several thousand tonnes of straw and hay has gone up in smoke in a huge barn fire.
Image source, Hereford and Worcester Fire and Rescue ServiceDozens of firefighters were called last night to a farm in Munsley, near Ledbury, Herefordshire, the fire service said. , external
The blaze covered about 1,600 sq m and involved about 3,500 tonnes of hay and straw.
The service said three fire engines had remained at the farm this morning to keep hosing the area down.
Image source, Hereford and Worcester Fire and Rescue ServicePresenter barn plan allowed at castle homepublished at 10:13 British Summer Time 21 October 2020
Richard Hammond has been given the go-ahead, but with a number of restrictions in place.
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