The theme park, one of the most popular in the UK, is currently closed due to lockdown restrictions.

BBC Radio Stoke Sport

The suspension of Stoke City winger James McClean has been described by the club's chief executive as "very disappointing".

Stoke took the action after being told he'd used a private gym, which Tony Scholes said was "clearly in breach of protocols".

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An investigation is now being carried out and McClean will miss Saturday's game against Blackburn Rovers as a result.

Worcester News

Here are three of the stories from the Worcester News today:

• Dad 'shocked' at daughter's free school food hamper, external
• Hospital bosses warn Covid cases won't peak for another two weeks, external
• Just two major cancer operations last week because of Covid surge, external

Local Democracy Reporting Service

Improvement work to Wolverhampton Art Gallery, halted last March, is due to resume in June.

Image source, Wolverhampton City Council

The work, which is phase two of an improvement project, is costing £1,526,000, with an additional cost of £450,000 coming from an Arts Council England.

The cafe will be moved from the top floor to a larger ground floor location, and the entrance will be made more accessible.

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More than half of Stourbridge's care homes, which responded to questions, have now either received, or are about to receive the coronavirus vaccination, the town's MP has said.

The Department of Health and Social Care is aiming for all care home residents to have been offered vaccines by the end of January.

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Conservative MP Suzanne Webb said her team called all 17 homes in her constituency and found nine had either administered the jab or were expecting to in the coming days.

Four homes didn't respond and only one said it has not received any contact from a surgery or the local clinical commissioning group.

A flood warning remains in place for the River Blithe near Blithbury in Staffordshire.

But there are a number of flood alerts, external in place around Staffordshire, Shropshire and Warwickshire.

This photo was taken in Penkridge earlier and the Environment Agency is warning there could be more flooding, with rain forecast for the weekend

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A "large scale" cannabis plant-growing operation has been uncovered in Shropshire.

About 900 cannabis plants were found at an addres, externals in Oakengates, Telford, during Thursday morning.

A 23-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of drug cultivation.

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BBC Weather Watchers

We had a misty start to the day and it's forecast to remain grey and overcast for most of us.

These photos were taken by BBC Weather Watchers in Sheriffhales and Worcester.

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Coventry Live

Here are three stories from the Coventry Live website today:

• Member of staff tasered in robbery at a Greggs, external
• Complaints recycling bags are 'lying all over the streets', external
• Police concerned for missing man, external

BBC Radio Shropshire Sport

Shrewsbury Town manager Steve Cotterill is the latest person at the club to catch coronavirus and will miss the FA Cup match against Southampton, the club has said.

The club has had to call off three games after a series of positive coronavirus tests in the squad and coaching staff.

Chief executive Brian Caldwell said it was "kind of scary when you see how it's ripped right through our squad."

He added the club is rethinking attitudes towards goal-celebrations, so there could be less hugging in future.

Aaron Wilbraham and David Longwell will take charge for the game.

A man has died following a house fire in Brierley Hill.

Fire crews called to The Goss on Thursday night told paramedics when they arrived that a man was inside the property.

West Midlands Ambulance Service said it became clear very quickly that nothing could be done to save him.

Reminders about only exercising close to home are being issued as a council tries to keep people away from popular beauty spots.

Recent days have seen parking problems near the Wrekin in Shropshire and elsewhere.

Telford and Wrekin Council said that as well as causing traffic problems, it meant lots of people in one space.

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The authority has also reminded people they should only be travelling for work reasons, to help vulnerable people or to collect essential items, including medicine - and that execise should be done close to home.

The health secretary has again been asked for details of who is getting vaccinated in Birmingham and which organisations are carrying them out.

The request comes in a letter to Matt Hancock signed by Ian Ward, the leader of the city council, as well as Labour's candidate for the West Midlands Mayor elections Liam Byrne, and Conservative MP for Sutton Coldfield, Andrew Mitchell.

Image source, Ian Ward

The three complained last week the city was running low on vaccine stocks, and while supply was quickly replenished, they said it was "regrettable" other questions still haven't been answered.

BBC Radio Wolverhampton has been on-air since 06:00 and now Letitia George (pictured below) has taken from Elise Evans as presenter.

The station is available online and on DAB every weekday between 06:00 and 14:00 until March.

The BBC has been considering the idea of extra local radio services for over a decade now but, with the pandemic, it was decided now is the time to launch.

Like Sunderland, which is also about to get a new BBC service, Wolverhampton has seen significant increases in coronavirus case numbers in the last couple of months.

A motorist has been rescued from floodwaters by firefighters.

The driver's car got stuck in waters on Welsh Road in Offchurch, Warwickshire, close near to where the road crosses the River Leam.

The Environment Agency has a flood alert in place, external for the river and with more heavy rain predicted tomorrow firefighters are asking people not to drive into flood water.

A Wolverhampton family are unable to return home due to a ban on people travelling from South America.

The UK's new travel ban came into force at 04:00 GMT on Friday.

Jon Dent said he and his wife Carla travelled to the Brazilian city of Goiania in October to introduce their baby daughter to Carla's family.

Image source, Jon Dent

Mr Dent said: ""I hope we can get home and not be stranded out here for months. We've got to be patient but at the same time flexible."

BBC Radio Wolverhampton is up and running and Steve Hermon is reading the morning news.

You can hear him online or on DAB radio.

Local Democracy Reporting Service

Quieter roads over the past 12 months have given Stoke-on-Trent engineers the chance to fix 5,859 potholes.

It's brought the backlog down from 2,296 last January to 643 and 70 miles of roads have also been resurfaced.

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Daniel Jellyman, the city council's cabinet member for infrastructure, said the authority hoped to "start pushing ahead with the work again" in the spring.

Express and Star

Here are three stories from the Express and Star this morning:

• Man pleads guilty to Dudley alleyway attack, external
• Murder trial jury retires to consider verdict, external
• Date set for Power Station chimney demolition, external

The BBC's new local radio service for Wolverhampton launches today.

It's one of two new stations aimed at bringing people local news, sport, travel and weather during the pandemic.

Elise Evans (pictured above) got things going earlier. She'll be familiar to audiences in the West Midlands, having previously presented on BBC Radio WM.

The BBC's head of Local Radio, Chris Burns, said listeners "will get a better sense of what is happening in their area and will feel more in touch with their community even as they stay at home”.

The station can be found online or on DAB radio.