Otters are being seen in areas where they have not been sighted for 60 years, say ecologists.

Teenager Ayoub Assal's late goal on his league debut helps struggling AFC Wimbledon snatch a 1-1 draw at Shrewsbury Town.

Middlesbrough come from behind to beat Coventry City and reignite their play-off hopes.

Exeter and Walsall play out an uninspiring goalless draw at St James Park in a game of very few chances.

Championship strugglers Huddersfield Town and Birmingham City play out a poor draw that does little to help either side's worries at the foot of the table.

Moses Christensen "knew exactly what he was doing" when he killed Richard Hall, 70, a jury hears.

A Fertile Heart says contraception is wrong and gay and lesbian people cannot marry or have sex.

A mystery knitter is leaving crochet hearts and messages of kindness around a Warwickshire town.

Worcestershire wicketkeeper Ben Cox signs a new two-year contract tying him to New Road until at least 2023.

Balkeet Singh Khaira made about £59,000 from pills such as diazepam and tramadol, say investigators.

Wasps scrum-half Ben Vellacott is to join Pro14 side Edinburgh Rugby at the end of the current season.

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Residents and ward councillors have been treated “contemptuously” over a proposed Walsall traveller transit site, it has been claimed.

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Walsall Council’s cabinet is proposing to place a facility for the gypsy, Roma and traveller (GRT) community on authority-owned land in Pleck.

Some locals are objecting to the proposals claiming there had been no consultation and that the site was unsuitable.

Pleck councillor Naheed Gultasib, who set up an online petition against the proposal, said: “The community of Pleck feels Walsall Council has acted contemptuously towards them in allocation of this site."

Issues would be addressed when a planning application comes forward, which will also include a full consultation with all residents and ward councillors said the council.

Oscar Montgomery was seeing how long he could hold his breath underwater, a coroner says.

A teenager has been charged after a boy was stabbed in a Walsall street, police say.

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The 16-year-old was attacked on Caldmore Road, in Caldmore, last Wednesday, police said.

A 17-year-old is due to appear at Wolverhampton Magistrates' Court later accused of wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm and possession of a blade.

An 18-year-old facing the same charges was remanded in custody at the court on Saturday ahead of his next appearance.

Organisers of the Coventry festival said the coronavirus pandemic had made planning "challenging".

Stoke-on-Trent Live

Here are some of the stories on the Stoke-on-Trent Live website:

• Hairdresser, 23, takes own life in Lanzarote hotel after leaving medication in UK, external
• Road-rage motorist stops on A50 and challenges terrified driver for a fight, external
• 'It's ok to be white' sign paraded by far right group on lockdown-breach walk in Staffordshire Peak District, external

Worcester News

Here are some of the stories on the Worcester News website:

• Worcester dad dies just six months after brain tumour found, external
• Worcestershire County Council is spending 150% more on laptops than before, external
• Here's how many Covid jabs have been given out in each part of Worcester, external

Four other prisoners from HMP Risley in Warrington are being treated in hospital.

Actor David Harewood is investigating the high Covid-19 death rates among black and minority ethnic patients, in a new BBC documentary broadcast later.

Interviewing a range of health experts, Harewood examines issues around social deprivation, front-line workers and racism.

He also visits his sister in Birmingham, where they both grew up, to discuss how your skin colour still impacts your chances of getting the job you want.

Why Is Covid Killing People of Colour? can be seen on BBC One at 21:00 GMT and afterwards on the BBC iPlayer.

A 34-year-old man is arrested after the victim died at the scene in Birmingham.