Shrewsbury Town boss Steve Cotterill is released from hospital after 33 days being treated for coronavirus.

Cannabis plants have been found in a Stoke-on-Trent house which was being used as a cannabis factory, police said.

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About 220 plants were spread across four rooms inside the property on Hamilton Road in Normacot, Staffordshire Police said.

A 23-year-old man, from Stoke-on-Trent, who was arrested on suspicion of production of cannabis was later released under investigation while inquiries continue.

Dave Morgan, 59, was described as "everyone's 'go to guy'" and known for his diligence and loyalty.

Colton Bryan, 22, had been stabbed a number of times and died at the scene, police say.

A family are raising money for a military home which cared for them when their father underwent his second liver transplant.

Matt Osborne, a retired army major, had his first transplant in 2007 after being diagnosed with rare Primary Sclerosis Cholangitis (PSC)., external

Twelve years later, he was put back on the list for another liver transplant at Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, and his family, from Ross-on-Wye, were able to stay in Fisher House while he received his treatment.

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"Fisher House meant that they had nothing to worry about in terms of expensive hotel bills, or long commutes from Herefordshire to Birmingham," said Mr Osborne, who now teaches business studies at Hereford Sixth Form College.

Together with wife Leanne, and children Oliver, 11, and Harriet, seven, they are set to cover the distance of Land’s End to John O’Groats, a distance of 1,000 miles, to raise money for the house, clocking up their miles on their daily walks, and by running, cycling and swimming

Christina Rowe's body was found by police searching the river in Worcester.

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Walsall take on Cheltenham Town in League Two this evening, with Brian Dutton in charge as head coach until the end of the season, following the departure of Darrell Clarke.

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Port Vale have appointed Clarke as their new manager, after a compensation deal was agreed with the Saddlers.

Walsall go into tonight's game against the automatic promotion contenders in 11th place in the table.

Kick-off is at 19:00 GMT at the Banks's Stadium.

The air passengers did not declare they had been in a country deemed a high Covid risk, police say.

Five people have been taken to hospital after a house fire in Stoke-on-Trent.

Emergency services were called to Standersfoot Place, Chell Heath, at 20:25 GMT on Monday.

Staffordshire Police said a man, woman and three boys were all conveyed to hospital for checks.

The fire was extinguished by 03:20 said Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service, and an investigation is underway.

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Enhanced testing is set to begin in the Pleck area of Walsall after a case of the South Africa coronavirus variant was found in the area.

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It's the second case of the virus variant to be found in the town, but Walsall Council said they were not linked.

The first was in the WS2 postcode area and the council said enhanced testing there has now been completed. They did not find any other confirmed cases of the variant.

The local authority will be going door-to-door in the Pleck area to provide home-testing kits from today.

Police found a bar, a VIP area and clubbers in one building plus more people at the "Covid Arms".

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Police found a bar, a VIP area and party-goers in one building plus more people at the "Covid Arms".

A Facebook post asking for new homes for the felines has been viewed 150,000 times, a charity says.

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Today the Shropshire Star reports:

• Controversial dam dropped from Shrewsbury relief road plan, external
• Mobile pumps and flood bags among suggested measures to ease flooding woes, external
• Council ramps up efforts to crack down on fly-tipping, external

The gigafactory plan comes as JLR announces its intention to be all-electric in the future.

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No more community cases of the South African variant of coronavirus have been found in Birmingham, the council has said.

Enhanced testing started in the Frankley Park and South Northfield areas two weeks ago after two cases were found.

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At the time, health officials said the cases were from a family living in neighbouring homes and were not linked to international travel.

After carrying out enhanced testing at drive-through sites and mobile testing units, Birmingham City Council has now confirmed no further cases of the variant has been found in the city.

The Atherstone Ball game has had to be cancelled for the first time in its 821-year history, due to the coronavirus pandemic.

"Myself and the committee are devastated," chairman Rob Bernard said. "Along with the spectators and the players.

"But we're in the middle of a pandemic, there's not much more we can do."

Shrove Tuesday normally sees shops in the Warwickshire town boarded up before the game of "football" where hundreds of men and boys compete for ownership of a heavy, leather ball in the street.

"Hopefully this time next year it will all be over and we can get back on with our tradition," Mr Bernard said.

Amy Griffiths was found with head and throat injuries at her Droitwich flat.