Maternity services at Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust are under review after babies died.

Jack Sumner suffered a fractured skull in an attack in Newcastle-under-Lyme in June 2020.

BBC Radio Stoke

An inflatable hot tub has been stolen from a garden in Stoke-on-Trent.

It was taken from Hamil Road in Burslem over the weekend.

Staffordshire Police said the theft would have taken some time, as the perpetrators had to take out a garden fence panel, drain and deflate the tub.

Heather Brown and Paul Dowler both lost their spouses to dementia but are now set to marry.

BBC Midlands Today

Conservative councillors who won seats and control of councils in Staffordshire in this month's elections need to deliver on their promises, the leader of county council said.

The Tories took control of Cannock Chase District Council for the first time and increased their majorities on Tamworth Borough Council and the county council.

Alan White, leader of the county council, said the results had taken them by surprise but they now had to work on their pledges.

"The state of the roads is something we need to be addressing, we need to be making sure our social services are being run efficiently, our children's services are being run efficiently," he said.

Alan Pearson, a former Labour councillor, was one of those swept away by the Tory success, losing his Hednesford North seat.

He said his party had to be clearer on their policies: "If you put 'vote Tory' and a blue badge on anybody who walks by, they would have got in."

BBC Weather

After a largely dry start showers will develop for many areas, with some potentially thundery at times.

The showers will eventually die away leaving a dry evening with highs of 15°C (59°F).

A union criticised the firm for a "cynical and shocking stunt" and urged it to deliver the bonus.

Ex-footballer Dalian Atkinson died after PC Benjamin Monk deployed his Taser, a trial hears.

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are to visit the West Midlands later this week as part of a week-long campaign highlighting mental health awareness.

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They'll visit local organisations that support children and young people, Kensington Palace has announcd.

The duchess has spoken about her wish to "break the stigma" around the topic.

This year’s theme is about nature and the important role it can play to help improve mental wellbeing, as well as its power to prevent or aid recovery from poor mental health.

John Campion receives 55% of the votes, securing him another term in the post.

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Tom Davis

Coventry council leader George Duggins faces a leadership challenge from former cabinet member Ed Ruane.

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Councillor Ruane, who won re-election to Henley last week, is seeking backing from fellow Labour colleagues at a vote tonight.

He is a former cabinet member for housing and communities at the authority, who has served as a Coventry councillor since 2007.

Announcing a bid to oust incumbent councillor Duggins, he said the party needs to "modernise its approach" and "re-establish the trust that we’ve lost".

He said: "I have decided to make a leadership bid, as I passionately believe that the Labour party needs to modernise its approach in how we do politics and connect with our local communities.

"I want the party to re-engage with people inside and outside of the Labour Party to re-establish the trust that we’ve lost over the past few years."

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BBC Sport

Defeat at the Emirates confirmed Sam Allardyce's first relegation from the Premier League as a manager, although the experienced 66-year-old had all but accepted their fate before the match.

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The division's great escape artist replaced Slaven Bilic in December when the Baggies were 19th in the table and accepted the task of trying to guide them to survival.

Allardyce has previously kept Blackburn Rovers, Sunderland and Crystal Palace in the English top flight after taking control in similar circumstances, but the rescue mission at the Hawthorns proved too big with West Brom managing just four wins in the 22 league games he oversaw.

The Baggies return to the Championship at the first time of asking and join Norwich City as the only sides to be relegated from the Premier League on five occasions.

Mayor Andy Street says the project will deliver "hundreds if not nearly a thousand jobs".

Mr Seccombe says there is "plenty more work to be done" after being re-elected for a second term.

A new BBC docudrama is set to explore the life and works of electric music pioneer Delia Derbyshire.

Delia Derbyshire:The Myths And The Legendary Tapes, external is a cinematic exploration of the life and creative output of the sound pioneer, who created the iconic Doctor Who theme tune in 1963.

Born in Coventry, as a young girl she grew up hearing the eerie sound of air raid sirens. She became fascinated with music and mathematics, and studied both at Cambridge University.

You can watch it on BBC Four on 16 May at 21:00 and afterwards on the iPlayer.

The victim is in a serious condition in hospital, Staffordshire Police says.

The Conservative police and crime commissioner for Warwickshire has been re-elected.

Philip Seccombe was elected with a turnout of 38%.

He was congratulated on Twitter by local Conservative MPs Nadhim Zahawi and Craig Tracey.

A 16-year-old girl remains in a critical condition in hospital after Saturday's fire, say police.

A gang who stole from Beeston Castle and Roche Abbey are ordered to give up their metal detectors.

Wasps sign second row Elliott Stooke from fellow Premiership side Bath for the 2021-22 campaign.