Firefighters are expected to be at an abandoned recycling plant in Telford for another few days, the fire service says.

Image source, Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service

With the fire still burning and waste "very compact", two appliances were at Greenway Polymers, Ketley, on Monday, after more than 70 firefighters were involved at the height of the blaze on 26 April.

A building has been partially dismantled to give safe access to the service, which believed metal machinery had been removed so waste could be reached and put out safely.

A fire investigation has started to identify the cause.

Telford Conservative MP Lucy Allan has said she would speak to Environment Secretary George Eustice and hold a public meeting about the blaze.

Ms Allan, writing on Facebook, said the fire was "deeply shocking".

"The long-term impact on Telford is huge: our natural environment, air, water, health, schools - the multi million cost of the clean up, which could take several years."

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

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

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West Bromwich Albion boss Sam Allardyce says "words cannot describe" how much it hurts to suffer his first relegation from the Premier League.

Defeat at Arsenal on Sunday confirmed the Baggies will be heading back to the Championship, sitting 10 points from safety with three games to play.

But whether the 66-year-old will lead their bid to be promoted straight back to the top flight remains unclear. He said afterwards it is "too early to consider or talk about" his future.

"I am not going to answer a question on whether I am staying or going - it will just be a waste of time because I won't be saying," he said.

Police believe the remains, found under a Birmingham footpath, have been there "for some time".

The Tory incumbent beats Labour's Liam Byrne to retain the position he has held for four years.

Human remains have been found during building work in Birmingham, police say.

A short section of pavement has been cordoned off near Birmingham's Curzon Street Station development.

It's believed the remains have been at the site for a some time, said West Midlands Police.

"Tests are being carried out to identify the victim and establish the cause of death," the force said in a statement.

Archaeologists have previously excavated 6,500 skeletons from a 19th Century burial ground at the site to make way for the HS2 high speed rail station.

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• Historian threatened with fine having 'never driven into Birmingham's Clean Air Zone in my life', external
• Police smash huge cannabis factory worth thousands of pounds in Walsall, external
• First picture of mum killed in Sedgley house fire as family pay tribute to their 'rock', external

Lucy Letby is accused of killing eight infants while working at the Countess of Chester Hospital.

A rare woodpecker has been spotted in woodland on the Staffordshire/Worcestershire border.

Image source, Mathew Lissimore

Image source, Matthew Lissimore

The Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, the least common of the species in Britain, was captured by photographer Matthew Lissimore at the Kinver Edge woodland, cared for by the National Trust.

Ewan Chapman, National Trust lead ranger at the site said: "This species of Woodpecker has been in decline in Britain since the 1970s.

"The loss of ancient woodland habitat, removal of deadwood and competition from other species have all contributed.

"The way we’re managing the woodland at Kinver Edge is helping to support these rare birds," he added.

A third protest is being held outside the site of a landfill in Staffordshire, as it begins taking waste again.

Walleys Quarry in Silverdale, which has been the focus of community anger over many years, put some of its work on hold voluntarily because of the thousands of complaints about the smell.

It says the capping, gas management and engineering works will carry on to try and reduce the odour.

The site's owner, Red Industries, says the waste part of its work has been planned in full consultation with the Environment Agency and the volumes it will take are within the permit conditions.

Read more on the story here:

• The landfill smell uniting a community in anger

Labour's new election strategy boss, Shabana Mahmood, said the party needs to focus on moving forward after a "very difficult few days".

She told BBC Radio 4's Today programme: "We need a calm and reflective look" at some of the terrible results, she adds, but says there were wins in parts of the country too and lessons can be learned.

"We have lost touch with people we should be trying to represent," she says, and "lost that emotional connection".

the challenge for the party is to "find a way to rebuild it", she added.

Labour will now embark on a policy review process to find a way to reconnect with the public and bridge the geographical and age divide, she says.

A Coventry nurse is fronting a campaign for a special day on which we can all thank our personal pandemic heroes.

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May Parsons, a matron at University Hospital in Coventry who gave the first ever Covid-19 vaccination, is proposing a national Thank You day should take place on 4 July.

She told BBC Breakfast: "I think it is important that we show appreciation to our colleagues who have turned up and stopped whatever they are doing just to help us.

"I think it is quite important and this is something I am passionate about."

Actors Michael Sheen and Kwame Kwei-Armah along with Olympic rowing champion Dame Katherine Grainger are among others who are backing the campaign.

Sir Keir Starmer has sacked his shadow chancellor in a shake-up of his team after poor election results in England.

Image source, Shabana Mahmood

Anneliese Dodds will now become the Labour Party's chair - replacing deputy leader Angela Rayner, who Sir Keir fired from the role on Saturday.

Labour MP for Birmingham Ladywood, Shabana Mahmood, has taken on Ms Rayner's other former role as campaign coordinator.

The Labour leader said he had faith in his "refreshed and renewed team".

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Widespread showers will develop throughout the day with highs of 8°C (46°F).

The results of the two remaining police and crime commissioner elections for the West Midlands are due today.

Votes in the contest for the posts in West Mercia and Warwickshire will be counted this morning.

It comes after Labour's Simon Foster won the vote for the West Midlands force and Conservative Ben Adams was elected in Staffordshire.

The Conservatives also regained the Cheshire PCC role.

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