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The CQC found dirty wards, a lack of staff and patients at risk of harm during an inspection.
Read MoreChase Kelly is also charged with burglary following the death of Mildred Whitmore.
Read MoreA man and a teenager are charged following the death of Dea-John Reid.
Read MoreDurham's dazzle with the ball to skittle Worcestershire for 131 in their first innings, and stamp their authority on day one.
Read MoreSam Hain scores 77 for Warwickshire as the Bears share an even first day against Derbyshire in the County Championship.
Read MoreBirmingham City agree to cancel Mikel San Jose's contract with the Championship club a year early by mutual consent.
Read MoreThat's all for now, but we'll have any breaking news here throughout the evening.
We'll be back with updates on news, sport, weather and travel from 08:00 on Friday.
A man arrested on suspicion of murder remains in police custody for questioning.
Read MoreMurder-accused Benjamin Monk denies an allegation that he had been "exaggerating" his fears.
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BBC Radio Stoke
Cheshire's Police and Crime Commissioner is planning to appoint his election campaign agent as his deputy.
John Dwyer (pictured) said David McNeilage "has all the necessary skills for the role".
He'll be interviewed by councillors next week.
Image source, Cheshire PCCFootage of drivers littering in an emergency area on the M6 is released as part of a campaign.
Read MoreDetectives investigating the killing of Dea-John Reid say it is a "significant step forward".
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BBC Radio Shropshire Sport
Shrewsbury Town made a loss of nearly £750,000 in the last financial year.
That compares to a profit of £2.2m in the previous year.
Chief executive Brian Caldwell said the loss reflects the lack of ticket revenue and match day income during the coronavirus pandemic and he warned next year's figures will be even worse.
Coventry Live
Here are some of the stories on the Coventry Live website:
BBC Breakfast has gone behind the scenes with world champion swimmer Adam Peaty as he juggles his Olympic preparations with fatherhood and moving house.
The Staffordshire swimmer said legacy was "something that you can't almost create, it creates itself."
He said: "Some days I absolutely love it. Some days I absolutely hate it.
"I just want to be the best. It's simple as that."
In the video, Peaty stated: "We're literally 30 seconds from the new house and it's very exciting.... Honestly this is like why all the hard work is worth it."
BBC Sport
Worcestershire and Warwickshire have both struggled after being put in to bat this morning on the first day of their latest County Championship matches.
At New Road, Worcestershire lost their first six wickets for 82 runs against Durham, and are now on 106-6 with Brett D'Oliveira (pictured below) the highest scorer so far, with 29.
Image source, Getty ImagesWarwickshire are doing slightly better against Derbyshire and are on 111-4 with Sam Hain scoring 44 so far.
Sam Conners has taken all four wickets and is one of seven bowlers used by Derbyshire so far.
The government is facing a growing rebellion that could force it to reverse cuts to foreign aid.
Thirty Tory rebels, including former prime minister Theresa May, have now promised to back a bid to increase aid spending in 2022.
The Sutton Coldfield MP Andrew Mitchell - who is leading the rebellion - said he was confident of finding the 45 or so Conservative rebels needed to defeat the government.
The rebels want to restore aid spending to 0.7% of national income from next January, after ministers reduced it to 0.5% this year, a cut of almost £4bn.
Keira Ladlow's brother got the Staffordshire bull terrier cross to help his sister, an inquest hears.
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