Seven new control sites are approved as ministers confirm regular culling will end in 2025.

A couple reflect on how close they came to being caught up in the devastation of the 9/11 attacks.

Mark Richmond was found with serious injuries in Newland Street and died in hospital, police say.

The motorcyclist remains in hospital with life-threatening injuries, West Mercia Police says.

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Permission is set to be granted for a solar farm in Wolverhampton.

The farm, will which be the equivalent of 21 football pitches in size, will produce power for the city's main hospital.

Most of Bowman's Harbour, which is a former landfill site, will be converted into 11.5 hectares of solar panels, infrastructure and an access road.

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Members of the authority's planning committee are expected to give the green light to the proposal at a meeting on 14 September.

In a report, planning officer Phillip Walker, said, external: "It would make an important contribution towards meeting a Wolverhampton wide target of 2041 for the City to reach net carbon zero."

Tickets are available for 27 sports as well as the opening and closing ceremonies.

Ed Sheeran spent three years supporting Leamington Spa-based Nizlopi when he was a teenager.

BBC Weather

The very warm weather continues today with dry, fine weather with plenty of sunny spells. Highs of 29C/84F.

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The dry weather is forecast to end this evening as clouds increase with showers or spells of rain into the night which could be heavy and thundery at times. Lows of 17C/63F.

You can stay up-to-date on the weather for your area at any time by going to the BBC Weather website.

Four people are on trial for non-payment of fines issued at the commemorative event.

Rob Yates is unbeaten on 70 and Dom Sibley makes 47 as Warwickshire grind to 139-2 in pursuit of 296 to beat Hampshire.

PC Declan Jones kicked and punched a 15-year-old he wrongly accused, a misconduct panel hears.

Middlesex post their highest-ever first-class total while there is an innings victory for Essex in the County Championship.

The motorcyclist is also seriously injured in the crash in Kington, Herefordshire, paramedics say.

Police name the missing man as David Boswell who will be sorely missed, his parents say.

Aaron O'Halloran causes eight-hour passenger delays with his half-mile car ride between stations.

Police say the act has resulted in damage to the railway totalling more than £23,000.

The ex-Brighton GP used his "professional distinction" to lure victims, who were as young as eight.

A man has been stabbed in the leg in Walsall, West Midlands Police said.

The victim, aged 25, was hospitalised after the incident on Midland Road at about 10:00 on Monday, the force said.

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His injuries are not thought to be serious.

Police asked for anyone who many have information to come forward.

Neighbours of the towering rubbish mound demand action after two years of complaints.

Travel across the West Midlands is likely to be disrupted on Thursday due to heavy showers and thunderstorms.

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The Met Office has issued a yellow warning, external and said there is a chance homes and businesses could be flooded.

Lightning could cause delays with some cancellations to train and bus services.

The warning is in place from 11:00 until 20:00.