Durham and Glamorgan earn home One-Day Cup semi-finals, with Gloucestershire, Surrey and Yorkshire joining Essex in quarter-finals.

Researchers in Birmingham test how fruit flies choose to prioritise food or sex.

The Leamington Spa facility has already processed about 300,000 coronavirus tests.

Dogs were in high demand during lockdown which led to the over-breeding of dogs.

A coroner requests change following the death of Adam Forrester after a night out.

Benjamin Poole, 21, is jailed for six years after admitting seven offences.

The parents of Kip Freshwater say they are uplifted by those remembering their son's shouted words.

The public gives thanks as the coffin of former Coventry City boss George Curtis makes its journey.

People in Shropshire are being invited to join a tree planting campaign to mark the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee in 2022.

The Queen’s Green Canopy scheme will see individuals, communities, charities, schools, youth groups, councils, businesses and landowners planting trees from October 2021.

Shropshire Council has already made a pledge to plant a tree for every resident in the county by 2030.

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Anna Turner, Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Shropshire, said: “The trees that are planted will create a lasting legacy in honour of The Queen’s leadership of the nation over the last 70 years.

“But, to make this happen, we need your help.

"As well as encouraging individuals to plant trees, we are calling upon local organisations to get involved by not only planting trees for QGC themselves, but also providing sponsorship to support schools and communities with the cost of trees, stakes and guards as well as an official commemorative plaque."

The three lions on the wall painting in Nuneaton helps to fund seven defibrillators.

Miles of queuing traffic have been reported amid lane closures resulting from a wrecked barrier.

Deena Evans says she hopes the stab vests will protect other workers from harm.

A West Midlands firefighter has said teams are working hard to assist in battling wildfires in Greece.

A team of 21 firefighters, which includes officers from Merseyside, West Midlands, London, Lancashire and South Wales, arrived in Greece on Sunday.

West Midlands Fire Service shared a video update from Watch Commander Shyam Rana.

He said: "We intend to stop here and assist the Greek authorities until they feel we have done everything we can do.

"But until that time, me and my team are going to work as hard as we possibly can to assist with the international effort to bring these wildfires under control."

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The sentence of a police officer found guilty of killing a former premier league footballer will not be reviewed.

His trial at Stafford Crown Court heard PC Benjamin Monk discharged his Taser three times at Aston Villa star Dalian Atkinson and kicked him twice in the head, leaving bootlace prints on his forehead during an altercation outside Mr Atkinson's father's house in Telford.

Monk, 43, was jailed for eight years after a jury convicted him of manslaughter.

Campaigner Bishop Dr Desmond Jaddoo had referred the case to the Attorney General for review under the unduly lenient sentence scheme.

But it has now been decided the case will not go to the Court of Appeal.

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A Spokesperson for the Attorney General’s Office said: “The Solicitor General was shocked and saddened by this case and wishes to express her sympathies to the family of Dalian Atkinson.”

“After careful consideration the Solicitor General has concluded that she could not refer this case to the Court of Appeal.

"A referral under the Unduly Lenient Sentence scheme to the Court of Appeal can only be made if a sentence is not just lenient but unduly so, such that the sentencing judge made a gross error or imposed a sentence outside the range of sentences reasonably available in the circumstances of the offence.

"The threshold is a high one, and the test was not met in this case.”

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The men, aged 73 and 75, were held on suspicion of money laundering and fraud, police say.

The dog, believed to be an American Bully XL, is seized after the attack in Wolverhampton, police say.

The unidentified woman's cause of death is still under investigation, police say.

West Midlands Mayor Andy Street is hoping to attract 1,000 volunteers from the region ahead of next year's Commonwealth Games to spruce up the area.

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The campaign is backed by Keep Britain Tidy and kicked off with a litter pick in Perry Barr.

“In under a year’s time the eyes of the world will be on the West Midlands as we host the Commonwealth Games," Mr Street said.

"We know just how fantastic our home is, so we want to make sure it’s looking its best when visitors arrive and images are broadcast around the world."

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Businesses in Shropshire know they need to become more environmentally friendly, but don't know how, the chief executive of the county's Chamber of Commerce has said.

It has been carrying out research and Richard Sheehan said there was also evidence that potential employees are put off joining firms without environmental policies.

Mr Sheehan said: "There is an awareness that something needs to happen, but there is not necessarily the awareness of what direction of travel they can take."

And he said firms want to know "where they can find the support and guidance they actually need".