Nigel Thornley's lifelong passion for the railways saw him amass a huge collection of model trains.

Following a police raid in Birmingham, the 21-year-old has appeared before city magistrates.

BBC Midlands Today

More than 1,300 knives, machetes and other dangerous weapons have been surrendered to West Midlands Police over the last six months.

They've been placed in 20 secure collection bins deployed as part of a strategy to help get weapons off the streets.

Three handguns have also been handed over during the amnesty, says the force area's police and crime commissioner.

Knife crime has more than doubled in the West Midlands since 2012 and is a problem across the country, he explained.

"Every weapon that is deposited into these bins is potentially saving a life," said Simon Foster.

“With this number of weapons collected in such a short period of time, clearly these bins are working by taking dangerous items off our streets."

The third day's play in the County Championship Division One clash between Yorkshire and Warwickshire is rained off in Leeds.

Nine different players scored to help the club achieve its biggest margin of victory.

Ethan, seven, was sent postcards from people across the world after losing the bunny on a Devon bus.

Steve Jagielka played more than 170 times for Shrewsbury Town between 1997 and 2003.

Trail hunting, which uses a scent, is merely a "smokescreen" for illegal hunting, campaigners say.

The Coventry businessman says leaving his children behind in Afghanistan is "unimaginable".

A weather warning for heavy rainfall has been updated, with downpours now expected to only affect the eastern parts of the region.

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The rain could bring travel disruption and localised flooding until 21:00, says the Met Office.

One feature of a so far low-scoring game this week at Lord's was Worcestershire’s teenage spinner Josh Baker yesterday claiming his maiden first-class half-century.

It turns out that not only is this the 18-year-old Worcestershire-born Malvern College pupil's first game at the home of cricket, he had never actually been as a spectator either.

“I’ve never been to Lord’s before,” Baker told BBC Hereford & Worcester. “So it’s really nice to get a first-class fifty and do it here, of all places."

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After finishing 11 not out overnight on Sunday, he went on to finish unbeaten on 61. And that was a massive improvement on the total of 18 he had managed in his previous four innings . . . 12*, 5, 0, 1.

It improved his career average from 6.00 to 26.33 in one knock!

“I was trying to play positively and be proactive after a couple of weeks of getting ducks and stuff," added Baker, who made his Pears debut shortly after leaving school in June, after sitting his A levels. "So I changed it up a bit.”

With heavy rainfall expected across the West Midlands, there's the chance of localised flooding later, the Met Office is warning.

Travel could be disrupted as rain moves northeastwards across much of the country, with thunder also expected.

Some places could see up to 40mm of rain, and intense rain of up to 70mm possible in a few places.

A yellow warning, external is in place until the end of the day.

The company is told to take action to control vermin and prevent landfill gas outside its boundary.

Rich Davis
BBC Weather presenter

It will be a wet day with heavy rain at times and highs of 17°C (63°F).

Police say the man is suspected of being a high-ranking member of a people-smuggling network.

Division Two leaders Essex continue their dominance of Surrey while Durham's lower order set landmarks at Northants.

Jessica Crane enters her plea following the death of Janet Mason whose body was discovered in March.

Yorkshire lose England's Dawid Malan late on as their low-scoring contest with Warwickshire swings the Bears' way at Headingley.

Peter Corr says he was saved by "guardian angels" after suffering a cardiac arrest while running.

Local Democracy Reporting Service

A trial lane closure planned for next month outside Shrewsbury railway station has been postponed.

Shropshire Council had intended to bring in the temporary measure in a bid to combat pollution. The authority now says it needs more time to weigh up the benefits and potential impacts of the scheme.

The right-hand lane closure was designed to reduce the amount of traffic pollution reaching nearby properties and was set to be the first intervention trialled as part of a plan in the Shrewsbury Air Quality Management Area (AQMA) to cut overall nitrogen dioxide levels to below legal limits.

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Councillor Dean Carroll, board chairman and cabinet member for public health, said he wanted to see more work done to investigate the proposed measures.

He said: "There are some suggested proposals made in the report that we feel actually need further consultation and engagement with stakeholders and with internal colleagues as to how they have a knock-on impact on other plans and policies of the council.

"I think it's right that we take all of that on board first before we ask health and wellbeing board to endorse that as an approach."

Members agreed to defer consideration of the report to a future meeting.