Sam Surridge grabs his second goal in two games since joining as Stoke edge past Fleetwood in the EFL Cup.

Debutant Marcel Oakley scores 15 minutes from time as Birmingham beat Colchester in the first round of the Carabao Cup.

The Harworth Group applied to build up to 1,000 homes, a school, shops and a retirement village.

Convincing wins for Essex and Durham in Group A see them ensure their place in the One-Day Cup knockout stages.

Police are still trying to identify the woman, who they say is aged between her mid-teens to late 20s.

Erica Whittingham met prisoner Michael Seddon after her marriage broke down, a court hears.

A second pedestrian, the bus driver and two passengers are also assessed by ambulance staff.

The social housing regulator is putting the Birmingham housing provider under review.

Mark Chilman, who denies killing Neil Parkinson, claims his words are "what police wanted to hear".

The body of 23-year-old Megan Newborough was discovered in Leicestershire on Sunday.

John McIntear, who was diagnosed with terminal cancer, leaves "an important legacy", an MP says.

Stoke City sign Norwegian centre-back Leo Ostigard on a season-long loan from Premier League side Brighton & Hove Albion.

Birmingham City loan teenage forward Josh Andrews to Rochdale on a season-long deal.

The fire service says the lorry involved in the fire was carrying "hazardous" materials.

Local Democracy Reporting Service

Land near Stafford town centre is set to become the borough council’s biggest nature reserve after community leaders gave plans the green light.

Stafford Borough Council already owns the 42-acre section of floodplain meadow next to Fairway, which is now to be declared a Local Nature Reserve (LNR).

Current proposals include planting up to 10,000 trees, restoring native black poplars to the riverside, developing flower meadows and enhancing wetland scrapes.

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Council leader Patrick Farrington said: “Everyone is supportive of the proposals as we know we want to make our borough a place where people want to come and live, work and stay.”

BBC Sport

In cricket, Birmingham Phoenix have beaten Welsh Fire by 93 runs in the men's Hundred.

During the game on Monday night, Imran Tahir took the competition's first hat trick as Birmingham rose to the top of the table.

Phoenix all-rounder Moeen Ali also hit three sixes in a row as he scored 59 runs off 27 balls.

Phoenix won after Welsh Fire were 91 all out, replying to the hosts' 184-5.

Second-hand car sales in the UK have more than doubled in the last few months due to coronavirus restrictions easing amid a shortage of new models, according to a trade body.

Year on year, the used car market grew 108.6% in the second quarter, with more than 2.2 million vehicles changing hands, the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) said.

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The shortage has been linked to a lack of parts. When lockdowns forced production lines to halt, microchip manufacturers diverted the chips that would normally go into new cars to the consumer electronics market, and supply is yet to fully recover.

It has driven up the price of second hand cars, said the SMMT. One dealership, Nuneaton Cars, said buyers were attempting to gazump each other to get hold of used cars already marked as sold.

BBC Sport

England midfielder Jack Grealish said he "teared up" as he left Aston Villa for Manchester City.

The 25-year-old joined Villa aged six, but was signed by Manchester City for a British record £100m on Thursday.

It comes after Lionel Messi was shown in tears as he received a standing ovation from team-mates, journalists, officials and his family at a news conference confirming his departure from Barcelona.

Speaking to the media for the first time as a City player, Grealish said: "Everyone has seen the way Messi was at his final press conference.

"That is the exact way I felt myself."

The England player added: "Before I left at the hotel I spoke to the team, the staff and the players and I teared up a bit myself."

BBC Weather

It will be a dry day with sunny spells and highs of 23°C (73°F).

This was the scene in Hereford earlier as taken by BBC Weather Watcher Lucy.

Image source, Lucy

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