A mum says she now has to drive her teenage daughter for miles behind a bus "with empty seats on".

The accused is due before magistrates on Friday over the death of Matty Carroll, 50.

Mahnaz says her relative believes he will be persecuted by the Taliban over his ethnic background.

We'll be back from 08:00 on Friday with more news, sport, travel and weather.

Gloucestershire chase down 266 to beat Northants and there are final-day Championship wins for Middlesex and Worcestershire.

England's Dom Sibley hits only his third fifty of the season as Warwickshire bat out a draw with Lancashire at Old Trafford.

BBC Radio WM

More than 3,000 care home staff in the West Midlands still have not had their first dose of the coronavirus vaccine.

Sandwell has one of the lowest rates, with 68.2% of eligible staff vaccinated, according to NHS figures., external

Across the Midlands as a whole, 81.3% of all care home staff have had two vaccinations in the period up to 29 August.

All care home staff must be double-jabbed by 11 November, under rules backed by MPs.

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In England, more than 43,700 care home staff eligible to be vaccinated have not had a dose.

Care home worker Renita Boyd, from West Bromwich, said she was looking for somewhere else to work.

"I'm not an anti-vaxxer... I'll happily take the flu jab, but that has some years behind it," she said.

"So I'm not refusing the vaccine. I'm just simply saying I want to wait until it's been out long enough."

National Care Association chairman Nadra Ahmed said she was "really worried" about shortages of workers, adding: "We're getting messages on a daily basis from providers who are telling us staff are resigning, leaving."

The government has said, external vaccination "offers the best protection against the virus both for staff and care home residents".

Permanent homes for up to 25 families fleeing the Taliban in Afghanistan are going to be found in Warwick.

As well as sourcing suitable housing to accommodate about 100 people identified through the government's Afghan Relocation Assistance Policy (ARAP) scheme, Warwick District Council’s housing team, external will be working alongside the county council, public health and community groups to help those resettling in the area.

Stratford-on-Avon District Council has also been working to identify privately rented self-contained accommodation for up to 25 families and is encouraging local landlords to get in touch if they can help.

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Warwick councillor Jan Matecki said: "As a child from a displaced family the situation faced in the past weeks by those fleeing Afghanistan is very close to my heart.

"My parents were amongst the lucky ones who benefited from the generosity of this country at the end of the Second World War when as Polish nationals they found themselves in a situation when they had no home to return to."

She said she was "proud" the council would be offering "a safe and welcoming home to as many families and individuals from Afghanistan as possible".

Officers are appealing for information after a number of time-trial bikes were stolen in the Staffordshire Moorlands.

Police were called on, external Thursday morning to an address in Quarnford, where four time-trial bikes were reported stolen from a secure garage.

Offenders are understood to have removed a corrugated steel panel in order to access the bikes, which are worth approximately £3,500 in total.

Officers believe the bikes were stolen between 08:00 on Wednesday and 10:00 on Thursday.

The bikes are described as:

• A black Boardman road bike, worth approximately £400
• A rare 'BH' American Classic road bike, with a red and black frame, red tyres and white wheel rims, of unspecified value
• A blue Cervelo P3 road bike worth approximately £2,100
• A black Cervelo P2 bike worth around £1,000

Officers are currently reviewing CCTV footage of the area and ask anyone with information to get in touch.

JCB has started a recruitment drive for 100 new welders as the firm said demand for its machines has reached "historic highs".

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The Uttoxeter-based digger maker said it had already hired 1,350 new shop floor staff and given permanent contracts to 1,000 agency employees this year.

It follows a huge cut in staff and production last year as it saw demand plummet early in the pandemic.

The new welders would be based at the company's headquarters and its factories in Cheadle and Uttoxeter.

The firm said demand for its products is now so high, most have sold out until next year.

Amputee Ben Perry says his doctor is a "legend" for writing to a council to support his appeal.

The death of a person found following a barn fire is not being treated as suspicious, police have said.

Emergency services were called to Fenemere Lane, Baschurch, Shropshire at 12:30 BST on Saturday to reports of the blaze.

Det Insp Dafydd Jones, of West Mercia Police, said: "I can confirm that the police investigation of a fire at Baschurch on Saturday 28 August and the discovery of a body in that fire has concluded, and that it appears circumstances of both the fire and the death are not believed to be suspicious.

"We are now preparing a file of evidence relating to this unfortunate incident for HM Coroner."

The council says it hopes the move will help "kick start" Herefordshire's economy.

Birmingham City Women sign defender Arabella Suttie on a one-season contract following a successful trial.

Dudley News

The Dudley News has covered these stories today:

• Driver caught doing 91mph with child in car, external
• Man arrested in Brindley Place murder investigation, external
• Dudley Kingswinford runners back in action, external

BBC Weather Watchers

Grey and cloudy weather today and our BBC Weather Watchers have been reflecting the conditions.

Here are three of their photos from today, from users Melanie in Coventry, Serena in Gnosall, Staffordshire, and Step Counter in Hereford:

Image source, Melanie

Image source, Serena

Image source, Step Counter

Express and Star

A few of the headlines from the Express and Star:

• Drug driver avoids prison after eight-mile police chase through Cannock, external
• Teenager charged with killing bus driver in pavement crash, external
• JCB to recruit 100 new welders as demand for machines hits ‘historic highs’, external

Kevin Peachey
Personal finance reporter

Students facing a financial shortfall have increasingly turned to cryptocurrency investment to fund life at university, a survey has suggested.

The proportion of students investing in cryptocurrencies tripled in a year, website Save the Student found.

Daniel Tones, who studied psychology at the University of Warwick tried this method.

The 22-year-old said that income from a role as a student ambassador had been limited during the Covid crisis, but he had managed to bring in some money by making Amazon deliveries.

Group chats had planted the seed of interest in cryptocurrency investment, he said.

Image source, Daniel Tones

"I gave it a try," he said, "but very quickly I made a loss."

He said he wished, after talking to economics students about it, that he had learned a lot more before choosing to take the risk.

It was very easy to start putting money in, he said, but he ended up losing a few hundred pounds.

The accused 19-year-old appears in court over the death of "respected, polite and friendly" Ghulam Nabi.

Hundreds of objectors to plans for a Shrewsbury ring road claim it will increase emissions.