Stoke-on-Trent Live

From Stoke-on-Trent Live:

• Gunman brings terror to the streets of Hanley, external
• Miracle teen's first words six months after being 'certified dead', external
• Hanley's new £15m multi-storey car park 'absolutely needed', external

BBC Sport

Warwickshire's bid to land their first County Championship in nine years will succeed if they can bowl out Somerset on this final day at Edgbaston.

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Resuming on 179-1, the Bears grabbed 115 runs in 15 overs this morning to extend their lead to 272 runs.

Somerset's target is 273 off 79 overs which has set up a fascinating afternoon as the visitors have a chance of winning the game themselves.

Warwickshire have to win in order to pip Lancashire to the title after they beat Hampshire on Thursday.

You can follow the action on the BBC Cricket live page.

Drivers are being warned of severe delays on the M6 this weekend when junction 10 in the Black Country is closed for nearly three days.

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A diversion will be in place over the junction from 20:00 today until 06:00 on Monday morning.

The closure will allow new bridge beams to be put in place as part of a major redevelopment.

Martin Howells, 31, suffered head injuries when he was attacked in Wolverhampton.

BBC Weather Watchers

Thanks to our weather watchers for these photos today sent in from Leek, Wolston, Worcester, and Great Chatwell.

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Hospital worker Rebecca Ellis also goes on a Dorothy Perkins spending spree using the dying man's funds.

The boy, 17, is currently being held in connection with the attack off Bournemouth beach.

More than 100,000 people are expected in Birmingham this weekend for the city's Pride festival.

The event has returned to the city for the first time in more than two years after disruption caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

Organisers of the LGBTQ+ festival say it will be the largest in its 24-year history and has taken over the site of the former Birmingham wholesale markets.

Performers will include Girls Aloud star Cheryl, Boney M and Sister Sledge.

The national anthems that will be played during medal ceremonies at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games will be recorded today.

Fifty musicians from City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra will spend up to four days recording the anthems of 72 nations and territories competing at the games next year.

Music has been arranged by conductor Philip Sheppard, who also conducted the anthems for the London 2012 Olympics recordings.

The anthem for Team England is Jerusalem, while other nations including Bermuda, Montserrat and St Helena will use God Save the Queen.

Backbencher Andrew Bridgen says a whistleblower predicts the project will be delayed by a decade.

BBC Midlands Today

An autonomous vehicle is to be trialled on roads in Solihull.

The self-driving bus, manufactured in Coventry, will carry up to eight passengers on a one-mile section of road at the National Exhibition Centre.

If the four-week trial is successful, more driverless vehicles could be rolled out.

Members of the public can book a free trip on the bus to help test the technology.

Express and Star

The Express and Star has these headlines today:

• 'It's not wokery' claim as West Midlands Police set to introduce gender-neutral hats, external
• Ignore anti-vaxxers and get vaccinated, say Black Country health chiefs, external
• Care assistant who stole cards from dying patient and bought biscuits is jailed, external

BBC Business News

A petrol station owner says he could lose 40% of his sales from a lack of fuel due to the ongoing lorry driver shortages in the UK.

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Coventry-based Paul Cheema has been in the business since 2013 and says he has never experienced a situation like this before.

A "handful" of BP stations, and a small number of Esso-owned Tesco Alliance stations, were closed on Thursday due to a lack of delivery drivers.

It is estimated that the UK is short of about 100,000 HGV drivers - with gaps made worse by the pandemic and Brexit.

Mr Cheema says he sells thousands of litres of unleaded every day, so the cost implications for him are huge.

"There could be a 40% impact on sales with this week's delivery problems. If I haven't got any liquid in the ground, I'm not making money. I can't operate the site at a loss," he said.

"If I haven't got fuel to sell, that customer isn't coming into my petrol station shop either, so I'm losing money there too."

BBC Weather

A dry morning with some sunshine but most areas will see cloud soon spreading across the sky. Gentle winds and a high of 22C/72F.

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Dry and mostly cloudy tonight with just the odd clear spell, and areas of mist and hill fog developing overnight. Low: 13C/55F.

You can get the latest forecast for your area at any time by going to the BBC Weather website.

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Ex West Mercia Police officer Jamie Holloway was driving at speeds of up to 110mph, his trial heard

The store in Smethwick is fined more than £500,000 over hygiene problems and dangerous shelving.

Aston Villa forward Leon Bailey, who scored one goal and set up another in a 3-0 win over Everton at the weekend, is ruled out for at least three weeks.

Warwickshire close on 179-1 at Edgbaston needing quick runs to stand a chance of forcing victory over Somerset to win the title.

Steve Charmley has served Shropshire Council for 12 years and will continue as a ward councillor.