The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust has apologised for a delay in Michael Green's diagnosis.

Danny Briggs hits 20 in an over off Somerset's Jack Brooks to claim a fourth batting point and swing the title race Warwickshire's way.

Essex clinch the Division Two title after beating Northants by an innings and 44 runs before lunch on day two at Chelmsford.

That's all from our live service on Wednesday.

We'll be back with more local news, sport, weather and travel updates from 08:00 tomorrow.

Police have introduced a dispersal zone in Oswestry town centre after reports of anti-social behaviour.

The zone comes into effect from 18:00 tonight and will run until 18:00 on 24 September.

A donation of more than £3,000 is being used to create special kits to help children whose relatives are going through cancer treatment.

The Transport and General Workers Union Benevolent fund has paid for the kits for families going through palliative care at the Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust.

The three different kits are designed to help children of different ages talk about how they feel experiencing a parent living with cancer.

Items in the packs include playing cards, fridge magnets and trees with emotions written on them to show people how they are feeling, as well as books with helpful pointers on for how to address the challenging subject of talking about what is happening to their family member.

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Kelly Pritchard, Support and Information Centre Manager for Macmillan, based at New Cross Hospital, said: “We all know the devastating effect cancer can have on people, not just the patients but their families too and children can struggle to talk about their emotions."

A baby emperor tamarin has been born at Dudley Zoo - with a name you'll either love or hate.

The youngster, named Marmite, was born on 23 July to 11-year-old mum Rae and dad Eddy, 10.

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Curator Richard Brown said: “Keepers have yet to confirm its sex, but everyone is thrilled with Marmite’s progress over the last two months and it is already starting to take interest in solid foods.”

Native to the rainforests of South and Central America, emperor tamarins are recognised by their long, white moustaches.

Following a birth, the males take care of the offspring and will carry them around and clean them, only passing them back to the females for feeding.

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Alastair Campbell has labelled a decision to block a Walsall councillor becoming deputy mayor over mental heath issues as "disgusting".

Tony Blair's former PR man tweeted his thoughts after being made aware of Monday night's full council meeting where the ruling Conservative administration voted against Sean Coughlan - who has openly talked about his battles with depression - taking up the role.

This outcome prompted Walsall Labour group to storm out of the town hall in protest.

Council leader Mike Bird said he and his party colleagues had been accused by Mr Coughlan of pushing him towards suicide and did not want to be in that position again.

Independent Walsall councillor Pete Smith - who also voted against Mr Coughlan - said his decision was not due to the councillor's mental health problems but due to his record as council leader.

Tributes have been paid to a mother-of-one who died in a crash in Warwickshire.

Emily Hasson, 25, from Meon Vale, died when her Nissan Micra was in collision with a Land Rover Discovery in Campden Road, Lower Clopton, at 13:35 on 9 September.

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In a statement, her family said: “Taken from us too early, our beautiful daughter Emily leaves behind a three-year-old son.”

Inquiries into the collision continue, Warwickshire Police said, and it urged anyone with information to come forward.

A man has died after suffering a suspected medical episode at the wheel which led to a crash.

Staffordshire Police said officers had been called to Dividy Road, Bentilee, in Stoke-on-Trent, at 09:45, following a single-vehicle accident.

A 53-year-old man from Bentilee was taken to Royal Stoke University Hospital where he was later pronounced dead.

The force has appealed for anyone who saw the vehicle before the crash or who has dashcam footage to come forward.

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Planned strike action by workers opposing the closure of an engineering factory has been suspended.

Members of Unite at the GKN Automotive factory, in Birmingham, were due to take industrial action next week.

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Unite said following a meeting with the company, it had been agreed there would be a moratorium on work and machinery being taken out of the factory.

A meeting of stakeholders will be held to seek a way to keep the factory open, so no industrial action will start before 18 October, Unite said.

A golf club has submitted plans to expand its roof terrace, add a driving range and new entrance gates.

Secretary of Wellington's Wrekin Golf Club, Richard Gallier, has applied for planning permission to carry out the building and extension at the club, which was established in 1905.

Plans submitted to Telford & Wrekin Council say the number of car parking spaces at the venue will also be increased to 98.

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A decision will be taken at a later date.

Jai Singh is accused of killing Sukhjeet Uppal at her Wolverhampton home on Sunday.

From Phuket to the Peak District - cancer patients visit sun-kissed beaches without leaving hospice.

The preferred candidate to be the new chief constable of Staffordshire Police has been announced.

Staffordshire Commissioner Ben Adams named Chris Noble as his preferred candidate and his appointment will now need to be ratified by the Police, Fire and Crime Panel at a meeting on 12 October.

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Mr Noble, currently Assistant Chief Constable at Humberside Police, has been a police officer for more than 21 years and has served in the Royal Ulster Constabulary and the Police Service of Northern Ireland.

He said: "I look forward to serving the people, officers and staff of Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent as their chief constable, and working with partners to keep our communities safe."

The girl was in the park with her family when she was lured into woodland, police say.

Tributes have been paid to a man who died in a crash on Sunday.

Daniel Fallows, 35, from Kingsley, was travelling in a Land Rover on Leek Road, Kingsley Moor, at 00:45 on 19 September when his car was involved in a collision. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

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In a statement today his family said he was a "cherished son, brother, brother-in-law and doting uncle" who was "at his happiest in a tractor, being filthy dirty with a smoke on and grafting his big gentle heart out".

"Stolen from us far too young, this wasn’t your time Dan. Shine bright now, you’re with dad," his family added.Any witnesses are being asked to call Staffordshire Police on 101.

A large crowd gathers outside Westminster Magistrates' Court in support of the three men.

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Businesses affected by the Metro works on Corporation Street deserve an apology and compensation, Birmingham’s council leader has said.

Repairs to the Metro route laid as recently as in 2016 have now entered their ninth week and Ian Ward said the work had put some "extremely angry" firms "back to square one" following slow improvements in the wake of the pandemic.

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A meeting of the board of the West Midlands Combined Authority - responsible for transport in the region - heard it was only "new works", rather than repair works, where compensation could be paid out.

Mr Ward said: "I am given to understand the combined authority is hiding behind the fact that under the current policy, compensation is only paid out for new works... if you go and have a look at what is going on - effectively, the infrastructure is coming out and new work then goes on to put the whole thing back again."

Laura Shoaf, interim WMCA chief executive, said if there was "a desire to re-look at that policy, that can be done through you as the transport lead".

She said the policy had been put in place in line with highway maintenance and repairs issues.

A Transport for West Midlands (TfWM) spokesperson said the "stakeholder team has regularly met with businesses and taken on issues on their behalf including arranging access for deliveries, supporting refuse collection and providing window cleaning".