A horse has been rescued near Oswestry after falling down a steep bank and ending up upside down and wedged between two fences.

Fire crews and a vet were called to Trefonen at 19:30 on Tuesday.

Eight firefighters helped extract and right the 900kg shire horse - which is now recovering.

A man is in a critical condition after being hit by a car in Great Barr.

West Midlands Ambulance Service was called to Beeches Road at about 15:15 on Tuesday.

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A spokeswoman said: "Crews arrived to find the pedestrian, a man, in cardiac arrest following a collision with a car.

"Ambulance staff quickly commenced advanced life support on scene and managed to restart the man’s heart."

The man was taken to Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham in a critical condition, the ambulance service added.

Rich Davis
BBC Weather presenter

There will be some patchy cloud around with a few scattered sharp showers.

However, there will be plenty of sunny spells between patches of cloud. Highs of 14C (57F).

Birmingham's speedway team could race for the final time tonight after the owners announced they were pulling out of the sport.

The Brummies resumed racing at Perry Barr in 2007 after a long absence from competition.

A combination of the impact of the pandemic and low crowds has led the owners to put the club up for sale.

No buyers have come forward yet.

BBC Midlands Today

A new interactive film is being launched in schools today to tackle the problem of knife crime in the West Midlands.

The virtual reality programme will challenge young people to make decisions about knives, which determine how the film ends.

Knife crime has more than doubled in the region since 2012.

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Conservative councillor Angela Sandison apologised after linking parenting skills with autism.

Staff from the aviation world come together to support each other through one of its toughest times.

Preston North End record a fifth successive Championship draw as they hold Stoke City at Deepdale.

QPR pick up their first Championship victory in five games as Ilias Chair scores in each half to see off an out-of-form Birmingham.

Councillors ask for measures introduced during the fuel crisis of September 2000 to be replicated.

Warwickshire bowl out for Lancashire for 78 then reach 120-0 to seize control of the Bob Willis Trophy final at Lord's.

Norman Alcock uses his milestone birthday to complete a fundraising challenges for a hospice.

Cycling champion Jon-Allan Butterworth has his sights on the 2026 Winter Paralympics.

That's all for now.

Any breaking news will appear here on Tuesday evening and we'll be back with news, sport, weather and travel updates from 08:00 on Wednesday.

Police are appealing for help in identifying two women they believe may have witnessed an attack in Birmingham's Gay Village.

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A 26-year-old woman was seriously assaulted near The Village Inn on Hurst Street in the early hours of 16 September, West Midlands Police said.

It's thought one of the women pictured may have gone to the victim's aid and detectives believe she may have vital information about the assailants.

Three men arrested in connection with the assault have been bailed with strict conditions while investigations continue, police said.

The leader of Birmingham City Council has asked for all key workers to be given priority access to fuel.

Labour's Ian Ward said he felt that should also include care workers, social workers, home to school transport teams and day centre staff.

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He also said he feared the current measures being brought in to alleviate the fuel-rush would take time to come in to effect.

The Old Wye Bridge in Hereford is going to reopen to traffic on Friday for the first time since July 2020.

It was closed, along with the parking bays on Broad Street and Bridge Street, to allow people to socially distance more easily during the coronavirus pandemic.

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Herefordshire Council said the closure was also aimed at encouraging more people to walk or cycle in to town and it has seen increases in both.

John Harrington, the cabinet member for infrastructure and transport, said: "I hope businesses who were initially cautious have seen the benefits of slower and less congested streets.

"People of all ages and walks of life have commented on the enjoyment they have felt being able to walk along quieter routes or sit outside and have a drink."

BBC Radio Stoke

A pop-up vaccination centre is being set up at Staffordshire University's Stoke-on-Trent campus this week, as students arrive for the start of the new academic year.

The university has hosted a number of pop-up vaccination centres and so far more than 1,400 students and staff have been vaccinated.

Thirty pupils and one member of staff at a school in Herefordshire are isolating after testing positive for Covid-19.

John Kyrle High School in Ross-on-Wye said it has introduced extra safety measures to limit the further spread of the virus.

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Face coverings will once again be required across the site, one-way systems will remain in place and sporting fixtures against other schools have been cancelled.

The school's operational head teacher David Boyd said the cases are spread out among the school's 1,400 students and there are no clusters of infection.