A former industry executive says factory closures could be costing as much as £5m a day in profits.

The council says it is developing a proposal to cover open water sites in the borough.

Mazen Salmou became a community leader and will graduate with a PGCE in secondary education.

Birmingham City Council says its use of agency workers has not increased since the strike began.

A 27-year-old man is due before magistrates in Walsall on Tuesday after the Phoenix Park incident.

Councillor Fiona Wilson is proposing gum bins for hotspot areas of Oswestry as part of a pilot.

His comment comes as waste firm Biffa says the ban on disposable vapes is failing.

The company says it is aware of drivers' concerns and feedback is being reviewed.

Armed police are sent to the scene after reports of baseball bats being used, police say.

Nether Stowe School in Lichfield apologises and says the repairs to a water tank were unexpected.

Asad Khan, 24, of no fixed address, is arrested in Dorset and later charged with murder, police say.

Staffordshire County Council amends its preferred option for plans to shake up local government.

Parents and carers would be contacted by their child's tutor, Herefordshire Council has said.

The trust is ranked 132 out of 134 acute trusts, according to newly released NHS England figures.

Lee Herrington needs to get the giant squash to the Malvern Autumn Show, which is 30 miles away.

Sgt David Eeles from West Midlands Police says the force is committed to clamping down on their use.

Work will take place in two Hereford areas, with government grants contributing more than £466,000.

More than 500 people will be recruited for the £2m clinical trial, hosted in Wolverhampton.

Junior Tchamadeu is Stoke City's only senior right-back after the departure of Lynden Gooch this summer.

The work is being carried out at Round Hill Green Playfield in Shrewsbury by Severn Trent.