West Midlands Police says the man had not been seen for days, adding his death is "terribly sad".

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The Crewe Alexandra manager, David Artell, believes his squad has the ability to be doing a lot better.

They are currently going through their worst start in 60 years and find themselves bottom of League One.

But he said: "We've got the players that can be representative of a different league position."

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Crewe are at home to Gillingham on Saturday and a win could lift them off the bottom of the table, but they are currently six points away from League One safety.

Police are appealing for witnesses following a sexual assault in Shrewsbury.

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It happened at about 16:00 on Monday in the underpass beneath the railway arch on Old Coleham, West Mercia Police said.

The force said the male suspect left on foot in the direction of Old Potts Way towards Asda, and it is believed he may have tried to climb the railway embankment.

He is described as a white man, 6ft tall, with dark hair which is short on the back and sides and longer on the top. He was wearing a dark green or blue short-sleeved T-shirt and baggy blue jeans.

Witnesses should call 101.

A council's "consistently poor administration" of a teenager's special educational needs plan left her college unable to properly support her, the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman has found.

The girl, who has autism spectrum disorder and physical disabilities, moved to a new college from her special school in September 2019, the ombudsman said.

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However, because Staffordshire County Council had not finalised her Education, Health and Care Plan, the college had out-of-date information about her support needs and how to meet them, and her new plan was not finalised until May 2021.

The delay, the ombudsman added, was not a "one off" and she also had a delayed review in 2017.

The frequent delays meant the girl's family lost the opportunity to appeal the contents of the plans to the Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Tribunal (SENDIST), it said.

Michael King, from the ombudsman, said: "Without the opportunity to appeal the council’s plans, the family have been left with the uncertainty that their daughter might have been able to receive extra support had an appeal gone their way.

"I am pleased the council has agreed to my recommendations to put things right for the family, and the wider changes the council has put in place following a critical Ofsted review during this period should remedy the systemic issued raised by this complaint."

The ombudsman said the council should apologise to the girl and her mother, and pay them £750 as well as paying the mother £300 for having to raise the issues and refund her £450 for the costs of the Occupational Therapy report she commissioned.

Jesy Nelson has pulled out of a live performance in Birmingham this weekend after testing positive for coronavirus.

The former Little Mix star, 30, said she had been "feeling unwell" for the last few days and was now self-isolating.

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Nelson was due to perform on Saturday at Free Radio Hits Live 2021, alongside artists including James Arthur, Anne-Marie, Mabel and KSI.

She said in a statement on Instagram: "I've sadly tested positive for Covid which means I'm now self-isolating, following government guidelines.

"It means that I'm no longer able to perform at Hits Live in Birmingham this Saturday. Apologies to any of my fans who bought tickets and I'm so sorry I can no longer be there.

"I hope you all have an amazing night, stay safe and I can't wait to see you all soon love you so much."

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Royal Mail has apologised for delivery delays in an area of Shrewsbury.

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It said "resourcing issues" had caused the problems in the Copthorne area and promised to put things right "as quickly as possible".

West Mercia Police believes Dawid Kurdziel was attacked in a park before he was later found dead.

Grants of between £500 and £1,000 are on offer to community groups, charities and voluntary organisations to help make neighbourhoods in Worcester more environmentally friendly.

Applications are invited for initiatives which will reduce carbon emissions, improve resilience to climate change, reduce waste, benefit the natural environment or raise awareness about environmental issues in the city.

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"By making these grants available, we aim to empower more local people to take action to protect the environment and increase resilience to climate change," said Councillor Andy Stafford

"Suggestions put forward don’t have to be complicated or original, but they do need to clearly demonstrate the difference the action will make within their community."

Worcester City Council has allocated £20,000 to support the grants scheme.

Groups can apply for up to two grants for separate initiatives between now and the end of March.

Nineties boyband East 17 will turn on Wolverhampton city centre's Christmas lights in Queen Square on Saturday.

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The event hosted by local radio personality Dicky Dodd, will run from 15:00 to 19:00 GMT, with the switch on itself taking place at 18:00.

Mayor of Wolverhampton, Councillor Greg Brackenridge, said it was "wonderful" to be welcoming people back to the event.

Wigan Athletic required extra time to end National League Solihull Moors' hopes of causing an FA Cup upset in their first-round replay at Damson Park.

Adam Rooney put the National League side ahead from the penalty spot shortly after half-time, but the League One Latics levelled through Jason Kerr before Callum Lang struck the winner after 104 minutes.

The Lichfield MP, Michael Fabricant, believes Members of Parliament should be allowed to have second jobs, as long as it doesn't interfere with their work in the House of Commons.

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They are due to vote later on whether they should be banned from having second jobs as consultants or advisers, after the Conservative MP Owen Paterson was found to have broken lobbying rules.

Mr Fabricant said: "If you are a lawyer or a doctor or have other skills which have got nothing to do with parliament, I think there's no harm providing it's a second job."

BBC Weather

We might see a bit of sunshine today and the temperatures will remain similar to yesterday, rising to around 11C (52F).

Tomorrow, it is expected to get a little warmer.

You can find a detailed forecast for your area on the BBC Weather page.

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Regional airline Flybe was bought out by Thyme Opco after collapsing during the pandemic.

Sport England will spend £6.5m on West Midlands projects to boost physical activity in the region.

Gary Walker made calls to his partner's mobile suggesting she was not with him, a court hears.

Trevor Smith died at his Birmingham home after a bullet fired by police ricocheted off a bedframe.

Ian Bennett was caught on his mother's dashcam footage, a court hears, after Kerry Woolley's death.

Zephaniah McLeod missed a psychiatric assessment days before killing Jacob Billington.

Amir Shafique, 22, died of his injuries after a fight involving a gang in Aylesbury in October 2020.