The NHS, agriculture, universal credit and sleaze are all on the agenda for local voters.

Donna Ockenden's review into maternity care is the largest of its kind in NHS history.

Scotland wing Duhan van der Merwe and Tonga number eight Sione Vailanu (pictured below) are back from international duty and in the Worcester Warriors side for tomorrow night's trip to Newcastle Falcons.

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There are six changes to the side that played in the last Premiership match at Bristol three weeks ago.

Wing Alex Hearle will make his first league appearance of the season having impressed in last Saturday’s Premiership Rugby Cup win against Bristol Bears.

Lucy James asked for help to find a BBC Radio Stoke show she made as a child with her grandmother.

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The Bishop of Hereford has said the world must take some responsibility for creating the conditions forcing people to flee their own countries.

Five people have been arrested in connection with a fatal crossing in the Channel yesterday where 27 people died.

The crossings have continued this morning, two boats have been brought to Dover carrying about 40 people.

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The Right Reverend Richard Jackson said it was an appalling situation: "What sort of desperation drives people to this sort of thing?

"You know what was the situation in their own countries, how they were so vulnerable to be exploited by people like this?"

He added: "We've really got to think about this at a global level. A lot of these people are coming from war zones for which we have to take some responsibility for the conditions that they're trying to escape from."

An inquest into the death of Cristinel Osolos in Wellingborough finds he died from organ failure.

Dylan Price was found dead in the early hours of 19 September, the day before his 18th birthday.

A former BBC Radio Stoke producer finds the recording of Lucy James' "mama" in an old desk.

The former chief fire officer for Warwickshire has died after a short illness.

Kieran Amos joined Warwickshire Fire and Rescue Service in April 2019 after a career in the fire sector that had spanned nearly 30 years, his colleagues said in a tribute.

He "played a huge role" in the response to the pandemic, working across communities and will be remembered as "a skilled and dedicated colleague but, most importantly, as a very special person who was respected and loved by all who knew him".

He has left a legacy that will be built upon as we continue the work he did to make Warwickshire safer for all, a tribute said.

Birmingham New Street was the busiest station outside London, with 7.4 million passengers in the past year.

Stratford in east London was Britain's busiest railway station with an estimated 14.0 million passengers travelling through, the first time in 17 years that Waterloo was not the most-used station.

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Figures released by the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) are up to the end of March.

A spokesman said the figures show leisure journeys are nearly back to pre-pandemic levels, while there has been a slower increase in commuter journeys.

Ezra Hirschi says he is delighted to have broken national records for solving the cubes blindfolded.

Ahead of the North Shropshire by-election, voters highlight some of the local issues.

Chief Constable Pippa Mills says she wants to protect the dogs as much as police officers.

A 14-year-old boy was seriously injured when he was hit by a car in Birmingham last night.

Emergency crews were called to Queslett Road in Great Barr at 18:10 GMT.

He suffered critical injuries and currently remains in hospital, West Midlands Police said.

The driver of the car, a VW Golf, stopped at the scene and is assisting police with their inquiries.

Disruption from the proposed action could last into the new year, the union says.

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Newport Swimming Pool is to close for five months to allow work to be carried out.

Telford and Wrekin Council is spending £1m to reduce the depth, to make it more energy efficient and to make it easier to teach beginners.

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The pool will close on 6 December.

An air source heat pump is also being installed and the council said the move would help the authority become carbon neutral by 2030.

The town's branch of the Royal British Legion says it is a "great honour" to receive the award.

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Birmingham looks likely to be one of 14 cities to host the 2022 Diamond League.

Elite athletes will compete for points in 13 series meetings from May to September, with the most successful qualifying for the two-day season finale in Zurich.

According to the provisional calendar for the competition, it will open in Doha on 13 May, likely followed by Birmingham, ahead of the city staging the Commonwealth Games later in the summer.

After the athletics world championships from 15 to 24 July, the tournament will return to China and culminate in Zurich on 7 and 8 September.

The BBC confirmed earlier this year it will broadcast the competition until 2024.

The official 2022 Commonwealth Games merchandise shop in Birmingham city centre has opened.

The games will be held in Birmingham next summer.

The store, opened by council leader Ian Ward, is situated under the Rotunda on New Street.

The development plans include extra paths and cycleways as well as the replacement of some bridges.