An uninsured driver who drove away after killing a man is jailed for six months.

Taxi drivers are often thought to be a gauge of public mood, but what about truckers? There was a mix of views at a truck stop cafe in Bromsgrove, West Midlands, on Friday - the morning after the night before.

A Black Country woman whose father, brother and son were shot dead by a gunman on a Tunisian beach a year ago has said she carries the grief every day. Suzanne Richards said her family had been "cut in half" by the attack in Sousse in which 38 people died. Adrian Evans, 49, from Tipton in the West Midlands, died along with his father, 78-year-old Charles (known as Patrick) Evans, and nephew Joel Richards, 19.

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Customers at the Pitstop cafe in Bromsgrove give their reaction to the vote to leave the EU.

Herefordshire and Worcestershire vote decisively to leave the European Union.

Wildlife Trusts say they are seeking assurances from politicians after the vote to leave the EU.

They said Europe had left "a legacy of strong legislation and invested in many practical projects" and expressed fears that deregulation could lead to "lower environmental standards, external."

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The trusts also used today's result and the prospect of shrugging off EU legislation to call for better management of both fisheries and agriculture.

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The UK has voted to quit the European Union following a referendum on its membership. So how did the Leave campaign win?  

From turnout among older voters to the "big beasts" of politics, here's an eight-point guide to how the Leave campaign won the lion's share of the vote.

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A man who killed three children and impaled their bodies on garden railings has his application for release from prison turned down.

Torquay United re-sign left-back Lathaniel Rowe-Turner, four years after he left Plainmoor.

There were celebrations at the ICC in Birmingham among Leave campaigners from across the West Midlands.

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BBC Midlands Today

This lunchtime on Midlands Today, we'll be reflecting and analysing the way the West Midlands voted in the European Union referendum - and the fall-out from the vote. 

We'll criss-cross the region and we'll also hear the questions now being faced after the vote by farmers and food and drink exporters.

Join us from the slightly later time of 13:45 on BBC One.

There were celebrations at the ICC in Birmingham among Leave campaigners from across the West Midlands. The biggest count in the country took place at the convention centre which was where the regional vote was declared.

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Labour MPs Margaret Hodge and Ann Coffey have sent a letter to John Cryer MP, chair of the Parliamentary Labour Party, submitting a motion of no confidence in leader Jeremy Corbyn.

The letter calls for a discussion at the next meeting of the PLP at 18:00 BST on Monday 27 June. This ballot has no formal constitutional force, but would be a significant expression of the lack of confidence of Labour MPs in their leader.

Follow all the reaction on the BBC Politics live page.

"Strange and beautiful, a heart shaped place between two rivers" is how television playwright and author, Dennis Potter described the Forest of Dean, where he grew up. On the 20th anniversary of his death, Felicity Evans explores the landscape that shaped much of his work.

The Forest has a rich industrial heritage which Forester and Freeminer, Rich Daniels explains at the former site of the New Fancy coal mine. The old spoil heap now provides spectacular views across the Forest. In the distance, you can see Cannop Ponds and the pit where Dennis' father was a miner.

Then it's to Berry Hill, the place where Potter grew up and visited frequently with his own family. Firstly to "Spion Kop", the Potter family home where artist John Belcher now lives and then onto some of the locations used in Potter's work.

Felicity meets historian and verderer, Ian Standing who talks about his role in upholding Forest law and culture and shows us the oak trees that Lord Nelson planted.

Finally from the ancient forest to the very modern as we visit a nearby café in Coleford to talk to teenagers from the Forest Youth Forum about what it's like to live in the Forest of Dean today. How does the landscape affect them? Dennis Potter was concerned that the "New Foresters" would have no sense of community and not realise how special and unique it is. Were his fears unfounded?

Worcestershire assistant coach Matt Mason says Kyle Abbott's arrival at the end of June can boost their T20 Blast hopes.

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Our political editor, Patrick Burns, delivers his verdict on a "remarkable night".

Once strewn with apple, pear and plum orchards the Vale of Evesham has been famous for its fruit since the middle ages. Helen Mark visits the Vale to see the work being done to continue the area's heritage of fruit production.

In Pershore she spends the day at the annual plum festival, a celebration of the close association the town has had with the fruit for hundreds of years. Here, she meets comedian and conservationist, Alistair McGowan, and hears about his memories of growing up in the area and lifelong fondness for plums.

After the boom years of fruit production in the Vale at the end of the nineteenth century, the 1950s saw a decline in the industry and, since then, almost 80% of the orchards have closed in the area. Helen meets Edward Crowther, whose family has run fruit businesses near Evesham for many generations, and hears about the changes in the Vale during the last century. She joins John Porter at Hipton Hill orchard and learns about the work his conservation group is doing to arrest the decline in the number of traditional orchards in the area and restore them to their former glory.

Produced by Beatrice Fenton.