James Bond
Sports Producer, BBC Shropshire

The New Saints can go a long way to retaining their Welsh Premier title tonight. The runaway leaders are away to second-placed Bala.

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Bala will be all out to reduce the nine-point gap, but TNS boss Craig Harrison has told BBC Radio Shropshire it’s all about how HIS team plays.

If the Saints win, it’s possible they could clinch the championship again on Saturday.

Andy Giddings
BBC Local Live

These are our headlines this lunchtime:

- Hospitals tackling sepsis with help of American partnership

- More than 70 sixth form college teachers on strike

- University students to learn from Morgan car company

BBC Midlands Today

Midlands Today has been collecting some beautiful photos of sunsets from around the region, including this one, taken by Julia Stevenson in Newport.

Image source, Julia Stevenson

You can see more of these sunset photos on the Midlands Today Facebook, external page.

Andrew Hewkin
Newsreader, BBC Shropshire

Telford and Wrekin Council is closing of two recycling centres, but says the opening of a new one will save money and lead to increased opening hours. 

The sites at Ketley and Granville will close in October.

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A new centre at Hortonwood and a refurbished one at Halesfield will open seven days a week. 

Sara Blizzard
BBC Weather

It should be dry in Shropshire this afternoon, but unfortunately it will be cloudy too.

Andy Giddings
BBC Local Live

The hospitals in Shrewsbury and Telford are working with a hospital in America, with the aim of reducing the number of sepsis incidents.

So what is sepsis? Dr Edwin Borman, the medical director for the two hospitals explained it as "the body's immune reaction going haywire", usually in response to an infection.

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It results in the body attacking its own tissues and organs and it can lead to shock, multiple organ failure and death - especially if not recognised early and treated promptly.

Andy Giddings
BBC Local Live

The Royal Shrewsbury and Princess Royal hospitals are hoping their partnership with a leading American hospital can improve care for people suffering with sepsis.

Four people a month die from the infection in Shropshire and nationally it causes 44,000 deaths - that's more than bowel, breast and colon cancer combined.

The NHS trust running the two Shropshire hospitals says it wants to learn how the Virginia Mason Medical Centre in Seattle has dealt with the issue.

Andy Giddings
BBC Local Live

These are the top stories at BBC Shropshire this morning...

- Hospitals American partnership to reduce sepsis incidents

- More than 70 sixth-form college teachers go on strike

- Shropshire social reformer on new set of stamps

Shropshire Star

Television presenter Nick Knowles today explained why he has become co-owner of a cafe in Shropshire., external

Mark Elliott
Reporter, BBC Shropshire

Social-reformer Eglantyne Jebb is featured on a new set of stamps out today. 

She grew up in Ellesmere and founded what became Save The Children shortly after World War One.

Sir Nicholas Winton, dubbed "Britain's Schindler" after organising trains which took 669 Jewish children out of Czechoslovakia in 1939, is also remembered, alongside other renowned humanitarians.

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Mark Elliott
Reporter, BBC Shropshire

New chief executive Brian Caldwell says he'll be involved in everything from player deals to catering at Shrewsbury Town as he tries to make a mark on the club.

Caldwell says he's looking to build on "great foundations" as he tries to maximise the club's potential.

In his first major interview since taking over last month, he told BBC Radio Shropshire the club's facilities and geography will help.

Mark Elliott
Reporter, BBC Shropshire

Half of the teachers at Shrewsbury Sixth Form College are going on strike today, with 20 teachers at New College Telford joining them.

They're members of the National Union of Teachers and are protesting against government cuts to further education.

Shrewsbury Sixth Form is open but lessons have been cancelled, while New College Telford says alternatives will be provided for students without teachers.

The government is accusing the NUT of seeking to disrupt the education of thousands of students and maintained it is investing in further education.

It says changes to funding have simply removed unfair differences in the way colleges and schools get their money.

Shropshire Star

A top motorbike racer from Shropshire has been dealt a huge blow after more than £200,000 worth of equipment was stolen from his team’s garage.  , external

Image source, Sam Hornsey

Sara Blizzard
BBC Weather

After a cold start, it will be another dry day with some cloud around but sunny spells for many of us. An easterly breeze will make it feel cool and the temperature will peak at about 10C (50F).

Tonight will be clear at first, but cloud will gradually increase through the night from the east, turning thick enough at times to produce some light rain or drizzle. The minimum temperature tonight will be 4C (39F).

Mark Elliott
Reporter, BBC Shropshire

The top stories in Shropshire this morning:

- The trust that runs the Royal Shrewsbury and Princess Royal hospitals is working with a leading American hospital, in an effort to improve care for people suffering with sepsis

- More than 70 teachers from two of the county's sixth form colleges are due to go on strike today. Shrewsbury Sixth Form and New College in Wellington are affected

- A Shropshire woman is featured on a new set of stamps, out today. Eglantyne Jebb, who grew up in Ellesmere, founded what became the charity Save The Children

Mark Elliott
Reporter, BBC Shropshire

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