Midlands poses questions to PM as party conference comes to Birmingham

Shrewsbury boss Micky Mellon says the current air of 'negativity' from Town fans could affect his players.

In honour of Women's Sport Week, external (3-9 October), BBC Get Inspired and Radio 1Xtra have teamed up for an intimate and interactive discussion on body image issues for women in and around sport.

Full details about how you can be there, get involved and watch it live can be found here.

The number of drivers caught using a mobile phone behind the wheel has almost halved in five years, the BBC can reveal.

Some 178,000 people were stopped in 2011-12 by police in the UK, compared with under 95,000 last year.

The National Police Federation said the drop was due to fewer traffic officers.

Here are some of the figures for West Mercia Police.

However, the number of drivers attending a road safety course shot up from 481 five years ago, to 2,121 last year. 

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BBC Midlands Today

Thanks to our viewers for sharing their pictures of last night's sunset with us - we'll have more of your pictures on Midlands Today at 13:30.

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Peterborough draw 1-1 at Shrewsbury despite having to play the final half an hour with 10 men.

There are 15 people who will be named a BBC Get Inspired Unsung Hero around the UK once again this year and one of those from last year - Carl Eaton - has revealed the impact the award has had on him and the work he does...

"If you know anybody who is worthy of this award, nominate them," Carl adds. "It will be the best thing you ever did."

Nominate an Unsung Hero from your area here - and hurry as nominations close on Sunday, 23 October. 

Telford's Princess Royal Hospital's A&E department could close along with its £28m women and children 's centre which opened two years ago, campaigners fear.

The rebellious Victorian artist behind some of the world's most revered stained glass was forgotten after she swapped motor biking and smoking to become a nun, an exhibition reveals.

More than 60 years after her death, a woman who created works of art found in churches around the world has been recognised for her achievements.

Shrewsbury singer songwriter Beth Prior performed her train 'Certain Things' in session at BBC in the West Country (BBC Radio Bristol and BBC Somerset).

Ian Black's second-half equaliser earns 10-man Shrewsbury a hard-fought 1-1 draw at AFC Wimbledon.

Campaigners angry at plans for a new GP surgery in Shropshire falling through stage a protest.

The Right Reverend Dr Michael Ipgrave is installed as the new bishop of Lichfield.

Find out how you can nominate your Unsung Hero here.

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A housing charity claims that one in eight tenants in the West Midlands has fallen victim to landlords breaking the law. 

Research by Shelter , externaland YouGov found that tenants had suffered everything from abuse and harassment to seeing their belongings thrown out of the property and the locks changed. 

Too often, the study says, people don't know their rights and need more help and advice. 

It can take years to fulfil an ambition and for Tyrone Crabbe, it has taken more than half a century.

Find out how you can nominate your Unsung Hero here.

A 26-foot high sculpture made out of knives and intended as a tribute to victims of knife crime is nearing completion.

This series of Ramblings is themed 'Ramblings Revisited' as Clare catches up with people she walked with once before.

In 2005 Clare rambled with a group based at the Radbrook Day Service centre in Shrewsbury, for people with mental health difficulties. The group had been running for ten years at the time of the original programme, but in the intervening years the Day Service centre was closed and the walking group folded.

However one of the walkers in the original programme, clinical psychologist Penny Priest, has continued her interest in the mental health benefits of walking and introduces Clare to psychologist Guy Holmes who began a similar 'walk and talk' group in Shrewsbury which allowed original members to continue walking, and also brought new members on board.

Producer: Karen Gregor.