A Shropshire Council report, external is recommending the closure of Shrewsbury's swimming baths in The Quarry and building a new one at the Shrewsbury Sports Village on Sundorne Road instead.

The report says the existing site is costly to repair, not energy efficient, has a restrictive site layout and that it would be better to have a modern pool.

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But there is also a recommendation to give interested parties 12 months to come up with alternative proposals, to keep the pool on its existing site.

Andy Giddings
BBC Shropshire

The Shropshire-based military commentator and author Major Charles Heyman says Britain didn't have the right equipment to keep the peace in Iraq after the 2003 war.

He welcomed the Chilcot report into Britain's involvement in Iraq, saying it would "remind politicians of the calamity it caused".

Talking about the insurgency which followed the war, he said "nobody thought we were going to do that sort of operation".

And he believes the lesson we should learn is: "War is going to take you to places you never thought you were going to be, the enemy is always going to be clever."

Tim Page
News Editor, BBC Shropshire

Searches in a murder inquiry with links to Shropshire have been suspended after North Wales Police failed to find a body.

They have been searching a forest outside Wrexham, as well as land near Gobowen, for a man they believe's been missing for about five years.

Their inquiries suggest he could be called Nathan or Michael and they want to hear from you if you've lost contact with someone with one of those names in that time frame.  

Telford Journal

Campaigners battling to take over and reopen Wellington's former Clifton Cinema have promised some "exciting" news at the group’s annual general meeting later this month., external

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Andy Giddings
BBC Shropshire

This dramatic photo of the sun setting over Hazler Hill was sent to us by a BBC Weather Watcher using the nickname Ashfield.

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Andy Giddings
BBC Shropshire

Our top stories this lunchtime:

- Government puts forward measures in response to baby ashes scandal

- Murder search suspended 

- Shropshire military expert says hubris led Blair to war

Patients throughout Shropshire now have the opportunity to access their medical history online and on their smart phones. 

Sixty two GP surgeries in the county have signed up to the NHS England Patient Online, external service, which provides a range of services and information, including test results, requesting repeat-prescriptions and booking appointments. 

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Dr Ken Deacon is the Medical Director for NHS England, and said that patients now lead "busy and complicated lives" and that "offering patients access to their GP records online puts them in the driving seat of their care".

Sara Blizzard
BBC Weather

There could be some rain around Shropshire this afternoon.

Organisers of the Shrewsbury Fields Festival say they are confident that it will go ahead in September. 

The three-day event, starring Dizzee Rascal and The Happy Mondays was due to take place at the Quarry in Shrewsbury next weekend - but now it's been put back until 16-18 September. 

If you have tickets but can't make the new date you're being advised to go back to where you bought them.

Andy Giddings
BBC Shropshire

Tony Blair's success in Bosnia, Kosovo and Sierra Leone probably led to his decision to go to war in Iraq, a Shropshire military expert says.

Major Charles Heyman said: "Hubris set in and Tony Blair didn't have someone to whisper in his ear 'you are mortal'."

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And Maj Heyman believes the leaders of the British military should bear some responsibility, because they would have known our armed forces weren't ready.

So the dream is over and Wales fans are slowly making their way back from Lyon after being knocked out of Euro 2016 by Portugal.

Ian Williams, Chief Operating Officer at The New Saints of Oswestry, has been to every Wales match at the tournament.

Here are some of his pictures.

Nick Southall
Journalist, BBC Shropshire

A new definition of "ashes" is going to be created by the government, to prevent future cases of infant remains not being returned to parents following a cremation, the BBC understands. 

The Institute of Cemetery and Cremation Management told the BBC that one of the fundamental problems with the baby ashes scandal in England has been confusion in the industry between what are ashes and what are remains.

It follows a BBC Radio Shropshire investigation which discovered 60 families failed to receive their children's ashes at Shrewsbury crematorium between 1996 and 2012.

There's been a rise in the number of parents taking their children out of school during term time in the Telford & Wrekin area. 

Councils throughout the country have been asked to provide figures through the Freedom of Information Act. 

Telford and Wrekin Council figures have gone up from 139 cases in 2012-2013 to 764 last year - with more than £45,000 taken in fines. 

Parents across the UK were fined £5.6m in the last academic year.  

Carlie Swain
BBC Local Live

Our top stories this morning:

- Rise in children taken out of school in term time in Telford & Wrekin area

- Postponed festival will go ahead, say organisers

- International cricketers playing match in Shropshire

BBC Sport

International cricketers are on show at Wrekin College today playing in the Shropshire County Club's 10th annual T20 challenge. 

Among the names are prolific former Indian Test batsman Wasim Jaffer and ex-West Indies Test bowler Corey Collymore. 

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They're part of an Invitation XI facing Shropshire and will play two 20-over innings each. 

Play starts at 11:00 and admission is free.

BBC Travel

Traffic is slow around the Clock Tower Roundabout. 

An accident has partially blocked the A518 New Trench Road between A4640 and the Garrison Roundabout. 

There's also roadworks in the area, so it's slow on all approaches. 

A Shropshire man whose son died in Iraq says the money spent on the Chilcot Inquiry could've been better spent. 

Lord Chilcot's report - published yesterday after seven years in the making - concluded that peaceful alternatives were not exhausted before the 2003 invasion. 

It also says there were serious shortfalls in planning. 

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Chris Dunsmore was killed by a missile attack in Iraq the day before he was due to come home. 

His father Geoff, who lives in Bishop's Castle, says the Chilcot Report won't change anything and would have been better used helping to rebuild Iraq.

BBC Midlands Today

Wales' historic Euro 2016 run came to an end at the semi-final stage last night as Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo guided his side to the final. 

The Welsh were bidding to be the first British team to reach a Euros final. But it wasn't to be.

Ben Godfrey watched the match in a pub in Oswestry.

Carlie Swain
BBC Local Live

Here are some of the stories we're looking at in the newsroom: 

- Chilcot Inquiry money 'could've been better spent', says father of Shropshire man who died in Iraq

- Organisers of postponed festival say they are confident it will go ahead in September

- Rise in the number of parents taking their children out of school during term time in the Telford & Wrekin area 

BBC Weather

A cloudy start, with a few showers but dry later and feeling humid. Sara has the forecast.