Eric and Clare's Breakfast Show

It's 25 years since the failed attempt to depose Mikhail Gorbachev as leader of the Soviet Union and Michael Underwood from Albrighton has been sharing his memories of it.

He was in Russia at the time and went to take photos of the barricades and the tanks.

You can hear more from Michael on our breakfast programme from 06:00 tomorrow morning.

North Shropshire Chronicle

Shropshire should be included in areas selected for controversial badger culls according to county MP Owen Paterson., external

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Andy Giddings
BBC Shropshire

Workmen are up on cherry-pickers, cleaning the side of RAF Cosford's Cold War museum today.

If you've been there, you will know what a big task that is, because the building is huge.

Image source, RAF Museum Cosford

Ian Perry
BBC Radio Shropshire

Part of new £15m unit at the Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt hospital has been treating its first patients today.

Work on the theatres and wards has taken over a year so far and the Baschurch Day Unit is now open, but other parts of the development are still in construction.

The first operation is scheduled to take place next Tuesday.

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BBC Sport

Shrewsbury Town say midfielder Richie Wellens has left the club after an agreement to cancel his contract.

The experienced 36-year-old made 12 appearances for the club last season, but manager Micky Mellon told him he wasn't part of their rebuilding plans.

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Shropshire Star

A councillor has called for action after a tree fell on a road in Bridgnorth, just missing passing pedestrians., external

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Andy Giddings
BBC Shropshire

Our top stories this lunchtime include:

- Inquest opens into death of Dalian Atkinson

- Ambulance service could introduce body cameras for paramedics

- Folk festival to call time on black-faced morris dancers

BBC Weather Watchers

The photos from the BBC Weather Watchers so far today have had one common theme - thick grey cloud.

Here you can see photos taken near Ludlow and Kinnersley.

Image source, Foggy

Image source, Can you see the Wrekin?

Andrew Hewkin
Newsreader, BBC Shropshire

A Telford man died in a crash on the M6 on Sunday, it's emerged.

Anthony Marston had been towing a van on a trailer, when there was a collision that closed the motorway for several hours. 

He leaves a widow, Sue, and two children. 

Doctors battled in vain for 35 minutes to save footballer Dalian Atkinson after he was Tasered by police, the inquest into his death hears.

Alexandra Hamilton
BBC Weather

There might be some sunshine around this afternoon, but it will be mostly cloudy across Shropshire.

Matthew Bone
Political reporter, BBC Hereford & Worcester

I've been looking at whether paramedics need protection after a big rise in the number of assaults over the past four years. You can see more in Midlands Today, on BBC One at 13:30 and 18:30.

The investigation into the death of Dalian Atkinson by the Independent Police Complaints Commission will take nine months, an inquest into his death has been told.

Mr Atkinson had been Tasered by police - two officers have been suspended while a criminal investigation is carried out.

Image source, Getty Images

The inquest, which opened this morning, also heard that doctors had tried to give Mr Atkinson CPR for 35 minutes, before he was pronounced dead at Telford's Princess Royal Hospital.

Dozens of firefighters were called to a fire at GKN Sankey in Telford, during the night. 

At its height, 11 fire appliances were called to the factory in Hadley.

People living near the factory were advised to keep their windows closed, because of the smoke.

The fire, in a maintenance store, took around an hour and a half to bring under control.

James Bond
Sports Producer, BBC Shropshire

Shrewsbury Town are away to Premier League Sunderland in round two of the EFL Cup tonight.

They have a reputation for giant-killing in recent years and tonight they come up against a former player who went on to bigger things - David Moyes.

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Moyes says he knows the Shrewsbury manager Micky Mellon and that they "play good stuff", so it will be a difficult game for his side.

James Fanning
Reporter, BBC Shropshire

The organisers of Shrewsbury Folk Festival say this year's event will be the last to feature blacked-up morris dancers. 

Groups who practice this Border Morris tradition that dates back up to 500 years say the use of black face-paint or soot has no racial connotations.

It was originally used as a way of disguising dancers so they couldn't be recognised, folk festival organisers say.

However, they add that they must change with the times and will not book them in the future.

Andy Giddings
BBC Shropshire

An inquest has opened into the death of the former Aston Villa footballer, Dalian Atkinson.

Mr Atkinson, of Holly Road in the Dawley area of Telford, died shortly after being Tasered outside his father's home in the town just over a week ago and a full inquest has now been scheduled for three months' time.

Image source, Getty Images

His death is the subject of an investigation by the Independent Police Complaints Commission and two police officers have been suspended.

No cause of death was given this morning and more tests have been ordered after an initial post-mortem examination proved inconclusive.

Andy Giddings
BBC Shropshire

Our top stories this morning:

- Fire at GKN Sankey factory in Telford

- Plan to equip ambulance staff with body cameras

- Inquest into death of Dalian Atkinson opens

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