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Updates on Friday 14 October
Alexandra Hamilton
BBC Weather
It's another grey and cloudy day across Shropshire, with some rain due early in the evening.
Latest weather for the West Midlands
Andy Giddings
BBC Shropshire
The leader of Telford & Wrekin Council says he is "deeply concerned" by Owen Paterson's attack on his authority.
The Conservative North Shropshire MP accused Telford councillors of "vanity" and said they were misleading the public over hospital reorganisation proposals - he also suggested the authority should be abolished.
Councillor Shaun Davies, the Labour leader of the authority, said there was "no appetite among Telford & Wrekin residents to be governed from Shrewsbury" adding there were "stark differences" between the two areas, making a merger impossible.
He also called on the Conservative MPs for Telford & The Wrekin to distance themselves from Mr Paterson's remarks., external
Quote MessageOwen Paterson and Conservative MPs not only want to close down the £28m women and children's unit, which only opened two years ago. He also wants to remove our 24-hour-a-day seven-day-a-week A&E and because he does not like what councillors are doing in Telford & Wrekin, he also wants to take away the council from residents
Councillor Shaun Davies, Telford & Wrekin Council leader
The number of alleged rapes recorded by West Mercia Police has more than doubled in the last two years, external.
In England and Wales, forces logged nearly 36,000 alleged rape offences in the year to the end of March 2016.
That's a 124% increase compared to 2012.
Mark, from Newport, took this lovely picture of the sunrise this morning.
For more pictures like this, take a look at BBC Weather Watchers
Image source, Mark, from Newport
Nick Southall
Journalist, BBC Shropshire
A war veteran from Wellington has been awarded the Legion d'Honneur for his role in helping to liberate France during World War Two.
Harry Timmins was part of a British infantry brigade that liberated the French town Caen, before taking part in Operation Market Garden in the Netherlands.
Take a journey on England's railways from the "golden age" of steam to the modern world of the commuter using aerial, underground and drone footage.
Read MoreNick Southall
Journalist, BBC Shropshire
The former manager of St Mirren, Alex Rae, says he'd be interested in taking the job at Shrewsbury Town.
He's previously coached in England at MK Dons, Notts County and Blackpool and played for Rangers, Sunderland and Wolves, where he was a popular midfielder.
Image source, Getty ImagesRae was appointed at St Mirren by the Shrewsbury chief executive Brian Caldwell in his time there.
Andy Giddings
BBC Shropshire
The North Shropshire Conservative MP Owen Paterson has launched an attack, external on Labour-run Telford & Wrekin Council, saying the authority is "not fit for purpose" and accusing it of "deliberate misrepresentation" of the Shropshire hospital proposals.
Telford & Wrekin Council has threatened the NHS with a legal challenge, following a report which recommended the downgrading of Telford's A&E department and moving women and children's services to Shrewsbury.
Mr Paterson said the delay caused by the legal challenge was a "total waste of public money" which could jeopardise the process and maybe force the permanent closure of one of the county's A&Es.
He accused Telford politicians of "vanity" and said that could put patients at risk.
Quote MessageIt was a great mistake to break up Shropshire in 1998; it has been a continuous entity since Saxon times. I am quite clear that it would be much better to close down Telford & Wrekin Council, put the significant savings into public services
Owen Paterson, Conservative MP for North Shropshire
Telford Journal
Telford & Wrekin Council is “not fit for purpose” and should be abolished, external, North Shropshire Conservative MP Owen Paterson said today.
Image source, Shropshire StarAndy Giddings
BBC Shropshire
Our top stories this morning:
- Montgomeryshire canal restoration project wins £2.5m lottery grant
- AFC Telford United supporters trust meeting delayed by red tape
- Wellington veteran presented with French military medal
Jim Hawkins Show
On the Jim Hawkins programme this morning, Jim's asking if you would offer a place in your home to a displaced child refugee.
Singer Lily Allen says she would and on a visit to the 'jungle' camp in Calais she apologised "on behalf of the UK" to a teenage refugee she met there, that we'd not done more to help.
Image source, Getty ImagesSo what would you do? You can get in touch with Jim to have your say this morning. You can call him on (01743) 248321 or text him on 81333 and starter your text with the word SHROP.
You can also email him, tweet, external or get in touch via our Facebook, external page
Nick Southall
Journalist, BBC Shropshire
The crisis at AFC Telford United may take a little longer to resolve.
A meeting of the supporters trust on Monday has been delayed because it hadn't been set up with the required two weeks' notice.
Image source, Getty ImagesThe club needs to find £50,000 between now and Christmas to pay the bills and needs to change the way it's run, if it's to attract outside investors.
The Mongomery Canal is getting £2.5m from the Heritage Lottery Fund to restore part of the waterway in Shropshire.
Volunteers from the Shropshire Union Canal Society, external have been working since 1969 to bring it back into use, along with a number of historic buildings and nature reserves.
This grant is one of a number announced by the lottery fund this morning, totalling more than £48m.
Tracey Higgins
BBC Local Live
The top stories in Shropshire this morning:
- Multimillion-pound grant to continue restoration of the Montgomery canal
- Twelve affordable homes to be built in Much Wenlock
- War veteran from Wellington is awarded the Legion d'Honneur
Alexandra Hamilton
BBC Weather
A partly cloudy day with some sunny spells is forecast. Some showers are possible, especially later in the afternoon.
It will feel cooler than yesterday, with top temperatures of 11C (52F).
The latest forecast for the West Midlands
BBC Travel
There are no accidents to report so far, but slow traffic on the A49 in Battlefield, on the edge of Shrewsbury, may slow your journey.
It's between the Battlefield roundabout and the Astley Lane junction, in the roadworks area.
Tracey Higgins
BBC Local Live
Good Morning from BBC Shropshire. I'm here with all your news, sport, travel and weather updates today.
Do get in touch if you have a story or photos you'd like to share.
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We'll be back with our usual mix of news, sport, travel and weather from 08:00 tomorrow, but keep an eye out here for more updates this evening and into the morning.
Shefali Oza
BBC Midlands Today
The BBC Weather website also has the latest forecasts if you need the latest update at another time.
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Nick Owen
Presenter, BBC Midlands Today
On Midlands Today this evening we'll look at how a council in part of the region has decided not to contact thousands of motorists who were wrongly fined for driving in a bus lane.
We'll have the latest on the ongoing management saga for one of the Midland's biggest football clubs and hear from one of the country's first female coach drivers who has retired today after 60 years at the same company.
There'll be those stories and more along with your weather for the evening and tomorrow, all on BBC One from 18:30.
