Watch: Your 50-second weather forecastpublished at 08:19 British Summer Time 26 June 2017
Lucy Martin
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A dry, bright day with some sunny intervals and highs of 21C (70F).
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MP says more midwives needed to cope with rural births
Man guilty of child sex offences sentenced to 16 years in prison
DIY SOS family thank community
Updates on Friday 23 June 2017
Watch: Your 50-second weather forecastpublished at 08:19 British Summer Time 26 June 2017
Media caption, Good morning from the BBC Shropshire newsroompublished at 08:00 British Summer Time 26 June 2017
Les Walton
Journalist, BBC ShropshireI and the team will be bringing you the latest news, sport, travel and weather between now and 18:00.
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Our live coverage across the daypublished at 18:03 British Summer Time 23 June 2017
We'll be back with our usual mix of news, sport, travel and weather from 08:00 on Monday.
Keep an eye out here for more updates and breaking news before then.
Watch: The big reveal for Matthew Cooperpublished at 17:57 British Summer Time 23 June 2017
The BBC's DIY SOS were called in to transform the Cooper family home in Trench so 12-year-old Matthew could return home.
He had been in hospital for over a year fighting a brain tumour. This was the moment he finally got to go home.
If you missed the really touching episode, you can watch in full on BBC iPlayer.
Future of midwifery in Shropshire is a 'challenge' says MPpublished at 17:50 British Summer Time 23 June 2017
Health minister and MP for Ludlow, Philip Dunne, says no decision has been made on the future of rural maternity services but a review is ongoing.
Midwife-led units in Ludlow, Oswestry and Bridgnorth have suffered a string of closures due to staff sickness.
Image source, SATHIn 2016-17, 85% of Shropshire babies were born at the consultant-led unit at Telford's Princess Royal Hospital and just 36 babies were born at Ludlow's MLU.
But Mr Dunne says it's important women retain the choice of where they give birth.
Quote MessageI'm very keen because of the distance and the geography to ensure that mothers can continue to have babies born safely in the rural market towns."
Philip Dunne, Conservative MP for Ludlow
Replacement bus service to start this weekendpublished at 17:41 British Summer Time 23 June 2017
Some changes to the rail network to be aware of from this weekend and every weekend until Sunday 16 July.
Replacement bus services will operate on the route between Hereford and Shrewsbury due to engineering works.
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End of twitter postWatch: Your weekend weather forecastpublished at 17:31 British Summer Time 23 June 2017
Rebecca Wood
BBC Midlands TodayAfter a mainly cloudy day, here's what's in store for the start of this weekend across the West Midlands.
You can stay updated over the next couple of days through the BBC Weather website.
Media caption, Rebecca Wood
Man guilty of child sex offencespublished at 17:01 British Summer Time 23 June 2017
A man has been sentenced to 16 years in prison after being found guilty of a string of child sex offences.
James Heywood, 69, of Bader Close in Apley, was found guilty of three counts of rape, three counts of indecent assault, one count of indecent assault against a child under 13 and a number of other charges at Shrewsbury Crown Court.
The offences took place between 1989 and 2016 and involved three girls aged between 11 and 15 at the time of the offences, police said.
Heywood was found not guilty of one count of causing sexual activity with a child, one count of rape and one count of indecent assault.
Postmen drop thousands of rubber bands says residentpublished at 16:42 British Summer Time 23 June 2017
Telford's postmen have been criticised for dropping rubber bands.
A Woodside resident says he's collected more than 2,000 of them in the last six months.
The Royal Mail says they're biodegradable and break down in 12 months.
But David who lives on Warrens Way says it's littering and he plans to give the rubber bands back to Royal Mail for Christmas.
Whitchurch GP 'super surgery' could be built by 2019published at 16:23 British Summer Time 23 June 2017
A new GP "super surgery" for thousands of patients, external in north Shropshire could be built by 2019.
Andes fall tourist's poems publishedpublished at 15:52 British Summer Time 23 June 2017
Harry Greaves went on a solo walk to spend his 29th birthday alone in the Andes.
Read MoreTNS pitch undergoes test ahead of Champions Leaguepublished at 15:44 British Summer Time 23 June 2017
TNS have a big match on Tuesday night, so the pitch at Park Hall is getting a good looking over.
The Welsh Premier League champions face Gibraltar side Europa FC over two legs in the first qualifying round of the Champions League.
The return leg will be played on 4 July in Portugal.
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End of twitter postHealth minister wants more midwives in Shropshirepublished at 15:14 British Summer Time 23 June 2017
Philip Dunne, MP for Ludlow and also a minister at the Department of Health, says he wants to see more midwives recruited in the county.
It comes after a string of closures of maternity units in Ludlow, Bridgnorth and Oswestry due to staff sickness.
Mr Dunne has spoken to the Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital Trust (SATH) and says they are intending to recruit more staff.
Quote MessageIt will take time and that's why they're working with the CCG [Clinical Commissioning Group] to come up with a plan for the coming weeks so that there is not this constant stop-start service, which is very unsettling."
Philip Dunne, Conservative MP for Ludlow
Poetry written by Shropshire man who died in Peru is publishedpublished at 14:52 British Summer Time 23 June 2017
A Shropshire man has published a book of his son's poems to commemorate him a year after his death.
Harry Greaves was killed in a fall whilst trekking in Peru. His father Simon, from Bronygarth near Oswestry, has published the book in his memory.
He says he didn't realise Harry was writing poetry and he was pleased to discover them and be able to put them into print.
Image source, Greaves FamilyQuote MessageWe published all the poems of his that we could find. There are 23 in the book. We wanted it to be a celebration of his life."
Simon Greaves
Football: New signings for the Buckspublished at 14:19 British Summer Time 23 June 2017
Nick Southall
Journalist, BBC ShropshireAFC Telford United have made two signings.
Defender Ross White joins from Southport and winger Elliott Newby has left Barrow to link up with the Bucks.
Image source, Getty ImagesWhite is a full-back who has played most of his career at Wrexham.
Twenty one-year-old Newby spent parts of last season on loan at Altrincham, in the National North League.
Telford driver admits causing crash which killed OAPpublished at 13:56 British Summer Time 23 June 2017
A driver has pleaded guilty to causing the death by careless driving of a pensioner, external who suffered a head injury in a two-car crash.
Image source, Shropshire StarFootball: Shrewsbury Town back in trainingpublished at 13:32 British Summer Time 23 June 2017
BBC SportShrewsbury Town players report back for training today after a shortened summer break of seven weeks.
Town's manager Paul Hurst says that's quite enough - ahead of getting everyone up to speed for the first game of the new season on 5 August against Northampton Town.
Quote MessageFriday we come back in, so we'll work Friday and Saturday morning. Quite a bit of that will be testing and then we'll get into the really tough work."
Paul Hurst, Manager, STFC
MP seeks to reassure after maternity closurespublished at 13:08 British Summer Time 23 June 2017
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Reporter, BBC ShropshireLudlow's MP Philip Dunne says he's confident maternity services in the county can get back on to a "stable footing" following a series of critical reports, staff shortages and a string of closures at units in Ludlow, Bridnorth and Oswestry.
The number of baby deaths in the county is higher than it should be according to the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists and the rural units keep having to be closed because of staff sickness.
Image source, GoogleMr Dunne, who's also a minister of the Department of Health, says the two issues are linked - but says he's been assured that the Shrewsbury and Telford hospitals trust is working hard to recruit more midwives.
DIY SOS: Your commentspublished at 12:45 British Summer Time 23 June 2017
The true community spirit of Telford was on display for all to see last night.
BBC One's DIY SOS visited the Cooper family earlier this year and their work was broadcast last night.
It certainly got an emotional response on social media.
Image source, Twitter
Image source, TwitterWeather Watchers: Dark skies over Shropshirepublished at 12:21 British Summer Time 23 June 2017
Thanks to Weather Watcher Peter Steggles for these snaps of Longnor.
It's looking a bit grim out there.
Image source, Peter Steggles
Image source, Peter Steggles
