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Updates on Friday 18 August 2017
Alex Hamilton
BBC Weather
Friday's started with sunshine for much of the West Midlands and here's how the rest of the day and the start of this weekend is looking.
Get the latest forecasts for your area at any other time via the BBC Weather website.
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Allen Cook
BBC Local Live
More than 70,000 people are expected to head to Staffordshire today for this weekend's V Festival., external
The event takes place over two sites - one in Essex and the other at Weston Park near Weston-under-Lizard.
Superstars including Pink, Jay Z, Ellie Goulding, Craig David and Madness are all performing.
Highways England says it's expecting long queues on surrounding routes including the M6 as people head for the site.
Mark Elliott
Reporter, BBC Shropshire
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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 in the evening and into the morning.
Shropshire's Clinical Commissioning Group could come out of special measures this year, NHS England has said.
The CCG has been struggling to control its finances and a new accountable officer was brought in to turn things around.
Image source, ThinkstockAn NHS England report that went before the health commissioning body yesterday said it had seen "positive progress" being made.
A-level students in the Shropshire Council area have had "what promises to be another highly successful year" the authority has said this afternoon.
Results were collected at schools and colleges this morning, with Telford and Wrekin Council saying its schools had seen the overall pass-rate increase.
Shefali Oza
BBC Midlands Today
We're forecast a dry and mild night, but there could be a few showers tomorrow.
Shefali Oza has your forecast
Campaigners have been told by HS2 bosses to come up with alternative routes, external for construction traffic building the high-speed rail line.
Dave Throup from the Environment Agency has pointed out a strange situation in Shropshire this afternoon.
Because of all the rain we've been having the agency has had to issue a flood alert for the area where the rivers Severn and Vyrnwy meet - but at the same time the top of the River Teme is dry.
Image source, David ThroupMr Throup explained that while the sources of the Severn and Vyrnwy in Wales had been getting plenty of rain, the source of the Teme, on the English border, has largely dodged the showers.
He said it's not unusual for the Teme, which has a small catchment area, to dry up and he was out last month rescuing stranded fish there.
James Bond
Sports Producer, BBC Shropshire
England women's rugby coach Matt Ferguson has tipped Ludlow's Lark Davies, external to be a star of the future.
The 22-year-old has three caps for her country and is part of the RFU's Elite Player Scheme, but missed out on selection for the World Cup squad.
Image source, Getty ImagesMatt is from Ludlow himself and said he was honoured to present Lark, who plays for Worcester Valkyries, with her first cap in 2015.
Quote MessageShe's got a bright future, works incredibly hard and is certainly one to look out for."
Matt Ferguson, England rugby coach
Eight-month-old Arlo Watson, from Broseley, has been transferred eight times by Birmingham Children's Hospital since he was born and his story is being used to highlight the importance of their transport service.
He was born four months early, weighing just 755g (1.6lbs) and his condition was critical on a number of occasions.
Image source, Birmingham Children's HospitalThe hospital's charity is trying to raise £2m to equip four ambulances capable of safely shuttling around critically ill children and Arlo's face is on all their posters.
The money raised through the Critical Journeys Appeal will also fund improvements to the call centre which operates the service.
Quote MessageArlo simply wouldn’t be here without the Kids/NTS service. They were the absolute experts who got him to where he needed to be, with minimum fuss and maximum skill. I cannot put into words what they mean to us, but we will be grateful to them for the rest of our lives."
Laura Watson, Arlo's mum
We had a few showers this morning, but it seems to have cleared up this afternoon, allowing the BBC Weather Watchers to get out and take photos like these in Longnor (top) and Oswestry (below).
Image source, Peter Steggles
Image source, BingoswestryShrewsbury Town manager Paul Hurst is warning fans not to get carried away, despite their perfect start to the League One season.
They've collected six points through victories over Northampton and Wimbledon, but Hurst says they've got some tough games over the next few weeks, against teams expected to challenge for promotion.
Shrewsbury's next game will be at home to winless Rochdale, before a visit to top-of-the-table Oxford United.
Quote MessageYou want to try to get the points on the board as soon as you can because you're never quite sure how your form is going to go. But we've set off in the right manner."
Paul Hurst, Shrewsbury Town
The Severn Mile Swim takes place again this weekend, with 155 people registered to take part.
The course will take them from The Quarry to Kingsland Bridge in Shrewsbury.
Work to re-lay part of Castlefields Way in Telford is on schedule to finish on 1 September, Telford and Wrekin Council has said.
It is affecting a stretch between the Castlefields Roundabout to just past Southall Road and it was started after inspections uncovered cracks in the surface and damage beneath it.
Image source, Telford and Wrekin Council
BBC Midlands Today
An eight-month-old boy from Broseley is the face of a new appeal to raise money for Birmingham Children's Hospital.
It wants £2m to kit out four Critical Care Ambulances.
Arlo Watson was born four months early and is one of more than 2,000 critically ill children relying on the transfers every year.
A £2m appeal is launched for critical care ambulances at Birmingham's Children Hospital.
James Bond
Sports Producer, BBC Shropshire
John Marsden is unlikely to start for AFC Telford United away to Darlington this weekend.
The striker picked up an ankle injury in Monday's game at Curzon Ashton and it's still sore and swollen.
Image source, Mike SheridanPeople in Telford are being encouraged to decorate stones and hide them in public places, as part of the celebrations for the 50th anniversary of the town next year.
Telford and Wrekin Council have borrowed the idea from the Shropshire Rocks Facebook group and are calling it Telford Rocks.
Image source, Telford and Wrekin CouncilArtists are being asked to upload photos of their creations to the council Facebook page, external and to the Shropshire Rocks page, external.
The New Saints have drawn Livingston at home in the Irn Bru Cup - the first time they've had a home draw in the competition.
It started including the top teams from Wales and Northern Ireland last season and TNS reached the semi-final stage, beating Livingston in the quarter finals.
BBC Midlands Today
On Midlands Today this lunchtime, we'll be getting reaction to today's A-level results across the region.
Image source, PAThe first students to sit one of the new A-level exams have been learning how they did and we'll also be hearing how West Midlands' universities are coping with the clearing process.
Plenty to come on BBC One from 13:30.
