David Gregory-Kumar
Science correspondent, BBC Midlands Today

A field of barley in Newport, grown entirely by robots and drones, has been harvested this week.

It's a project being run by Harper Adams University and for the past year the autonomous vehicles have been the only things allowed into the hectare of land set aside for the experiment.

The researchers want to see if it would eventually be possible to have one farmer controlling a swarm of smaller harvesting vehicles, rather than one big one.

They believe that will do less damage to the ground, leading to greater crop yields.

And while not everything went to plan, they say they've learnt a lot from the experiment.

Shrewsbury Town players say Alex Rodman's inclusion in the League One team of the week is fully justified and not just for his performance in the 2-1 win at Gillingham.

Rodman has become a fans' favourite too for his powerful runs and for his two goals in Shrewsbury's unbeaten start to the league season.

Image source, Stuart Dunn

His fellow scorer at Gillingham, Carlton Morris, said he has been a "revelation so far" and that he was "impossible to keep up with" in training sessions.

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Tributes have been pouring in online for Shane Walsh after a body believed to be that of the Shrewsbury father of two was recovered from the River Severn in the town, external.

Plans to fill three Brookside underpasses with concrete have been explained in a short video produced by Telford and Wrekin Council.

It says the tunnels are attracting anti-social behaviour, with more than 100 incidents reported in 2016 alone.

The work to fill them will start on 11 September and is expected to take 18 weeks.

Shropshire has some of the cheapest beer prices in the country, according to new research by the Good Pub Guide.

According to the study, Herefordshire and Yorkshire have the cheapest average pints at £3.31, but Shropshire isn't far behind at £3.33.

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Surrey has taken over from London as the most expensive area to buy a drink, with the average pint costing £4.40.

Nationally, the average pint costs £3.60 - up by 13p on 2016.

The owner of a business in Craven Arms has decided to move part of its business to Germany, due to to the impact of the Brexit referendum.

Commercial Vehicle Linings employs 43 people who fit out the interiors of vans for commercial use.

The business says it has been struggling since the referendum because of the devaluation of the pound.

Sara Blizzard
BBC Weather

After a bright start, with the odd light shower, it will turn cloudy this afternoon with outbreaks of rain and top temperatures of 19C (66F).

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Shropshire Council has been accused of "letting down small businesses" by the leader of the Lib Dems on the authority.

Councillor Roger Evans is unhappy because the council has yet to pass on a £1.3m grant from the government, which was intended to help small firms pay business rates.

The government announced the money earlier this year and the council is now launching a two-week consultation into what to do with it.

Mr Evans says it is moving too slowly, but the Conservative-run authority says only one other council in the country has so far paid out money from the fund.

Shefali Oza
BBC Midlands Today

It's been a mainly dry, sunny day today for most of us but that's unlikely to continue in the next 24-hours - here's the next few hours forecast.

You can also stay updated with the latest weather for your area by going to the BBC Weather website.

The move follows "safety concerns and issues around increasing levels of anti-social behaviour".

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The owners of Meole Brace Retail Park in Shrewsbury are taking action to reduce traffic gridlock at the site – but have stopped short of creating a new entrance., external

A woman has escaped unhurt after her car was involved in a crash with a lorry in the middle of Shifnal this afternoon.

Firefighters had to cut her free from her vehicle after the collision on Bradford Street at 13:30 and she was reported to be covered in glass.

There has been a "sizable void" beneath a Shifnal roundabout for some time, with traffic only being supported by the thickness of the road surface, Shropshire Council has revealed.

The authority has been investigating since a small hole opened in the surface of the Five Ways island last week and is still unsure how the cavity developed.

Image source, Pete Nicholls

It is now working to repair the hole, but says it could take a number of days.

In the meantime part of the roundabout has been closed and temporary traffic lights have led to queues of traffic driving in and out of the town.

BBC Weather Watchers

It's starting to brighten up now, but we've had a grey morning in Shropshire, as you can see from these photos taken near Ludlow (top) and Ellesmere (below) by BBC Weather Watchers.

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Three underpasses in Telford are going to be filled with concrete because of concerns about safety and anti-social behaviour.

Telford and Wrekin Council said 1,000 cubic metres of foam concrete and 1,200 cubic metres of filler would be used to shut the tunnels in Brookside, which were built in the 1970s.

Image source, Telford and Wrekin Council

Last year, there were more than 100 reported crimes in these underpasses and the authority said the levels of anti-social behaviour have been on the increase.

The work is scheduled to start on Monday and will take about 18 weeks to complete.

James Bond
Sports Producer, BBC Shropshire

Paul Hurst is on a shortlist of four for the League One manager of the month for August, after guiding Shrewsbury Town to three wins and a draw in their opening four games.

We'll find out who wins it on Friday.

The other managers in the frame are Paul Cook from Wigan, Grant McCann from Peterborough and Uwe Rosler from Fleetwood.

Oswestry could have been "of higher importance than first thought", according to the archaeologist leading the excavation of the town's castle.

Roger Cooper and his team now believe the castle was "substantial and very large" rather than being a small keep, as originally thought.

Mr Cooper said that once their surveys are complete, a report will be prepared for Historic England, probably in 2020.

A body found in the River Severn at Shrewsbury today is believed to be that of missing man Shane Walsh, police say.

Yesterday West Mercia Police were handing out leaflets in the town asking for help locating Mr Walsh, who'd been missing since Sunday.

The death is not being treated as suspicious and a file is being prepared for the coroner, a spokesman said.