Manchester, Bradford and London also feature on the list compiled by the Insurance Fraud Bureau.

One of Severn Trent's "biggest" pipes burst leaving homes without water.

Bradley Dack's late equaliser secures Blackburn Rovers a point at League One leaders Shrewsbury Town.

Children's book celebrates running exploits of 15-kilo Asthma UK mascot.

We'll be back with our usual mix of news, sport, travel and weather from 08:00 on Monday.

The North Shropshire MP says Britain needs to leave the EU as quickly as possible and he's worried about a lengthy transition period.

Owen Paterson, a leading euro-sceptic, has been reacting to the prime minister's Brexit speech this afternoon, in which she proposed extending Britain's close links to the EU for a "transitional period" beyond Brexit.

Theresa May also made clear the UK was willing to meet its financial obligations before leaving the EU and moved to reassure EU citizens living in the UK of their future rights.

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The Shrewsbury Town chief executive says he's been pleased with match attendances in recent weeks.

There were 6,929 fans for the match against Wigan and 5,029 for the Tuesday night fixture against Southend. Brian Caldwell says he's expecting another big crowd for Blackburn on Saturday.

Caldwell is also urging fans to bring their friends along, to boost crowds even more.

A 90-year-old Shrewsbury collage artist is aiming to raise money for Age UK by selling his artwork.

Forty pieces by Malcolm Tillis are going on sale from next week.

Malcolm says he has no plans to give up his art, but isn't expecting to become rich from it - he says he just wants to clear his cupboards, which are stacked full with his works.

Rebecca Wood
BBC Midlands Today

It will remain largely cloudy overnight with a few outbreaks of rain and drizzle likely. There will also be areas of hill fog.

Tomorrow there will be lots of cloud around throughout the day with some brighter spells developing at times. Dry for most of the day with the risk of just a shower or two in the morning. Highs of 18C (64F).

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There's no doubt that autumn has arrived in Shropshire now.

The leaves are turning, the nights are drawing in and it's starting to get chilly.

And if you needed further proof, the BBC Weather Watchers have plenty of autumnal photos from around the county today.

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Harper Adams University near Newport has achieved the highest place ever given to a "modern university" in the Times' Good University Guide.

It's been ranked the 33rd best university in the country, with its graduate employment rates and student satisfaction earning particular praise.

Last year it was ranked 36th.

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Harper Adams was ranked number one in the Times Higher Education Student Experience Survey in March and in April it won the Whatuni University of the Year for the second year running.

"Modern universities" is a term used for those formed since 1992.

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Blackburn Rovers might have fallen upon hard times in recent years, but Shrewsbury Town manager Paul Hurst is well aware of their history as a club.

And he knows they will be strong opponents when they come to visit tomorrow.

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A council is bidding for nearly £4 million to improve safety on one of the country's worst roads., external

Shropshire's annual chilli festival, external returns this weekend, with demonstrations by chefs, food to sample and the chilli-eating contest.

It's the sixth year the event has been held at the Dorothy Clive garden centre, near Woore.

It's third versus first in the Welsh Premier tonight, as The New Saints host Llandudno at Park Hall.

The visitors lead the table by three points and have yet to lose a game this season, winning four and drawing one.

Llandudno also boast the joint-meanest defence in the league, conceding just two goals so far.

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After a cold start to the day, we are seeing brilliant blue skies around Shropshire.

These photos were taken by BBC Weather Watchers near Oswestry (top) and Oakengates (below).

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James Bond
Sports Producer, BBC Shropshire

Shrewsbury Town face one of the favourites for promotion this season, Blackburn Rovers.

The match means something extra to for the former Bolton Wanderers trainee Joe Riley, who is likely to start against their arch-rivals tomorrow.

The Wrekin MP says veterans charity Combat Stress must keep its residential centre in Newport open.

It's planning to close the unit and focus more on giving people care in their own homes, saying it's making the move because of increasing demand for its services.

Combat Stress plans to keep its offices open at Audley Court, but Mark Pritchard tweeted "the residential unit in Newport does a particularly fantastic job for veterans. Must stay open".

Archaeologists have finished their excavations at Oswestry castle and have returned it to its original state.

The project co-ordinator Roger Cooper said the castle now appears much bigger than first thought and they discovered another building next to it.

Work will start again in May next year and a final report on the site will be published in 2020.

A 44-year-old woman arrested on suspicion of murder is believed to be the mother of Archie Spriggs.