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Updates on Friday 22 September 2017
Charlie Slater
BBC Weather presenter
The rain is finally beginning to clear and we should have a clear night, with some sunshine tomorrow.
Weather forecast for the West Midlands
Shrewsbury Town's top scorer, Stefan Payne, has been confirmed as fit for Saturday's big home game with Blackburn.
The striker had to have stitches after being kicked in the face as he scored the opening goal in the last game at Oldham.
And Shrewsbury manager Paul Hurst said Bryn Morris is fully involved in training again, along with James Bolton.
This is our favourite photo from the BBC Weather Watchers today.
The squirrel must have incredible jaw-strength to carry that nut in its mouth.
Image source, RayShropshire tennis player Kevin Drake is flying out to Canada today, to take part in the Invictus Games, which start this weekend.
He has been training in Wrexham with doubles partner Alex Krol from Liverpool and says they are going out there with the intention of winning gold.
Image source, Stuart DunnKevin lost his left leg while serving with the British Army in Afghanistan in January 2013.
Quote MessageI got injured in January 2013 and, apart from twice at Remembrance Day, I’ve not put the uniform on at all, so it will be great to go out there and represent the country again and be part of something.”
Kevin Drake, Tennis player
A phone box containing a lifesaving defibrillator has been smashed to pieces by a tractor., external
Work is being carried out to clear an area of wetland at the Severn Valley Country Park and make it a better habitat for birds and other wildlife.
Park ranger Edward Andrews said they'd waited until the end of the nesting season to clear reeds which were covering the pool, but now the diggers have gone in.
Mr Andrews said the water had been "choked full of weeds" and they wanted to create some clear areas of water, while keeping an area of weeds on one side.
The work is being funded by money Tesco collects from selling plastic bags.
Quote MessageWe've had various waders and wildfowl on here over the years and we're hoping that with this work it will again become a really rich area for birds and a great area for people to come and observe our bird-life."
Edward Andrews, Severn Valley Country Park ranger
BBC Sport
Telford gymnast Alice Kinsella (below left) is celebrating a call up to the Great British gymnastics squad this week, for the World Championships in Canada next month.
And her team, the Park Wrekin Gymnastics Club has also had a good week, after being crowned the National Women's Gymnastics Team Champions at an event in Surrey.
Image source, Park Wrekin Gymnastics ClubAs a list of the most popular baby names is released, you tell us the stories behind your own names.
Read MorePolice have been called to the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital after a fight broke out.
It happened just before 13:00 and police say the people involved are known to each other.
So far there are no reports of any injuries and no one's been arrested.
Andy Giddings
BBC Shropshire
The decision of the Labour Party to only consider women as their candidate for the Telford constituency has raised a few eyebrows on BBC Radio Shropshire's Facebook page, external.
Darran Dorsett wrote: "I can't believe this! What happened to choosing the best candidate for the post?"
And Daniel Jones added: "Can you imagine the uproar if it was declared only males could run to be the next Labour candidate."
But Jayne McDermott backed the decision, saying: "It's called positive discrimination. It's necessary because whilst there are more women than men, we are woefully under represented in parliament."
A civic reception is being held in Telford this afternoon, for workmen who volunteered for the BBC's DIY SOS programme when it came to the town earlier in the year.
They gave up their time to help convert the home of 12-year-old Matthew Cooper from Trench, who has spent more than a year in hospital, receiving treatment for cancer.
More than 200 invitations were sent out for the event at the Oakengates Theatre, which starts at 16:00.
The Ffestiniog Railway in Wales has lent one of its locos for the Severn Valley Railway's annual steam gala. Here it is in action, with one of its bigger brothers.
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James Bond
Sports Producer, BBC Shropshire
A new player will be joining AFC Telford in time for training this evening, ahead of Saturday's National North trip to Chorley.
Left back Ryan Wilson's been signed from Matlock, initially as cover for the suspended Connor Johnson.
Image source, Getty ImagesThe crash happened on the A41 near Whitchurch at the junction with the B5395.
Read MoreA collection of Samurai movie props from the Tom Cruise film The Last Samurai is coming to Shrewsbury next month.
The movie got an Oscar nomination for its armour, weapons and costumes and they've been shipped over from California for this touring exhibition.
Image source, Shropshire CouncilThe film tells the story of the Samurai's fall from power as Japan opened itself up to the West and the exhibition also includes a real suit of Samurai armour.
It opens on 16 October.
There were over 200 incidents of knife crime, external across the county last year, new figures have revealed.
A woman in her 80s has died of injuries she suffered in a crash on the A41 on Tuesday.
The car she was driving collided with a lorry at Grindley Brook, near the garage and she was flown to hospital suffering serious head injuries.
The woman's next of kin and the coroner have both been informed.
Andy Giddings
BBC Local Live
There could be room for compromise over the West Mercia Police and Crime Commissioner's plans to take over fire authorities in Shropshire, Herefordshire and Worcestershire.
The chair of Shropshire's fire authority, Eric Carter, said this morning: "I don't want to fall out with John Campion on this." He says he is prepared to look again at the way the fire service is governed and that further savings might be possible.
But Mr Carter drew the line at the PCC taking control, saying he didn't think it was right the fire services were run by "one person sitting in a remote office in Worcester".
The Police and Crime Commissioner repeated his argument that opposition to the merger was coming from fire authority members worried about losing their jobs, but Mr Carter hit back by saying "I've got a job wider than being chair of the fire authority, I've served as a councillor for this borough for 26 years".
And he countered a PCC poll, which came out in favour of the merger, by pointing out a similar poll in the Shropshire Star came out strongly against the merger.
He also hinted that Mr Campion could be made a voting member of fire authorities - at the moment he sits on them as a non-voting member.
The closure of Shrewsbury's maternity unit for nearly two days only resulted in two women being transferred to Telford, the Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital Trust has said.
One of those women was due to give birth, the other needed postnatal care.
The unit had to close on Monday afternoon when rain started pouring through the roof and it reopened yesterday lunchtime after repairs were carried out.
James Bond
Sports Producer, BBC Shropshire
Shrewsbury Town winger Alex Rodman says there is no chance of the players getting over-confident, because the management team won't let them.
The side is unbeaten in the league and is five points clear at the top of the table, with Blackburn the visitors on Saturday.
Rodman also said there was a "fantastic team spirit and togetherness" which was helping them get results.
Quote MessageThey'll be bringing us straight back down to earth if we ever get over-confident so we'll just stick to doing what we are doing, which is working really well at the moment."
Alex Rodman, Shrewsbury Town winger
