Updates from Monday 25 to Friday 29 September 2017
BBC Midlands Today
This lunchtime on Midlands Today, we'll hear how part of the region's topped the UK's "crash for cash" postcode league.
Image source, Getty ImagesThe scams are run by fraudsters who manufacture collisions with other road users, hoping to profit from insurance claims.
We'll have more from 13:30 on BBC One.
People in Telford who are still without water, because of the mains burst, are being told they can go and take a shower in a council-run leisure centre, until the water comes back on.
The Horsehay Golf and Fitness Centre , externaland the Phoenix Sports and Leisure Centre, external will both be opening their doors to people in affected areas.
It's been a rainy start to the week and the BBC Weather Watchers have been sharing their photos from around the county.
These ones were taken near Ludlow (top) and Tibberton (below).
Image source, Shropshire Lass
Image source, GrannyAnneThousands of people in Telford are still without running water today after one of the biggest pipes supplying the town burst., external
People in areas of Shropshire affected by the burst water pipe are being urged by Severn Trent to call and check with their doctor or dentist if they had an appointment this morning.
The water company has set up three distribution points to hand out over 120,000 litres of bottled water and says customers who are still getting water might find it is looking murky as it comes out the taps.
And it has posted a video on Youtube, external, apologising for the inconvenience.
Image source, Severn TrentTelford Tigers have suffered their first defeat of the season - beaten 4-1 in the Autumn Cup by Swindon Wildcats last night.
But, they continued their winning start in the league, with a hard-fought 5-3 win over the Solway Sharks on Saturday.
Image source, Steve BrodieThe win over the Sharks puts Telford on top of the NIHL North Division 1 table.
Severn Trent is now handing out bottled water in Much Wenlock, to help those affected by the mains water burst.
This new collection point is at the William Brookes School.
Image source, @WenlockCopsSevern Trent is also handing out free bottled water at Tesco in Madeley and at the Museum of the Gorge car park in Ironbridge.
Water supplier Severn Trent has asked customers to be patient as engineers work to fix a seven-foot burst in a pipe in Telford.
The company says it doesn't yet know why the 21-inch pipe broke, but believes it may be something to do with the pressure of water flowing down it.
Image source, Severn TrentSpokesman Jonathan Smith said incidents like this are extremely rare, adding: "This is not something that we do every day of the week, 21 inch water pipes do not rupture with a seven foot piece coming out of it."
The company has promised to get the pipe, which is four metres below the ground, fixed as soon as possible.
Quote MessageWith the rain that we've had overnight and during the course of the day, that's made working conditions extremely dangerous for our teams and hopefully everybody at home, even if they haven't got water will understand that we just can't put our teams in danger."
Jonathan Smith, Severn Trent Water
Nick Southall
Journalist, BBC Shropshire
AFC Telford United manager Rob Edwards says his team need to stop making defensive errors if they're to fulfil their potential.
Only three teams have conceded more goals than The Bucks in the National North this season and they shipped another three in losing to Chorley on Saturday.
Quote MessageWe know we're not far away, because pretty much in every game we've been competitive and we just let ourselves down at little times and obviously that has to stop."
Rob Edwards, AFC Telford United manager
Alex Seftel
Journalist, BBC Shropshire
Road safety campaigners in Telford say drivers haven't taken enough notice of harsher penalties for using phones at the wheel.
The TTC group runs awareness courses, which some offenders can pay to go on, to avoid six penalty points and a £200 fine.
It's concerned about a practice called "nodding" where drivers keep their phones in their laps and occasionally look down instead of keeping their eyes on the road.
Image source, ThinkstockQuote MessageTake your road speed at 50 miles per hour, halve it, that's 25, that's how many meters per second you're travelling. So, look down at your phone for two seconds, that's 50 meters along the road with your eyes closed."
Adrian Hide, TTC
Mark Elliott
Reporter, BBC Shropshire
The Shrewsbury Town manager Paul Hurst has again praised his top-of-the table team.
The League One leaders drew 1-1 with a team tipped for promotion in Blackburn Rovers on Saturday and travel to Doncaster Rovers tomorrow night.
They're still unbeaten and three points ahead of second placed Peterborough.
Quote MessageThe enthusiasm from them is fantastic and as I've said before, we've got an honest group of players that I'm enjoying being manager of and I just hope that can continue."
Paul Hurst, Shrewsbury Town manager
Ten schools/nurseries are closed this morning because of the burst water main:
Mark Elliott
Reporter, BBC Shropshire
Work to repair a seven-foot-wide hole in a water pipe in Telford, which has left thousands of people without water, continues this morning.
The leak is mainly affecting customers in the TF7, TF3, TF4 and TF8 areas with some households in Much Wenlock also experiencing low pressure.
The pace of repair work has been slower than expected due to poor weather conditions, but free bottled water is being distributed at Tesco in Madeley and at the Museum of the Gorge car park in Ironbridge.
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BBC Weather
After a wet start to the day, rain should become lighter and patchier as the day goes on with top temperatures of 18C (66F).
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