Shefali Oza
BBC Midlands Today
A change in the weather is on the way - expect lots of rain with brief spells of sunshine as an area of low pressure moves up from the South West.
The temperature will range from 12 to 15C (53-59F) but with gusts of up to 40mph it will feel colder than that.
Image source, eskimoden/ BBC Weather WatchersCharles Cartwright dug up a hoard of Roman and Viking jewellery taken in a burglary four years ago.
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Read MoreSigns have been put up in Shropshire to raise awareness about why grass verges in part of the county are not being cut until late summer.
Image source, Shropshire CouncilThe areas in the south of the county are being left to grow wild to benefit plants and wildlife.
Shropshire Council said , externalvolunteers from the Restoring Shropshire’s Verges Project had put up signs which say: "Don’t mow, let it grow."
BBC Radio Shropshire
Coronavirus has created a backlog of more than 1,100 criminal cases in courts across Shropshire, Herefordshire and Worcestershire.
According to figures seen by the BBC, the caseload of Crown courts in West Mercia is now almost two thirds bigger than at the start of the pandemic, with some cases delayed by years.
A spokesperson from the Ministry of Justice said it had kept the justice system moving, with urgent cases such as domestic abuse being prioritised.
Families with school-age children in Newport are being urged to get a Covid-19 test.
Read MoreProposals to redevelop the former Ironbridge power station site and build up to 1,000 homes have been given outline approval.
Telford and Wrekin councillors voted unanimously to give outline permission for the plans.
The power station's four cooling towers were demolished in 2019 with other structures taken down since.
The proposals also include plans for a retirement village, a primary and nursery school, allotments and commercial use.
They will go on to Shropshire Council for a final say at a later date.
Shefali Oza
BBC Midlands Today
Today might be a little drier than the past few days, with top temperatures of 17C.
Shefali Oza with the latest forecast
Sarah Ngaba is jailed for 14 years for the assault on her seven-week-old daughter.
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The Shropshire County Show will go ahead this year but it will be limited in its scale because of coronavirus concerns.
Ian Bebbington, chief executive of the Shropshire West Midlands Agricultural Society, said there would be no marquees or entertainment in the main ring when the event returned to the West Mid Showground on 17 July.
Mr Bebbington said it was being scaled down to reduce the show's financial risk and added: "If we have to cancel the show at very short notice then our expenses are limited."
There will also be fewer trade stalls this year and he said: "It's the Shropshire County Show, Covid-style."
Shropshire Council has voted in its first female leader since becoming a unitary authority.
Conservative Lezley Picton replaces Peter Nutting, who lost his seat in the recent council elections.
Image source, Shropshire CouncilMs Picton, who represents the Tern ward, was previously the member responsible for leisure and culture.
She was elected by her party ahead of the former deputy leader Steve Charmley and said she was "thrilled humbled and excited".
The forecast for today is for more of the same, with bright sunshine in-between rain showers.
Temperatures will reach 14C (57F) in parts of the West Midlands and tonight they will drop to about 7C (45F).
It's a similar forecast for the rest of the week, but for more informationgo to the BBC Weather page.
Sophie Madden
BBC News, West Midlands
A Shropshire bar-owner said the latest lifting of restrictions was the closest he had got to being able to properly reopen his venues.
David Gregg, who runs Telford's Albert's Shed, plus Albert's Shed and Albert's Pour House in Shrewsbury, said it was "a step closer to fully reopening".
Under the new restrictions, live performances will be able to resume at his Telford venue.
"There are still a lot of restrictions in place," he said.
"It will mean having a fully seated audience of 100 people, instead of a couple of hundred people jumping up and down in front of stage, but we had experience of it at the end of last year, we're all set up for it and it is something which is better than nothing."
Image source, Albert's Shed“One of our venues in Shrewsbury has not opened since the 20th March last year, but it will reopen on Friday for live music.
"It is the closest we have got to getting properly open in well over 12 months.
“We are hesitant really, there is no guarantee all restrictions will be lifted on 21 June, there is a chance we will have to carry on under the current restrictions for a little while longer, but.. it is a step in right direction.”
David Gregory-Kumar
Science correspondent, BBC Midlands Today
As ever with coronavirus, today is all about risk.
The government has decided that despite an incomplete vaccination campaign and the arrival and spread of the Indian variant (B.1.617.2) it is still opening things up today.
Image source, PA MediaThere are scientists who are very worried the new variant could be much more infectious meaning there's a real chance we will see another peak in deaths as big as any that have gone before.
But the government has decided to go ahead with relaxing lockdown. That's a risk on their part.
And now each of us have to make a decision about what sort of personal risk we are prepared to take with our health and the health of those around us.
Asking people if they've been vaccinated before deciding whether or not to hug them? Sitting inside a badly ventilated pub where people are shouting and singing? It's all about risk.
Whatever any of us decide today, we'll be watching the numbers as all those little decisions we all take add up to the big picture the government has to deal with in a few weeks' time.
The charges do not directly relate to the continuing fire at Greenway Polymers in Telford.
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