BBC Weather

It will be a cloudy day with spots of light rain and highs of 15°C (59°F).

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Shropshire Star

Here are three stories from the Shropshire Star today:

• Care home evacuated and two women taken to hospital after fire, external
• First phase of town centre roads revamp complete, external
• 450,000 Covid jabs given across Shropshire, external

BBC Weather

We're forecast more light rain, but it's going to stay warm, with temperatures up to 15C (59F) in parts of the West Midlands.

The rain is expected to clear by the evening and tomorrow is likely to be dry.

But after that we're due another week of rain.

Five politicians aged under 30 speak about why they stood in the local council elections.

BBC Radio Shropshire

Unpaid rent from businesses and shops to two councils in Shropshire has increased during the pandemic to more than £2m.

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Shropshire Council has seen its losses in the area rise from £27,939 in 2019-20 to £1.6m the year after, with shops accounting for £1.4m of the total.

For Telford & Wrekin Council, the figure has risen from £278,000 in rent outstanding to more than £500,000.

Shropshire Council said it would take action where appropriate to get the debts paid.

Researchers discover that some lawn-mowers are capable of delivering life-threatening injuries.

PC Benjamin Monk's trial hears he allegedly fired a Taser at Dalian Atkinson three times.

Shropshire Star

Here are some of the stories on the Shropshire Star website today:

• Shropshire village pub 'will not' be demolished, insists landlady, external
• Police hunt off-road motorcyclists who sped by Telford primary school, external
• Shropshire maternity scandal: Mother who led campaign welcomes call for staff to be heard, external

An "unstable structure" at the scene of a fire at an abandoned recycling plant is unsafe for crews to enter completely, the fire service says, external.

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More than 70 firefighters were involved at the height of the blaze at Greenway Polymers, Ketley, Telford, on 26 April.

There was still burning waste inside, station manager in Shrewsbury Craig Jackson, said.

"We need to go into the building in sections in a safe way to bring the waste out, put it into... bays and then treat it with a wetting agent to make sure that the fire is fully extinguished," he said.

"It's unsafe for the firefighters to enter and also demolition crews. But that is why it's gonna [sic] take some time to gradually work through the building and process the waste."

Telford Conservative MP Lucy Allan, writing on Facebook, has said the fire was "deeply shocking".

She added: "The long-term impact on Telford is huge: our natural environment, air, water, health, schools - the multi million cost of the clean up, which could take several years."

Simon Read
Business Reporter

Domestic abuse victims will be able to use "safe spaces" in nearly 300 TSB branches to get specialist support, the bank has said.

People will be able to get help as lockdown restrictions ease, TSB said.

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The scheme has been trialled in branches in Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Shropshire.

The initiative, run by domestic abuse charity Hestia, is already in place in more than 5,300 pharmacies across the country.

BBC Weather

Today will see patchy cloud and scattered showers throughout.

Showers may turn locally heavy, but there will be plenty of sunshine in between, particularly in the afternoon. Highs of 12C to 15C (54F to 59F).

Tonight showers will clear, but cloud will build in and it will become overcast. A few outbreaks of rain may push in during the early hours of Thursday. Lows of 8C to 11C (46F to 52F).

Murder-accused PC Benjamin Monk was seen standing above Dalian Atkinson in a Telford street in 2016.

Shropshire Star

Here are some of the headlines from the Shropshire Star's website today:

• Fire service takeover among re-elected police and crime commissioner's top priorities, external
• Shropshire maternity scandal: Review asks for staff experiences of service, external
• Staff 'devastated' as 30 set to lose jobs due to Calor Gas closure of Telford site, external

Maternity services at Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust are under review after babies died.

BBC Weather

After a largely dry start showers will develop for many areas, with some potentially thundery at times.

The showers will eventually die away leaving a dry evening with highs of 15°C (59°F).

Ex-footballer Dalian Atkinson died after PC Benjamin Monk deployed his Taser, a trial hears.

John Campion receives 55% of the votes, securing him another term in the post.

BBC Weather

Widespread showers will develop throughout the day with highs of 8°C (46°F).

The results of the two remaining police and crime commissioner elections for the West Midlands are due today.

Votes in the contest for the posts in West Mercia and Warwickshire will be counted this morning.

It comes after Labour's Simon Foster won the vote for the West Midlands force and Conservative Ben Adams was elected in Staffordshire.

The Conservatives also regained the Cheshire PCC role.

The latest news and updates from across the West Midlands and south Cheshire.