Women with endometriosis have told the BBC living with it is a constant battle and puts a strain on their relationships.

Endometriosis affects one in 10 women in the UK and can cause debilitating pain, heavy periods and infertility.

A report by MPs said care for the condition across the UK needs urgent improvement and diagnosis times need to be halved.

It found an average wait for a diagnosis was eight years and that had not improved in more than a decade.

Tracey Morgan, from Shrewsbury, said before she was diagnosed she was in so much pain she felt her "life was nothing".

"Just before my last, fourth surgery I was so poorly and I was going to see a different endo specialist who is phenomenal and I said to my partner 'if he can't help me, I'm really sorry I can't live like this'."

Helen MacLaughlin, from Worcester, said the fatigue from the condition meant she couldn't work full-time.

"Relationships, friendships, some of them have strained, I've lost friends and it is a constant worry."

Nadine Dorries, minister for women's health said awareness was increasing, but there was still a long way to go.

The 113-year-old skeleton will take three days to dismantle and two months to clean, officials say.

BBC Weather

Mainly dry with lots of hazy sunny spells for the first half of the day before turning cloudier. Breezy with a high of 14C/57F

Image source, BBC Weather Watcher Carol

The cloud will quickly thicken tonight with a band of showers expected to move over the area in the first part of the night before becoming drier later. Low: 10C/50F.

You can get a latest forecast for your area at any time by going to the BBC Weather website.

The latest news, sport, travel and weather across the West Midlands and south Cheshire.

The victim has been named by police as Tamba Momodou, 20, who was shot in Telford on Tuesday.

Shrewsbury earn their first League One win of the season as Leon Clarke's last-gasp header secures a victory at AFC Wimbledon.

Shropshire Star

Here are three of the stories from the Shropshire Star today:

• Cannabis farm discovered in tattoo parlour, external
• 120 pupils and staff at primary school told to self-isolate, external
• Avara Foods creating over 100 jobs, external

BBC Radio Shropshire

A Shropshire pub and hotel says it's losing a lot of business, because people think it's in Wales, where different coronavirus restrictions apply.

The Lord Moreton at Gledrid, north of Oswestry, has a Wrexham postcode and the Wrexham area has gone into a Welsh-government-imposed lockdown.

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Graeme Borthwick, the landlord, said "overnight it was like someone just closed the road".

Public toilets at Bowring Park in Wellington have been twinned with a toilet in Honduras.

Wellington Rotary Club said the idea is to help fund projects in communities over there.

Image source, Google

The club aims to help families to build a basic toilet and have access to clean water.

BBC Weather

It will be a cloudy day with occasional bright or sunny intervals but also scattered showers. Highs of 11°C (52°F).

This was the scene earlier in Telford as taken by BBC Weather Watcher Raj's Range.

Image source, Raj's Range

BBC Weather

This dry weather is forecast to continue into the evening and through the rest of the week too.

Temperatures tomorrow could be a little lower, perhaps up to 11C (52F).

Image source, Jess and Julie

The organisers of Telford's Christmas market have decided to call off this year's event, because of coronavirus safety concerns.

Tudor Markets said it had looked at a number of contingency plans, but in the end decided it was safer not to go ahead with it.

Image source, Telford and Wrekin Council

The Christmas market, which features food and gifts from a number of European countries, has been running since 2016.

Officers are seeking a car they believe to have been at the scene of a 20-year-old man's death.

Leighton Phillips assaulted the girls on a train to Shrewsbury while their father slept, a hearing is told.

BBC Weather Watchers

There's a real autumnal feel to the photos from the BBC Weather Watchers today.

These pictures were taken in Telford, Bewdley and Broome this morning.

Image source, Raj's Range

Image source, Spennells Pensioner

Image source, Henry

Official guidelines say couples are entitled to refunds except for services already provided.

Severn Hospice is hoping to make up some of the money it's lost during the coronavirus pandemic with a Christmas fundraising appeal.

It had to close all 28 of its shops during lockdown and cancelled fundraising events, and said during lockdown it was missing out on £100,000 a week.

Image source, Severn Hospice

It is selling small robin statues this winter and hopes that will raise as much as past appeals.

In 2016, sales of small blue metal forget-me-not flowers raised £120,000 for the hospice.

Shropshire Star

Here are three stories from the Shropshire Star today:

• Murder detectives appeal for info about burned-out car, external
• Council leader backs coronavirus circuit breaker call, external
• Ludlow town walls works inch closer, external

BBC Weather

Today the weather is forecast to be dry and cloudy, with the chance of some sunshine and temperatures up to 11C (52F).

It's expected to stay like that for the rest of the week.

This was the misty scene earlier in Edgmond, Shropshire, as taken by BBC Weather Watcher Monomark.

Image source, Monomark

BBC Weather

We could have some showers this evening, but it should then remain cloudy and dry for the rest of the week.

Temperatures overnight could fall to 4C (39F).

Image source, Snapper Simon