League One & Two salary caps 'unlawful'published at 17:49 British Summer Time 7 August 2020
Plans for a salary cap in League One and League Two are "unlawful and unenforceable" says the Professional Footballers Association.
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Allen Cook
Plans for a salary cap in League One and League Two are "unlawful and unenforceable" says the Professional Footballers Association.
Read MoreA man's died after a crash involving a motorcycle and a car in Newcastle-under-Lyme.
The collision happened this morning at the junction of Parkhouse Road and Rosevale Road, the ambulance service said. , external
The motorcyclist, aged in his 50s, died at the scene.
Staffordshire Police said, external a 27-year-old man, from Stoke-on-Trent, was arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving and remains in custody.
We have had a day full of sunshine and warmth and here are more of the blue skies being photographed by our local BBC Weather Watchers.
These three are from users Sunny Sal in Kinver, Staffordshire, Rileyhev in Hereford and Laura and Glenn in Delph, Dudley:
Stoke City sign former Sheffield Wednesday left-back Morgan Fox on an undisclosed-length contract.
Read MoreThe landlord of the Crown and Anchor says he "regrets" not taking a tougher stance with customers.
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The future of a huge Argos distribution centre next to the M6 is being reviewed as owners Sainsbury's looks to cut costs.
The supermarket giant bought Argos and Habitat in 2016 and, since a merger with Asda was blocked last year, said in January it needed to spend several months "streamlining its structure".
Now, Sainsbury's said it is reviewing work at the Acton Gate hub near Stafford, subject to consultation, and looking at whether current staff can continue their roles from home or another site in the future.
Keeley Bunker, who was celebrating her 20th birthday, "trusted" Wesley Streete to walk her home.
Read MoreThe region is already basking under blue skies and hot weather today as far as we can tell from the photos we are getting from our local BBC Weather Watchers.
These are from users Jon in Stafford, Sunshine Seeker in Stoke Edith, Herefordshire and OutwithArchie in Barnt Green, Worcestershire:
Allen Cook
BBC News
Two weekly newspapers in the West Midlands will close permanently, it has been confirmed
Publisher Reach PLC told the BBC the 205-year-old Lichfield Mercury and the Royal Sutton Coldfield Observer would not return after their lockdown suspensions.
The firm added the decision was down to the papers being "uneconomic" to bring back.
Laura Mcmullan
Reporter, BBC Midlands Today
Campaigners in Stoke-on-Trent are calling for stronger powers to stop historically important empty properties from being allowed to decay.
Members of the Our Buslem community group cited the derelict Price and Kensington works in Longport which has been on Historic England's At Risk register.
In November, part of it was demolished after surveys showed it was at risk of collapsing and on Tuesday fire crews said a blaze at the site was arson.
Stoke-on-Trent North MP Jonathan Gullis said he would put forward a bill in September to allow owners to face unlimited fines for allowing historic buildings to decay.
BBC Midlands Today has repeatedly tried to contact the owner of the works but has had no response.
Schoolchildren mark the 75th Hiroshima anniversary at the National Memorial Arboretum.
Read MoreSophie Calvert
Political Reporter, BBC Radio Stoke
The number of positive Covid-19 cases in an outbreak linked to a pub in Staffordshire has risen to 22.
About 1,000 people have come forward to be tested, the county council said, after cases were connected to the Crown and Anchor pub in Stone last month.
Of the 22 confirmed cases, 15 people live in Staffordshire and seven in Stoke-on-Trent.
The council said more than 60 contacts they have had were found and all are self-isolating for 14 days.
Allen Cook
BBC News
A blaze in a woodland which burned for several days is thought to have been started by a camp-fire.
Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service said, external more than 20 appliances had been sent to the scene near Enville, near Stourbridge, when it was first reported on Friday afternoon.
Today it said firefighters would keep returning to the site of the fire to check for hotspots and damp them down.
Staffordshire Police is now investigating.
Several police cars were rammed they tried to stop the man who had burgled properties in Wiltshire.
Read MorePatients at one of Stoke-on-Trent's hospitals will have to be moved later this month to allow maintenance work.
Some wards at the Haywood Hospital in Burslem are set to be closed until October, with patients transferred to Cheadle Hospital.
Cheadle Hospital was closed last year and will not be reopening fully.
The Express and Star's headlines this morning include:
Keeley Bunker's body was found hidden under branches in a brook in September 2019.
Read MoreIt seems the weather is giving us a little bit of everything today, as you can see from these photos shared by the BBC Weather Watchers.
They were taken in the Bromsgrove, Warwick and Gnosall areas.
Burton Albion sign former Lincoln City defender Michael Bostwick on a one-year contract.
Read MoreA camera records the moment a man says he feels blamed by police for his friend's disappearance.
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