Midlands Live: Breaking news and local storiespublished at 08:14 British Summer Time 6 August 2018
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Man due in court charged with murder of midwifepublished at 07:18 British Summer Time 6 August 2018
A man is due in court charged with the murder of midwife Samantha Eastwood.
The body of the 28-year-old was discovered when police searched rural ground near Caverswall, Staffordshire, on Saturday, eight days after she was last seen.
Image source, Samantha EastwoodMichael Stirling, from Stoke, is due to appear at North Staffordshire Magistrates' Court later.
Several newspapers are reporting the 32-year-old, of Cromer Road, is the brother-in-law of Eastwood's ex-fiancé John Peake.
Two men, aged 60 and 28, arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender have been released on conditional bail.
Video: Your 50-second weather forecastpublished at 07:09 British Summer Time 6 August 2018
Alex Hamilton
BBC WeatherToday looks set to be dry with a good deal of sunshine and highs of 29C (84F).
Media caption, Latest weather for the West Midlands