Summary

  • Wedding dress funded brother's 'IS' mission

  • Trial of three accused of murdering music shop owner

  • West Bromwich Albion sold

  • WBA joins Wolves and Villa in Chinese ownership

  • WBA's new owner is Guochuan Lai, 42

  • Updates from Friday 5 August 2016

  1. Five arrested by anti-terror policepublished at 19:32 British Summer Time 26 August 2016
    Breaking

    Five men are arrested by West Midlands anti-terrorism police and an army bomb disposal team is sent to the Lee Bank area of Birmingham as a "precaution".

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  2. Protest at CPS over man's deathpublished at 18:27 British Summer Time 26 August 2016

    About 30 protesters occupy the lobby of Crown Prosecution Service offices over the death of a man detained under the Mental Health Act.

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  3. Pub bombing families to meet ministerpublished at 18:06 British Summer Time 26 August 2016

    Relatives of the Birmingham pub bombing victims will meet the government next month as part of their campaign to get legal aid for imminent inquest hearings into the deaths.

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  4. Borthwick & Stoneman earn Durham drawpublished at 17:45 British Summer Time 26 August 2016

    Scott Borthwick and Mark Stoneman share a 151-run second-wicket stand to earn Durham a draw against Warwickshire.

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  5. Wolves sign Dutch striker Gladonpublished at 17:33 British Summer Time 26 August 2016

    Wolves sign Dutch striker Paul Gladon from Eredivisie side Heracles Almelo for an undisclosed fee.

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  6. Terrorist misled police on travel planspublished at 17:16 British Summer Time 26 August 2016

    A terrorist suspected of trying to go to Syria is jailed for misleading police over his travel plans.

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  7. Kingsley Burrell death: Sit-in at CPSpublished at 16:46 British Summer Time 26 August 2016

    Protestors who staged a sit-in in Birmingham have said they hope to "finally get answers" over the death of Kingsley Burrell.

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  8. Watch: Weather forecastpublished at 15:18 British Summer Time 26 August 2016

    Rebecca Wood
    BBC Weather

    It's the question everyone asks heading into a Bank Holiday weekend: Will the weather be any good, or will the brolly sellers be rubbing their hands?

    Rebecca Wood brings you the latest news.

    Media caption,

    Rebecca Wood has your weekend update

  9. Cricket: Can Warwickshire clinch victory?published at 14:02 British Summer Time 26 August 2016

    BBC Sport

    The players are back out in the field after lunch on the last day of Warwickshire's Championship match at Durham.

    The away side declared for 381-8, and Durham are into their second innings trying to chase down that total.

    Keep up with all the latest action here.

  10. Villa loan defender Toner to Walsallpublished at 12:28 British Summer Time 26 August 2016

    League One side Walsall sign Aston Villa's young Irish defender Kevin Toner on a five-month loan until January.

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  11. MP Craig Tracey calls for public meeting over Arriva bus planspublished at 12:25 British Summer Time 26 August 2016

    Tamworth Herald

    NORTH Warwickshire MP Craig Tracey has organised a public meeting, external regarding Arriva's plans to axe the 116 bus service from Tamworth to Birmingham.

  12. Tech just became a little bit greenerpublished at 11:49 British Summer Time 26 August 2016

    A new way to recycle the super strong magnets our gadgets rely on

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  13. County Championship as it happenedpublished at 10:27 British Summer Time 26 August 2016

    Relive the final day from the County Championship as Yorkshire beat Notts and Worcestershire chase down 401 against Northants.

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  14. Watch: Weather forecastpublished at 09:53 British Summer Time 26 August 2016

    Charlie Slater
    BBC Weather presenter

    It was pretty damp last night, but things have got off to a brighter start today. Here's Charlie with more.

    Media caption,

    Weather forecast for the West Midlands

  15. Drug dealer jailed for five yearspublished at 09:43 British Summer Time 26 August 2016

    A drug dealer who took cocaine worth £185,000 with him on a day out with his toddler daughter is jailed for eight years.

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  16. Weekend weather warningpublished at 09:06 British Summer Time 26 August 2016

    BBC Weather

    The Met Office says outbreaks of rain will develop in the West Midlands through the course of Saturday, and, by the evening, are likely to be heavy at times.

    Motorists are advised to exercise caution.

    The areas below have been issued with a yellow warning.

    Weather map of West Midlands
  17. Child activity contract axed over checkspublished at 07:04 British Summer Time 26 August 2016

    A contract to provide summer activities for children is cancelled as staff do not have the proper criminal records checks, a council says.

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  18. Durham-Bears badly curtailed by weatherpublished at 18:10 British Summer Time 25 August 2016

    Only eight overs are possible on day three of Durham's County Championship home game against Warwickshire.

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  19. Stevenage sign Villa's Cowans on loanpublished at 17:50 British Summer Time 25 August 2016

    League Two club Stevenage sign Aston Villa midfielder Henry Cowans on loan until January.

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  20. Man dies two days after stabbing attackpublished at 17:48 British Summer Time 25 August 2016

    A man dies two days after being stabbed in the street in Birmingham.

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