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. Wigan sign Le Fondre, Byrne and Woolerypublished at 22:52 British Summer Time 31 August 2016

    Wigan Athletic sign Cardiff's Adam Le Fondre, Wolves winger Nathan Byrne and Bolton's Kaiyne Woolery.

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  2. Stevenage sign Walker, Ntlhe & McKirdypublished at 22:46 British Summer Time 31 August 2016

    Stevenage sign forwards Tyler Walker and Harry McKirdy on loan and Peterborough's Kgosi Ntlhe on undisclosed terms.

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  3. Wolves' Collins makes Notts County movepublished at 21:14 British Summer Time 31 August 2016

    Wolves' Wales Under-19 forward Aaron Collins joins League Two Notts County on loan, initially until January.

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  4. West Brom sign Watford full-back Nyompublished at 21:14 British Summer Time 31 August 2016

    West Brom sign full-back Allan Nyom from fellow Premier League side Watford for an undisclosed fee on a four-year deal.

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  5. Warnock explains McCormack dilemmapublished at 20:56 British Summer Time 31 August 2016

    Neil Warnock believes Ross McCormack is not in the Scotland squad because it is difficult to fit the striker into a system.

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  6. Ebanks-Landell and Lafferty join Bladespublished at 20:37 British Summer Time 31 August 2016

    Sheffield United sign Wolves centre-back Ethan Ebanks-Landell and Burnley left-back Daniel Lafferty on season-long loans.

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  7. Poysden takes five to limit Middlesexpublished at 18:45 British Summer Time 31 August 2016

    Warwickshire leg-spinner Josh Poysden takes a career-best 5-53 to help bowl out leaders Middlesex at Edgbaston.

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  8. Force to recruit 800 new officerspublished at 18:43 British Summer Time 31 August 2016

    West Midlands Police is to recruit 1,150 staff, including 800 constables, as the force commissioner pledges to make the region's streets "safer".

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  9. Don't look back to Angers...published at 18:28 British Summer Time 31 August 2016

    West Bromwich Albion

    Romain ThomasImage source, Reuters

    Sport Witness are reporting, external that West Brom's attempt to sign Angers centre-back Romain Thomas has failed.

    It reports that the French Ligue 1 side pulled the plug on the deal for the 28-year-old centre-back over concerns that they would not have enough time to sign a replacement.

    Where does Tony Pulis turn from here?

  10. Police recruitment and transfer deadline daypublished at 18:00 British Summer Time 31 August 2016

    Mary Rhodes
    Presenter, BBC Midlands Today

    We've more information about the West Midlands Police recruitment drive - its biggest one in a decade.

    More than 1,000 new jobs will be on offer.

    Police generic

    And Nick Clitheroe will give us the latest information on football's transfer deadline day.  

    Tune into Midlands Today on BBC1 at 18.30.

  11. Brentford sign Henry and Kaikaipublished at 17:14 British Summer Time 31 August 2016

    Brentford sign Rico Henry from Walsall for an initial fee of £1.5m and add Crystal Palace's Sullay Kaikai on loan.

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  12. Walsall sign Scunthorpe left-back Lairdpublished at 17:12 British Summer Time 31 August 2016

    Walsall sign Scunthorpe United left-back Scott Laird on loan until January, following the departure of Rico Henry.

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  13. Scepticism at police recruitment numberspublished at 16:46 British Summer Time 31 August 2016

    The West Midlands Police Federation has questioned the claim that 800 police officers will be recruited over the next three years. 

    The Police and Crime Commissioner, David Jamieson, has said he's able to start recruiting more than 1,000 officers and staff thanks to efficiency savings. 

    But the Federation says recruiting 800 officers will only cover the numbers due to leave the force anyway. 

    Quote Message

    If you think this is 800 new police officers over three years, we will probably lose that many if not more through retirement and other means, so it will enable us to stay static with the numbers we've currently got

    Steve Grange, Secretary, Police Federation in the West Midlands

  14. Middlesbrough sign Aston Villa's Traorepublished at 16:33 British Summer Time 31 August 2016

    Middlesbrough sign Aston Villa's Spanish winger Adama Traore on a four-year contract, with Albert Adomah going the other way.

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  15. Wolves sign Monaco winger Cavaleiropublished at 16:33 British Summer Time 31 August 2016

    Wolves sign Monaco winger Ivan Cavaleiro on a five-year contract for a reported club-record deal.

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  16. Leisure centre closed after break-inpublished at 15:29 British Summer Time 31 August 2016

    A leisure centre in Wolverhampton is closed after it was broken into overnight.

    Bert Williams Leisure Centre in Bilston is closed after a burglary.

    A safe was taken and the premises were damaged.

  17. Efficiency savings lead to police recruitmentpublished at 14:14 British Summer Time 31 August 2016

    An efficiency drive means West Midlands police can now recruit more than 1,000 officers and staff, according to the region's Police and Crime Commissioner.  

    David Jamieson said they can now afford to take on 800 officers, 150 PCSO's and 200 specialist staff over the next three years. 

    He said he wants a force that's representative of the population.

    David JamiesonImage source, BC
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    David Jamieson

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    Policing's not just about being on the street, it's about being there looking after internet crime, domestic violence and it's counter-terrorism.

    David Jamieson, West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner

  18. A 'mare' for poor Tess and her ownerspublished at 14:12 British Summer Time 31 August 2016

    An 800kg horse called Tess has to be helped back to her feet by fire crews.

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  19. Plans for decommissioning site unveiledpublished at 13:35 British Summer Time 31 August 2016

    A demolition company unveils plans to create a facility in Orkney to decommission redundant oil and gas rigs.

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  20. Birmingham sign Jutkiewicz & Wigginspublished at 13:32 British Summer Time 31 August 2016

    Birmingham City sign Burnley striker Lukas Jutkiewicz and Bournemouth defender Rhoys Wiggins on loan until January.

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