Summary

  • MG to stop building cars at Longbridge

  • Vehicles will instead arrive fully-built

  • The move puts 25 jobs at risk

  • Production heads to China

  • Updates from Friday 23 September 2016

  1. Man injured in hit-and-run crash diespublished at 10:59 British Summer Time 26 September 2016

    A man critically injured in a hit-and-run crash in Birmingham dies.

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  2. New £150k mental health scheme set uppublished at 13:36 British Summer Time 25 September 2016

    A £150,000 project to support young people with mental health needs is launched in the West Midlands.

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  3. Art 'genius' shunned cigars to become nunpublished at 00:02 British Summer Time 25 September 2016

    The rebellious Victorian artist behind some of the world's most revered stained glass was forgotten after she swapped motor biking and smoking to become a nun, an exhibition reveals.

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  4. Villa's Grealish fined over hotel partypublished at 21:28 British Summer Time 24 September 2016

    Aston Villa fine Jack Grealish following a club investigation into the winger's part in an all-night party at a Birmingham hotel.

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  5. Blues' draw with QPR 'like UFC'published at 20:45 British Summer Time 24 September 2016

    Birmingham City manager Gary Rowett tells BBC WM that his side's draw with QPR was like a UFC bout.

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  6. Aston Villa 1-1 Newcastle Unitedpublished at 20:06 British Summer Time 24 September 2016

    Substitute Aaron Tshibola heads a late equaliser as Aston Villa fight back to draw with Newcastle United.

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  7. Pulis relieved after late equaliserpublished at 18:34 British Summer Time 24 September 2016

    West Brom boss Tony Pulis is pleased with the "attitude and work" of his players as they claimed a 1-1 draw at Stoke with a late equaliser from Salomon Rondon.

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  8. Draw feels like a defeat - Hughespublished at 18:29 British Summer Time 24 September 2016

    Stoke City boss Mark Hughes feels "encouraged" by his side's performance against West Brom but disappointed to have conceded a late equaliser in their 1-1 draw.

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  9. Postpublished at 43 mins

    Aston Villa 0-1 Newcastle

    BBC Newcastle's NUFC summariser John Anderson: "Once Newcastle get it down the side of Villa's defenders, Villa are all over the place and haven't got a clue. Newcastle are looking dangerous whenever they go forward." 

  10. Stoke City 1-1 West Bromwich Albionpublished at 18:10 British Summer Time 24 September 2016

    Salomon Rondon's equaliser in injury time earns West Brom a point to deny Stoke their first league win of the season.

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  11. Peterborough United 1-1 Walsallpublished at 17:46 British Summer Time 24 September 2016

    Walsall come within a whisker of a first away win of the League One season after battling out a 1-1 draw at Peterborough.

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  12. Wolverhampton Wanderers 3-1 Brentfordpublished at 17:13 British Summer Time 24 September 2016

    Joao Teixeira scores his first two goals for Wolves as Walter Zenga's side beat Brentford at Molineux.

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  13. Queens Park Rangers 1-1 Birmingham Citypublished at 17:11 British Summer Time 24 September 2016

    Lukas Jutkiewicz scores for a second successive game as Birmingham make it five matches unbeaten with a draw at QPR.

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  14. 'I have a lot of respect for Pulis'published at 13:20 British Summer Time 24 September 2016

    Stoke v West Brom (15:00 BST)

    Dion Dublin
    Former Leicester and Man Utd forward on Football Focus

    Tony PulisImage source, Getty Images

    "Tony Pulis has now been managing for 20 seasons. There are very few bad words spoken about him throughout the football world. I like the way he always gets a response from his new players when he goes into a new football club. I have a lot of respect for this manager. 

    "A lot of fans at West Brom want to see a new way of playing and even a new manager, But be careful what you wish for - Pulis ensures a stable football club."

  15. New bishop of Lichfield installedpublished at 12:06 British Summer Time 24 September 2016

    The Right Reverend Dr Michael Ipgrave is installed as the new bishop of Lichfield.

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  16. MG to cease production in the UKpublished at 18:51 British Summer Time 23 September 2016

    MG announces it is to stop making cars at its Longbridge plant and will be moving production to China - ending manufacturing in the UK.

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  17. Officer cleared of assaulting prisonerpublished at 18:41 British Summer Time 23 September 2016

    A custody sergeant who admitting hitting a prisoner 12 times is cleared of assault by a jury.

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  18. Lancs lose to Bears but both stay uppublished at 18:05 British Summer Time 23 September 2016

    Warwickshire win to ensure safety from relegation in the Championship, before Durham help beaten Lancashire stay up too.

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  19. Pulis set to take charge of 1,000th gamepublished at 18:04 British Summer Time 23 September 2016

    West Brom manager Tony Pulis will take charge of his 1,000th game as a manager when the Baggies face his former side Stoke City on Saturday.

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  20. Our coverage across the daypublished at 18:00 British Summer Time 23 September 2016

    We're back from 08:00 on Monday with our usual mix of news, sport, travel and weather - and some great video.

    Before then, keep an eye out here for more updates during the evening.

    Have a great weekend.