Summary

  • Former police officer convicted of abusing boys

  • Young refugee reunited with dad

  • Money stolen from vulnerable adults replaced

  • Updates from Friday 21 October 2016

  1. 'I don't come to work to be spat at'published at 01:04 British Summer Time 24 October 2016

    A paramedic describes being constantly spat at as well being verbally and physically abused by patients.

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  2. 'We are ruining our children's health'published at 00:15 British Summer Time 24 October 2016

    A leading health expert says government legislation is needed to halt the rise in type 2 diabetes.

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  3. West Brom v Manchester Citypublished at 19:30 British Summer Time 23 October 2016

    Follow Radio 5 live and text commentary as West Bromwich Albion face Manchester City in the Premier League at the Hawthorns.

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  4. Relive Birmingham City 1-1 Aston Villapublished at 19:11 British Summer Time 23 October 2016

    Birmingham City draw with local rivals Aston Villa in the Championship - relive the action as it happened.

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  5. Liverpool 2-1 West Bromwich Albionpublished at 22:54 British Summer Time 22 October 2016

    Goals from Sadio Mane and Philippe Coutinho help Liverpool beat West Brom 2-1 to move second in the Premier League.

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  6. 'Every Wolves player is behind Zenga'published at 20:27 British Summer Time 22 October 2016

    Head coach Walter Zenga has the full support of his Wolves squad despite a poor run of form, says midfielder Dave Edwards.

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  7. Pulis can not fault West Brom effortpublished at 20:26 British Summer Time 22 October 2016

    West Bromwich Albion manager Tony Pulis says that he can not fault the effort of his players but mistakes led to their 2-1 loss to Liverpool.

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  8. Liverpool in the race - Klopppublished at 20:16 British Summer Time 22 October 2016

    Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp says his team are "in the race", after the Reds climbed to second in the Premier League table with a 2-1 win over West Brom at Anfield.

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  9. Zenga positive after 'man to man' talkpublished at 20:06 British Summer Time 22 October 2016

    Wolves head coach Walter Zenga tells BBC WM that he was pleased with how his players reacted to a private meeting following Saturday's loss to Leeds.

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  10. Aston Villa 1-0 Fulhampublished at 18:52 British Summer Time 22 October 2016

    Steve Bruce earns his first home win as Aston Villa manager as his side edge past Fulham in an poor game.

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  11. Swindon Town 0-2 Walsallpublished at 18:30 British Summer Time 22 October 2016

    Erhun Oztumer's audacious lob put Walsall on course for victory as they beat Swindon in League One.

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  12. Wolverhampton Wanderers 0-1 Leeds Unitedpublished at 17:41 British Summer Time 22 October 2016

    Kemar Roofe's first goal for Leeds earns a victory at Wolves, whose winless Championship run stretches to five matches.

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  13. Driver smashes car through garage wallpublished at 15:09 British Summer Time 22 October 2016

    A driver spurns the conventional route for entering a garage - by smashing right through the side of the brick structure.

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  14. 'Bag snatcher' dies after citizen's arrestpublished at 11:17 British Summer Time 22 October 2016

    A man who was restrained by two members of the public who believed he had snatched a woman's bag has died in hospital, police say.

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  15. Wife pays tribute to murdered husbandpublished at 10:37 British Summer Time 22 October 2016

    The wife of a man who was driven to hospital in Birmingham with a fatal stab wound pays tribute to her "gentle giant".

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  16. Snowdonia walker 'fell like a rag doll'published at 09:22 British Summer Time 22 October 2016

    An inexperienced mountain walker died in a fall after abandoning a bid to reach the summit of Snowdon via an arduous route, an inquest hears.

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  17. Burton Albion 2-0 Birmingham Citypublished at 21:37 British Summer Time 21 October 2016

    Lloyd Dyer and Jamie Ward score as Burton beat Birmingham City in the first competitive meeting between the two teams.

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  18. Gallery closure would be a "disaster'published at 18:11 British Summer Time 21 October 2016

    Proposals to withdraw funding from an art gallery would be "complete and utter disaster for the arts in Britain", an artist says.

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  19. Our coverage across the daypublished at 18:00 British Summer Time 21 October 2016

    That's it for our live coverage for Birmingham and the Black Country today.

    We'll be back with you from 08:00 on Monday with more news, sport, travel and weather.

    Have a great weekend whatever you have planned.

  20. Watch: Latest weather for the West Midlandspublished at 17:56 British Summer Time 21 October 2016

    BBC Weather

    A dry and clear night with lows of 6C (43F). 

    Tomorrow, we should have sunny spells on and off throughout most of the day along with a scattering of light showers in the afternoon. Highs of 11C (52F). 

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    BBC Midlands Today's Rebecca Wood has your weekend forecast