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. Prison denies covering up five assaultspublished at 08:20 British Summer Time 19 October 2016

    The prison service denies five serious assaults in one weekend were "covered up" at an Oxfordshire prison.

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  2. Watch: Latest weather for the West Midlandspublished at 08:17 British Summer Time 19 October 2016

    Kay Crewdson
    BBC weather presenter

    There's the risk of a few showers at first, these clearing through the morning

    Otherwise a dry and bright start to the day with plenty of sunshine through the morning - highs of 13C (55F). 

    Media caption,

    Weather for the West Midlands.

  3. Good morning from Local Live for Birmingham and the Black Countrypublished at 08:00 British Summer Time 19 October 2016

    Monica Rimmer
    Journalist, BBC Online

    Welcome to Wednesday's news, sport, travel and weather updates. 

    I'm in the BBC WM newsroom between now and 18:00 bringing you the latest from Birmingham and the Black Country.

    Comment on our stories and share your pictures with us by email, tweeting @bbcwm, external or visiting the BBC WM Facebook page, external.

  4. Gillingham 1-1 Walsallpublished at 22:42 British Summer Time 18 October 2016

    Gillingham's winless run stretches to five games as Franck Moussa's equaliser earns Walsall a point in League One.

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  5. Birmingham City 4-2 Rotherham Unitedpublished at 22:21 British Summer Time 18 October 2016

    Birmingham City score three first-half goals to help send Rotherham to a club-record seventh straight away defeat.

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  6. Brighton & Hove Albion 1-0 Wolvespublished at 22:13 British Summer Time 18 October 2016

    Sam Baldock's first-half header is enough to give in-form Brighton victory over Wolverhampton Wanderers.

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  7. FULL-TIME Reading 1-2 Aston Villapublished at 22:03 British Summer Time 18 October 2016

    Saturday, 8 August 2015: Bournemouth 0-1 Aston Vila

    Tuesday, 18 October 2016: Reading 1-2 Aston Villa

    Those are Aston Villa's last two away wins. Tim Sherwood was their manager at the Vitality Stadium and, five bosses later, Steve Bruce has an away victory in only his second game in charge. Four points from two games is not a bad start.

    Villa fans tell us how you feel tonight at #bbcefl.

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  8. Reading 1-2 Aston Villapublished at 21:58 British Summer Time 18 October 2016

    Steve Bruce secures his first win as Aston Villa boss, with a late Jordan Ayew penalty giving them victory at Reading.

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  9. Postpublished at 21:55 British Summer Time 18 October 2016

    Reading 1-2 Aston Villa

    Aston Villa fansImage source, Rex Features

    The noise at the Madejski Stadium is deafening - and it's all coming from the away fans.

    Football, eh? Kicks you where it hurts time and again, but, boy does it feel good when it goes your way.

    Although it nearly didn't as Garath McCleary goes agonisingly close to an equaliser.

    "I can't watch," says BBC WM's Mark Regan.

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    GOAL: Reading 1-2 Aston Villapublished at 21:55 British Summer Time 18 October 2016

    Jordan Ayew

    Jordan AyewImage source, Rex Features

    438 days since winning at Bournemouth on the opening day of last season, is Aston Villa's wait for an away win finally over?

    The clock ticks into the final minute and, after being brought down for the penalty, Jordan Ayew picks himself up to coolly score from the spot and send the visiting Villa fans behind that goal into delirium.

  11. Penalty to Aston Villapublished at 21:55 British Summer Time 18 October 2016

    Reading 1-1 Aston Villa

    So we are going to have some late drama at the Mad Stad? Jordan Ayew is brought down in the box by Liam Moore and the referee points to the spot. Penalty to Villa...

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    GOAL: Ipswich 2-0 Burtonpublished at 21:33 British Summer Time 18 October 2016

    Freddie Sears

    What did I say about goals being like buses for Ipswich?

    Well, one does indeed bring two as Freddie Sears sweeps home Tom Lawrence's cross from 12 yards for his first goal since December 2015.

    It also looks game over at St Andrew's now as David Cotterill scores from the spot to put Birmingham 4-2 up after Che Adams was tripped by goalkeeper Lee Camp.

  13. MP backs pub bombing victims' fundingpublished at 21:31 British Summer Time 18 October 2016

    Andy Burnham MP says he will ask the Prime Minister to get legal fees for families of the Birmingham pub bombings victims paid by the government.

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  14. Game on at St Andrew'spublished at 21:06 British Summer Time 18 October 2016

    Birmingham 3-2 Rotherham

    The game at St Andrew's looked like it might have been done at half-time, but it's far from over now as Jon Taylor taps home from close range.

    The Millers then go close to an equaliser as Adam Legzdins denies Izzy Brown.

    Meanwhile, could goals be like buses for Ipswich at Portman Road? Well, maybe. They certainly couldn't have gone closer to a second against Burton as Tom Lawrence's header is kept out by a goal-line clearance.

  15. Kodjia on the mark for Villapublished at 20:53 British Summer Time 18 October 2016

    Reading 0-1 Aston Villa

    Jonathan KodjiaImage source, Getty Images

    According to BBC Sport's Adam Williams at the Madejski Stadium, it was a drab first half.

    But I'm sure Aston Villa fans and Steve Bruce won't care as they lead at the break thanks to Jonathan Kodjia's goal.

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    GOAL: Reading 0-1 Aston Villapublished at 20:42 British Summer Time 18 October 2016

    Jonathan Kodjia

    Not for the first time this season, Aston Villa have a lead. The question is - can they hold on to it?

    Albert Adomah is the architect, bursting into the left-hand side of the area before pulling it back to Jonathan Kodjia, whose shot from the edge of the box takes a big deflection in its way into the net.

  17. Gallagher at the doublepublished at 20:33 British Summer Time 18 October 2016

    Blackburn 2-0 Nottingham Forest

    It's not been the happiest of seasons for Blackburn so far but things are looking up for Rovers this evening as Sam Gallagher taps in his second of the night from Corry Evans' unselfish square ball.

    And Birmingham are in control against Rotherham as Jacques Maghoma strides purposely forward and fires home for the edge of the box to make it 3-1.

    Jacques MaghomaImage source, Empics
  18. Postpublished at 20:29 British Summer Time 18 October 2016

    Reading 0-0 Aston Villa

    I'm assuming there's not at awful lot going on at Reading.

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  19. Postpublished at 20:26 British Summer Time 18 October 2016

    Birmingham 2-1 Rotherham

    Rotherham were only level at St Andrew's for four minutes before Birmingham hit the front again.

    The Millers can only partially clear a Birmingham attack and when David Cotterill swings a cross back into the box, Lukas Jutkiewicz is there at the far post to nod in.

  20. Postpublished at 20:21 British Summer Time 18 October 2016

    Leeds 1-0 Wigan, Birmingham 1-1 Rotherham

    Chris WoodImage source, PA

    A couple of goals to tell you about. 

    Chris Wood takes down Hadi Sacko's right-wing cross down on his chest and volleys emphatically into the net from eight yards to give Leeds the lead against Wigan.

    That should have put a smile on Leeds owner Massimo Cellino's face.

    Meanwhile, Rotherham are level at Birmingham through Danny Ward's neat finish from 18 yards following a patient build-up.