Summary

  • Allegations of historical child sex abuse in football

  • Injured police officer to undergo further surgery

  • Compensation over asbestos in schools

  • Uncertainty over school closure branded 'utter disgrace'

  • The Clothes Show waves goodbye to Birmingham

  • Updates from Friday 2 December 2016

  1. Hunt for man after warehouse killingpublished at 15:36 Greenwich Mean Time 4 December 2016

    Officers are continuing to work with Interpol to trace a man suspected of fatally shooting a businessman during a warehouse raid.

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  2. Hunt for nature reserve sex attackerpublished at 11:01 Greenwich Mean Time 4 December 2016

    Officers are urgently hunting for a man who carried out a serious sex assault on a 63-year-old woman near a nature reserve in Birmingham.

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  3. Bears want Giles return from Lancashirepublished at 20:12 Greenwich Mean Time 3 December 2016

    Warwickshire are keen to bring back Lancashire director of cricket Ashley Giles to Edgbaston.

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  4. Leeds United 2-0 Aston Villapublished at 19:49 Greenwich Mean Time 3 December 2016

    Kemar Roofe scores his first Leeds United goal as the play-off-chasing Whites end Aston Villa's seven-game unbeaten run.

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  5. Deeney criticises McClean's tacklingpublished at 19:47 Greenwich Mean Time 3 December 2016

    Watford captain Troy Deeney criticises the tackling of West Brom's James McClean after team-mate Roberto Pereyra was sent off for reacting to a challenge from the Republic of Ireland international.

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  6. Birmingham City 0-3 Barnsleypublished at 18:49 Greenwich Mean Time 3 December 2016

    Sam Winnall nets twice against 10-man Birmingham City as Barnsley win at St Andrew's.

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  7. Pulis credits 'spirit' for West Brom risepublished at 18:36 Greenwich Mean Time 3 December 2016

    West Brom boss Tony Pulis credits his side's "spirit" for their rise to sixth in the Premier League after victory over Watford.

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  8. West Bromwich Albion 3-1 Watfordpublished at 18:05 Greenwich Mean Time 3 December 2016

    West Brom move up to sixth in the Premier League by beating Watford at The Hawthorns for a third win in four league games.

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  9. Boing boingpublished at 16:59 Greenwich Mean Time 3 December 2016

    West Brom 3-1 Watford

    Jason Mohammad
    Final Score host

    I hope Frank Skinner and Adrian Chiles are watching these results - West Brom are up to sixth!

    Adrian Chiles and Frank SkinnerImage source, Getty Images
  10. 'More goals there for West Brom'published at 16:06 Greenwich Mean Time 3 December 2016

    West Brom 2-0 Watford

    Jason Roberts
    Former West Brom striker on Final Score

    The most important thing for West Brom is they are consistently scoring goals now. You know you'll get a resolute performance but now you're getting goals. I think there's more goals there for them today.

    Ball hits the back of the net for west bromImage source, Reuters
  11. Team newspublished at 14:23 Greenwich Mean Time 3 December 2016

    West Brom v Watford (15:00 GMT)

    West Brom striker Salomon Rondon was a doubt with tonsilitis but he starts as Baggies boss Tony Pulis names an unchanged side from the draw against Hull last time out.

    West Brom XI: Foster, Dawson, McAuley, Evans, Nyom, Fletcher, Yacob, Brunt, Morrison, Phillips, Rondon. 

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    Watford suffered a disappointing defeat by Stoke in their last league match and manager Walter Mazzarri makes four changes as Christian Kabasele, Juan Zuniga, Adlene Guedioura and Stefano Okaka replace the injured Younes Kaboul and Daryl Janmaat plus suspended duo Miguel Britos and Valon Behrami. Okaka is making his first start for the Hornets.

    Watford XI: Gomes, Holebas, Kabasele, Prodl, Zuniga, Amrabat, Guedioura, Capoue, Pereyra, Okaka, Deeney.

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  12. Lawro v Vinepublished at 13:17 Greenwich Mean Time 3 December 2016

    Lawro's predictions

    Lawro's opponent for this week's fixtures is comedian Tim Vine.

    Vine, who has just released his latest live DVD - 'Tim Timinee Tim Timinee Tim Tim To You' - is a Sutton United fan who is looking forward to their FA Cup second-round tie at home to Cheltenham Town on Saturday (15:00 GMT).

    Vine reckons Chelsea will beat Manchester City and that Bournemouth will emerge 2-1 victors over Liverpool.

    You can make your Premier League predictions now, compare them with those of Lawro and other fans, and try to take your team to the top of the leaderboard by playing the BBC Sport Predictor game. Click right here to be magically taken there.

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    Comedian Tim Vine's FA Cup pep talk

  13. Not so mellow yellowpublished at 13:03 Greenwich Mean Time 3 December 2016

    West Brom v Watford (15:00 GMT)

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  14. 'We still need to grow'published at 11:55 Greenwich Mean Time 3 December 2016

    West Brom v Watford (15:00 GMT)

    Watford head coach Walter Mazzarri: "West Bromwich is a club that is doing very well and the results speak for themselves.

    "Because of the way that they play, it's very difficult for every team that plays against them to perform well.

    "We still need to grow, especially to avoid these ups and downs that the team has had throughout the season." 

    Walter MazzarriImage source, Getty Images
  15. 'That's the way to do it'published at 11:52 Greenwich Mean Time 3 December 2016

    West Brom v Watford (15:00 GMT)

    West Brom head coach Tony Pulis: "It's still very early in the season. We've got a very tough game against Watford, who I'd expect a reaction from.

    "We will respect Watford as much as we would Chelsea or Arsenal. That's the way you do it.

    "Home form is vital. I want the players to go out there and express themselves." 

    Tony PulisImage source, Reuters
  16. View from the gantrypublished at 11:51 Greenwich Mean Time 3 December 2016

    West Brom v Watford (15:00 GMT)

    Conor McNamara
    BBC MOTD commentator

    He's known for being a specialist in avoiding relegation, but could this be the first Premier League season that Tony Pulis finishes in the top half of the table?

    West Brom entered November on a run of one win from their previous 10 games in all competitions. Since then a couple of wins and a draw have seen the Baggies rocket from 17th up to ninth.

    Watford are enjoying their best start to a top-flight campaign since the heady days of Graham Taylor in the mid-1980s.

    But West Brom have unfinished business against the Hornets. Back in April,Heurelho Gomes saved two penalties at The Hawthorns as Watford won 1-0.

  17. England captains in football safety filmpublished at 04:40 Greenwich Mean Time 3 December 2016

    Three England football team captains take part in a film on how to keep children safe in the game.

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  18. Probe into dead man 'pocket search'published at 18:07 Greenwich Mean Time 2 December 2016

    Police say property may have been stolen from a man whose body was found in a city centre.

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  19. Our coverage across the daypublished at 18:00 Greenwich Mean Time 2 December 2016

    We'll be back with our usual mix of news, sport, travel and weather from 08:00 on Monday. 

    Whatever you have planned, have a great weekend.