Summary

  • 'Man with knife' at House of Fraser

  • Man injured amid reports of gun shots

  • Oxford-bound student faces deportation

  • 'Bin bag barricade'

  • West Brom sign winger on five-year deal

  • Updates from Friday 25 August 2017

  1. Man City end interest in Evanspublished at 21:34 British Summer Time 31 August 2017

    Manchester City end their interest in West Brom defender Jonny Evans after having two bids rejected in the summer.

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  2. Who could move and who needs what?published at 23:39 British Summer Time 30 August 2017

    As the hours tick down, Phil McNulty and BBC Sport colleagues assess what each Premier League club needs before the transfer deadline.

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  3. Petition to stop student's deportation has more than 70k signaturespublished at 11:04 British Summer Time 29 August 2017

    BBC Midlands Today

    A petition to prevent a Wolverhampton student being deported and losing his place at Oxford University has reached more than 70,000 signatures

    Brian White moved to the UK from Botswana with his adoptive parents six years ago, but an application for naturalisation was rejected and he now fears being returned to his country of birth.

    Brian White from Wolverhampton

    Friend Luke Wilcox started a petition calling on the Home Office to grant Brian British citizenship. , external

  4. Alternative derbies and Burton play a blinderpublished at 10:15 British Summer Time 29 August 2017

    The new manager bounce and a strange choice of colours by Burton's social media team are among five things you may have missed in the EFL.

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  5. Gun shots fired at housepublished at 10:02 British Summer Time 29 August 2017

    Ben Godfrey
    BBC Midlands Today

    Police say they're examining CCTV footage after gun shots were fired at a house in Birmingham.

    People inside the house in Spring Road, Tyseley, heard a loud bang at about 12:40 on Sunday and discovered a bullet hole in their front door.

    Gun shots fired at house in Birmingham

    West Midlands Police says a dark-coloured vehicle was in the area around the time and police want to locate the driver.

    Gun shots fired at house in Birmingham
  6. Man dies after being hit by a carpublished at 09:22 British Summer Time 29 August 2017

    A man taken to hospital with serious injuries in Edgbaston earlier this morning has died.

    West Midlands Ambulance Service said, external the man, a pedestrian, was hurt when he was hit by a car on City Road at about 01:50.

    The road remains closed between the junction of Rotton Park Road and Shenstone Road.

  7. Good news for rail passengerspublished at 09:02 British Summer Time 29 August 2017

    Good news for train passengers travelling on the Chase railway line this morning.

    The line between Rugeley and Walsall has reopened after two weeks of upgrades which left passengers on bus replacement services.

    London Midland says, external tracks have been realigned, and new gantries added.

    Upgrade works on the Chase railway lineImage source, London Midland
  8. Road closed after serious crashpublished at 08:31 British Summer Time 29 August 2017

    Stephanie Barnard
    BBC Local Live

    City Road in Edgbaston is closed after a crash earlier this morning.

    It happened between the junction of Rotton Park Road and Shenstone Road, says West Midlands Police.

    A 47-year-old is being treated in hospital for serious injuries.

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  9. Watch: Your weather forecast for the next 24 hourspublished at 08:17 British Summer Time 29 August 2017

    Rich Davis
    BBC Weather presenter

    A fairly cloudy day with some sporadic outbreaks of drizzle.

    For all it will feel much cooler, with highs of 20C (68F).

    Media caption,

    Weather for the West Midlands.

  10. Jarvis takes six as Lancs bowl out Bearspublished at 18:51 British Summer Time 28 August 2017

    Kyle Jarvis takes 6-67 and Ryan McLaren 4-45 as Lancashire bowl out Division One bottom club Warwickshire for 200.

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  11. JK Rowling congratulates Quidditch champspublished at 18:16 British Summer Time 28 August 2017

    West Midlands Revolution beat seven other teams to be champions.

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  12. Birmingham sign Chelsea's Boga on loanpublished at 17:10 British Summer Time 28 August 2017

    Birmingham City sign Chelsea's Ivory Coast midfielder Jeremie Boga on a season-long loan.

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  13. Taxi driver 'shaken' by gun threatpublished at 16:24 British Summer Time 28 August 2017

    A 29-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of possessing a firearm with intent to endanger life.

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  14. House targeted in city shootingpublished at 13:31 British Summer Time 28 August 2017

    The occupants heard a loud bang before finding a hole in the front door, say police.

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  15. Man accused of city centre knife threatpublished at 12:09 British Summer Time 28 August 2017

    Police arrested a man after several 999 calls from members of the public.

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  16. Baggies loan winger Leko to Bristol Citypublished at 12:04 British Summer Time 28 August 2017

    Bristol City sign West Bromwich Albion's England Under-19s winger Jonathan Leko on a season's loan.

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  17. Alec Stewart answers your questionspublished at 22:37 British Summer Time 27 August 2017

    The ex-England captain on Chris Tremlett's Ashes chances, Gilchrist the great and imaginary fisticuffs with Michael Atherton

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  18. Alec Stewart answers your questionspublished at 22:36 British Summer Time 27 August 2017

    Alec Stewart on England's most promising youngsters, his favourite Test century and the best bowler of all time

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  19. West Bromwich Albion 1-1 Stoke Citypublished at 16:23 British Summer Time 27 August 2017

    West Brom's 100% winning start to the season ends as a defensive mix-up between Ahmed Hegazi and Ben Foster gifts Stoke a draw.

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  20. One mistake cost the Baggies - Pulispublished at 16:13 British Summer Time 27 August 2017

    West Bromwich Albion manager Tony Pulis says "one mistake cost us" after the Baggies drew 1-1 draw with Stoke City.

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