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  • Updates from Monday 16 to Sunday 22 October 2017

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  1. Doncaster Rovers 0-3 Walsallpublished at 18:11 British Summer Time 21 October 2017

    Erhun Oztumer scores twice in four minutes as Walsall end a six-match winless run by beating Doncaster Rovers.

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  2. Guiseley 4-2 Solihull Moorspublished at 17:57 British Summer Time 21 October 2017

    Guiseley earn their first National League win since August by beating Solihull in a six-goal thriller.

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  3. Exeter City 0-1 Port Valepublished at 17:42 British Summer Time 21 October 2017

    Port Vale maintain their rise from the foot of League Two with a third straight win, at high-flying Exeter.

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  4. Coventry City 0-0 Colchester Unitedpublished at 17:30 British Summer Time 21 October 2017

    Colchester midfielder Tom Lapslie is sent off for two bookings in less than a minute during their goalless draw with Coventry.

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  5. Aston Villa 2-1 Fulhampublished at 17:17 British Summer Time 21 October 2017

    Ex-Chelsea captain John Terry scores his first Aston Villa goal to help them beat Fulham and move into the play-off places.

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  6. Mercian Regiment marks 10th anniversarypublished at 17:12 British Summer Time 21 October 2017

    A plaque dedicated to a World War One hero was unveiled as part of the celebrations.

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  7. Man arrested over head-kick footagepublished at 14:35 British Summer Time 21 October 2017

    Footage filmed by a bus passenger showed the woman lying on the ground as she was kicked.

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  8. Man stabbed in chest during car-jackingpublished at 12:03 British Summer Time 21 October 2017

    The 31-year-old was stabbed as he walked towards his car in the Northfield area of Birmingham.

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  9. Crash kills man and injures brotherpublished at 10:53 British Summer Time 21 October 2017

    A 21-year-old died at the scene when the car he was driving hit a tree.

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  10. Pitch invader banned from stadiumpublished at 19:42 British Summer Time 20 October 2017

    A Coventry City fan who invaded the Ricoh Arena pitch to confront the players has been banned by the club for life.

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  11. Our coverage across the weekpublished at 19:00 British Summer Time 20 October 2017

    Andy Giddings
    BBC News

    We'll be back with the news, sport, travel and weather from 07:00 on Monday.

  12. Football: Shrewsbury Town record holder believes in current squadpublished at 18:58 British Summer Time 20 October 2017

    James Bond
    Sports Producer, BBC Shropshire

    Shrewsbury Town's record appearance-holder Mickey Brown believes the current squad has got the belief to maintain their promotion-run this season.

    Brown, who played more than 400 games for Shrewsbury, still lives in the town and says he feels a real "buzz" at the moment, with the team at the top of League One.

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    Record-holder backs Shrewsbury's promotion bid

  13. Disabled parking crackdownpublished at 18:52 British Summer Time 20 October 2017

    There's going to be a crackdown on the fraudulent use of disabled parking permits in Worcestershire.

    County council staff will be sent out to inspect blue badges in car parks and on-street parking areas, looking for people who are using them illegally.

    Disabled badge sign

    Figures from the government suggest misuse of the permits costs the UK economy £46m a year.

  14. Parking so bad it 'looks like a crash'published at 18:48 British Summer Time 20 October 2017

    Police have shared an image of cars parking on pavement underneath a bus shelter.

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  15. Sky Blues face no new injuries ahead of Colchester gamepublished at 18:43 British Summer Time 20 October 2017

    Coventry City manager Mark Robins said the team has no new injury concerns ahead of tomorrow's League Two match at home to Colchester United.

    Mark RobbinsImage source, Coventry City Football Club

    Coventry will be aiming to end a run of three games without a goal.

    Robins insists he and the squad are remaining calm after the midweek 1-0 defeat against second-from-bottom Forest Green Rovers, saying there were positives in the game, regardless of the result.

  16. Councillors facing abuse and threatspublished at 18:36 British Summer Time 20 October 2017

    BBC WM

    An investigation has found councillors and their families in the West Midlands are facing sustained campaigns of abuse, online harrasment and even death threats.

    Many have told us they've had to change the way they do their job for security reasons, making them less accessible to the public, whilst they fear others will be put off standing for election.

    Labour councillor in Dudley Pete Lowe said he'd had death threats by phone and letter, and considered quitting when his daughter also received threats.

  17. Full steam ahead for round pound amnestypublished at 18:30 British Summer Time 20 October 2017

    The Severn Valley Railway says it'll be glad to accept old pound coins now that they can no longer be used in shops.

    It says it can still pay them into the bank if people drop them in its collection pots. The railway is still looking to raise £500,000 to pay for work to its Bridgnorth station.

    Pound coinsImage source, Getty Images
  18. One in five children obesepublished at 18:22 British Summer Time 20 October 2017

    Earlier we reported that Wolverhampton had a higher rate of young child obesity than anywhere else in England, according to new figures from Public Health England, external.

    As a whole, the West Midlands was also the joint worst region in the country when it came to obesity among four-year-olds.

    Even more children are classed as obese by the time they leave primary school - 22.4% across the West Midlands as a whole.

    Child with tape measure around waistImage source, Science Photo Library

    Sandwell was the worst area, with 27.8% of year six children obese. Wolverhampton and Walsall also had high rates.

    Rugby, Stratford-upon-Avon and Warwick had among the lowest rates in the region.

  19. War memorial restored thanks to RAF veteranpublished at 18:10 British Summer Time 20 October 2017

    The names of more than 70 men from Hereford who died in the First World War have been restored on a war memorial.

    Hereford City Council paid a stonemason to carry out the work on the plinth at Widemarsh Common after being contacted by RAF veteran David Williams.

    memorial service

    He said he was sad to see the names fade.

    Today, local residents and relatives of servicemen gathered there for a service of re-dedication.

  20. Car thieves caught by dropped mobile phone are jailedpublished at 18:04 British Summer Time 20 October 2017

    Four car thieves, who were caught when one of them dropped his mobile phone, have been jailed at Stafford Crown Court.

    Police say the men, who are all from Tamworth, then argued about the dropped phone on Facebook.

    Adam Gould and Jimmy CutlerImage source, Staffordshire Police

    Adam Gould (above left), who is 21, and 25-year-old Jimmy Cutler (above right), who now lives in Grimsby, had both pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit burglary - they were jailed for four years and three years and four months respectively.

    Philip Thompson (below left), who is 38, pleaded guilty to burglary of commercial premises and handling stolen goods and received two years and four months.

    Heath Moran (below right), who is 22, was also jailed for two years and four months after pleading guilty to handling stolen goods, dangerous driving and theft of petrol. He also got a driving ban.

    Philip Thompson and Heath MoranImage source, Staffordshire Police

    Staffordshire Police says they broke into homes and businesses in Staffordshire and Warwickshire to steal the keys for high-performance cars.

    A fifth man, 22-year-old Zak Clark from Tamworth, also pleaded guilty, but failed to appear in court yesterday and a warrant has been issued for his arrest.

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    These men broke into houses while the occupants slept, specifically to target high-powered cars so they could race them and strip them for parts. They were an organised, close-knit group which preyed on properties across the south of Staffordshire and into neighbouring Warwickshire."

    Inspector Pete Cooke, Staffordshire Police