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  1. Gang jailed for forging ID documentspublished at 19:12 Greenwich Mean Time 26 January 2018

    The men created the documents to help immigration offenders live illegally in the UK.

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  2. Police name dead HMP Hewell inmatepublished at 19:01 Greenwich Mean Time 26 January 2018

    A 38-year-old man is charged with his manslaughter, police say.

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  3. Our live coverage across the weekpublished at 18:59 Greenwich Mean Time 26 January 2018

    Andy Giddings
    BBC News

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

  4. Wolves look for first BBL Cup winpublished at 18:52 Greenwich Mean Time 26 January 2018

    Worcester Wolves take on Cheshire Phoenix in basketball's BBL Cup final this weekend.

    The game is being played at Arena Birmingham and both teams are looking to win the trophy for the first time in their history.

    BasketballImage source, Worcester Warriors

    The game will be shown live on the BBC website at 15:30 on Sunday.

  5. Award for sisters 'who saved baby's life'published at 18:48 Greenwich Mean Time 26 January 2018

    Two sisters have been given an award for what police said was lifesaving care for a three-week-old baby.

    Kady and Michelle Lowe, who are both nurses, went to the aid of the little boy at a soft play centre in Stourbridge when he began to have difficulty breathing and went limp in his mother's arms.

    Two sistersImage source, West Midlands Police

    They began giving the baby CPR until an ambulance arrived and he was allowed to go home again after making a good recovery in hospital, West Midlands Police said.

    They were given the Chief Contable’s Good Citizens Award.

  6. TNS manager expecting 'proper cup tie' against Caernarfonpublished at 18:41 Greenwich Mean Time 26 January 2018

    James Bond
    Sports Producer, BBC Shropshire

    The New Saints manager Scott Ruscoe says he's expecting a "proper cup tie" away to lower-division Caernarfon tonight.

    TNS had a close contest against the same opposition in the League Cup earlier this season and Ruscoe said they had some "exciting players".

    Scott Ruscoe

    And the TNS manager also praised the Caernarfon supporters ahead of the Welsh Cup tie, saying "the fans are very passionate there".

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    They're going to be well up for it."

    Scott Ruscoe, TNS manager

  7. Birmingham pub bombings: Families welcome rulingpublished at 18:35 Greenwich Mean Time 26 January 2018

    Families of those killed in the Birmingham pub bombings have welcomed a legal ruling ordering a coroner to reconsider his decision to restrict the scope of inquests into the atrocity.

    Speaking outside Birmingham Civil Justice Centre, Julie Hambleton, whose sister Maxine died in the bombings, said the ruling was a "very positive move forward".

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    Pub bombings campaigner praises High Court ruling

  8. Ex-sergeant cleared of cell assaultpublished at 18:31 Greenwich Mean Time 26 January 2018

    Andrew Pass tells a court his response to a man banging his head on a cell door was proportionate.

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  9. MP accuses PM of taking allies for grantedpublished at 18:31 Greenwich Mean Time 26 January 2018

    The MP for the Wrekin has criticised the Prime Minister saying Theresa May is "taking her very small group of allies for granted".

    In a tweet, external, Mark Pritchard also said "there is a growing frustration that Number 10 is not plugged into the views and opinions of many backbench MPs or even interested".

    Mark Pritchard

    He added he thought this was a "big mistake", but despite that said there was "no major revolt on the Tory backbenches".

  10. Man arrested for attempted murder after stabbingpublished at 18:27 Greenwich Mean Time 26 January 2018

    A man's been left with life-threatening injuries after being stabbed during an incident in Bedworth yesterday, police say., external

    Willis GroveImage source, Google

    The man, 25, was found with wounds to the chest, neck and head after officers were called to a house on Willis Grove at 22:40.

    A 24-year-old from Bedworth was arrested at the scene on suspicion of attempted murder.

    A woman, 48, was also arrested at the scene on suspicion of assault after reports she hit a man providing medical attention, causing a minor injury to his face.

  11. Police name prison death victimpublished at 18:23 Greenwich Mean Time 26 January 2018

    A man who died after what police described as an incident at HMP Hewell has been named as 39-year-old Luke Derriman.

    It happened on Tuesday afternoon and police said inmate Mr Derriman died at Alexandra Hospital in Redditch.

    HMP Hewell inmate James Johnson, 38, has been charged with manslaughter.

    HMP Hewell
  12. School opening 'jeopardised' by Carillion collapsepublished at 18:08 Greenwich Mean Time 26 January 2018

    West Bromwich East MP, Tom Watson, has written to the Education Secretary expressing concerns over the completion of a school building project following the collapse of construction company Carillion.

    Unfinished work on the Phoenix Collegiate in Clarkes Lane, West Bromwich, is putting the school's official opening date "in jeopardy" he said.

    Phoenix CollegiateImage source, Google

    About 20 weeks of work is still outstanding, he claims, including the demolition of two buildings and the reinstatement of the staff car park.

    There remains a "lack of clarity" as to how long the process to secure a new contractor will take, he said.

    The Department for Education has been approached for a response.

  13. Stoke City pair unlikely to return from loanspublished at 18:04 Greenwich Mean Time 26 January 2018

    Matt Sandoz
    Stoke City commentator, BBC Radio Stoke

    Stoke City are unlikely to recall Bojan Krkic or Gianelli Imbula from their loan deals before the end of the season.

    Bojan is currently playing for Alaves while Imbula is at Toulouse, after both fell out of favour under former boss Mark Hughes.

    BojanImage source, Getty Images

    Paul Lambert had said he'd speak to the two players, but chief executive Tony Scholes said the new manager would be unlikely to fly out to see them because he was too busy.

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    I would say it's pretty unlikely, not least because of the fact that those two players in particular are both contractually on season-long deals, but also Paul (Lambert) is wanting to work with the players that he's got here at the moment."

    Tony Scholes, Stoke City chief executive

  14. Widower halts bid to fulfil baby dreampublished at 17:57 Greenwich Mean Time 26 January 2018

    Jake Coates and his wife Emmy had hoped to have a baby through a surrogate, using her frozen embryos.

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  15. Poppy display 'could bring up to 100,000 visitors to city'published at 17:57 Greenwich Mean Time 26 January 2018

    A display made up of artificial poppies, first seen at the Tower of London, could bring up to 100,000 visitors to Hereford when it goes on display at the city's cathedral, bosses have said.

    The "weeping window" display is being taken on a tour of the country and will be on show for six weeks, from 14 March until 29 April.

    Poppies outside Tower of LondonImage source, PA

    The original installation was on display in 2014 and was made up of 888,246 ceramic poppies.

    The touring display is made up of 11,000 poppies and will eventually go on permanent display at the Imperial War Museum.

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    As a proud military county, it is an honour to be able to mark the sacrifices made by those during the First World War."

    Councillor David Harlow, Herefordshire Council

  16. Is bitcoin finally going mainstream?published at 17:54 Greenwich Mean Time 26 January 2018

    New ways to buy bitcoins themselves and new ways to spend them are appearing in the Midlands.

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  17. Appeal following knife attackpublished at 17:49 Greenwich Mean Time 26 January 2018

    Police have released images of four men they would like to speak to as part of an investigation into a stabbing attack in Birmingham.

    West Midlands Police say a 30-year-old man was walking down Bristol Street in the early hours of Saturday 28 October when he was approached by a group of men.

    There was an altercation and the man was stabbed three times before the suspects ran off, the force said.

    The attack left the man with arm injuries requiring hospital treatment.

    CCTV of the four menImage source, West Midlands Police
  18. New witness in search for missing mumpublished at 17:43 Greenwich Mean Time 26 January 2018

    Nicola Payne, 18, went missing walking to her parent's house in Coventry in 1991.

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  19. Video: What's the weekend weather going to be like?published at 17:40 Greenwich Mean Time 26 January 2018

    Rebecca Wood
    BBC Midlands Today

    Staying dry overnight but cloudy with lows of 3C (37F).

    Tomorrow will be wet and windy but remaining mild with highs of 10C (50F).

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    Latest weather for the West Midlands