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  1. Crewe Alexandra 1-0 Colchester Unitedpublished at 17:35 Greenwich Mean Time 17 February 2018

    Crewe boost their League Two survival hopes as Shaun Miller's second-half strike secures a win over Colchester.

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  2. Solihull Moors 3-2 Dover Athleticpublished at 17:16 Greenwich Mean Time 17 February 2018

    Solihull move to within two points of safety as they make it six home league games unbeaten with victory over Dover.

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  3. Cranes block hospital helipad landingspublished at 16:43 Greenwich Mean Time 17 February 2018

    Air ambulances are landing more than three miles from the hospital due to the "flight safety issue".

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  4. Murder inquiry as woman's body foundpublished at 12:27 Greenwich Mean Time 17 February 2018

    West Midlands Police says the victim was found unconscious inside a house in Wolverhampton.

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  5. Police force 'to close 24 buildings'published at 12:18 Greenwich Mean Time 17 February 2018

    The police and crime commissioner says the plans are to "protect officer numbers".

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  6. Chinese New Year: How to train your dragonpublished at 00:21 Greenwich Mean Time 17 February 2018

    A lion and dragon dance team from Birmingham prepare for the city's Chinese New Year celebrations.

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  7. Pink sock and phone messages jail gangpublished at 20:24 Greenwich Mean Time 16 February 2018

    Four men and a boy have been given sentences totalling more than 40 years over firearms offences.

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  8. Graves decoration ban review orderedpublished at 19:55 Greenwich Mean Time 16 February 2018

    The council says its policy is a "widely accepted principle" and is entirely lawful.

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  9. West Brom players apologise after taxi incidentpublished at 19:08 Greenwich Mean Time 16 February 2018
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    West Brom's Jonny Evans, Gareth Barry, Jake Livermore and Boaz Myhill apologise after a taxi was stolen on a club break in Barcelona.

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  10. Our live coverage across the weekpublished at 19:00 Greenwich Mean Time 16 February 2018

    Andy Giddings
    BBC News

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

  11. Ancient oak falls downpublished at 18:56 Greenwich Mean Time 16 February 2018

    An oak tree which was probably planted 1,000 years ago as a boundary marker along Offa's Dyke has fallen down.

    Rob McBride from Shropshire, who travels Europe to record impressive trees, spotted the uprooted Buttington Oak just over the Welsh border.

    fallen oakImage source, @THETREEHUNTER

    Mr McBride said the 11m-diameter tree would have been planted by local people to mark the site of the Battle of Buttington , externaland also as part of Offa's Dyke - the border earthwork built by King Offa in the 8th Century.

    Buttington OakImage source, @THETREEHUNTER
  12. Arrests made in drugs crack-downpublished at 18:45 Greenwich Mean Time 16 February 2018

    Two men have been arrested in a crack-down on drug crime in Stratford-upon-Avon.

    A warrant was executed at the house on Marigold Road where a 30-year-old man and a 19-year-old, both from Liverpool, were arrested on drug charges., external

    Class A and class B drugs were also seized from the property.

    Police warrantImage source, Warwickshire Police

    Warwickshire Police says it is targeting dealers who come in from bigger cities and set up drug operations in the county.

    Officers were also at Stratford Parkway Railway Station with a knife arch to catch people coming into the town carrying weapons and drugs.

  13. Three face child sex chargespublished at 18:37 Greenwich Mean Time 16 February 2018

    Three men from Birmingham have been charged with child sex offences following an investigation by police in Telford.

    The charges against them include rape, child abduction and false imprisonment.

    They are all due to appear before magistrates in Telford on 21 February.

  14. Man's death referred to police watchdogpublished at 18:31 Greenwich Mean Time 16 February 2018

    He has been named by the Staffordshire force as Michael Morris from Leeds.

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  15. Port Vale defender confident of improvementpublished at 18:30 Greenwich Mean Time 16 February 2018

    Lee Blakeman
    Port Vale commentator, BBC Radio Stoke

    Port Vale defender James Gibbons feels the team is more than capable of getting a win at Swindon tomorrow.

    They players go in to the game having not won since the end of December, while Swindon are currently in the play-off places.

    James GibsonImage source, Port Vale FC

    Gibbons believes his own form is returning, after his return to the side, but he believes he can improve further as he gets more time on the pitch.

  16. TNS prepare for cup semi-final against Dumbartonpublished at 18:20 Greenwich Mean Time 16 February 2018

    James Bond
    Sports Producer, BBC Shropshire

    The New Saints host Scottish Championship side Dumbarton in the semi-final of the cross-border Irn-Bru Cup tomorrow.

    Last season they were knocked out of this stage of the Scottish competition, which includes the top sides from Wales and Northern Ireland.

    TNS goal

    The club is looking to win its second piece of silverware of the season, having already claimed the Welsh League Cup.

  17. Lack of supplies spurs on Atlantic rowerpublished at 18:12 Greenwich Mean Time 16 February 2018

    A Herefordshire woman is 15 days into her challenge to become the fastest woman to row solo across the Atlantic.

    Kiko Matthews is travelling 3,000 miles from Grand Canaria to Barbados, to raise money for King's College Hospital in London for the treatment they gave her after she was diagnosed with a condition called Cushing's, external.

    She wants to complete the challenge in in a world record time of 45 days, 11 days less than the current record.

    But she phoned home to say supplies are running low.

    Kiko Matthews
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    I'm trying not to count down the days but it is hard. Hoping that I don't run out of loo roll, I forgot to pack myself enough loo roll so I need to get to Barbados quick."

    Kiko Matthews, Atlantic rower

  18. Crucial weekend for Tigerspublished at 18:06 Greenwich Mean Time 16 February 2018

    Telford Tigers have arguably their biggest weekend of the season ahead, with games against both their title-rivals.

    Wins at home to the Sheffield Steeldogs tomorrow and away to Hull Pirates on Sunday could see them open up a gap at the top of the table, with just a few weeks left of the season.

    Tigers vs SteeldogsImage source, Steve Brodie

    Tigers are currently top of the table by one point, but both the teams below them have games in hand.

  19. Facebook post shows inmate's attackpublished at 17:46 Greenwich Mean Time 16 February 2018

    The Prison Service says it is "urgently" working to remove the footage from social media.

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