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  • Updates from Monday 5 March to Sunday 11 March 2018

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  1. NHS Tracker: Check key targets in your areapublished at 11:07 British Summer Time 13 June 2019

    Use our tracker to check whether your local services are meeting waiting-time targets for cancer, routine operations, A&E and mental health treatment.

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  2. Gateshead 2-2 Solihull Moorspublished at 22:29 Greenwich Mean Time 13 March 2018

    A deflected Wes York strike in added time earns 10-man Gateshead a share of the spoils against struggling Solihull Moors.

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  3. Coventry City 2-2 Luton Townpublished at 22:21 Greenwich Mean Time 13 March 2018

    Luton hopes of winning the League Two title take a blow despite coming from behind to grab a draw at Coventry.

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  4. Sheffield United 2-0 Burton Albionpublished at 22:21 Greenwich Mean Time 13 March 2018

    Sheffield United close the gap on the Championship play-off places to two points with victory over struggling Burton Albion.

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  5. Barnet 1-1 Port Valepublished at 22:13 Greenwich Mean Time 13 March 2018

    Barnet move off the bottom of the League Two table on goal difference with a draw against Port Vale.

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  6. Aston Villa 1-3 Queens Park Rangerspublished at 22:03 Greenwich Mean Time 13 March 2018

    QPR upset Aston Villa's automatic promotion hopes as they ease to only their third Championship away win of the season.

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  7. Wolves 3-0 Readingpublished at 21:43 Greenwich Mean Time 13 March 2018

    Matt Doherty scores twice as Championship leaders Wolves strengthen their promotion push with victory over Reading.

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  8. Weeping Window of poppies at cathedralpublished at 16:14 Greenwich Mean Time 13 March 2018

    More than 5,000 ceramic poppies are on display until the end of April.

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  9. Telford council leader calls for independent inquiry into child sex abusepublished at 16:13 Greenwich Mean Time 13 March 2018

    The leader of Telford and Wrekin Council wants the government to commission an independent inquiry into sexual grooming in the town.

    Labour councillor Shaun Davies made the call following claims in the Sunday Mirror that hundreds of girls were exploited in the borough over a period of about 40 years.

    Shaun Davies

    He had said yesterday that a national review into child sexual abuse should visit Telford to investigate, but Mr Davies's call on Tuesday for a standalone inquiry echoed that of the town's Conservative MP Lucy Allan.

    The Police and Crime Commissioner for the West Mercia region, John Campion, said "whether or not there should be an independent inquiry into child sexual exploitation in any part of the country is a matter for Government."

  10. Six-figure repair project for town's guildhallpublished at 15:56 Greenwich Mean Time 13 March 2018

    Repairs are getting under way at the guildhall in Ludlow today and they are due to take three months.

    It's costing £107,000 to fix the ceilings and roof gullies and make changes to the windows, to allow three air conducting units to be removed.

    GuildhallImage source, Google

    The 14th Century building, which is still supported by its original timber frame, was previously used as the town's magistrates court, but in 2012 it became the home of Ludlow Town Council.

  11. Paralympic silver for Fitzpatrick & Kehoepublished at 15:26 Greenwich Mean Time 13 March 2018

    Britain's Menna Fitzpatrick and guide Jen Kehoe claimed an excellent Winter Paralympic silver medal in the women's visually impaired super combined event.

    Menna Fitzpatrick and Jen Kehoe

    The pair were second after the super G run and despite a storming slalom effort they were unable to get the better of Slovakia's Henrieta Farkasova and guide Natalia Subrtova, who won their third gold medal.

    Fitzpatrick, 19, from Macclesfield in Cheshire, was born with congenital retinal folds and has no vision in her left eye and limited sight in her right, but started skiing aged five.

  12. Telford grooming gangs 'tip of iceberg'published at 15:15 Greenwich Mean Time 13 March 2018

    Former chief prosecutor Nazir Afzal said he knew more cases of sexual grooming in Telford would emerge.

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  13. Your pictures: Signs of springpublished at 14:59 Greenwich Mean Time 13 March 2018

    BBC Weather Watchers

    With more chilly weather forecast for the coming week, let's just take a minute to bask in today's sunshine with some images of spring uploaded by BBC Weather Watchers.

    Spring flowersImage source, safc giz
    DeerImage source, Thornhill Watch
    FrogspawnImage source, Pix Elated
  14. Spring Statement: Deal to deliver 215,000 homespublished at 14:08 Greenwich Mean Time 13 March 2018

    A deal to deliver 215,000 homes across the West Midlands by 2030-31 has been announced by the Chancellor.

    During his Spring Statement to the Commons, Philip Hammond said the region had "ambitious plans".

    He said the project was facilitated by a grant from the land remediation fund.

    The region's mayor, Andy Street, had this to say:

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  15. Scores hit by measles outbreakpublished at 13:53 Greenwich Mean Time 13 March 2018

    There are currently 75 confirmed cases of measles across the West Midlands, health chiefs say.

    MMR vaccineImage source, Getty Images

    Public Health England in the West Midlands said the region was the only area of the country with an "ongoing outbreak".

    It said a contributing factor was a lack of uptake in the MMR jab.

    A statement read: "Mostly we don’t see this, as the MMR vaccine is part of the national schedule of children’s vaccines, however sometimes we get clusters arising from those who have not been immunised."

    The cases are said to be largely concentrated in parts of Birmingham and Solihull.

  16. Weather: Brighter with light windspublished at 13:45 Greenwich Mean Time 13 March 2018

    BBC Weather

    Spells of sunshine will continue to develop this afternoon, but there is the chance of an isolated shower too. Winds will be fairly light. Highs of 9C.

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  17. Widow of football legend hit at matchpublished at 13:41 Greenwich Mean Time 13 March 2018

    Laraine Astle was struck during Saturday's clash with Leicester City.

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  18. Hospitals in plea for patients to go homepublished at 13:33 Greenwich Mean Time 13 March 2018

    The Royal Stoke University Hospital and Stafford's County Hospital are urging the families of patients who are fit to go home to collect them today.

    The NHS Trust running the sites says both are at full capacity, and there are long waiting times for people who need to be admitted.

    Stafford County HospitalImage source, Getty Images

    Staff are phoning the families of patients who are fit to be discharged.