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  • Updates from Monday 5 March to Sunday 11 March 2018

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  1. Grimsby Town 1-1 Port Valepublished at 18:34 Greenwich Mean Time 10 March 2018

    A last-gasp goal from James Berrett rescues a point for Grimsby as they draw with fellow strugglers Port Vale.

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  2. Police officer tries to stop ram-raidpublished at 18:23 Greenwich Mean Time 10 March 2018

    The gang used a white flat-bed lorry to smash the front window of a jeweller in Birmingham.

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  3. Sutton United 1-0 Solihull Moorspublished at 18:10 Greenwich Mean Time 10 March 2018

    Sutton stay hot on the heels of National League leaders Macclesfield with a narrow win over relegation-threatened Solihull

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  4. West Bromwich Albion 1-4 Leicester Citypublished at 17:54 Greenwich Mean Time 10 March 2018

    West Brom boss Alan Pardew's position is under further scrutiny after defeat to Leicester left them eight points adrift of safety.

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  5. Coventry City 1-0 Barnetpublished at 17:50 Greenwich Mean Time 10 March 2018

    Jonson Clarke-Harris grabs a late winner as Coventry boost their League Two play-off hopes with victory over Barnet.

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  6. Shrewsbury Town 2-0 Walsallpublished at 17:37 Greenwich Mean Time 10 March 2018

    Shrewsbury stay second in League One as Alex Rodman and Abu Ogogo score in a home win over Walsall.

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  7. Burton Albion 0-0 Bristol Citypublished at 17:35 Greenwich Mean Time 10 March 2018

    Bristol City slip three points adrift of the play-off spots as struggling Burton earn a point from a drab encounter.

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  8. Cardiff City 3-2 Birmingham Citypublished at 16:56 Greenwich Mean Time 10 March 2018

    Cardiff win a sixth successive match in the Championship to strengthen their grip on an automatic promotion spot.

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  9. Man shot in head during 'brutal' attackpublished at 15:47 Greenwich Mean Time 10 March 2018

    The man "saw a flash" after being pulled from his parked car and attacked.

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  10. Teen released after police van incidentpublished at 09:38 Greenwich Mean Time 10 March 2018

    A 45-year-old man has appeared in court in connection with the incident in Perth on Monday.

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  11. Horses saved me after I came out of jailpublished at 00:13 Greenwich Mean Time 10 March 2018

    After spending 10 years in prison, Adrian Stewart applied for a college course to help him get a job working with horses.

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  12. Our live coverage across the weekpublished at 19:00 Greenwich Mean Time 9 March 2018

    Andy Giddings
    BBC News

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

  13. Hunt for man who filmed police pursuitpublished at 18:57 Greenwich Mean Time 9 March 2018

    A man who was chased through the streets of Dudley in a stolen car this lunchtime posted a video on social media of the pursuit, West Midlands Police have said.

    Officers have arrested the driver of the vehicle, who later handed himself in at a police station, but want to talk to the video-maker, who was a passenger in the car.

  14. Supermarket arsonist 'could strike again'published at 18:54 Greenwich Mean Time 9 March 2018

    An arsonist who carried out three attacks on a Coventry supermarket could strike again, West Midlands Police has warned.

    So far there have been three fires at the Sainsbury's store in Canley, destroying children's clothes and menswear and causing a considerable amount of damage the force said.

    Burnt clothesImage source, Rob Bell

    Nobody has been hurt, but officers are trawling through CCTV footage and speaking to witnesses in the hope of identifying the person responsible.

  15. Another Shropshire maternity unit suffers loss of servicespublished at 18:47 Greenwich Mean Time 9 March 2018

    Ludlow's maternity unit is the latest to be closed to inpatients.

    It will be shut for a fortnight to women wanting to give birth, starting from 17:00 on Saturday, and will only be available for daytime ante-natal and post-natal services.

    Ludlow hospital

    Oswestry's maternity unit will open fully again on Sunday after a prolonged closure of its own.

    The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital Trust has been accused by health campaigners of trying to close the units by stealth, but said there was "no hidden agenda" in the series of temporary closures.

  16. Compulsory purchase orders for land on bypass routepublished at 18:38 Greenwich Mean Time 9 March 2018

    Compulsory purchase orders have been issued for land along the route of the proposed Hereford bypass.

    Herefordshire Council says it is working with landowners to reach agreements and the land is mainly agricultural.

    Construction work will start early next year.

  17. Birmingham City fine headlines 'unfair'published at 18:25 Greenwich Mean Time 9 March 2018

    Birmingham City, external says headlines created "are unfair" after it emerged the club was among 179 employers fined an undisclosed amount for failing to pay staff the National Minimum Wage.

    St Andrew'sImage source, Getty Images

    Blues said it was named for failing to pay more than £5,600 to 563 casual workers under the National Minimum Wage Regulations, over a five-year period.

    But it said "the real truth behind these alleged underpayments was that they were due to uniform deductions which were repaid in a subsequent pay period on the termination of casual workers’ contracts".

    The club said: "It was a ridiculous situation in which we had to track down workers who had left to pay them minute amounts, such as 17p, into their bank accounts."

    Wagamama was said to have failed to pay £133,212 to 2,630 workers, the most of any of the companies named.

  18. Video: What's the weekend weather got in store?published at 18:13 Greenwich Mean Time 9 March 2018

    Rebecca Wood
    BBC Midlands Today

    Patchy rain and drizzle will turn heavier overnight with lows of 6C (48F).

    You can find a detailed forecast for your area on the BBC Weather site.

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    Latest weather for the West Midlands

  19. GKN agrees auto-engineering mergerpublished at 18:07 Greenwich Mean Time 9 March 2018

    Engineering firm GKN has reached an agreement to merge its automotive business with the US company Dana, in deal worth almost £4.5bn.

    Today's announcement is part of a move to fend off a hostile takeover by the acquisitions specialist Melrose Industries.

    GKN factoryImage source, GKN

    Dana specialises in car part manufacturing and GKN said the Dana deal "provides significantly greater value" than Melrose's bid, which is subject to scrutiny by UK MPs and regulators.

    GKN has sites in Birmingham, Leek and Telford and a headquarters in Redditch.