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  • Updates from Monday 12 to Friday 16 March

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  1. 2018 Gymnastics World Cup on the BBCpublished at 19:21 Greenwich Mean Time 20 March 2018

    Watch live coverage of 2018 Gymnastics World Cup from Birmingham’s Arena across the BBC Red Button, BBC One and the BBC Sport website.

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  2. Video: Is the cold weather set to continue?published at 07:09 Greenwich Mean Time 19 March 2018

    Mel Coles
    BBC Weather presenter

    After a cold start temperatures will rise and we should see some sunshine with highs of 5C (41F).

    Media caption,

    Latest weather for the West Midlands

  3. Police concerned about missing teenagerpublished at 06:21 Greenwich Mean Time 19 March 2018

    Lily AsindeImage source, Sussex Police

    Police are concerned about teenager Lily Asinde who has gone missing from her home in Newhaven.

    The 15-year-old was last seen at 08:30 GMT on Friday at a bus stop in the town but didn't turn up at school.

    Lily was last seen wearing a grey Nike T-shirt and a black mini skirt.

    Detective Sergeant Jo Bott said: "We are concerned for Lily as she is only 15 and was not dressed for the cold weather.

    "She has links to Brighton and Hove and is believed to have contacts in the Coventry area of West Midlands. If anyone has seen her or knows where she is please contact us immediately."

  4. York named Britain's 'best place to live'published at 14:48 Greenwich Mean Time 18 March 2018

    City council leader Ian Gillies said he was "dead chuffed with the fantastic accolade".

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  5. Murder arrest after hit-and-run deathpublished at 10:48 Greenwich Mean Time 18 March 2018

    A 22-year-old man died from serious injuries and a 38-year-old man is in police custody.

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  6. Woman charged with murder over stab deathpublished at 08:35 Greenwich Mean Time 18 March 2018

    Charlene Sargeant will appear at North Staffordshire Combined Court on Monday.

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  7. Mums' Down's syndrome video goes viralpublished at 19:51 Greenwich Mean Time 17 March 2018

    Rebecca Carless says the response to the video has been "mad" and they want everyone to see it.

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  8. Bolton Wanderers 1-0 Aston Villapublished at 19:24 Greenwich Mean Time 17 March 2018

    Bolton move six points clear of the relegation zone with a win which dents Aston Villa's automatic promotion hopes.

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  9. Bournemouth 2-1 West Bromwich Albionpublished at 18:09 Greenwich Mean Time 17 March 2018

    Junior Stanislas' superb late free-kick for Bournemouth consigns bottom club West Brom to a seventh straight Premier League defeat.

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  10. Solihull Moors 1-1 Torquay Unitedpublished at 17:55 Greenwich Mean Time 17 March 2018

    Adi Yussuf's late equaliser helps Solihull rescue a much-needed point against fellow strugglers Torquay.

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  11. Scunthorpe United 1-2 Shrewsbury Townpublished at 17:36 Greenwich Mean Time 17 March 2018

    Jon Nolan and Stefan Payne score the goals as Shrewsbury come from behind to win at Scunthorpe in League One.

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  12. Port Vale 2-2 Stevenagepublished at 17:32 Greenwich Mean Time 17 March 2018

    Port Vale fight their way back from a two-goal deficit to claim a share of the spoils in a draw against Stevenage.

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  13. Crewe Alexandra 1-2 Coventry Citypublished at 17:25 Greenwich Mean Time 17 March 2018

    Coventry consolidate their position in the play-offs with goals from Jonson Clarke-Harris and Tom Bayliss at Crewe.

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  14. Birmingham City 3-0 Hull Citypublished at 17:09 Greenwich Mean Time 17 March 2018

    Struggling Birmingham City register their first win under Garry Monk with a comfortable victory over Hull City.

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  15. Man dies in hit-and-run collisionpublished at 14:41 Greenwich Mean Time 17 March 2018

    A 22-year-old died in hospital after being found with serious injuries

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  16. 'Terrorist training camp' suspect releasedpublished at 11:28 Greenwich Mean Time 17 March 2018

    A 25-year-old man is released pending investigation, Warwickshire Police say.

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  17. New Telford abuse victims come forwardpublished at 10:26 Greenwich Mean Time 17 March 2018

    Police say the reports relate to non-recent child sexual exploitation offences in the Shropshire town.

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  18. Murder arrest after woman diespublished at 20:13 Greenwich Mean Time 16 March 2018

    A 24-year-old woman is in custody after police were called to an address in Cheadle.

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

    Andy Giddings
    BBC News

    We'll be back with the news, sport, travel and weather from 07:00 on Monday but keep an eye out here for more updates during the weekend.

  20. Weather warnings for the weekendpublished at 18:57 Greenwich Mean Time 16 March 2018

    The Met Office is still warning of snow for the West Midlands on Saturday and Sunday, and it has an amber weather warning, external in place for parts of Staffordshire and Shropshire.

    Other areas of those counties, along with Warwickshire, Birmingham and parts of Cheshire are subject to a yellow warning.

    Weather WarningImage source, Met Office

    The warnings cover the weekend from 16:00 on Saturday, with up to 10cm (4 inches) of snow forecast in places.