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  • Updates from Friday 6 April

  1. 'Not much between' Shrewsbury & Lincolnpublished at 12:23 British Summer Time 7 April 2018

    There are 'no clear favourites' when Shrewsbury play Lincoln at Wembley on Sunday, so who will win and who takes the biscuit?

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  2. Force of crash ejects engine from carpublished at 11:54 British Summer Time 7 April 2018

    The crash took place on Friday in Wolverhampton and left the cars involved completely mangled.

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    'Peaty lacking extra gear'published at 11:50 British Summer Time 7 April 2018

    Swimming

    Nick Hope
    BBC Sport on the Gold Coast

    Something doesn’t seem right with Adam Peaty.

    Don’t get me wrong - he is still phenomenal and clear of his opponents, but 58.84 seconds is a long way off the personal best of 57.13 and he doesn’t seem to have the extra gear we’re so used to seeing in the second half of that 100m race.

    His room-mate and close friend James Guy withdrew from the 200m butterfly tonight with dehydration and if he hasn’t been well, that could have impacted Peaty.

    The Englishman has admitted his focus is on swimming quicker at the Commonwealth Games and it will be interesting to see how he now performs in the 50m event.

    Team-mate James Wilby, who claimed silver, is on the rise though and there’s no-doubt that training day in day out alongside Peaty has had a huge impact on his recent improvement.

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    Peaty defends Commonwealth titlepublished at 11:49 British Summer Time 7 April 2018

    Men's 100m breaststroke

    Here is Adam Peaty storming his way to the gold medal.

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    'I've ticked everything I wanted to do tonight'published at 11:49 British Summer Time 7 April 2018

    Men's 100m breaststroke final

    Commonwealth champion Adam Peaty speaking to BBC Sport after the race: "It was all about the race, not the time. I'm now four years undefeated.

    "I've ticked everything I wanted to do tonight. My team-mates have kept me on my toes. It's nowhere near my personal best, but it was all about the race."

    James Wilby on his silver medal: "I'm happy with that. It was rough getting over the 200m yesterday and I just tried to keep along with Adam. Happy to get the one-two for England"

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    'Peaty never swims badly'published at 11:48 British Summer Time 7 April 2018

    Men's 100m breaststroke final

    Rebecca Adlington
    Double Olympic gold-medal winning swimmer on BBC TV

    Adam PeatyImage source, AFP/Getty Images

    We won't see another Adam Peaty in the pool for a very long time. To be unbeaten and dominating the world scene is incredible.

    He might not win loads of medals, but he is so far ahead of the field and I haven't seen that level of dominance in a long time.

    Adam is driven, a professional and just never has a bad session. He never swims badly. To be 23 and at the top of his game is amazing.

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    Gold Medal - Adam Peaty (England)published at 11:47 British Summer Time 7 April 2018

    Men's 100m breaststroke final

    Adam Peaty wins again!

    It's a Games record time, too, of 58.84 seconds. Utterly dominant.

  8. Siblings face losing both mum and dadpublished at 00:44 British Summer Time 7 April 2018

    They have been grieving for a father who died shortly after their mother's terminal cancer diagnosis.

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  9. Sale 28-27 Waspspublished at 22:43 British Summer Time 6 April 2018

    Marland Yarde's try from the final play of the game sees Sale beat Wasps to keep their Premiership play-off hopes alive.

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  10. Cardiff City 0-1 Wolvespublished at 22:04 British Summer Time 6 April 2018

    Cardiff City miss two stoppage-time penalties as they lose to Championship leaders Wolves in a dramatic finale.

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  11. Three held over 'people-smuggling ring'published at 20:24 British Summer Time 6 April 2018

    One of those rescued by police was a 15-year-old boy, the National Crime Agency says.

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  12. Our live coverage across the daypublished at 19:00 British Summer Time 6 April 2018

    We'll be back with our usual mix of news, sport, travel and weather from 07:00 on Monday, but keep an eye out here for more updates this evening and into the morning.

  13. 'Injury doesn't define' Commonwealth Games paratriathletepublished at 18:59 British Summer Time 6 April 2018

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    A woman's going to compete for England in the first ever Commonwealth Games paratriathlon tomorrow after being paralysed from the waist down six years ago.

    Lizzie partway through the 20km cycle at the Chicago World Championships 2015Image source, ITU

    Lizzie Tench from Uttoxeter, Staffordshire, was fairly active before a spinal cord injury in 2012 - regularly cycling, running and swimming.

    But the 44-year-old used her rehabilitation to reignite her goal of one day completing a triathlon.

    On Saturday morning on the Gold Coast, the event will see her take on a 750m swim, 20km cycle and a 5km running stage, completed in a race chair.

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    Sometimes people make my injury the focus. I want to emphasise that my injury doesn't define me."

    Lizzie Tench, English athlete

  14. Emergency bridge works force motorway closurespublished at 18:55 British Summer Time 6 April 2018

    Allen Cook
    BBC News

    Part of the M6 near Stafford's going to be shut for two nights this weekend for emergency bridge works., external

    Thorneyfields Lane bridgeImage source, Google

    Staffordshire County Council says Highways England's doing the work on the Thorneyfields Lane bridge.

    The closures on Saturday and Sunday night between junctions 13 and 14 will both last from 22:00 to 06:00 and the authority's tweeted out when each carriageway will be fully closed., external

  15. Single remaining wall leaves historic 'house' in limbopublished at 18:50 British Summer Time 6 April 2018

    Faith Page
    Reporter, BBC Shropshire

    The future of an historic house's remains is up in the air after redevelopment work ground to a halt with most of the building already demolished.

    Only the ornate front of Haybridge Hall, Hadley, is still standing after property developer Saxonby went into administration in February.

    Front wall still standing at Haybridge HallImage source, Saxonby

    Wrekin Housing Trust, which has been leading the revamp plan for 10 apartments for older people, external, says it's trying to make sure the wall stays upright while it hunts for a new contractor.

    Its plans included keeping the original front and incorporating it into a new building. Lasers are being used to monitor its sturdiness.

    But the trust admits, almost two months on, it still hasn't got a date for when construction can restart.

  16. 'Massive challenge' for health chiefs over £10m deficitpublished at 18:47 British Summer Time 6 April 2018

    Local Democracy Reporting Service

    Health bosses in parts of Cheshire are being warned they face a "massive challenge" to cut an overall forecast deficit of £10m.

    Sign for Bevan House

    Both NHS South Cheshire and Vale Royal clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) are drawing up their final financial plans for 2018-19.

    At their governing body meeting yesterday in Nantwich, it was revealed that, external, between both CCGs, they are looking at a shortfall of £10.24m by the end of this financial year.

    Both say they are making a range of savings but their chief officer, Clare Watson, told the meeting they "mustn’t underestimate the challenge" to get the combined deficit back to an NHS England target of £4m in 2018-19.

  17. Crewe manager 'embarrassed' at behaviour in derby matchpublished at 18:43 British Summer Time 6 April 2018

    Graham McGarry
    Crewe Alexandra commentator, BBC Radio Stoke

    The Crewe Alexandra manager David Artell (pictured) says he's waiting to find out what punishment he'll receive from the FA after being charged for leaving his technical area against Port Vale on Monday.

    David ArtellImage source, Crewe Alexandra FC

    Artell raced down the touchline to celebrate Charlie Kirk's stoppage time equaliser that earned his side a 2-2 draw.

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    I don't know what I'm thinking, that's the reason I ended up near the corner flag and not in the technical area. I'm not proud of it, I'm embarrassed, that's what football does to you. I don't know what the fine, the ban or whatever it is, but I'll save or pay whatever the FA deems fit and appropriate."

    David Artell, Crewe Alexandra manager

  18. Polished performance for black swanpublished at 18:40 British Summer Time 6 April 2018

    Allen Cook
    BBC News

    A swan's been turned from black to gleaming white , externalafter suffering "the worst oiling of a bird" that RSPCA staff have seen.

    Before and after of swan after oil was removedImage source, RSPCA
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    Before and after

    Spotted at a lake in Manchester, the RSPCA said the swan was taken to its Stapeley Grange Wildlife Centre in Nantwich.

    Staff there said it took several scrubs with washing-up liquid to remove the oil before the bird was released back into the wild.

  19. Commonwealth Games: England win silver in women's team finalpublished at 18:34 British Summer Time 6 April 2018

    BBC WM Sport

    Birmingham's Alice Kinsella was among the England's women gymnast team to pick up a silver medal at the Commonwealth Games.

    Alice KinsellaImage source, Getty Images

    She'll compete again in Saturday's all-around final.