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  1. Woman with dementia completes London Marathonpublished at 07:29 British Summer Time 23 April 2018

    A woman who has vascular dementia, is recovering after running for more than seven hours to complete the London Marathon.

    Sue Strachan

    Sue Strachan, 62, took up running after finding out she had the disease and trained on the roads around her home in Staunton-on-Wye, Herefordshire.

    Her official time for the hottest ever London Marathon was seven hours and 12 minutes - she managed to raise more than £12,000 for Alzheimer's Research UK.

  2. Man named in fatal motorbike crashpublished at 07:19 British Summer Time 23 April 2018

    A man killed in a motorbike crash has been named by police as 21-year-old Andrew Fellows.

    No other vehicle was involved in the collision, on Birchfield Way, Walsall on Friday afternoon, West Midlands Police said, external.

    Andrew FellowsImage source, Family picture

    In statement, Andrew's family said: "We as a family are completely devastated by the loss of Andrew through this tragic accident.

    "Andrew was a fine young man, loved by all who knew him and he will be greatly missed."

  3. Video: What's the weather got in store?published at 07:07 British Summer Time 23 April 2018

    Alex Hamilton
    BBC Weather

    A fresh, bright and breezy morning with some spells of sunshine.

    Through the afternoon, cloud will build from the west with highs of 13C (55F).

    Media caption,

    Latest weather for the West Midlands

  4. Do UK Cities of Culture create legacies?published at 00:15 British Summer Time 23 April 2018

    Hull is revelling in its success and handing the baton to Coventry - but is it worth it?

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  5. Stoke City 1-1 Burnleypublished at 18:58 British Summer Time 22 April 2018

    Ashley Barnes' sixth goal in eight games for Burnley dents Stoke's hopes of preserving their Premier League status.

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  6. Sidebottom stars as Bears beat Northantspublished at 17:35 British Summer Time 22 April 2018

    Ryan Sidebottom has match figures of 10-96 as Warwickshire beat Northants by an innings & 48 runs.

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  7. Somerset seal win over Worcestershirepublished at 15:47 British Summer Time 22 April 2018

    Somerset make a winning start to their County Championship campaign by beating Worcestershire by 83 runs at Taunton.

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  8. Choir to make history at Vatican Masspublished at 15:05 British Summer Time 22 April 2018

    The choir will become the first Anglican cathedral choir since the Reformation to sing at a Papal Mass.

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  9. Vigil for girl found dead in parkpublished at 14:35 British Summer Time 22 April 2018

    Friends and family lit candles and released blue balloons in memory of the 14-year-old.

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  10. Driver speeding on day his ban was liftedpublished at 11:56 British Summer Time 22 April 2018

    The Central Motorway Police Group recorded over 270 driving-related offences in a week-long "blitz".

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  11. Hereford FC secures 10-year ground leasepublished at 10:06 British Summer Time 22 April 2018

    Herefordshire Council has completed a lease keeping the club playing at the ground until 2030.

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  12. Ups, downs and milestones in the EFLpublished at 20:49 British Summer Time 21 April 2018

    Ups, downs, milestones and a 10-goal thriller are among the things you may have missed in the English Football League.

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  13. Hildreth puts Somerset in solid positionpublished at 19:24 British Summer Time 21 April 2018

    James Hildreth hits an unbeaten century as Somerset build a healthy lead against Worcestershire on day two at Taunton.

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  14. Ambrose century puts Bears in commandpublished at 19:18 British Summer Time 21 April 2018

    Tim Ambrose and Henry Brookes put on 116 for the ninth wicket as Warwickshire take command against Northants.

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  15. Crewe Alexandra 1-0 Morecambepublished at 19:13 British Summer Time 21 April 2018

    Substitute Shaun Miller grabs the only goal of the game for Crewe to leave struggling Morecambe looking over their shoulders.

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  16. Shrewsbury Town 1-1 Burypublished at 18:58 British Summer Time 21 April 2018

    Shrewsbury's automatic promotion hopes suffer another setback as can only draw with relegated Bury.

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  17. Scunthorpe United 1-0 Walsallpublished at 18:54 British Summer Time 21 April 2018

    Scunthorpe move a step closer to a League One play-off spot after a slender home win over relegation-threatened Walsall.

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  18. AFC Fylde 1-1 Solihull Moorspublished at 18:37 British Summer Time 21 April 2018

    Solihull Moors draw 1-1 away at in-form AFC Fylde to all but secure their National League safety.

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  19. Birmingham City 2-1 Sheffield Unitedpublished at 18:29 British Summer Time 21 April 2018

    Birmingham move within sight of Championship survival as they beat Sheffield United to move five points clear of the drop zone.

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  20. Super League clubs into sixth roundpublished at 18:08 British Summer Time 21 April 2018

    Super League sides Widnes Vikings and Warrington Wolves make routine passages through to the Challenge Cup sixth round.

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