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  1. Charlton Athletic 0-1 Shrewsbury Townpublished at 21:40 British Summer Time 10 May 2018

    Jon Nolan's stunning goal gives Shrewsbury a one-goal advantage in their League One play-off semi-final with Charlton.

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  2. Five to face fox cub cruelty chargespublished at 11:20 British Summer Time 10 May 2018

    Activists who installed hidden cameras say the cubs were used to give hounds a taste for killing.

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  3. The 'Green Queen' statue makeoverpublished at 01:05 British Summer Time 10 May 2018

    The monument has stood in Birmingham since 1901 and is being carefully cleaned with toothbrushes.

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  4. Uni sticker gang guilty of racial hatredpublished at 21:55 British Summer Time 9 May 2018

    The right-wing stickers were posted at Aston University on the day of a Black Lives Matter march.

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  5. Chelsea Ladies 2-1 Birmingham City Ladiespublished at 21:15 British Summer Time 9 May 2018

    Chelsea take a big step towards the Women's Super League title thanks to Erin Cuthbert's late winner against Birmingham.

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  6. Businessman charged with murdering wifepublished at 20:43 British Summer Time 9 May 2018

    Sarbjit Kaur was found dead at the home they shared in Wolverhampton.

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  7. Man in handcuffs hunted after assaulting police officerpublished at 18:58 British Summer Time 9 May 2018

    A man suspected of motoring and drugs offences assaulted a police officer during an attempted arrest and fled from the scene still in handcuffs, police said.

    The officer suffered injuries to his hand and face and was taken to hospital after the incident at about 17:40 in Sedgley on Tuesday night.

    The offender - who was seen by officers driving a Merecdes erratically - is described as a white male, 25-30 years old, with short black hair and an Eastern European accent.

    He was wearing a blue Adidas top an to light khaki jeans.

  8. River polluted with oilpublished at 18:52 British Summer Time 9 May 2018

    Environment Agency staff are attempting to trace the source of oil pollution on the River Arrow in Redditch.

    Dave Throup, from the Environment Agency, said staff were working with Severn Trent Water and were analysing the outflow from an industrial site.

    He said rain expected overnight might flush more oil into the river.

    Outflow into River ArrowImage source, Dave Throup
  9. Four guilty of plastering racist stickers at universitypublished at 18:46 British Summer Time 9 May 2018

    Four men have been found guilty of plastering Aston University with racist stickers.

    They were seen on CCTV posting the stickers on signs at the campus in July 2016, the same day as a Black Lives Matter march in Birmingham.

    The men, from West Bromwich and Birmingham and said to be members of right-wing group National Action, denied inciting racial hatred.

    They will be sentenced at Birmingham Crown Court on 1 June.

  10. Hate crime graffiti removed as 'community swings into action'published at 18:29 British Summer Time 9 May 2018

    Lee Thomas
    Newsreader, BBC Radio Stoke

    Police say they're investigating hate crime graffiti which has been daubed in two areas of Stone, in Staffordshire.

    Officers were altered to two incidents on Stafford Street and Westbridge Park.

    Community website, A Little Bit of Stone says, external "community spirit swung into action" with graffiti removed by members of the public and independent town councillors "to help restore the image of our great town".

    Officers say they're trying to identify the offenders, and appealing for information

  11. Hit-and-run victim photo released as police hunt continuespublished at 18:14 British Summer Time 9 May 2018

    The family of a man fighting for his life in hospital following a hit-and-run crash have released his picture in the hope witnesses will contact police.

    Andrew Holdaway, 62, remains in intensive care with multiple serious injuries following the collision in Stourbridge on Bank Holiday Monday.

    Andrew HoldawayImage source, West Midlands Police

    Officers said the red car he was driving was involved in a head on collision with a blue Ford Mondeo on Norton Road, at the junction with Harringay Drive at about 16:20.

    Police are attempting to trace the occupants of the Mondeo, who, officers said, fled the scene.

  12. Memorial garden for bomb victim openspublished at 17:54 British Summer Time 9 May 2018

    Nell Jones was one of 22 people who died in the bomb attack at the Manchester Arena last year.

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  13. M54 closed eastbounds after crashpublished at 17:43 British Summer Time 9 May 2018

    BBC News Travel

    Traffic is now at a standstill on the M54 eastbounds near Albrighton after a crash.

    Highways England said workers had closed the carriageway to allow damaged vehicles to be cleared.

    The organisation had earlier warned of delays in the area and these are likely to get worse, given the time of day.

  14. Campaigners in talks over blocking factory sitepublished at 17:41 British Summer Time 9 May 2018

    Local Democracy Reporting Service

    Campaigners are threatening to block the controversial site of a new concrete sleeper factory, which Network Rail wants to build next to residents' homes.

    The People of Wednesbury Say No to Network Rail group said members were in talks over picketing the proposed site on the existing Bescot sidings.

    The group claims health problems could arise from airborne pollution and want to stop vehicles coming in to carry out ground testing prior to a planning application to Sandwell Council.

    It would produce 600,000 units a year. More than 4,000 people signed a petition against the factory plans.

    Network Rail has previously said the factory would "rejuvenate" the rail yard at Bescot and secure 100 jobs in the West Midlands.

  15. Warrington extend prop Cooper's dealpublished at 17:36 British Summer Time 9 May 2018

    Former England prop Mike Cooper signs a two-year contract extension at Super League club Warrington Wolves.

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  16. Mum and daughter released from detentionpublished at 17:22 British Summer Time 9 May 2018

    Opelo Kgari, 27, and her mother Florence were being detained in Yarl's Wood immigration removal centre.

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  17. Council's mission to 'find and fix' thousands of potholespublished at 17:20 British Summer Time 9 May 2018

    Stephanie Barnard
    BBC News

    More than 3,000 potholes have been reported across Telford and Wrekin in just three months.

    The local council said the cold winter was partly to blame and that it was injecting extra resources to help repair roads, external.

    Pot hole in the road
    Quote Message

    This year we are investing £7.5m in delivering 340 Pride in Our Community schemes to further improve our road network and highways assets across the borough. The safety of our roads is one of our top priorities."

    Shaun Davies, Leader of Telford & Wrekin Council

    The council is urging people to report potholes online, external or via the Everyday Telford Smartphone App, external.

  18. 'World's first knitted garden' to go on showpublished at 17:07 British Summer Time 9 May 2018

    A full-size knitted show garden is due to be unveiled at the RHS Malvern Spring Festival, tomorrow.

    The 4m by 4m 'Work of Heart' garden has been created by Clare Young, from Gloucester, in memory of her husband who died of cancer at Leckhampton Court Hospice.

    The garden - said to be the world's first knitted garden display - includes a hospice bedroom overgrown with knitted plants known for their healing properties.

    In March, the 50-year old was sent more than 25,000 hand-crafted hearts by knitters from all over the world after putting out a plea for 10,000 on social media.

    Media caption,

    The world's first life-sized knitted garden is exhibited at the Malvern Show

  19. Theme park death probe 'taking too long'published at 17:01 British Summer Time 9 May 2018

    Evha Jannath died after falling from a water ride at Drayton Manor during a school trip a year ago.

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