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  1. Teens taking the pain out of periodspublished at 09:17 British Summer Time 21 May 2018

    A group of teenagers at a school where free sanitary products are available tackle the stigma around periods.

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  2. Patel stars as Bears beat Yorkshirepublished at 18:10 British Summer Time 20 May 2018

    Warwickshire skipper Jeetan Patel takes four wickets as the Bears beat Yorkshire in the One-Day Cup at Headingley.

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  3. Vandals throw 4ft duck into riverpublished at 17:55 British Summer Time 20 May 2018

    The artist who painted the giant model says it could have been taken in a "drunken dare".

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  4. Second murder arrest over teen's stab deathpublished at 17:17 British Summer Time 20 May 2018

    Sixteen-year-old Ozell Pemberton was found with a stab wound to his chest in a busy shopping street.

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  5. Cyclists who died in war rememberedpublished at 15:33 British Summer Time 20 May 2018

    Lycra-clad cyclists gather each year at the memorial to remember those who gave their lives in the world wars.

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  6. Birmingham City Ladies 1-1 Reading Womenpublished at 14:41 British Summer Time 20 May 2018

    Ellen White ends the season as WSL top scorer after getting her 14th goal to help Birmingham City draw with Reading.

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  7. Street gunfire heard and man injuredpublished at 12:40 British Summer Time 20 May 2018

    Officers were called to reports of a gunman with two accomplices before an injured man arrived at hospital.

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  8. Fan gets tattoo of manager on backsidepublished at 12:28 British Summer Time 20 May 2018

    A Birmingham City fan has Garry Monk's face tattooed on his backside after the Blues boss helped to pay for the mark.

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  9. Worcs beat Derbys in One-Day Cup openerpublished at 18:12 British Summer Time 19 May 2018

    Worcestershire begin their One-Day Cup campaign with a 50-run win over Derbyshire at New Road.

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  10. Saracens 57-33 Waspspublished at 17:25 British Summer Time 19 May 2018

    Saracens reach their fourth Premiership final in five years as they beat Wasps 57-33 in a record-breaking semi-final.

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  11. Yorkshire v Warwickshirepublished at 12:57 British Summer Time 19 May 2018

    Yorkshire host Warwickshire in the One-Day Cup group stage – listen to BBC local radio commentary.

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  12. Listen: Cheshire v Cumberlandpublished at 12:54 British Summer Time 19 May 2018

    Cheshire host Cumberland in the Unicorns Trophy - listen to BBC local radio commentary.

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  13. How Saracens reached the Premiership finalpublished at 12:45 British Summer Time 19 May 2018

    Relive the action as Saracens win a record-breaking Premiership semi-final against Wasps to reach Twickenham.

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  14. Notts County 1-4 Coventry City (2-5 agg)published at 22:09 British Summer Time 18 May 2018

    Coventry City beat Notts County to reach the League Two play-off final and move closer to a first promotion since 1967.

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  15. Manager Lambert leaves relegated Stokepublished at 20:21 British Summer Time 18 May 2018

    Manager Paul Lambert leaves relegated Stoke City four months after joining the club to replace Mark Hughes.

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  16. Our live coverage across the weekpublished at 19:00 British Summer Time 18 May 2018

    Andy Giddings
    BBC News

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

  17. Shrewsbury fans snap up play-off final ticketspublished at 18:56 British Summer Time 18 May 2018

    Shrewsbury Town have now sold more than 7,500 tickets for their Wembley play-off final against Rotherham United.

    The club is aiming to get close to 20,000 fans there - more than the 12,000 who travelled to the stadium for their Checkatrade Trophy final last month.

    Wembley StadiumImage source, Getty Images

    Chief executive Brian Caldwell said he'd been frustrated by the way the tickets were sold initially, one block at a time and that he believed some fans had been holding back - to wait for their preferred seats to go on sale.

    The ticketing arrangements have now changed, to allow fans to select where they want to sit in the lower tier.

  18. Wolves pair get World Cup callspublished at 18:52 British Summer Time 18 May 2018

    Wolves pair Alfred N'Diaye and Romain Saiss will both be going to going to the World Cup in Russia this summer.

    N'Diaye, who has been playing on loan from Spanish club Villarreal this season, is included in the Senegal squad, while Saiss is included in the 23-man squad for Morocco.

    Romain Saiss and Alfred N'DiayeImage source, Getty Images

    Their Wolves teammate Ruben Neves learned earlier he had missed out on selection for the Portugal squad.

  19. Video: Bright and sunny days aheadpublished at 18:44 British Summer Time 18 May 2018

    Rebecca Wood
    BBC Midlands Today

    This evening will remain dry with late spells of sunshine, followed by a dry night with long clear skies and lows of 4C (39F).

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    Latest weather for the West Midlands

  20. All rural maternity units to close for birthspublished at 18:40 British Summer Time 18 May 2018

    All three of Shropshire's rural maternity units will be closed to women wanting to give birth from this Sunday until 17 June.

    That's after the decision today to suspend all services at Bridgnorth - the units in Oswestry and Ludlow were already closed to inpatients.

    Birthing suite

    The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust says it is deciding to concentrate its available midwives at the main maternity units in Shrewsbury and Telford instead.

    It added the decisions were being taken in the interests of safety and that all women affected would be contacted.