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  1. Birmingham 'worst for food hygiene'published at 11:47 British Summer Time 25 June 2018

    Consumer watchdog Which? lists the 10 best and 10 worst areas for food hygiene.

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  2. 'I trusted my daughter's abuser with my life'published at 10:38 British Summer Time 25 June 2018

    The mother of a girl groomed by her coach tells of the impact the abuse and his suicide had on their lives.

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  3. World worm charming contest heldpublished at 18:13 British Summer Time 24 June 2018

    It's summer, so hundreds have turned out for the 39th World Worm Charming Championship.

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  4. Working like a worm charmerpublished at 16:57 British Summer Time 24 June 2018

    If it's summer, then it must be the annual World Worm Charming Championship.

  5. Man arrested over unexplained deathpublished at 16:33 British Summer Time 24 June 2018

    A 27-year-old man is held by police in connection with the death of a man in Bedworth.

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  6. Firefighters tackle large warehouse blazepublished at 11:59 British Summer Time 24 June 2018

    The fire in Birmingham involved plastics and paint and took several hours to bring under control.

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  7. 'Mad' narrow boaters to cross The Washpublished at 09:48 British Summer Time 24 June 2018

    Seven narrow boats will tackle the open sea to use lesser-used waterways.

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  8. Dancers compete despite 24-hour delaypublished at 18:39 British Summer Time 23 June 2018

    The team representing Wales are allowed to compete in the Dance World Cup despite arriving late.

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  9. Warwickshire fall short as Kent winpublished at 17:10 British Summer Time 23 June 2018
    Breaking

    Division Two leaders Warwickshire lose to Kent by 73 runs at Tunbridge Wells despite hundreds by Ian Bell and Dom Sibley.

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  10. Pears break duck by beating Lancashirepublished at 15:13 British Summer Time 23 June 2018

    Worcestershire complete their first Championship win of 2018, beating Lancashire by 202 runs at New Road.

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  11. Wolves keeper Ikeme in remissionpublished at 14:35 British Summer Time 23 June 2018

    Wolves keeper Carl Ikeme is in "complete remission" after "a tough year and intense chemotherapy" following his diagnosis of acute leukaemia in 2017.

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  12. 'My blindness is a gift' says runnerpublished at 00:19 British Summer Time 23 June 2018

    Dave Heeley has run marathons on seven different continents and cycled across Europe.

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  13. Memorial cup for hit-and-run brotherspublished at 20:28 British Summer Time 22 June 2018

    Casper and Corey Platt-May died in February after being hit by a car on their way to the park.

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  14. Assault death man 'beaten with bat'published at 19:36 British Summer Time 22 June 2018

    Derek Whyteside suffered a skull fracture and a brain bleed when he was attacked, his partner says.

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  15. Our live coverage across the daypublished at 19:00 British Summer Time 22 June 2018

    Andy Giddings
    BBC News

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

  16. Jennings ton delays Pears victory bidpublished at 18:56 British Summer Time 22 June 2018

    Lancashire's England opener Keaton Jennings' third Championship century in four games frustrates Worcestershire's victory bid.

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  17. Repairs to school should be finished by new academic yearpublished at 18:55 British Summer Time 22 June 2018

    Repairs to more than a dozen rooms at a Birmingham primary school should be complete in time for pupils to return at the start of the new school year in September.

    The work to Nechells E-Act Academy is taking place after a ceiling collapsed last month, injuring three pupils and a teacher.

    Nechells E-Act Academy

    Pupils were relocated to nearby Heartlands E-ACT Academy, although some year six pupils had to travel further, to Merritts Brook Academy E-ACT Academy in Northfield, for their SATS.

  18. Listen: Worcestershire v Lancashire - day fourpublished at 18:50 British Summer Time 22 June 2018

    Worcestershire face Lancashire in the County Championship - listen to BBC local radio commentary.

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  19. Development could add to highways pressurepublished at 18:50 British Summer Time 22 June 2018

    Local Democracy Reporting Service
    David Irwin

    Congestion on one of the key routes through Solihull is likely to be made worse by major new developments in the area, a council report has admitted.

    Chester Road

    Solihull Council has submitted a funding bid for £1.59m, which would be used to look at ways to tackle traffic problems along the A452 Chester Road.

    Concerns about queueing came to a head last year, when Chelmsley Wood resident Fran Rickard told councillors that the disruption had got so bad that some people who worked nearby were quitting their jobs because they could not face the delays.

    The borough council is now looking to secure funds from West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) in order to deal with the problems.

  20. Hundreds of Steampunks to take over Victorian townpublished at 18:45 British Summer Time 22 June 2018

    The Blists Hill Victorian Museum in Ironbridge is hosting its second Steampunk festival this weekend.

    Hundreds of enthusiasts are expected to come dressed in costume for the event, which is organised by John Naylor, the man who puts on the UK's biggest Steampunk festival - Asylum in Lincolnshire.

    Steam punksImage source, Ironbridge Gorge Museums Trust

    Steampunk is a branch of science fiction which imagines a Victorian world with advanced steam-powered technology and there will be talks on the origins of the genre at the Blists Hill festival.

    The Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust says there will also be trade stalls, exhibitions and demonstrations.

    Steam punksImage source, Ironbridge Gorge Museums Trust