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  1. Coventry City 1-0 Wycombe Wandererspublished at 17:44 British Summer Time 13 October 2018

    Conor Chaplin scores a late winner as Coventry City beat Wycombe Wanderers to move up to 12th in League One.

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  2. Crewe Alexandra 1-1 Burypublished at 17:32 British Summer Time 13 October 2018

    Nicky Maynard fires in a second-half equaliser against his former club to secure Bury a draw at Crewe.

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  3. Burton Albion 1-0 Bristol Roverspublished at 17:29 British Summer Time 13 October 2018

    Ben Fox's first league goal gives Burton victory against struggling Bristol Rovers in a low-quality League One encounter.

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  4. Residents evacuated as man climbs on roofpublished at 17:06 British Summer Time 13 October 2018

    Police negotiators, along with firefighters and paramedics have been sent to the scene.

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  5. Protest planned over A&E closurepublished at 17:06 British Summer Time 13 October 2018

    Telford and Wrekin Council says it has it organised the rally so people can make their voices heard.

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  6. Father sees off council gagging order bidpublished at 16:31 British Summer Time 13 October 2018

    Jeremy had accused Walsall Council of trying to stop him discussing his autistic daughter's health.

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  7. Blaze breaks out at large factory unitpublished at 15:17 British Summer Time 13 October 2018

    Firefighters received multiple calls about the fire from people who saw smoke coming from the building.

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  8. Ill footy fan 'over moon' at free ticketspublished at 13:14 British Summer Time 13 October 2018

    Walsall FC manager Dean Keates said he wanted to help Dave Williams "take his mind off treatment".

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  9. Man stabbed to death near shopping centrepublished at 11:09 British Summer Time 13 October 2018

    The victim, in his 20s, was killed in a car park close to the Merry Hill complex in Brierley Hill.

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  10. Man released over stab death murderpublished at 10:03 British Summer Time 13 October 2018

    Two of the three men arrested on suspicion of murder on Friday remain in custody, police say.

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  11. The place where street art found a homepublished at 01:44 British Summer Time 13 October 2018

    Artworks adorn the walls of Digbeth in Birmingham at practically every turn.

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  12. Storm Callum overwhelms flood defencespublished at 21:57 British Summer Time 12 October 2018

    Homes are left without power, trees block rural roads and flood defences fail in the stormy weather.

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  13. Wasps crushed by eight-try Leinsterpublished at 21:43 British Summer Time 12 October 2018

    Leinster begin the defence of their Champions Cup crown with a thumping 52-3 eight-try defeat of Wasps at the RDS in Dublin.

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  14. Call to refurbish homes for A&E doctorspublished at 20:40 British Summer Time 12 October 2018

    A council leader appeals for tradespeople to refurbish homes which can be accommodation for doctors.

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  15. Our live coverage across the daypublished at 19:00 British Summer Time 12 October 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 before then.

  16. Police officers hurt trying to stop carpublished at 18:58 British Summer Time 12 October 2018

    Phil Bowers
    Journalist, BBC Radio Stoke

    Two officers and several members of the public, external have been hurt after police tried to stop a car in Stoke-on-Trent this morning.

    Fenton Road, Stoke-on-TrentImage source, Google

    Staffordshire Police says they were called to reports of a suspicious Fiat Punto on Topham Place, Bucknall, at around 11:00. , external

    It says officers tried to stop the vehicle but it drove off, leaving them with minor injuries.

    The force says it then hit a pedestrian on Fenton Road and collided with another vehicle, before the driver fled the scene.

    The pedestrian's in hospital getting treatment while the people in the vehicle suffered minor injuries.

  17. Housing revamp may be answer to A&E woespublished at 18:53 British Summer Time 12 October 2018

    Andrew Hewkin
    Newsreader, BBC Shropshire

    An appeal's been launched for tradespeople to help revamp houses as part of a council idea to try and stop the hospital's accident and emergency unit closing overnight.

    Last month, Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) Board ruled the Princess Royal Hospital would temporarily suspend services at night.

    Ambulances outside Telford's A&E

    Telford and Wrekin Council immediately launched a campaign to try and stop the move with thousands signing a petition urging the government to come up with a rescue plan., external

    Now, the local authority's leader, Shaun Davies, says he wants local tradespeople to help refurbish three homes in the hospital grounds , externalin a DIY SOS-style project.

    He says the NHS trust agrees that, if they're overhauled, they'll be then offered for free to junior and middle-grade doctors willing to staff the A&E.

  18. Kayaker's family raise funds for the RNLIpublished at 18:49 British Summer Time 12 October 2018

    BBC News England

    The family of a kayaker who died during a race off the Dorset coast have raised nearly £5,000 for the RNLI.

    Alistair Collier, 60, from Worcester, was last seen at midday on Saturday at the start of a race at Knoll Beach, Studland.

    Alistair CollierImage source, Dorset Police

    Organisers raised the alarm when Mr Collier did not complete the race to Swanage Pier, prompting a large-scale search of the coast.

    His body was found on Sunday 22 miles from the shore, alongside his kayak.

    Mr Collier's family have met up with some of the crew members who took part in the search for Mr Collier to express their thanks and have also set up the fundraising page.

  19. Storm Callum: Tree blown over at fishing poolpublished at 18:45 British Summer Time 12 October 2018

    Allen Cook
    BBC News

    The scene of a tree brought down in high winds is to be made safe for the weekend before crews address it more fully on Monday, a council says, external.

    The treeImage source, Telford and Wrekin Council

    Storm Callum took its toll at Horsehay Pool near Telford.

  20. Bar to be renamed after Sir Doug Ellispublished at 18:41 British Summer Time 12 October 2018

    A bar is to be named afterSir Doug Ellis, after he was revealed as a major donor in a project to revamp Sutton Coldfield Town Hall.

    The former Aston Villa chairman hasdied at the age of 94.

    Town HallImage source, Google

    The charity trust that runs the town hall said it had started the first phase of work to redevelop the building thanks to "his generosity".

    "We will be naming the new bar in honour of Sir Doug with our thanks.”