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  • Updates from Monday 25 February to Sunday 3 March 2019

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  1. Siewert gets first win at Huddersfieldpublished at 23:22 Greenwich Mean Time 26 February 2019

    Steve Mounie scores late winner against Wolves to end Huddersfield's 14-game winless run and give Jan Siewert his first win as manager.

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  2. Blues edge play-off rivals Bristol Citypublished at 22:33 Greenwich Mean Time 26 February 2019

    Birmingham beat Bristol City at Ashton Gate to move to within three points of the Robins in the play-off places.

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  3. Shrewsbury Town 2-0 Doncaster Roverspublished at 22:27 Greenwich Mean Time 26 February 2019

    Shrewsbury move five points clear of the League One relegation zone with a 2-0 win against play-off contenders Doncaster.

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  4. Surgery changes after wire left in patientpublished at 20:41 Greenwich Mean Time 26 February 2019

    The guide wire from a catheter was found 12 hours after the young patient had surgery at Royal Stoke.

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  5. Our live coverage across the daypublished at 19:00 Greenwich Mean Time 26 February 2019

    Andy Giddings
    BBC News

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

  6. Boy stabbed in the leg in Birmingham city centrepublished at 19:00 Greenwich Mean Time 26 February 2019
    Breaking

    A 16-year-old boy has been stabbed in the leg in Birmingham city centre.

    West Midlands Police said it had happened at a shop in Bull Street at about 17:30.

  7. Birmingham man jailed for terror offencespublished at 18:59 Greenwich Mean Time 26 February 2019

    Aqib Imran was jailed for eight and a half years for preparing an act of terrorism.

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  8. 'Ugliest' building to be demolishedpublished at 18:55 Greenwich Mean Time 26 February 2019

    An office block voted the ugliest in the West Midlands by Midlands Today viewers in 2003 will be demolished.

    The last tenant left Kidderminster's eight-storey Crown House in 2016 and talks have been taking place between the leaseholders and Wyre Forest District Council, with the aim of reaching an agreement to knock it down.

    Crown House

    The council says it agreed in principle in 2017 that the tenant, Telereal Trillium, would pay for the demolition, which is expected to take place in the next 18 months.

  9. 'Hundred teams must be independent'published at 18:53 Greenwich Mean Time 26 February 2019

    Daryl Mitchell warns there must be a clear divide between English counties and the new city-based teams in The Hundred.

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  10. Police invoke stop and search powers following stabbingpublished at 18:45 Greenwich Mean Time 26 February 2019

    West Midlands Police say they have invoked powers to allow officers to carry out "stop and search" checks in the Small Heath area of Birmingham.

    It follows a stabbing which killed a 16-year-old last week.

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  11. Donations pay for homeless man's funeralpublished at 18:44 Greenwich Mean Time 26 February 2019

    The funeral is held for homeless man Kane Walker who died on the street in Birmingham city centre.

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  12. Former town mayor quits Labourpublished at 18:39 Greenwich Mean Time 26 February 2019

    A former mayor of Shrewsbury has left the Labour Party and will sit on Shropshire Council as an independent.

    Ioan Jones, who represents the Harlescott ward was under investigation by the Labour Party for allegedly sharing anti-Semitic posts on social media.

    Ioan JonesImage source, Shropshire Council

    A Labour Party spokesman confirmed his resignation, saying "Ioan Jones is no longer a member of the Labour Party. He will no longer sit with the Labour Group."

    Mr Jones has chosen not to comment, but said last week he was considering leaving the party.

  13. 'County's lowest' council tax increase agreedpublished at 18:31 Greenwich Mean Time 26 February 2019

    Local Democracy Reporting Service
    David Lawrence

    Stratford District councillors say they have agreed the lowest council tax in Warwickshire after agreeing a 1.5% increase at Monday's budget setting meeting.

    Stratford District CouncillorImage source, Google

    It will mean residents living in a band D property will pay £139.12 to the district over the year although other portions of the tax set by Warwickshire Police and county, town and parish councils will take the annual bill to nearly £1,860.

    Council leader Cllr Tony Jefferson said: “We are committed to keeping any increases in council tax to a minimum and I can assure you that this budget represents real value for money.

    “This will be the lowest within Warwickshire and will be amongst the lowest 10% of district councils in the country.”

  14. Union warns council 'drinking at last chance saloon'published at 18:23 Greenwich Mean Time 26 February 2019

    Unite union, which has suspended tomorrow's bin strike, warned Birmingham City Council it was "drinking in last chance saloon".

    Unite says talks today failed to reach a deal to end the industrial action over what it describes as the "blacklisting" of union members, which the council denies.

    It added it wanted to "give the council a final chance to come forward with an acceptable offer to end the dispute".

    Howard Beckett

    The union has also warned that if no deal can be reached, it will resume strikes on Thursday.

    Birmingham City Council said it welcomed the suspension of the strike and that was in everyone's interests to end the dispute before Thursday.

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    Unite representatives cannot be on a picket line and attend Acas. They have decided to reschedule tomorrow’s strike as a gesture of goodwill to the people of Birmingham and to show their clear intent to use all efforts to reach a resolution."

    Howard Beckett, Unite assistant general secretary

  15. 'I drove my sister to pub bombs death'published at 18:21 Greenwich Mean Time 26 February 2019

    Inquest jurors hear "pen portrait" tributes to victims of the 1974 Birmingham pub bombings.

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  16. Gunman opens fire in pub car parkpublished at 18:19 Greenwich Mean Time 26 February 2019

    Jaekwon Marks fired the handgun in a pub car park in Birmingham as part of a gang feud.

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  17. Birmingham bin workers suspend strikepublished at 18:19 Greenwich Mean Time 26 February 2019

    A planned walkout on Wednesday is cancelled to allow talks to take place at Acas.

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  18. Video: What's the weather got in store?published at 18:15 Greenwich Mean Time 26 February 2019

    Sara Blizzard
    BBC Weather

    It will be a dry clear night, with some mist and fog expected to develop and lows of 1C (34F).

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    Latest weather for the West Midlands

  19. Dog attacks on Midlands sheep cost farmers nearly £1mpublished at 18:10 Greenwich Mean Time 26 February 2019

    Attacks by dogs on livestock have cost Midlands farmers £900,000 in the past four years, according to research by the NFU Mutual insurance group, external.

    It found that many of the attacks are caused by dogs which have escaped when left unsupervised in gardens.

    Sheep

    The peak time for attacks on sheep is between January and April whilst sheep are lambing.

    Attacks across England and Wales cost £4.2m between 2015 and 2018, it said.

  20. Two arrested after guns seizedpublished at 18:03 Greenwich Mean Time 26 February 2019

    Two people have been arrested and guns during a police raid on a property in West Bromwich.

    Glastonbury RoadImage source, Google

    The pistol and revolver were discovered at a property in Glastonbury Road at about 05:00.

    A man, 20, and 17-year-old boy were arrested on suspicion of possession of a firearm and remain in police custody, said West Midlands Police.