Birmingham ease to win over Barnsleypublished at 22:16 British Summer Time 20 August 2019
Goals from Lukas Jutkiewicz and Alvaro Gimenez give Birmingham City a comfortable victory over Barnsley.
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Birmingham ease to win over Barnsleypublished at 22:16 British Summer Time 20 August 2019
Walsall 0-0 Newport Countypublished at 21:42 British Summer Time 20 August 2019
Newport County extend their club record unbeaten league run thanks to a goalless draw at Walsall.
Read MoreBears collapse sets up Somerset chancepublished at 20:05 British Summer Time 20 August 2019
Warwickshire collapse from 48-1 to 146 all out to set up hopes of a final-day victory for title-chasing Somerset at Edgbaston.
Read MoreOur live coverage across the daypublished at 19:00 British Summer Time 20 August 2019
Andy Giddings
BBC NewsWe'll be back with the news, sport, travel and weather from 07:00 tomorrow.
City council defends spending £1m to bring in hotelpublished at 18:54 British Summer Time 20 August 2019
The Coventry councillor responsible for regeneration has defended plans to spend more than £1m of its own money to clear a site in the city for a new luxury hotel.
Image source, GoogleJim O'Boyle said: "It's actually a risk that we don't do this, because we won't have beds available for people who come into the city."
Mr O'Boyle did accept that all investments are a risk, but added: "People have been telling me for years and years and years we've not had a decent hotels in our city centre for 40 or 50 years."
Indigo Hotels have been lined up to build on the Friargate site and the money will be used prepare it for use.
Mr O'Boyle said it was difficult to bring in private investors interested in projects like this.
Door-knocking teen warning for estate residentspublished at 18:44 British Summer Time 20 August 2019
Local Democracy Reporting ServiceThese are some of the stories being covered today by our Local Democracy Reporters in Wolverhampton:
- People living on the Coppice Farm estate are being warned to be on their guard by a councillor over reports of groups of teenagers knocking on doors and demanding money
- Drivers in part of the city are being warned to cut their speed after one councillor caught 12 breaking the limit during a speeding crackdown this week
- Plans to cut down several mature trees to create an 'over-spill' car park at Bantock Park (pictured) are being condemned by environmental campaigners
Image source, GoogleMacDonald leaves Villa after investigationpublished at 18:39 British Summer Time 20 August 2019
Aston Villa's head of football development Kevin MacDonald leaves the club following an investigation into allegations of bullying.
Read MoreCouple refused permission to turn pub into homepublished at 18:38 British Summer Time 20 August 2019
A Herefordshire couple who bought a village pub and turned into a home have been told they have no permission to do so.
Image source, GooglePlanners have rejected an application to change the use of the Newtown Inn on the A4103 Worcester Road and say the pub is an asset of community value, with no evidence it's not viable as business.
The Campaign for Real Ale is now calling on the owners to sell the building to someone who wishes to run it as a pub.
Manslaughter conviction after man stabbed to deathpublished at 18:34 British Summer Time 20 August 2019
Olivia Labinjo-Halcrow was cleared of murder but convicted of manslaughter after a trial.
Read MoreCoventry midfielder enjoying new home away from homepublished at 18:28 British Summer Time 20 August 2019
BBC Coventry & Warwickshire SportCoventry City midfielder Jordan Shipley has enjoyed playing at St Andrew's so far this season.
The team has won both its league games there so far and is yet to concede a goal.
Image source, Getty ImagesCoventry travel to Fratton Park to play Portsmouth tonight and Shipley said the squad had "gelled really well together" after the summer transfer activity.
But he said he didn't think they'd done anything new in pre-season, adding: "We've all just worked really hard."
Wasps offer support to ex-player Myallpublished at 18:27 British Summer Time 20 August 2019
Wasps offer support to former player Kearnan Myall following his struggle with mental health problems.
Read MoreSearch for pair after report of car hitting pedestrianspublished at 18:15 British Summer Time 20 August 2019
Police want to trace two people who are thought to have been hit by a car in Redditch town centre yesterday afternoon.
Officers believe they were walking on Unicorn Hill when they were hit by a black BMW which was being driven erratically.
Image source, GoogleThe pair left the scene without talking to the emergency services.
West Mercia Police also want to talk to a woman who was seen speaking to the occupants of the vehicle at traffic lights near the top of the hill.
In the papers: Nurses concerned at hospital changespublished at 18:05 British Summer Time 20 August 2019
Cheshire Live - CreweFrom the Cheshire Live website:
Arrest after house assaultpublished at 17:55 British Summer Time 20 August 2019
Allen Cook
BBC NewsA woman's been arrested after two people were taken to hospital with several injuries following an assault at a house in Newcastle-under-Lyme.
Image source, GoogleEmergency services were called to Roberts Avenue, Cross Heath, yesterday afternoon.
Officers say a 44-year-old woman from Newcastle-under-Lyme was arrested on suspicion of assault grievous bodily harm and remains in custody.
In the papers: Restraining order question from victimpublished at 17:45 British Summer Time 20 August 2019
Here are three of the stories included in the Worcester News today:
- Woman asks why attacker given a restraining order, external
- Thug accused victim of racism to avoid tougher sentence, external
- Plan to build new events building set to be approved, external
'King of Hay' Richard Booth dies, aged 80published at 17:34 British Summer Time 20 August 2019
Richard Booth, who turned the town into a magnet for second-hand book lovers, is called "a legend".
Read MoreLido campaign group vow to continue fightpublished at 17:33 British Summer Time 20 August 2019
Campaigners fighting to save the outdoor swimming pool in Kenilworth say they will continue their battle.
Tomorrow, Warwick District Council is set to sign off plans to replace the facility with a new indoor pool as part of a revamp of the Abbey Fields Leisure Centre, but the Lido Campaign Group has its own alternative proposals.
Image source, Thomas BatesImage caption, An alternative proposal for an outdoor pool has been drawn up
The group says it will attend the meeting and challenge the council's predictions of the environmental benefits and increased swimming numbers if the redevelopment goes ahead.
And it has its own designs, drawn up by local resident Thomas Bates, on display at Kenilworth Books in Talisman Square.
Those plans also include a plunge pool, play fountain and paddling pool.
Your photos: Basking in the sunshinepublished at 17:11 British Summer Time 20 August 2019
We've had some gorgeous photos of the region sent in this afternoon by our local BBC Weather Watchers so here are some of them.
These three are from users Littleacorns in Avon Dassett, Warwickshire, Susanne in Stourbridge, Dudley, and STFC goose in Shrewsbury, Shropshire:
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Image source, STFC goose'Lucky' arrest as suspect 'turned out to have sepsis'published at 17:01 British Summer Time 20 August 2019
Allen Cook
BBC NewsPolice officers say a burglary suspect's lucky they arrested him today as he turned out to have a potentially fatal infection.
Officers in Walsall made the arrest and called an ambulance as they said he was clearly unwell and turned out to have sepsis. , external
Dubbed the "hidden killer", sepsis is triggered by infections but develops because of an over-reaction by the immune system and can lead to death.
Stray tennis ball causes fire engine call outpublished at 16:50 British Summer Time 20 August 2019
Andrew Hewkin
Newsreader, BBC ShropshireFirefighters were called to the Telford Tennis Centre at Wrockwardine Wood earlier, only to discover the fire alarm had been set off by a freak accident.
A badly aimed shot had caused a tennis ball to hit one of the fire alarms, setting it off.
Image source, Getty ImagesCrews returned to their station in Telford town centre within 20 minutes and the fire service said it was satisfied it was an unfortunate accident.
