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  1. Woking 2-0 Solihull Moorspublished at 18:15 British Summer Time 24 August 2019

    Woking beat previously unbeaten Solihull to go top of the National League.

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  2. Coventry City 1-0 Gillinghampublished at 18:03 British Summer Time 24 August 2019

    Coventry maintain their unbeaten start to the new season with a battling home victory over Gillingham.

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  3. Grimsby Town 5-2 Port Valepublished at 17:58 British Summer Time 24 August 2019

    A five-star display sees Grimsby chalk up their first home win of the League Two season and end Port Vale's unbeaten run.

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  4. Shrewsbury Town 0-0 Burton Albionpublished at 17:45 British Summer Time 24 August 2019

    Shrewsbury and Burton played out a goalless draw in a game of few clear chances at Montgomery Waters Meadow.

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  5. Plymouth Argyle 3-0 Walsallpublished at 17:35 British Summer Time 24 August 2019

    Ryan Taylor scores twice as Ryan Lowe's 10-man Plymouth beat Walsall to soar up to second in the League Two table.

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  6. Newport County 1-0 Crewe Alexandrapublished at 17:31 British Summer Time 24 August 2019

    Padraig Amond scores a dramatic late winner as Newport County rise into the play-off spots and knock Crewe Alexandra off the top of League Two.

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  7. Old steam engine Talisman unveiledpublished at 15:20 British Summer Time 24 August 2019

    The heavy haulage traction engine, which carried parts for the Titanic, is to appear in Shrewsbury.

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  8. Bilic sent off as West Brom & Derby drawpublished at 14:48 British Summer Time 24 August 2019

    A late Kenneth Zohore spot-kick rescues a point for West Brom at Derby, while Baggies boss Slaven Bilic is sent off.

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  9. Man stabbed to death and four others injuredpublished at 12:19 British Summer Time 24 August 2019

    A 32-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murdering the man in Birmingham.

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  10. 'Villa drawing on togetherness at club'published at 23:22 British Summer Time 23 August 2019

    Aston Villa showed their "togetherness" in picking up their first Premier League points of the season by beating Everton, says manager Dean Smith.

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  11. Villa win for first points of seasonpublished at 23:15 British Summer Time 23 August 2019

    Aston Villa collect their first Premier League points of the season as goals from Wesley and Anwar El Ghazi give them victory over Everton.

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  12. Watch Moeen smash six sixes on way to Rapids winpublished at 23:12 British Summer Time 23 August 2019

    Watch as Moeen Ali hits six sixes on the way to scoring 85 not out during Worcestershire's victory against Birmingham Bears at Edgbaston.

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  13. Moeen hits 85 in Worcs' win at Bearspublished at 22:34 British Summer Time 23 August 2019

    Moeen Ali and Alex Hales lead Worcestershire and Nottinghamshire to victories while Kent miss out on topping the South Group.

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  14. Fire tears through listed manor housepublished at 20:49 British Summer Time 23 August 2019

    The fire service said it wasn't aware of any reported injuries but an ambulance was at the scene.

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  15. Our coverage across the weekpublished at 19:00 British Summer Time 23 August 2019

    That's all from us this week. We'll be back on Tuesday with more news, sport, travel and weather for the West Midlands after the bank holiday.

    Until then, you can still find the latest news from the region here.

  16. Phil Lynott plaque unveiled at hospitalpublished at 18:59 British Summer Time 23 August 2019

    BBC Midlands Today

    A plaque honouring the rock star Phil Lynott, has been unveiled today at Sandwell Hospital, where he was born 70 years ago.

    The plaque included the line "the boy is back in town".

    Lynott, frontman of band Thin Lizzy, died at the aged of 36 in 1986.

    Fans from as far afield as Japan, Sweden and Spain came to Sandwell Hospital, to witness the ceremony.

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    Plaque unveiled to Phil Lynott

  17. Here's the weather for the start of the bank holidaypublished at 18:56 British Summer Time 23 August 2019

    Rebecca Wood
    BBC Midlands Today

    The sunshine is set to lead to a dry night with long, clear spells - here's the full forecast for the next 24 hours:

    Media caption,

    Rebecca Wood

    You can stay up-to-date on the weather for your area by going to the BBC Weather website.

  18. Bank holiday BBQ pleapublished at 18:53 British Summer Time 23 August 2019

    Allen Cook
    BBC News

    Beauty spot barbecue cooks are being urged to be very careful this bank holiday weekend as a fire service bids to avoid another devastating blaze.

    Firefighters on the Roaches last summerImage source, Alsager Fire Station

    Last summer, an out of control camp fire caused a blaze which spread over 200 acres of moorland at the Roaches, Staffordshire, and took days to put out.

    On top of that, the fire service said the number of deliberate grass fires in the county in 2018 more than quadrupled in the first three weeks of the summer school holidays, compared with the year before.

    Now, with great weather forecast across the bank holiday, firefighters are pleading for people planning to have a barbecue not to leave it alone at any time, to have a bucket of water nearby and to keep children and pets well away., external

  19. The Fratellis and Skunk Anansie headline Camper Callingpublished at 18:49 British Summer Time 23 August 2019

    BBC Midlands Today

    Thousands of camper vans and caravans are expected to descend on Warwickshire this weekend for the Camper Calling music and family festival.

    Tony Christie (pictured) is performing alongside Skunk Anansie, The Fratellis, Ash and The Feeling.

    Tony Christie

    Based at Ragley Hall, near Alcester, it now attracts about 18,000 people.

  20. Your photos: Blue sky dominatespublished at 18:37 British Summer Time 23 August 2019

    BBC Weather Watchers

    Lots of lovely blue sky around the West Midlands this afternoon so we thought we'd share some of the many photos coming in from our BBC Weather Watchers.

    We have two from Warwickshire, users Graham H in Ansty and Graham's Vista in Shuttington along with Mrs_Strivzy in Kinnersley, Herefordshire:

    KinnersleyImage source, Mrs_Strivzy
    AnstyImage source, Graham H
    ShuttingtonImage source, Graham's Vista