Man City see off Villa to narrow gap on Redspublished at 17:33 BST 26 October 2019
Manchester City complete a routine victory over Aston Villa at Etihad Stadium to cut Liverpool's lead at the top of the Premier League to three points.
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Man City see off Villa to narrow gap on Redspublished at 17:33 BST 26 October 2019
Peterborough United 2-2 Coventry Citypublished at 17:30 BST 26 October 2019
Peterborough rescue a point against Coventry with Mo Eisa's late goal but lost top spot in League One.
Read MoreGloucester sweep Wasps aside with four triespublished at 17:17 BST 26 October 2019
Two tries each from Tom Marshall and Joe Simpson give Gloucester a bonus-point victory over Wasps at Kingsholm.
Read MoreRowett's Millwall sink former club Stokepublished at 17:14 BST 26 October 2019
Gary Rowett celebrates his first game in charge of Millwall with a comfortable victory over former club Stoke.
Read MoreNorthampton rally to defeat Worcesterpublished at 16:19 BST 26 October 2019
Northampton rally to score five second-half tries and beat Worcester in tough conditions at Franklin's Gardens.
Read MorePolice ask Vietnamese to help identify lorry deadpublished at 16:12 BST 26 October 2019
Officers in the UK appeal to those who fear relatives were among 39 found dead in a lorry in Essex.
Read MoreHeavy rain causes flood disruptionpublished at 15:47 BST 26 October 2019
Police forces across the Midlands are warning that many rural roads are under water.
Read MoreTwo men shot outside city centre pubpublished at 12:01 BST 26 October 2019
A 22-year-old man has head injuries and a 26-year-old man suffers injuries to his arm, police say.
Read MoreForest Green Rovers P-P Crewe Alexandrapublished at 11:32 BST 26 October 2019
Saturday's League Two game between Forest Green Rovers and Crewe Alexandra is postponed because of a waterlogged pitch.
Read More'Aspiring doctor' dies after being hit by carpublished at 09:23 BST 26 October 2019
Pedestrian Yahya Adan, from Saltley, dies in hospital after being hit by a dark-coloured saloon.
Read MoreThe teacher inspiring his whole school to exercisepublished at 01:43 BST 26 October 2019
Dean Sanderson started exercising to lose weight and has now convinced his whole school to join him.
Read MoreTraining 'is too late' after Tasered man's deathpublished at 01:38 BST 26 October 2019
Darren Cumberbatch died after being restrained by police using Tasers and batons.
Read MorePriest jailed for planning to abuse two-year-oldpublished at 21:57 BST 25 October 2019
Matthew Jolley told an undercover officer how he wanted to abuse the boy, police say.
Read MoreOur live coverage across the weekpublished at 18:59 BST 25 October 2019
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BBC NewsWe'll be back with the news, sport, travel and weather from 07:00 on Monday.
Call for 20mph speed limit on city streetspublished at 18:56 BST 25 October 2019
Local Democracy Reporting ServiceThere's a call to have a 20mph speed limit on all residential streets in Wolverhampton.
The Liberal Democrat group on the city council, which is behind the suggestion, also said there should be more speed cameras and CCTV.
Image source, Getty ImagesData published by the Department for Transport this week showed that in 2018 there were five fatalities on the city's roads, 92 serious crashes and 594 slight or less serious incidents.
A spokesman for Wolverhampton Council said: “Research shows that 20mph speed limits generally lead to only a small reduction in traffic speeds."
He added that the council would treat each request for 20mph limits on an individual basis.
Street meals charity calls for more volunteerspublished at 18:50 BST 25 October 2019
Riyah Collins
BBC NewsA charity that serves hot meals for people in need has called for more volunteers.
Moe Nawaz runs Homeless One in Birmingham, which has recently started serving food seven days a week, catering for up to 160 people a night.
The charity needs about 14 volunteers each night, Mr Nawaz said, but is currently operating with eight and he expects the service to get busier as winter draws in.
BBC video journalist John Bray caught up with the charity's volunteers last December as they served meals in Digbeth:
Media caption, HomeLess One serves hot meals to people five nights a week
Quote MessageWe thought about going back down to five nights but going backwards is not an option. We’ll do it, hook or by crook.”
Moe Nawaz, Homeless One
City ponders eco-friendly travel optionspublished at 18:45 BST 25 October 2019
Safer routes for walking and cycling, electric buses, removing traffic lights, an eastern river crossing, better bus services and an ultra-light rail system are all being considered by a review of Hereford's transport systems.
The coalition-run Herefordshire Council has also pledged to make sure the county's future transport system is low carbon and respond to the climate emergency declared by both the council and the government.
Image source, GoogleThe council has paused work on both the city's western bypass and the southern link road while it reviews alternative options and carry out more consultations with the public.
However, the approach has attracted criticism with warnings the council could lose key funding.
Compensation bid after tram workers cause water main burstpublished at 18:40 BST 25 October 2019
BBC WMBusinesses in the heart of Birmingham are considering compensation claims after flooding on a street from a damaged pipe.
Westside Business Improvement District, representing the firms, told BBC WM it left many restaurants, hotels and shops on the road without water for 24 hours.
The Midland Metro Alliance say they worked closely with Severn Trent to restore supplies as quickly as possible and it's urged companies affected to contact their insurance companies.
Quote MessageIt was very disruptive. From the off, it shut businesses down and you just simply can't operate say a food business with hygiene concerns and considerations if you've got no water coming in and that was the case instantly for many of our businesses."
Mike Olly, Westside Business Improvement District
Warning as 200 commercial fireworks stolenpublished at 18:34 BST 25 October 2019
A van containing up to 200 commercial fireworks has been stolen from Strawmoor Lane in Codsall today.
Staffordshire Police said they could cause serious injury if they were lit directly by a person.
Image source, Staffordshire PoliceThey are described as light brown and egg-shaped, ranging between six to 20 inches in diameter and they are individually wrapped in clear plastic bags.
Police asked to act over vehicles ignoring road signspublished at 18:24 BST 25 October 2019
BBC ShropshireThe police are being asked to take action over vehicles driving down Dawley High Street on market day.
Town councillors have complained that motorists have been ignoring road closed signs and are putting the safety of traders and shoppers at risk.
Image source, GoogleThe road is closed to traffic for the Friday market and the councillors said motorists were also driving the wrong way the one-way street.
