Summary

  • Updates from Monday 4 November to Sunday 10 November

  1. Non-league Darlington earn Walsall replaypublished at 17:58 Greenwich Mean Time 9 November 2019

    Non-league Darlington score a 97th-minute equaliser to earn an FA Cup first round replay with League Two Walsall.

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  2. Livermore winner keeps Baggies toppublished at 17:55 Greenwich Mean Time 9 November 2019

    Jake Livermore scores the winner as West Brom stay top of the Championship with a resilient victory over in-form Hull City.

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  3. Milton Keynes Dons 0-1 Port Valepublished at 17:47 Greenwich Mean Time 9 November 2019

    Russell Martin's first game in management ends in defeat as MK Dons suffer an FA Cup first-round defeat by League Two Port Vale.

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  4. Colchester United 0-2 Coventry Citypublished at 17:44 Greenwich Mean Time 9 November 2019

    Coventry City, FA Cup winners in 1987, make comfortable progress into the second round with victory at Colchester.

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  5. Fulham beat Birmingham after Camp errorpublished at 17:33 Greenwich Mean Time 9 November 2019

    Aleksandar Mitrovic punishes keeper Lee Camp's error as Fulham win at Birmingham City in the Championship.

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  6. Burglars target elderly in six new raidspublished at 16:41 Greenwich Mean Time 9 November 2019

    One of the victims, aged 69 to 89, was left bruised after being pushed over, police say.

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  7. Police officer hit by car while at scene of crashpublished at 14:04 Greenwich Mean Time 9 November 2019

    The special constable is undergoing surgery for multiple leg fractures as a woman is arrested.

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  8. Mission to rehome dogs rescued from 'puppy farm'published at 14:03 Greenwich Mean Time 9 November 2019

    Loving homes are being sought for dozens of dogs recovered from an address in Staffordshire.

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  9. 'I can still hear when he says I love you'published at 00:09 Greenwich Mean Time 9 November 2019

    Alex Gibson, whose father has Motor Neurone Disease, is planning a charity to help other families.

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  10. Du Preez brothers help Sale beat Waspspublished at 22:53 Greenwich Mean Time 8 November 2019

    Dan du Preez's try and brother Rob's six kicks help Sale edge to a narrow win over Wasps at the AJ Bell Stadium.

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  11. Men jailed after power lines cut at hospitalpublished at 19:46 Greenwich Mean Time 8 November 2019

    Police said the theft "could have meant the difference between life and death".

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  12. Our live coverage across the daypublished at 19:00 Greenwich Mean Time 8 November 2019

    We'll be back with our usual mix of news, sport, travel and weather from 07:00 on Monday.

  13. Knife Angel returning to Shropshirepublished at 18:55 Greenwich Mean Time 8 November 2019

    The giant Knife Angel sculpture will be returning to Shropshire in the spring, to go on display in Telford.

    The 27-foot-tall statue was made at the British Ironworks Centre near Oswestry, with the aim of raising awareness of knife crime and is made up of more than 100,000 knives that were handed in to police stations.

    Knife Angel

    Telford and Wrekin Council said it will stand in the Southwater area in March next year and it is planning workshops for school children and other groups, teaching them about knife crime.

  14. Prince of Darkness to take on Robbie at Christmas?published at 18:47 Greenwich Mean Time 8 November 2019

    Could we have a Christmas clash between two of the biggest musical acts in the West Midlands, Robbie Williams and Ozzy Osborne?

    Robbie's Christmas album The Christmas Present, is due out on 22 November and includes collaborations with Jamie Cullum, Rod Stewart, Bryan Adams and the boxer Tyson Fury.

    Ozzy and RobbieImage source, Getty Images

    The Prince of Darkness is hitting back with a single of his own, which is available online now and is called Under the Graveyard.

  15. TV star's poor Brummie accent stopped Peaky Blinders rolepublished at 18:42 Greenwich Mean Time 8 November 2019

    BBC WM

    Poldark TV star Eleanor Tomlinson has revealed she auditioned for a role in the BBC's Peaky Blinders but didn't get the part because she couldn't do a Birmingham accent.

    Eleanor TomlinsonImage source, PA Media

    The 27-year-old, who's best known for playing Demelza in the Cornwall-based BBC series, told ITV's Jonathan Ross Show she auditioned for a part in the first series.

    She said: "I tried and they said 'You just can't do it can you love'. I was like 'Oh okay'."

    The Birmingham-based drama, starring Cillian Murphy, has become an award-winning hit around the world.

  16. Video: What's the weather got in store?published at 18:35 Greenwich Mean Time 8 November 2019

    Rebecca Wood
    BBC Midlands Today

    It will be a cloudy night with some clear spells and feeling cold with lows of -1C (30F).

    Media caption,

    Latest weather for the West Midlands

  17. Vanessa Redgrave returns to evacuee townpublished at 18:11 Greenwich Mean Time 8 November 2019

    Actress Vanessa Redgrave joins hundreds of schoolchildren to recreate her wartime evacuation.

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  18. Flooding forces second postponement of fireworks displaypublished at 18:10 Greenwich Mean Time 8 November 2019

    BBC Shropshire

    A fireworks display and bonfire event that had already been pushed back once due to flooding has been postponed again.

    Organisers at the West Mid Showground, in Shrewsbury, said, external there was further risk of floodwater and safety concerns over waterlogged areas.

    They're now arranging a one-off Christmas event on 7 December but say they will give refunds if people don't want to attend.