Summary

  • Updates from Monday 30 December to Sunday 5 January

  1. Cat trapped in car's engine makes 130-mile trippublished at 17:15 Greenwich Mean Time 1 January 2020

    The feline was discovered under the vehicle's bonnet when it arrived in London on Christmas Day.

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  2. Stoke score five against Huddersfieldpublished at 17:12 Greenwich Mean Time 1 January 2020

    Tyrese Campbell scores twice as Stoke come from behind to earn a thumping away victory at Huddersfield Town.

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  3. Palframan signs new Worcester contractpublished at 16:08 Greenwich Mean Time 1 January 2020

    Worcester Warriors tight-head prop Richard Palframan signs a new one-year contract extension with the Premiership side.

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  4. Wolves' Watt makes Carlisle loan movepublished at 15:09 Greenwich Mean Time 1 January 2020

    Carlisle sign midfielder Elliot Watt on loan for the remainder of the season from Premier League club Wolves.

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  5. Villa win to move out of drop zonepublished at 15:04 Greenwich Mean Time 1 January 2020

    Aston Villa move out of the relegation zone with win at Burnley despite having a goal ruled out for offside by VAR.

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  6. Hunt for man over meat cleaver attackpublished at 14:08 Greenwich Mean Time 1 January 2020

    A woman suffered cuts to her head and a second also had cuts to her hands.

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  7. Man held over mobility scooter hit-and-run deathpublished at 13:40 Greenwich Mean Time 1 January 2020

    A 62-year-old woman, who was driving a mobility scooter, died at the scene, police say.

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  8. Pub to be 'Britain's highest whisky distillery'published at 13:28 Greenwich Mean Time 1 January 2020

    The Cat and Fiddle Inn is 1,689ft (515m) above sea level on the Derbyshire-Cheshire border.

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  9. Officers hurt stopping suspected dangerous driverpublished at 11:01 Greenwich Mean Time 1 January 2020

    A 22-year-old has been arrested on suspicion of assaulting the officers and other offences.

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  10. Man killed in New Year's Day car crashpublished at 10:29 Greenwich Mean Time 1 January 2020

    Police are investigating what caused the car to leave the road and hit a tree just after midnight.

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  11. 'How Pokémon Go has changed my life'published at 00:05 Greenwich Mean Time 1 January 2020

    Players say the virtual reality game makes them happier and healthier.

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  12. Baby loss couple raise £1m in 10 yearspublished at 00:03 Greenwich Mean Time 1 January 2020

    Ryan and Amy Jackson set up the Lily Mae Foundation after losing their daughter a decade ago.

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  13. Woman on mobility scooter dies in hit-and-runpublished at 21:54 Greenwich Mean Time 31 December 2019

    The 62-year-old died at the scene after being struck by a silver VW Golf, whose driver did not stop.

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  14. Our live coverage across the daypublished at 16:59 Greenwich Mean Time 31 December 2019

    Andy Giddings
    BBC News

    We'll be back with the news, sport, travel and weather in 2020.

  15. Askey doesn't want cup to be a distraction for Port Valepublished at 16:51 Greenwich Mean Time 31 December 2019

    BBC Radio Stoke Sport

    Port Vale manager John Askey doesn't want his team to be distracted by the FA Cup when they play Macclesfield in League Two tomorrow.

    Three days later they are due to face Manchester City in the cup, but Askey insisted "the most important thing is the league".

    John AskeyImage source, Getty Images

    He described cup games as "the icing on the cake", but explained the league games "keep the season going" and hoped to continue their push for a playoff place.

  16. Plans for £100m studio 'crossing the finishing line'published at 16:31 Greenwich Mean Time 31 December 2019

    BBC WM

    The writer and creator of hit BBC drama Peaky Blinders has said contracts are about to be signed for a new film and TV studio that will "put Birmingham on the map".

    Steven Knight gave the update while speaking about the CBE he had been awarded in the Queen's New Year Honours list.

    Steven KnightImage source, Getty Images

    Mr Knight said they were now "crossing the finishing line" to get the £100m project up and running.

  17. Man in hospital after attack in town centrepublished at 16:23 Greenwich Mean Time 31 December 2019

    A 23-year old man is in hospital with serious head injuries after being attacked down an alleyway in Newcastle-under-Lyme last night.

    Staffordshire Police believes the 23-year-old victim was attacked by a group of three men and one woman behind the Revolution Bar, off Market Lane, just before 23:00.

    Revolution barImage source, Google

    The man also had his phone and some cash stolen. His injuries aren't life threatening, officers said.

  18. Weather: A cold but dry start to the new yearpublished at 16:10 Greenwich Mean Time 31 December 2019

    Rebecca Wood
    BBC Midlands Today

    Going out to see in the new year? The good news is it should be a mainly dry night.

    Here's your weather forecast:

    Media caption,

    Weather forecast for the West Midlands

  19. Wales centre Beck signs new Worcester dealpublished at 15:59 Greenwich Mean Time 31 December 2019

    Wales centre Ashley Beck signs a new contract with Worcester Warriors until the end of the 2021-22 season.

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