Around the web: Road closed after lorry and cyclist crashpublished at 14:14 Greenwich Mean Time 6 January 2020
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Updates from Monday 6 January to Sunday 12 January
Around the web: Road closed after lorry and cyclist crashpublished at 14:14 Greenwich Mean Time 6 January 2020
Murder arrests over man's death in flatpublished at 14:00 Greenwich Mean Time 6 January 2020
Two men, 22 and 39, are held after a man was found with serious injuries in Lord Street, Crewe.
Read MoreBafta nomination for Blue Story starpublished at 13:59 Greenwich Mean Time 6 January 2020
The star of a film pulled from some cinemas after a brawl at an entertainment complex where it was showing has been nominated for a Bafta award.
The disturbance happened at Birmingham's Star City in November.
It saw gang-themed drama Blue Story pulled from Vue cinemas although it was later reinstated.
Actor Michael Ward said his nomination for the EE Rising Star Award was a vindication of the film.
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End of twitter postWest Midlands Police did not ask for, or recommend, the film be pulled last November, and a social media backlash suggested the film's removal was racist.
Vue reported that in the first 24 hours of the film's release, there were "25 significant incidents" at "16 separate cinemas", with, it said, police called to some.
Ward said: "The headlines or whatever is one thing, but that doesn't sum up the film."
Bafta chief executive Amanda Berry called the film "absolutely amazing".
Debenhams stores set to shutpublished at 13:42 Greenwich Mean Time 6 January 2020
Debenhams stores at The Mander Centre in Wolverhampton and The Fort shopping park in Erdington, Birmingham, are among those set to close on 11 January, the company has announced.
Image source, GoogleIn total, 19 stores are due to shut between 11 January and 25, the company says following its rescue from administration by creditors in May.
The closures will result in 660 job losses.
Debenhams chief executive, Stefaan Vansteenkiste, said: “We are working hard to implement the transformation of Debenhams.
"Despite a challenging retail environment, thanks to our colleagues’ hard work and our investor group’s commitment, we are progressing with our turnaround.”
'Major event' planned ahead of City of Culturepublished at 13:28 Greenwich Mean Time 6 January 2020
A programme of events in the city during 2021 will be released this autumn, its creative director says.
Read MoreCyclist badly hurt in lorry crashpublished at 13:20 Greenwich Mean Time 6 January 2020
Allen Cook
BBC NewsA cyclist's been flown to hospital after being badly hurt in a crash with a lorry this morning.
It happened at the junction of Harrow Road and Plough Lane, Hereford.
Plough Lane's been closed in both directions, Herefordshire Council says., external
Pothole repairs 'can improve'published at 12:42 Greenwich Mean Time 6 January 2020
BBC ShropshireThe leader of Shropshire Council admits more can be done to fix the county's potholes problem.
It comes after resident Ian Field told BBC Midlands Today the cost of car damage was tantamount to a tax on people living in rural areas.
He said he had to replace four tyres in December alone.
Shropshire Council says it's rolling out a new, faster way of repairing potholes.
Quote MessageI do accept there have been problems in highways. We've made massive improvements to the roads structure in Shropshire but there's a lot more work to do. We're bringing in new people all the time to look at the way we operate. I think our service is good but I think it can be better."
Councillor Peter Nutting, Leader, Shropshire Council
Thousands charged wrong garden waste feepublished at 12:05 Greenwich Mean Time 6 January 2020
Local Democracy Reporting Service
Carl JacksonThousands of Birmingham residents have been charged the wrong fee for the council's garden waste service.
The authority blamed "technical issues" but assured the public the problem was resolved.
Bins chief, Councillor John O’Shea, tweeted that the council system hadn't offered a discounted collection service fee and apologised for the mix-up, vowing refunds would be made a "top priority".
The garden waste service, which provides fortnightly collections between early March and December 4, is supposed to cost £45 at the "early bird price" and £50 when ordered from 1 February.
The council confirmed 3,803 customers were affected.
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End of twitter postTwo murder arrests over body find at flatpublished at 11:51 Greenwich Mean Time 6 January 2020
Lee Thomas
Newsreader, BBC Radio StokeTwo men have been arrested on suspicion of murder following the discovery of a body at a flat.
Image source, GoogleThe emergency services were called to Lord Street, Crewe, Cheshire, on Friday night.
Cheshire Police said , externalthe unnamed man was pronounced dead at the property.
A 22-year-old man has been released on bail while the second suspect, aged 39, has been released under investigation.
Game delayed as referee forgets trouserspublished at 11:25 Greenwich Mean Time 6 January 2020
The wrong trousers? Sunday's game between Peterborough Phantoms and Telford Tigers is delayed after a referee forgets his trousers.
Read MoreWarwickshire celebrate Sibley's maiden centurypublished at 11:09 Greenwich Mean Time 6 January 2020
Dom Sibley's century is the first by a visiting opening batsman in South Africa for 27 Tests, BBC cricket statistician Andy Zaltzman tweets, external.
The last was Kraigg Brathwaite's 106 in December 2014.
Sibley's Warwickshire teammates were ready with the celebrations.
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End of twitter postEngland scored 157 runs in 27 overs in the morning session.
Follow live coverage of day four here on the BBC Cricket website.
Crash closes M6 lanespublished at 10:48 Greenwich Mean Time 6 January 2020
BBC News TravelA crash has closed two lanes of the M6 northbound in Warwickshire.
The motorway is affected from J3 to J3A for the M6 Toll link.
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End of twitter postGlobe trotters set off for big adventurepublished at 10:39 Greenwich Mean Time 6 January 2020
Chris and Marianne Fisher have travelled before but this time aim for 20 countries in 20 months.
Read MoreAround the web: Hotel 'ruined my New Year's Eve'published at 10:29 Greenwich Mean Time 6 January 2020
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Cat found in car engine to be rehomedpublished at 10:15 Greenwich Mean Time 6 January 2020
The cat, renamed Tinsel, was found on Christmas Day, but it has not been possible to trace an owner.
Read MoreWarwickshire's Sibley makes maiden Test centurypublished at 09:53 Greenwich Mean Time 6 January 2020
BBC SportWarwickshire opener Dom Sibley's scored his first ever Test century for England on day four of the second Test against South Africa.
Image source, Getty ImagesResuming on 85 not out, the 24-year-old, who previously had a high score of 34, hit a boundary off Keshav Maharaj to reach the milestone.
Follow live coverage of day four here on the BBC Cricket website.
Stolen car abandoned and set on firepublished at 09:26 Greenwich Mean Time 6 January 2020
A stolen car was abandoned and set on fire in a Kidderminster car park, police say.
Image source, West Mercia PoliceFire crews were called to Springfield park shortly before 23:00.
Officers are asking for anyone with information to come forward.
Around the web: Stabbed man loses sightpublished at 09:11 Greenwich Mean Time 6 January 2020
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HMV warn of job losses and store closurespublished at 09:00 Greenwich Mean Time 6 January 2020
The music retailer HMV has warned of job losses and store closures- unless landlords agree to renegotiate the leases.
Image source, Getty ImagesThree stores, including one at Nuneaton, will close at the end of January.
There are ten stores including branches at the Birmingham Bullring, Merry Hill shopping centre and Worcester, where negotiations with landlords are ongoing, it said.
The HMV Vault, which opened in Birmingham in October last year, and its store at the St John's shopping centre in Leeds would not be affected, the company added.
Bus changes as rail station revamp work continuespublished at 08:44 Greenwich Mean Time 6 January 2020
A bus interchange in Coventry has been closed as work continues to revamp the railway station.
Temporary bus stops have been placed in front of the station, the council said. , external
Two car parks will shut from next Sunday with motorists being asked to use land where the bus stops have been moved from.
The £80m work will be completed in time for Coventry being the UK City of Culture 2021.
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