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  • Updates from Monday 20 January to Sunday 26 January

  1. Boro and Blues fined after fracaspublished at 18:41 Greenwich Mean Time 31 January 2020

    Middlesbrough and Birmingham are fined by the FA after a fracas between players and coaches during their game on 21 January.

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  2. Cardiff City 2-1 West Bromwich Albionpublished at 21:42 Greenwich Mean Time 28 January 2020

    West Bromwich Albion's promotion bid suffers another blow as they lose at Cardiff City to surrender top spot in the Championship to Leeds United.

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  3. Plans unveiled for city centre block of flatspublished at 16:48 Greenwich Mean Time 27 January 2020

    Local Democracy Reporting Service
    Tom Davis

    A new five-storey apartment block is being planned for Coventry city centre.

    Development plansImage source, Far Gosford Developments

    The scheme has been proposed at a site on Well Street and Bishop Street, next to the student accommodation block The Study Inn.

    The mixed-use development would provide about six retail or office units on the ground floor and up to 40 one and two-bedroom flats on the upper floors.

  4. Northampton make double loan swooppublished at 16:20 Greenwich Mean Time 27 January 2020

    Northampton Town sign Arsenal midfielder James Olayinka and West Brom striker Callum Morton until the end of the season.

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  5. What's gone wrong for West Brom & Leeds in the Championship?published at 16:11 Greenwich Mean Time 27 January 2020

    Why have the Championship's top two faltered, and what do they need to do to get back on track?

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  6. Montgomery signs two-year Warriors dealpublished at 16:00 Greenwich Mean Time 27 January 2020

    Worcester back-row forward Caleb Montgomery signs a new two-year contract extension tying him to Sixways until 2022.

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  7. Three arrested at HS2 protest camppublished at 15:35 Greenwich Mean Time 27 January 2020

    Three people who've been campaigning against the clearance of woodland along the proposed HS2 route near Leamington Spa have been arrested.

    ProtestersImage source, Save Cubbington Woods Group

    Confirming the trio were part of the Save Cubbington Woods Group, spokesperson Nikki Jones said members were calling for tree and hedge removal to be suspended amid fresh uncertainty on whether the high-speed rail plan would go ahead.

    Warwickshire Police said one person was arrested on suspicion of aggravated trespass, and two detained on suspicion of a breach of the peace.

    The arrests were made on Church Road in Offchurch this morning.

  8. Three men deny boy's stab murderpublished at 15:20 Greenwich Mean Time 27 January 2020

    Keelan Wilson, 15, died in hospital after being stabbed near his home in 2018.

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  9. In pictures: Holocaust Memorial Daypublished at 14:38 Greenwich Mean Time 27 January 2020

    Services have been held around the West Midlands to mark Holocaust Memorial Day.

    They included an interfaith event for residents and dignitaries at Wolverhampton's cenotaph.

    ServiceImage source, City of Wolverhampton Council
    ServiceImage source, City of Wolverhampton Council
    ServiceImage source, City of Wolverhampton Council
    ServiceImage source, City of Wolverhampton Council

    Holocaust Memorial Day takes place annually on 27 January – the anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi death camp at Auschwitz-Birkena – and is organised by the Holocaust Memorial Day Trust.

  10. Parents 'always thankful' to stem cell donorpublished at 14:20 Greenwich Mean Time 27 January 2020

    BBC Inside Out

    The parents of an eight-year-old boy who underwent a stem cell transplant for his rare immune system disorder say they hope one day to thank his donor in person.

    Finley and his parents recently

    Finley Hill, from Belbroughton, Worcestershire, was diagnosed in March 2019 with a condition affecting white blood cells' ability to clear infections.

    An appeal for a stem cell donor turned up a match in Brazil in September and Finley's treatment began at Birmingham Children's Hospital in November.

    Last month at the hospital he formally marked the end of his treatment. His story will feature on Inside Out West Midlands on BBC One this evening from 19:30.

    Finley's father Paul Hill said: "What can you say to someone that's saved my boy's life? How can I thank him?"

  11. House fire 'was arson'published at 14:04 Greenwich Mean Time 27 January 2020

    Allen Cook
    BBC News

    A fire at a house in Cannock is being treated as arson by Staffordshire Police., external

    Fire crews were called on Saturday night to Cannock Road and believe the blaze started in the garage.

    They said everyone in the house managed to escape and no-one was hurt.

  12. Boy charged with murder over teen's stab deathpublished at 13:40 Greenwich Mean Time 27 January 2020

    The 16-year-old is accused of killing Nasir Patrice, who was stabbed in the chest in Warwickshire.

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  13. Your photos: Winter flower bloomspublished at 13:33 Greenwich Mean Time 27 January 2020

    BBC Weather Watchers

    There are plenty of winter flowers starting to bloom.

    Our BBC Weather Watchers shared these images today. They're from Shropshire Lass in Ludlow; Postman Les in Bromyard, Herefordshire; and Sarahlou86 in Stone, Staffordshire:

    LudlowImage source, Shropshire Lass
    BromyardImage source, Postman Les
    StoneImage source, Sarahlou86
  14. Alert issued over ice slip hazardpublished at 13:09 Greenwich Mean Time 27 January 2020

    People in parts of Herefordshire, Shropshire and Staffordshire are being warned of slippery conditions due to ice this evening and overnight.

    The Met Office has put out a yellow weather alert , externalwhich runs from 19:00 until 10:00 on Tuesday.

    Area covered by weather warningImage source, Met Office
  15. Rail bridge strike delaying servicespublished at 11:55 Greenwich Mean Time 27 January 2020

    BBC News Travel

    A vehicle has struck a railway bridge delaying trains running through Sandwell and Dudley station.

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  16. Man arrested after woman hit by carpublished at 11:38 Greenwich Mean Time 27 January 2020

    A woman remains in hospital in a critical condition after being hit by a car in Birmingham on Sunday.

    The woman, in her 50s, suffered serious head injuries in the crash on St Martin's Street at the junction with Tennant Street, Five Ways, just before 17:00.

    A 23-year-old man arrested on suspicion of driving while unfit through drink or drugs has been released under investigation, says West Midlands Police.

    Officers are asking for witnesses to come forward.