Summary

  • Updates from Monday 2 March to Sunday 8 March

  1. Islamic centre offers evening jab during Ramadanpublished at 18:38 British Summer Time 15 April 2021

    People can be vaccinated after 21:00 BST in a bid to encourage more Muslims to have the vaccine.

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  2. Murder accused 'befriended gangster to sell story'published at 17:56 British Summer Time 15 April 2021

    Christopher Guest More Jr denies murdering Brian Waters, who was tortured at a farmhouse in 2003.

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  3. Teenager charged with attempted murderpublished at 17:28 British Summer Time 15 April 2021

    The 15-year-old is charged with attempted murder after a 14-year-old was stabbed in Birmingham.

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  4. Multimillion-pound revamp for Ricoh Arenapublished at 14:48 British Summer Time 15 April 2021

    The stadium is home to Wasps rugby team and will see football club Coventry City return soon.

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  5. Man denies murder after victim found dead in bathpublished at 14:07 British Summer Time 15 April 2021

    Hassan Ghafar, 22, from Birmingham, was found with stab wounds to the neck, police say.

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  6. Man denies car park murder chargepublished at 14:03 British Summer Time 15 April 2021

    Muhammed Khubaib also denied a charge of dangerous driving and is due to stand trial next year.

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  7. The candidates standing to be Staffordshire PFCCpublished at 09:45 British Summer Time 15 April 2021

    The election was due to take place in 2020 but postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic.

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  8. Bears CEO eyes tournament at Edgbastonpublished at 09:11 British Summer Time 15 April 2021

    Warwickshire want to host a tournament at Edgbaston to "reflect the communities" in Birmingham, says chief executive Stuart Cain.

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  9. Police 'open-minded' about attacks linkspublished at 08:55 British Summer Time 15 April 2021

    Detectives look to see if three violent attacks within several hours in Birmingham are linked.

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  10. Weather: Dry with long sunny spellspublished at 08:13 British Summer Time 15 April 2021

    BBC Weather

    A dry and mainly sunny day with some cloudy patches expected this afternoon. High: 11C/52F.

    This morning in Yoxall, StaffordshireImage source, BBC Weather Watcher Wendles
    Image caption,

    This morning in Yoxall, Staffordshire

    Those patches of cloud will mainly clear this evening leaving a dry night with long, clear spells. There could be some patches of mist or fog by dawn. Low: -1C/30F.

    You can stay up-to-date on the weather for your area by going to the BBC Weather website.

  11. Boy, 14, in hospital after park stabbingpublished at 20:58 British Summer Time 14 April 2021

    Two teenage boys are arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a stabbing in Birmingham.

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  12. Extra testing after South Africa variant foundpublished at 18:53 British Summer Time 14 April 2021

    Residents in Smethwick and Cape Hill are urged to get tested for the South Africa variant of the virus.

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  13. Pigeon causes four-hour closure of Covid test sitepublished at 17:47 British Summer Time 14 April 2021

    The Centre AT7 site closed at 11:30 BST and reopened just after 16:00, the city council says.

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  14. 'All days are bad... some are really, really terrible'published at 17:28 British Summer Time 14 April 2021

    Former cabinet minister Owen Paterson has spoken about the loss of his wife, Rose, who took her own life last year.

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  15. Police crack down on anti-social behaviour in Shrewsburypublished at 16:47 British Summer Time 14 April 2021

    Police are cracking down on anti-social behaviour in Shrewsbury.

    West Mercia Police said there has been a spate of vandalism and break-ins throughout the town centre and the Quarry over the last two weeks.

    In order to tackle the issue, it said it increased the number of officers on shift in the area, and more officers will be on late night patrols.

    The bandstand in The Quarry Park, ShrewsburyImage source, Getty Images

    Ch Insp Mark Reilly said: "I'd like to reassure the public that we understand what a negative affect this has on the community and we are taking the issue extremely seriously.

    "We are committed to finding the individuals responsible."

    He urged anyone with information about a crime or concerns to contact police.

  16. Office manager begged terrorist not to stab herpublished at 16:14 British Summer Time 14 April 2021

    Isobel Rowbotham describes seeing Jack Merritt moments after he had been fatally wounded.

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  17. Shoppers 'buzzing' as town's market returnspublished at 14:51 British Summer Time 14 April 2021

    The indoor and outdoor venues in the Shropshire town have been closed since early January.

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  18. Pigeon causes closure of Covid-19 testing centrepublished at 14:43 British Summer Time 14 April 2021

    Local Democracy Reporting Service

    A pigeon has forced the temporary closure of a Covid-19 testing centre in Coventry.

    The Centre AT7 site closed at about 11:30 BST after the bird flew into the building.

    Staff are now working to remove it.

    PigeonImage source, Getty Images

    Once it is removed, the council said a thorough deep clean will be carried out but it hopes to be able to re-open the site shortly.

  19. Drugs and alcohol 'stashed in gardens' near jailpublished at 14:22 British Summer Time 14 April 2021

    Five inmates have also absconded from the open prison near Warrington in the past two weeks.

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  20. Man accused of terrorism offences appears in courtpublished at 14:16 British Summer Time 14 April 2021

    Ben Styles, 23, from Leamington Spa, is charged with preparing acts of terrorism.

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