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  • Updates from Monday 2 March to Sunday 8 March

  1. Fallen wall causes road closurepublished at 15:23 British Summer Time 24 May 2021

    A Worcestershire road has been closed due to a collapsed wall.

    The wall came down on Lansdowne Crescent Lane today.

    Worcestershire County Council Highways said the road would remain closed while officers work to make it safe.

    The fallen wallImage source, Worcestershire County Council
  2. Appeal to trace man who tried to ram police bikepublished at 13:11 British Summer Time 24 May 2021

    West Midlands Police is appealing for help tracing a man who attempted to ram a police motorcycle during a pursuit.

    It happened in Oldbury on 5 May.

    The car, which the force said was later discovered to be on cloned plates and is suspected stolen, was pursued by the officer on a motorcycle, before the suspect "attempted to reverse ram the officer".

    The officer was not injured, but the car did make off from police.

    Anyone with information is urged to contact the force.

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  3. Recycling plant fire finally out after a monthpublished at 13:05 British Summer Time 24 May 2021

    Demolition work to remove a steel frame building housing the plastic waste finished at the weekend.

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  4. Woman sexually assaulted by group of menpublished at 11:59 British Summer Time 24 May 2021

    Police have appealed for witnesses after a woman was sexually assaulted by a group of men in Kidderminster.

    Broom Crescent leading to Dovedale AvenueImage source, Google

    The woman was attacked while walking in the Broom Crescent and Dovedale Avenue area of the town at about 18:30 on bank holiday Monday, 3 May, police said.

    "We would especially to like to identify a family that the victim spoke to at their home in the same area following the incident who offered her support," a West Mercia Police spokesperson said.

    Anyone with information was urged to contact the force on 101 or call Crimestoppers anonymously.

  5. Unexploded bomb found at beauty spotpublished at 08:43 British Summer Time 24 May 2021

    The Army was called to deal with an unexploded shell found at a Shropshire beauty spot.

    Spot where unexploded bomb foundImage source, West Mercia Police

    A member of the public came across the Anderson shell in Callow Hollow, on the Long Mynd, said West Mercia Police.

    It was removed and destroyed in a controlled explosion, the force tweeted on Sunday. , external

  6. What's the weather got in store?published at 08:13 British Summer Time 24 May 2021

    BBC Weather

    After a bright start for some, it will be another cloudy day with some heavy and thundery showers with highs of 12°C (54°F).

    This was the scene earlier in Aldridge in the West Midlands as captured by BBC Weather Watcher Tippytoes.

    AldridgeImage source, Tippytoes
  7. Midlands Live: Breaking news and local storiespublished at 06:19 British Summer Time 24 May 2021

    The latest news, sport, travel and weather from across the West Midlands and south Cheshire.

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  8. Notts complete remarkable win over Pearspublished at 18:16 British Summer Time 23 May 2021

    Notts take 14 wickets on the last day to earn an innings and 170-run win over Worcestershire and go top of Group One.

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  9. Essex play out rain-hit draw with Bearspublished at 17:47 British Summer Time 23 May 2021

    Essex and Warwickshire play out rain-affected draw with only 23 overs possible on day four at Chelmsford.

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  10. Duckett & Fletcher set up Notts chancepublished at 19:38 British Summer Time 22 May 2021

    Ben Duckett's 177 not out and six late wickets give Nottinghamshire a chance of victory against Worcestershire.

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  11. Essex edge ahead of Bears but draw loomspublished at 19:19 British Summer Time 22 May 2021

    Essex gain a first-innings lead against Warwickshire as Alastair Cook and Ryan ten Doeschate make half-centuries.

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  12. Further arrests at pro-Palestinian roof protestpublished at 16:05 British Summer Time 22 May 2021

    Two protesters were arrested at the Leicester drone factory protest, which has entered its fourth day.

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  13. Tragic story of last woman hanged retoldpublished at 07:38 British Summer Time 22 May 2021

    Mary Ball was executed in 1849 after being convicted of poisoning her abusive husband with arsenic.

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  14. Police worker charged in anti-corruption probepublished at 20:49 British Summer Time 21 May 2021

    Natalie Mottram is charged with unauthorised access to computers and perverting the course of justice.

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  15. Maths graduate jailed for owning bomb-making bookpublished at 18:28 British Summer Time 21 May 2021

    Oliver Bel was arrested after posting on Facebook that he wanted to "go on a spree", a court hears.

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  16. Siddle bowls out Bears before rain hitspublished at 18:00 British Summer Time 21 May 2021

    Peter Siddle completes his best Essex haul, 6-38, as Warwickshire are bowled out for 166, before rain ruins the hosts' reply.

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  17. Air ambulance charity marks 30th anniversarypublished at 17:35 British Summer Time 21 May 2021

    BBC Midlands Today

    The Midlands Air Ambulance charity is marking its 30th anniversary today by releasing a collection of old photographs.

    Two Midlands Air Ambulance staff holding balloonsImage source, Midlands Air Ambulance

    The organisation is also asking people, external to "go red" on Friday to show support, by wearing red or something similar.

    The charity says the last 12 months have been exceptionally challenging due to a significant reduction in fundraising during the pandemic.

  18. 'Small number' of Indian variant casespublished at 17:31 British Summer Time 21 May 2021

    Andy Giddings
    BBC News

    Public Health England (PHE) said it was now dealing with a "small number of cases" of the new Indian variant of Covid-19 in each local authority area in the West Midlands.

    PHE regional director Dr Sue Ibbotson said she was aware of 157 cases around the region yesterday and most had a link to foreign travel.

    But she said a few appeared to have spread within local communities and teams were working hard to contain the new variant.

    Dr Sue IbbotsonImage source, WMCA

    Dr Ibbotson also said, with lockdown set to be further eased next month "we have to carefully think about the freedoms we're given" and continue with social distancing and other safety measures.