Summary

  • Updates from Monday 2 March to Sunday 8 March

  1. Four games rained off in Championshippublished at 16:43 British Summer Time 21 May 2021

    Rain abandons day two in the Derbyshire-Durham, Northants-Lancashire, Gloucestershire-Somerset and Notts-Worcestershire games.

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  2. Holiday experience for primary pupilspublished at 16:22 British Summer Time 21 May 2021

    Some of the children were due to go on their first holiday before the pandemic struck.

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  3. Surprise for fundraising organ transplant pupilpublished at 14:30 British Summer Time 21 May 2021

    Police thank Tilly Rae for her charity work despite undergoing a rare multi-organ transplant.

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  4. Shopping centre murderer who hid in attic jailedpublished at 14:28 British Summer Time 21 May 2021

    Tyrelle Harris stabbed Karl Gallagher during a chance meeting as the victim picked up a pizza.

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  5. Urgent plea to mother of baby found dead in canalpublished at 13:58 British Summer Time 21 May 2021

    Police say the newborn baby boy could have been in the water for up to four days.

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  6. Eight in custody after man, 72, killed in disorderpublished at 13:10 British Summer Time 21 May 2021

    The victim, who is yet to be identified, died at the scene in Exhall, Warwickshire.

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  7. Town's tributes for baby Azaylia's funeralpublished at 12:55 British Summer Time 21 May 2021

    Orange decorations adorn streets for Azaylia Cain's funeral after she died last month with cancer.

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  8. Urgent plea to mother of baby found dead in canalpublished at 12:52 British Summer Time 21 May 2021

    Police say the newborn baby boy could have been in the water for up to four days.

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  9. 'Right actions' need to be taken over quarry stinkpublished at 11:34 British Summer Time 21 May 2021

    The Environment Agency responds to criticism of its handling of issues at Walleys Quarry.

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  10. Agency 'doing everything it can' on quarry stinkpublished at 10:54 British Summer Time 21 May 2021

    The Environment Agency is accused of being "repeatedly too slow to react".

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  11. Zoo celebrates first red-bellied lemur birthpublished at 09:39 British Summer Time 21 May 2021

    The baby's arrival as the first of its kind at Chester Zoo makes it "extra special", a keeper says.

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  12. Today's weather forecast: Another wet and windy onepublished at 08:23 British Summer Time 21 May 2021

    Shefali Oza
    BBC Midlands Today

    Another cool day is in store with showers across the West Midlands.

    Media caption,

    The latest West Midlands forecast

  13. Green light for return of heathland habitatpublished at 06:46 British Summer Time 21 May 2021

    Wildlife to thrive as a charity secures funding to recreate almost 100 acres of natural heathland.

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  14. First orders after locals buy village pubpublished at 06:41 British Summer Time 21 May 2021

    Villagers raise £270,000 to buy the Fox Inn in Loxley, Warwickshire, amid fears it could close.

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  15. Newborn baby found dead in canalpublished at 22:45 British Summer Time 20 May 2021

    An investigation is launched after the child was found by a passer-by in a nature reserve.

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  16. Pennington wobbles Notts before rainpublished at 19:24 British Summer Time 20 May 2021

    Fewer than 16 overs are possible but Dillon Pennington takes two wickets as Nottinghamshire reach 51-3 against Worcestershire.

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  17. Sibley grafts, Siddle shines for Essexpublished at 19:15 British Summer Time 20 May 2021

    Essex paceman Peter Siddle takes 4-36 as Warwickshire - boosted by 43 for England's fit-again Dom Sibley - battle to 159-7.

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  18. Five arrests after man, 72, killed in disturbancepublished at 15:47 British Summer Time 20 May 2021

    One is held on suspicion of murder after police were called to Exhall, Warwickshire.

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