Summary

  • Updates from Monday 26 May to Sunday 31 May

  1. Suspected Brazil variant cases at car parts firmpublished at 20:33 British Summer Time 30 April 2021

    A mobile unit will be set up at LKQ Euro Car Parts, in Dordon, to offer staff tests.

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  2. Young & Lees tons keep Durham in controlpublished at 18:59 British Summer Time 30 April 2021

    Durham openers Will Young and Alex Lees both make centuries as Durham doggedly build a big lead against Warwickshire.

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  3. Westley ton as Essex amass at Worcesterpublished at 18:33 British Summer Time 30 April 2021

    Essex skipper Tom Westley completes a ton and Dan Lawrence hits 90 as the visitors declare on 561-8 against Worcestershire.

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  4. Why the struggle to find a bus is a key election issuepublished at 18:33 British Summer Time 30 April 2021

    Infrequent buses and cancelled services - why public transport is a vital topic for young voters.

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  5. Railway station shut after bomb discoverypublished at 18:23 British Summer Time 30 April 2021

    Disruption is expected to services through Wolverhampton until 20:00 BST, Network Rail said.

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  6. Wood mill managers cleared over 2015 explosionpublished at 17:46 British Summer Time 30 April 2021

    Four people died in the blast at Wood Flour Mills in Bosley in Cheshire.

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  7. Front ripped off cash machine in robberypublished at 17:40 British Summer Time 30 April 2021

    Three men have used a van and a rope to rip the front off a cash machine and steal money, police said., external

    Huub building in CongletonImage source, Google

    The trio targeted the cash machine at the Huub building on Manchester Road, Congleton, Cheshire, on Thursday night.

    Officers have since found a vehicle they think may have been used in the robbery.

    A 31-year-old man from Congleton has been arrested on suspicion of theft of a cash machine.

  8. New guide dog for fundraising heropublished at 17:25 British Summer Time 30 April 2021

    After a two year wait, West Bromwich fundraiser Dave Heeley has a new guide dog.

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  9. Son 'desperate' to fund parents' Covid treatmentpublished at 16:32 British Summer Time 30 April 2021

    Vernon Rose, whose parents are ill with Covid in India, is told by a doctor he 'needs a miracle'

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  10. One in seven shops lie empty after lockdownpublished at 16:21 British Summer Time 30 April 2021

    Research suggests the number of shop vacancies has risen again, with the North of England worse hit.

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  11. Killer seen as education project 'success story'published at 15:16 British Summer Time 30 April 2021

    Usman Khan was allowed to join Learning Together despite concern he was a terror offender.

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  12. 'Most contaminated land in Europe' set for revamppublished at 14:14 British Summer Time 30 April 2021

    The £100m scheme is expected to create about 1,000 jobs when work finishes on the old copper works.

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  13. Man at court charged with preparing terrorist actspublished at 13:53 British Summer Time 30 April 2021

    Ben Styles allegedly partially constructed a lethal firearm and manufactured live ammunition.

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  14. Blues charged by FA over rule breachpublished at 13:03 British Summer Time 30 April 2021

    Birmingham City are charged by the FA with playing Ruesha Littlejohn when she should have been suspended.

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  15. 'These families need access to the internet'published at 13:01 British Summer Time 30 April 2021

    A charity in Birmingham is helping parents who are facing hardship get access to the internet.

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  16. Hillside village awakes to an inch of snowpublished at 11:26 British Summer Time 30 April 2021

    Up to an inch (2.5cm) fell in Clee Hill and there were wintry flurries in the Stretton hills.

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  17. Weather: More light cloud and occasional sunshinepublished at 08:12 British Summer Time 30 April 2021

    BBC Weather

    The forecast for today is light cloud and some sunshine, with temperatures not rising much above 11C (52F).

    And we can expect more of the same tomorrow too.

    You can get a full forecast from the BBC Weather section of our website.

    Sunrise in ShrewsburyImage source, JemmaMarianne
  18. Medical students create green car-sharing apppublished at 06:38 British Summer Time 30 April 2021

    The pair use their spare time to create the app that can pay for renewable energy projects.

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  19. Family thanks girls who saved man kicked in riverpublished at 21:59 British Summer Time 29 April 2021

    The 74-year-old has "cried happy tears" after receiving overwhelming support, his daughter says.

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  20. Building collapse fears over plastic waste firepublished at 20:18 British Summer Time 29 April 2021

    Firefighters have been battling the flames at an abandoned recycling plant since Monday.

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