Summary

  • Updates from Monday 26 May to Sunday 31 May

  1. Man jailed for manslaughter of suspected vandalpublished at 16:43 British Summer Time 19 April 2021

    Benjamin Hunt restrained Christopher Walters after an attack on a car, police say.

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  2. Crossing plans to be investigated after petitionpublished at 16:32 British Summer Time 19 April 2021

    Local Democracy Reporting Service

    Calls for a pedestrian crossing into Coventry's War Memorial Park are to be investigated by the council after a petition received over 400 signatures.

    Residents are calling for a safe crossing on Leamington Road, opposite Humphrey Burtons Road, in Cheylesmore.

    Dad-of-two Gurch Nat said he launched the petition at the end of last year after witnessing "several near misses" involving children.

    The site for the crossing in CoventryImage source, Google

    A spokesman from Coventry City Council said: "A count of traffic flow and the number of pedestrians crossing near the requested location will be undertaken during the summer school term to assess whether the location meets the criteria for a crossing facility."

  3. Appeal after 12-year-old robbed on buspublished at 15:53 British Summer Time 19 April 2021

    Police have released an image of a man they want to speak to after a 12-year-old was robbed on a bus in Birmingham.

    Three people stole a mobile phone from the boy on the 97 bus, while it was on Victoria Street in Bordesley Green, just after 15:30 on 5 March.

    Anyone with information is urged to speak to West Midlands Police.

    CCTV imagesImage source, West Midlands Police
  4. Woman, 101, meets great-grandson for first timepublished at 15:46 British Summer Time 19 April 2021

    Grace Emery is able to hold six-month-old Xander now Covid lockdown rules have been relaxed.

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  5. International landmarks lit up for little Azayliapublished at 14:43 British Summer Time 19 April 2021

    Niagara Falls and Millennium Bridge were illuminated for Azaylia Cain, who has leukaemia.

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  6. Murder probe as woman dies fleeing house firepublished at 14:37 British Summer Time 19 April 2021

    The 83-year-old jumped from a window to escape the deliberate blaze at her home on Sunday.

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  7. Police record spike in stalking offencespublished at 13:46 British Summer Time 19 April 2021

    Staffordshire Police said stalking offences in the county have more than doubled in a year, rising from 823 in 2019, compared to 2,088 in 2020.

    The force puts this increase down to more people coming forward to report crimes, rather than an increase in offending.

    "On the whole it means less stalking is going unreported and more victims are being protected," Det Insp Victoria Ison, from the force, said.

    "A lot of work has been done to increase general understanding and awareness of this crime, so we believe more victims now recognise the behaviours and are reporting them to the police," she added.

  8. Man hands himself in over hit-and-run collisionpublished at 13:27 British Summer Time 19 April 2021

    A 64-year-old man died after being hit by a car in Birmingham on Sunday, police say.

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  9. Council promises action after children 'failed'published at 11:53 British Summer Time 19 April 2021

    A High Court judge has questioned if Herefordshire Council's children's services are fit for purpose.

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  10. What's the weather got in store?published at 08:18 British Summer Time 19 April 2021

    BBC Weather

    It is set to be a dry and bright day with plenty of sunshine and highs of 16C (61F).

    This was the scene earlier in Shrewsbury in Shropshire as taken by BBC Weather Watcher JemmaMarianne.

    ShrewsburyImage source, JemmaMarianne
  11. Cox helps Pears hang on for Derbys drawpublished at 19:00 British Summer Time 18 April 2021

    Worcestershire bat out a draw against Derbyshire thanks to Ben Cox's unbeaten 60 and Ed Barnard's 35.

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  12. Bresnan inspires Bears to beat Nottspublished at 18:38 British Summer Time 18 April 2021

    Tim Bresnan's unbeaten 68 guides Warwickshire to a three-wicket win at Nottingham as they successfully chase a target of 333.

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  13. Pedestrian dies after hit-and-run crash by garagepublished at 18:02 British Summer Time 18 April 2021

    The 64-year-old man was struck by a white car in Stechford, Birmingham, on Sunday, police said.

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  14. Midlands Live: Breaking news and local storiespublished at 17:40 British Summer Time 18 April 2021

    The latest news and updates from across the West Midlands and south Cheshire.

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  15. Teacher returns from China after £54k raisedpublished at 15:41 British Summer Time 18 April 2021

    Bob Allison had a stroke while abroad and his family set up a fundraising page to help get him home.

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  16. A41 motorcyclist dies in crash with two carspublished at 12:39 British Summer Time 18 April 2021

    The rider was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash near Market Drayton.

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  17. 'Ferocious' fire rips through Grade II listed pubpublished at 10:30 British Summer Time 18 April 2021

    The fire service described the blaze as "ferocious" but stopped it spreading to nearby buildings.

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  18. Wickets for Stone but Notts scent victorypublished at 19:36 British Summer Time 17 April 2021

    Olly Stone and Danny Briggs help to bowl out Nottinghamshire for 260, before Warwickshire, set 333 to win, close on 85-3.

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