Summary

  • Updates from Monday 26 May to Sunday 31 May

  1. Critchley stars as Derbys build leadpublished at 19:12 British Summer Time 17 April 2021

    Derbyshire all-rounder Matt Critchley follows up his first-innings ton with 84 and a haul of 5-67 against Worcestershire.

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  2. Artistic tribute to Philip given driveway showingpublished at 12:39 British Summer Time 17 April 2021

    Artist Lorraine Douglas took up painting during lockdown to help cope with her chronic pain.

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  3. Over 1,000 complaints about landfill site smellspublished at 07:15 British Summer Time 17 April 2021

    Inspectors say they made daily visits to investigate the cause of the "horrendous" odours.

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  4. Prince Philip: Former batman recalls navy servicepublished at 07:09 British Summer Time 17 April 2021

    Jim Bent, 92, served under the Duke of Edinburgh at naval camp HMS Glendower after World War Two.

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  5. Three wickets for Broad but Sibley hurtpublished at 19:51 British Summer Time 16 April 2021

    Nottinghamshire's Stuart Broad takes 3-50 as Warwickshire, minus injured England opener Dom Sibley, are bowled out for 201.

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  6. Derbyshire hold edge over Worcestershirepublished at 19:27 British Summer Time 16 April 2021

    Tom Fell and Riki Wessels make half-centuries but Worcestershire end day two at Derby still trailing Derbyshire.

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  7. Cases of South Africa variant found in Birminghampublished at 17:50 British Summer Time 16 April 2021

    A "small number of cases" have been found and door-to-door tests will be carried out in some areas.

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  8. 'Surreal' to be home after Ugandan adoption battlepublished at 17:45 British Summer Time 16 April 2021

    Emilie Larter, who spent five years trying to adopt Adam, said they will now be "together forever".

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  9. Reward doubled to find 'world's longest rabbit'published at 17:24 British Summer Time 16 April 2021

    Concerns are growing for 12-year-old Darius who vanished from his Worcestershire home on Saturday.

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  10. Chairman admits 'losing cool' in viral meetingpublished at 17:17 British Summer Time 16 April 2021

    Handforth Parish Council's Brian Tolver apologises but stands by his claims about Jackie Weaver.

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  11. Greensill lobbying row pauses Cheshire land dealpublished at 16:14 British Summer Time 16 April 2021

    Financier Lex Greensill plans to create a "natural sanctuary for wildlife" in a Cheshire village.

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  12. Man denies involvement in Elgar medals theftpublished at 16:07 British Summer Time 16 April 2021

    Among the items taken were a signed photo and Elgar's Grand Cross of The Royal Victorian Order.

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  13. Mother of man shot by police loses legal challengepublished at 15:29 British Summer Time 16 April 2021

    Anthony Grainger was fatally shot during a police operation in March 2012 by a firearms officer.

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  14. Car park becomes dance floor for lockdown pairpublished at 15:21 British Summer Time 16 April 2021

    Sue Whitehead and Geoff Shaw decided to bubble together during lockdown to keep dancing.

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  15. Man given hospital order over 'brutal' killingpublished at 13:30 British Summer Time 16 April 2021

    Kenneth McDermid struck Wendy Morse over the head 12 times with a heavy object.

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  16. Call for more CCTV in park after woman attackedpublished at 13:12 British Summer Time 16 April 2021

    A nurse who uses the park to get to work at the nearby hospital wants better security.

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  17. Woman dies after car crashes with lorrypublished at 10:45 British Summer Time 16 April 2021

    A woman has died after a car crashed with a lorry on the A50 in Staffordshire.

    The woman was found in a critical condition by paramedics but she was confirmed dead at the scene, the ambulance service said.

    The crash happened shortly before 18:30 on the eastbound carriageway by Blythe Bridge.

    A second patient from the car, a man, was taken to hospital in a serious condition.

  18. The candidates standing to be Warwickshire PCCpublished at 09:53 British Summer Time 16 April 2021

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

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  19. Weather: Another dry day with mainly sunny spellspublished at 08:17 British Summer Time 16 April 2021

    BBC Weather

    Dry and bright with sunny spells this morning before turning cloudier this afternoon. High: 11C/52F.

    This morning in Leek, StaffordshireImage source, BBC Weather Watcher Billington_Photo
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    This morning in Leek, Staffordshire

    A mix of clear spells and cloudy ones tonight with a few patches of mist and fog developing early in the morning. Low: -1C/30F.

    Keep up-to-date on your local weather forecast by visiting the BBC Weather website.

  20. Accountant jailed for 'industrial scale' fraudpublished at 21:55 British Summer Time 15 April 2021

    Steven Day lied about his mother dying and having cancer to cover up his deceit, a court hears.

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