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  • Updates from Monday 26 May to Sunday 31 May

  1. Hilltop killer jailed for random walker murderpublished at 20:50 British Summer Time 8 April 2021

    Moses Christensen will serve at least 28 years in prison for stabbing Richard Hall at a beauty spot.

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  2. 'Name and shame Covid jab myth peddlers'published at 20:26 British Summer Time 8 April 2021

    Not enough care home staff are getting jabs because of false rumours, Birmingham MP Jack Dromey says.

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  3. Bears paceman Norwell dents Derbyshirepublished at 18:56 British Summer Time 8 April 2021

    Fit-again Warwickshire paceman Liam Norwell takes 5-32 as Derbyshire are bowled out for 189 on the first day of the new season.

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  4. Westley leads way for champions Essexpublished at 18:18 British Summer Time 8 April 2021

    Essex captain Tom Westley steers champions Essex to a steady start with the bat against Worcestershire.

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  5. Blood clot victim's sister urges people to get jabpublished at 17:05 British Summer Time 8 April 2021

    Neil Astles, 59, who had the AstraZeneca vaccine in March, died from a blood clot on Sunday.

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  6. Line of Duty car scene 'exhausting', says starpublished at 16:06 British Summer Time 8 April 2021

    The actor who plays rogue PC Ryan Pilkington says it was "so cold", but "so exciting to film".

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  7. Two questioned over fatal stabbingpublished at 13:51 British Summer Time 8 April 2021

    The body of a 56-year-old man was discovered in Birmingham earlier this month.

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  8. About 150 jobs to go at mining equipment factorypublished at 13:28 British Summer Time 8 April 2021

    The Unite union says work done at the Komatsu factory in Worcester is to move overseas.

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  9. Teen to be sentenced for killing father-to-bepublished at 12:39 British Summer Time 8 April 2021

    Matthew Dale's family say the stabbing meant he would never get to met his baby son.

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  10. Two-week-old orphaned fox cub rescuedpublished at 12:08 British Summer Time 8 April 2021

    The male cub's eyes were still closed when a member of the public found him on a driveway.

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  11. Murder probe as man stabbed to death in rowpublished at 12:04 British Summer Time 8 April 2021

    The 27-year-old victim died in hospital after being found at a house in Birmingham, police say.

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  12. Bears sign Vihari to cover for Malanpublished at 11:30 British Summer Time 8 April 2021

    Warwickshire sign India Test batsman Hanuma Vihari as cover while South African Pieter Malan is delayed by a visa issue.

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  13. Relive the opening day of the 2021 County Championship seasonpublished at 10:42 British Summer Time 8 April 2021

    Relive the opening day of the 2021 County Championship season as defending champions Essex make a strong start.

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  14. M6 toll design changespublished at 09:23 British Summer Time 8 April 2021

    BBC Midlands Today

    Drivers who use the M6 toll are to benefit from improvements to its design, as part of a multi-million pound investment strategy.

    M6 toll

    Automatic Number Plate Recognition technology will be installed from today in some lanes, as part of a pilot project for trucks and vans.

    It'll then be gradually rolled out for all other motorists.

    It's part of a wider plan to make the toll safer and improve congestion and connectivity across the West Midlands.

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    The driver just comes up to the plaza, sails through and gets on its way, much swifter journeys, no hold-ups at the plazas, [it's] a lot faster."

    Julie Davies, M6 toll commercial director

  15. 'My biggest regret is that my mum died in pain'published at 08:08 British Summer Time 8 April 2021

    Susan Lowe is among the carers who struggled to get pain relief for a loved one during the pandemic.

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  16. Outdoor seating plan to boost hospitality firmspublished at 19:40 British Summer Time 7 April 2021

    A stage area and 120 seats are to be installed in Birmingham's Victoria Square.

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  17. Man, 70, back home a year after Covid admissionpublished at 18:34 British Summer Time 7 April 2021

    Len Redding, from Stourbridge, spent months in hospital before continuing his recovery in a care home.

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  18. Man who murdered woman on night out jailedpublished at 17:08 British Summer Time 7 April 2021

    Azam Mangori, 24, killed Lorraine Cox, 32, in his flat above a kebab shop in Exeter in September.

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  19. Re-wilding projects launched in England and Walespublished at 16:27 British Summer Time 7 April 2021

    The Wildlife Trusts says it wants 30% of UK land and sea to be set aside for nature by 2030.

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