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  • Updates from Monday 26 May to Sunday 31 May

  1. 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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  2. 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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  3. 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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  4. 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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  5. Murder-accused PC was 'absolutely petrified'published at 15:23 British Summer Time 20 May 2021

    PC Benjamin Monk said he "thought we had had it" when he discharged a Taser at Dalian Atkinson.

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  6. Curfew for youth who kidnapped boys in carpublished at 13:44 British Summer Time 20 May 2021

    The 15-year-old took the car when the boys' dad stopped to drop food off at a friend's house.

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  7. Lightning strike and fire destroy bungalow roofpublished at 13:05 British Summer Time 20 May 2021

    Lyn Ellis says she and husband Trevor just got out in time before the roof collapsed.

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  8. Hijab-wearing boxing coach inspires new generationpublished at 09:59 British Summer Time 20 May 2021

    Haseebah Abdullah has enabled strict dress code rules to change and allow more female participants.

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  9. Premier League striker charged with drink drivingpublished at 09:41 British Summer Time 20 May 2021

    Ashley Barnes was arrested hours after Burnley FC beat Fulham, securing their top-flight status.

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  10. Seven cases of Indian variant discovered on farmpublished at 08:28 British Summer Time 20 May 2021

    There have been seven cases of the Indian coronavirus variant found at a farm in Herefordshire.

    They are among 14 members of the seasonal workforce to have tested positive for Covid-19 and Herefordshire Council said it was working to support the farm.

    Nearly 3,000 cases of the Indian variant have now been identified in the UK.

    Lateral flow testsImage source, Getty Images

    Another two cases of the Indian variant have been found in neighbouring Worcestershire. but Worcestershire's director of public health Dr Kath Cobain said: "We do expect viruses to mutate and we monitor all of the variants."

  11. Boy's breathing problems linked to smelly quarrypublished at 08:14 British Summer Time 20 May 2021

    The five-year-old's consultant thinks his symptoms are connected to noxious fumes in Staffordshire.

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  12. Weather forecast: Soaking up the rainpublished at 08:09 British Summer Time 20 May 2021

    Shefali Oza
    BBC Midlands Today

    A change in the weather is on the way - expect lots of rain with brief spells of sunshine as an area of low pressure moves up from the South West.

    The temperature will range from 12 to 15C (53-59F) but with gusts of up to 40mph it will feel colder than that.

    Grey skies in Brandon, WarwickshireImage source, eskimoden/ BBC Weather Watchers
  13. More than 500 jobs to go in car part plant closurepublished at 07:57 British Summer Time 20 May 2021

    GKN will continue its plans to close its plant in Erdington, Birmingham, despite union proposals.

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  14. 'Strange and lovely' wedding for cancer-battle dadpublished at 06:43 British Summer Time 20 May 2021

    Owen Murray and Laura Dear tied the knot in front of 30 guests at a ceremony.

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  15. Rare bird found by cleaner released into the wildpublished at 06:37 British Summer Time 20 May 2021

    An elusive golden oriole is back in the air after being nursed back to health by wildlife rescuers.

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  16. Detectorist finds stolen treasures on first huntpublished at 06:20 British Summer Time 20 May 2021

    Charles Cartwright dug up a hoard of Roman and Viking jewellery taken in a burglary four years ago.

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  17. Court backlog of 1,100 cases 'puts lives on hold'published at 18:58 British Summer Time 19 May 2021

    Police and Crime Commissioner John Campion says the system was slow to respond to the pandemic.

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  18. Blood on PC's boot showed force, murder trial toldpublished at 18:03 British Summer Time 19 May 2021

    A police officer denies murder and manslaughter, after ex-Aston Villa star Dalian Atkinson died.

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  19. Roald Dahl letter to go under the hammer in Staffordshirepublished at 16:30 British Summer Time 19 May 2021

    A handwritten letter by children's author Roald Dahl which reveals his secrets to good storytelling is set to go on sale at auction.

    The letter, dated 2 August 1989, showcases the writer's opinion of his own work and his determination to get children reading.

    It was sent to librarian Christine Wotton, who said she had written to Mr Dahl "speculatively" as a 20-year-old student as she was studying for a degree in literature and linguistics in the late 1980s.

    The letterImage source, Hanson's Auctioneers

    The item has been given a guide price of £500-800 by Hansons Auctioneers and is set to go under the hammer on 15 June in its specialist library auction at Bishton Hall, in Staffordshire.

    Jim Spencer, head of books and works on paper at Hansons, said: "Most autograph letters that come up for sale are typed, brief, almost generic responses.

    "This is quite different, it gives us an insight into Dahl's creativity and craft, his passion for making reading fun, encouraging children to pick up books and take a love of literature with them throughout the rest of their lives."

    Roald DahlImage source, Getty Images