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  • Updates from Monday 1 June to Sunday 7 June

  1. Man bailed over body pulled from canalpublished at 16:23 British Summer Time 5 June 2021

    The man was arrested on suspicion of murder after Darren Round's body was found in Birmingham.

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  2. Bears beat Derbyshire inside three dayspublished at 16:01 British Summer Time 5 June 2021

    Oliver Hannon-Dalby takes 4-24 as Warwickshire comfortably beat Derbyshire inside three days to top Group One of the County Championship.

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  3. Teenagers arrested after stab death of boy, 14published at 14:52 British Summer Time 5 June 2021

    Boys aged 14 and 16 are held on suspicion of the murder of Dea-John Reid.

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  4. Coventry ready for City of Culture launch eventpublished at 00:18 British Summer Time 5 June 2021

    Coventry City of Culture: Getting ready for the launch event

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  5. Owner of dog who attacked boy ordered to pay £2kpublished at 21:37 British Summer Time 4 June 2021

    The boy's facial injuries were treated by medics but he has been left with scarring, a court hears.

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  6. Drug dealers undertake traffic...in front of policepublished at 21:01 British Summer Time 4 June 2021

    Dramatic dashcam footage shows drug dealers trying to evade officers after undertaking a patrol car.

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  7. Durham dominant after Bedingham centurypublished at 20:03 British Summer Time 4 June 2021

    David Bedingham's third Championship century of the summer puts Durham in the driving seat against Worcestershire.

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  8. Bears earn big lead against Derbyshirepublished at 19:15 British Summer Time 4 June 2021

    Warwickshire take command of their Group One County Championship game with Derbyshire as 18 wickets tumble on day two.

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  9. Family's cars destroyed in arson attackpublished at 17:32 British Summer Time 4 June 2021

    The Hollands' Dudley home was also damaged in the blaze, but the family have no clue of the motive.

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  10. Delivery driver run over as thieves target his vanpublished at 17:29 British Summer Time 4 June 2021

    The driver is in a critical condition after being struck by his van as he tried to stop thieves.

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  11. Murder arrest after body pulled from canalpublished at 16:59 British Summer Time 4 June 2021

    Darren Round's body was pulled from the Birmingham Canal in Kings Norton in February 2020.

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  12. Drug dealers caught after undertaking police on M6published at 15:37 British Summer Time 4 June 2021

    Cocaine with a street value of £500,000 was found in a car which sped past on a hard shoulder.

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  13. PCs not trained to deliver head kicks, trial hearspublished at 15:05 British Summer Time 4 June 2021

    Ex-footballer Dalian Atkinson was kicked by PC Benjamin Monk, who is charged with his murder.

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  14. Motorcyclist, 18, killed in midnight crashpublished at 13:21 British Summer Time 4 June 2021

    The biker died after colliding with a Vauxhall Corsa on Birmingham's Stratford Road.

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  15. New £210m AI computing centre 'will help business'published at 11:56 British Summer Time 4 June 2021

    The centre will be led by IBM and the Science and Technology Facilities Council, a minister says.

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  16. Two in court over boy's stabbing murderpublished at 11:13 British Summer Time 4 June 2021

    Dea-John Reid, 14, was stabbed to death in Kingstanding, Birmingham, on Monday.

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  17. Weather: Blue skies and sunshinepublished at 09:12 British Summer Time 4 June 2021

    BBC Weather

    We are forecast more blue skies and sunshine today, but it won't be as hot as it was earlier in the week, with temperatures reaching around 20C (68F).

    That weather is set to continue through the weekend, before temperatures rise again next week.

    You can get a full forecast by clicking on this link.

  18. Police probe troubled mental health unitpublished at 08:03 British Summer Time 4 June 2021

    The CQC found dirty wards, a lack of staff and patients at risk of harm during an inspection.

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  19. Man charged with murder of 84-year-old womanpublished at 22:00 British Summer Time 3 June 2021

    Chase Kelly is also charged with burglary following the death of Mildred Whitmore.

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  20. Two more charged with 14-year-old's stab murderpublished at 21:09 British Summer Time 3 June 2021

    A man and a teenager are charged following the death of Dea-John Reid.

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