Midlands Live: Breaking news and local storiespublished at 07:48 British Summer Time 13 July 2020
The latest news, sport, travel and weather across the West Midlands and south Cheshire.
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Hundreds more NHS maternity cases under review
Theatre consults on job cuts due to Covid-19
PC charged with causing death by dangerous driving
Human remains found in 'murdered' mother search
Special constable hit by car dies months later
Updates on Friday 10 July
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Midlands Live: Breaking news and local storiespublished at 07:48 British Summer Time 13 July 2020
'It is a chance to give something back to the NHS'published at 01:08 British Summer Time 13 July 2020
01:08 BST 13 July 2020Ollie Farquharson, 18, has been working on the NHS 111 call service since the death of his aunt.
Read MoreDriver charged after van plunged off roundaboutpublished at 20:02 British Summer Time 12 July 2020
20:02 BST 12 July 2020Amarvir Powar, of Wolverhampton, was detained after the van landed near a subway below.
Read MoreVilla beat Palace to boost survival hopespublished at 18:33 British Summer Time 12 July 2020
18:33 BST 12 July 2020Aston Villa beat Crystal Palace to boost their hopes of avoiding relegation in a game including two controversial video assistant referee decisions.
Read MoreFarm locked down as 73 staff are Covid-19 positivepublished at 18:19 British Summer Time 12 July 2020
18:19 BST 12 July 2020Up to 200 vegetable pickers and packers will remain on the farm in Herefordshire while isolating.
Read MoreCancer death family's petition signed by 100,000published at 18:13 British Summer Time 12 July 2020
18:13 BST 12 July 2020The family of Kelly Smith, who died at 31, say treatment delays caused by Covid-19 cut her life short.
Read MoreJust how good is Raul Jimenez?published at 18:02 British Summer Time 12 July 2020
18:02 BST 12 July 2020He scores, he assists, he barely misses a game - but just how good is Wolves forward Raul Jimenez?
Read MoreStoke beat Blues to edge closer to safetypublished at 15:40 British Summer Time 12 July 2020
15:40 BST 12 July 2020Stoke ease past managerless Birmingham, leaving both clubs four points clear of the Championship relegation zone.
Read MoreWolves beat Everton to boost Champions League hopespublished at 14:21 British Summer Time 12 July 2020
14:21 BST 12 July 2020Wolves boost their chances of claiming a place in next season's Champions League with a comprehensive home victory over Everton.
Read MorePCSO back with family after three-month isolationpublished at 12:06 British Summer Time 12 July 2020
12:06 BST 12 July 2020William Till moved out of his family home to protect his seven-year-old son, who was shielding.
Read More'Two weeks to save the circus'published at 00:03 British Summer Time 12 July 2020
00:03 BST 12 July 2020Performers from Circus Extreme say their industry faces collapse without support from the government.
Read More'Weaker' squads will incur no penaltiespublished at 22:00 British Summer Time 11 July 2020
22:00 BST 11 July 2020Premiership clubs will not be subject to selection penalties from the 14 August resumption, on a player-welfare basis.
Read MoreWest Brom held to draw by Blackburnpublished at 18:20 British Summer Time 11 July 2020
18:20 BST 11 July 2020West Brom drop two points in the race for promotion from the Championship as they are held to a draw at Blackburn.
Read MoreTech just became a little bit greenerpublished at 16:27 British Summer Time 11 July 2020
16:27 BST 11 July 2020A new way to recycle the super strong magnets our gadgets rely on
Read MoreOne-year-old boy falls from second-floor windowpublished at 15:42 British Summer Time 11 July 2020
15:42 BST 11 July 2020The child is being treated for a serious head injury and police are investigating.
Read MoreVan plunges off elevated roundabout in crashpublished at 13:06 British Summer Time 11 July 2020
13:06 BST 11 July 2020A man is arrested after the van went through a barrier and landed near a subway below, in West Bromwich.
Read MoreDefender Smith signs extended Vale dealpublished at 13:00 British Summer Time 11 July 2020
13:00 BST 11 July 2020Port Vale centre-back Nathan Smith signs a contract extension to stay at the club until June 2022.
Read MoreThird murder charge after garage stabbingpublished at 10:15 British Summer Time 11 July 2020
10:15 BST 11 July 2020Pavandeep Daudher, 19, died from a stab wound to his thigh in March.
Read MoreOutdoor pools struggling to reopenpublished at 09:16 British Summer Time 11 July 2020
09:16 BST 11 July 2020Some volunteer-run attractions say a shortened summer season is "not financially viable".
Read MoreThe history of illegal raves in the UKpublished at 07:55 British Summer Time 11 July 2020
07:55 BST 11 July 2020Illegal raves have been booming during lockdown, but their story goes back a long time.
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