Summary

  • Updates for 14-18 September

  1. 'Perfect pupil' bomb victim 'was dream to teach'published at 12:35 British Summer Time 21 September 2020

    Teachers describe the teenager killed in the suicide bombing as a "fabulous role model".

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  2. Three injured in hit-and-run incidentpublished at 12:02 British Summer Time 21 September 2020

    Two boys and a woman have been injured after being hit by a car that mounted the pavement in Wolverhampton and then failed to stop.

    Springfield RoadImage source, Google

    The vehicle also hit a parked car on Springfield Road, Heath Town at about 15:00 on Saturday, police said.

    A four-year-old was flung into the air, said West Midlands Police, and taken to hospital with leg injuries.

    His mother also received minor injuries.

    A 13-year-old sustained cuts and bruises, the force added.

    West Midlands Police described it as a "shocking incident".

  3. Woman dies and four injured in head-on crashpublished at 11:50 British Summer Time 21 September 2020

    A man, woman and two teenage girls were taken to hospital following the collision on the A49.

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  4. Writer picks up top award at Emmyspublished at 10:59 British Summer Time 21 September 2020

    BBC Entertainment and Arts

    Shropshire-born screenwriter and producer Jesse Armstrong has picked up an Emmy for his show Succession.

    SuccessionImage source, HBO

    The HBO series won the top prize, best drama series, as well as prizes in the drama categories for best writing and best directing during the virtual ceremony.

    Mr Armstrong, from Oswestry, said it was "such a very nice moment... but it's sad not to be with the cast and crew to share it."

    He listed a number of "un-thank yous" during his acceptance speech, criticising President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Boris Johnson for their respective responses to the coronavirus pandemic.

  5. Coronavirus: Parents asked to wear masks on school runpublished at 10:28 British Summer Time 21 September 2020

    Parents in Warwickshire are being asked to wear a mask on the school run in a bid to tackle a rise in coronavirus cases.

    The UK is at a "critical point" in the coronavirus pandemic and "heading in the wrong direction", the government's chief medical adviser will warn later.

    Rugby is the area with the highest rate in the county - recording 54.2 cases per 100,000 in the week up to 10 September.

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  6. 'Staff shortages' close secondary schoolpublished at 09:57 British Summer Time 21 September 2020

    BBC Radio Stoke

    A secondary school in Stoke-on-Trent says it will remain closed today, because of an increased number of staff absences.

    Discovery AcademyImage source, Google

    A second year 11 pupil at Discovery Academy in Bentilee tested postive for Covid-19 last week.

    A message on the school's Facebook page, external said it had taken the "precautionary measure" while staffing levels were being reassessed.

  7. What's the weather got in store?published at 08:16 British Summer Time 21 September 2020

    BBC Weather

    Early fog or low cloud should clear leaving a fine day with lots of sunshine and highs of 23C (73F).

    WolverhamptonImage source, Weather Watchers/Les at large
  8. Midlands Live: Breaking news and local storiespublished at 08:00 British Summer Time 21 September 2020

    The latest news, sport, travel and weather across the West Midlands and south Cheshire

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  9. The one-off Aston Martin saved from storage unitspublished at 00:34 British Summer Time 21 September 2020

    Only one Bulldog was ever built but it was sold by the company 40 years ago to raise cash.

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  10. Wolves in talks for £30m Semedo dealpublished at 23:21 British Summer Time 20 September 2020

    Wolves are in talks with Barcelona over a £30m deal for Portugal right-back Nelson Semedo.

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  11. Steelbacks, Foxes & Sharks into last eightpublished at 17:27 British Summer Time 20 September 2020

    Northants, Leicestershire and Sussex secure the last three T20 Blast quarter-final places in the final round of group games.

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  12. Bristol City impress in win at Stokepublished at 17:04 British Summer Time 20 September 2020

    Bristol City maintain their winning start to the new Championship season with victory at Stoke.

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  13. Championship: Bristol City earn win at Stoke - as it happenedpublished at 11:16 British Summer Time 20 September 2020

    Relive all the action as Bristol City score late in each half to win at Stoke in the Championship.

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  14. CCTV taxi appeal after three shot in streetpublished at 10:56 British Summer Time 20 September 2020

    Police release an image of a silver car seen near the scene of the shooting in Coventry.

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  15. Woman pulled from park lake 'critical'published at 10:17 British Summer Time 20 September 2020

    Crowds gathered at the Erdington park in Birmingham as emergency crews rushed to the scene.

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  16. Locals fear university return will spark lockdownpublished at 06:03 British Summer Time 20 September 2020

    Full-time residents of university cities in England fear local lockdowns as students return.

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  17. Lockdown life captured in photo competitionpublished at 01:31 British Summer Time 20 September 2020

    Twenty are selected from more than 250 competition entries from people across the Midlands.

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  18. Colonialism 'umbilical' at National Trust homespublished at 01:12 British Summer Time 20 September 2020

    Up to a third of the National Trust's 300 UK houses have links to colonialism, a project found.

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  19. Wolves not a stepping stone - Nunopublished at 22:40 British Summer Time 19 September 2020

    Wolves manager Nuno Espirito Santo rejects suggestions the club have become a stepping stone to bigger rivals.

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