Police actions did not contribute to the death of Ian Dyche in 2018, an investigation finds.

A 73-year-old man has been assaulted in Nantwich.

Officers were called to Pillory Street shortly after 20:00 on Friday.

Anyone with information is being urged to come forward, said Cheshire Police.

Jack Newey-Bradley admitted making and distributing indecent images of children.

Shropshire Council hopes selling its Shirehall headquarters will provide £10m to transform Pride Hill.

Coventry Live

Some of the Coventry Live headlines today include:

• Children told to self-isolate after classmate tests positive for Covid at secondary school, external
• Shooting in Coventry linked to gang activity, external
• Alert after customer who visited three Wetherspoon pubs tests positive for Covid-19, external

Today Programme
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The family of a man in a Birmingham care home say he must think he's been "abandoned" by them, after care home visits were stopped.

Non-essential visits were suspended in Birmingham last month , externaland Covid-19 rates have continued to rise in the city.

David Byatt from Birmingham says not being able to visit his father who has dementia has been "immensely distressing" for his whole family.

"He must think, like every other patient in care homes, that they’ve been abandoned by their families.

"My dad is coming to the end of his dementia and end of life so we reckon he’s got towards Christmas.

"We just want to be able to see him and just hold his hand and give him a kiss and tell him we love him and say ‘we’re there for you dad’ and we haven’t got that opportunity."

A dementia charity is seeking a judicial review of the government guidance on care home visits.

A motorcyclist has been seriously injured after his bike hit a wall in Staffordshire.

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The 21-year-old was treated at the scene, at the junction of Furnace Lane and Poolside in Madeley shortly before 01:00, said the ambulance service.

He was taken to hospital in a serious condition.

Police are asking for anyone with information to come forward.

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When Wolves begin their 2020-21 campaign at Sheffield United later, it will mark the start of their third successive season as a Premier League club, equalling their longest stay in the top flight since a five-year stint ended in 1982.

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There will be no European football this year; that hope was dashed in August, as first Arsenal beat Chelsea in the FA Cup final, and then Wolves lost to eventual winners Sevilla in the quarter-finals of the Europa League.

However, with a new record signing in £35.6m teenage striker Fabio Silva and a new three-year deal for manager Nuno Espirito Santo, the buoyancy around Molineux remains.

Nevertheless, after successive seventh-placed finishes, their best performance in back-to-back seasons since the 1960s, the club are at a crossroads as they try to work out how - and, more importantly, how long it will take - to climb the next step.

Students join clubs and campaigns online as part of measures to reduce the spread of coronavirus.

AFC Telford United have received £15,000 in funding from the Premier League - to help them prepare for the restart of football next month.

The matchday support funding will also aide the safe return of fans to the New Bucks Head stadium, said the club.

The grant will help the National League North side pay for the increased costs of staging games - including extra stewards, hand sanitisers, and temperature checking equipment.

A man's body has been recovered from the water in Worcestershire, police say.

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It was located in Trimpley reservoir near Kidderminster just before 10:45 on Sunday.

Formal identification has not yet taken place but officers are not treating his death as suspicious, said West Mercia Police.

More than 1,000 new cases of Covid-19 were recorded in Birmingham in the seven days to 10 September, new figures show.

Households in Birmingham, Solihull and Sandwell must not mix from Tuesday following a spike in coronavirus cases.

A total of 1,014 new cases were recorded in the city- the equivalent of 88.8 cases per 100,000 people, up from 53.0 in the previous week.

The latest Public Health England data also shows rates in Sandwell were up to 69.1 per 100,000 people up from 23.1.

Solihull recorded a rate of 65.6, up from 36.0, and in Wolverhampton 156 people tested positive during the week bringing the rate there up to 59.2 per 100,000.

Big families react as they are told gatherings of more than six will be banned in England from Monday.

A man on an e-scooter reportedly opened fire on a car as he was chased and rammed in Coventry.

Three people are confirmed to have the disease, while six others are "suspected" cases.

Visitors to three city centre pubs in Coventry are being urged to be vigilant after a customer tested positive for Covid-19.

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The person visited The Flying Standard, The Spon Gate and the Earl of Mercia on 3, 5 and 6 September, the city council said.

Nadia Inglis, Consultant in Public Health at Coventry City Council, said: "Unfortunately, we have seen a rise in cases over the last few weeks which have been associated with people visiting pubs."

A spokesperson for JD Wetherspoon, which runs all three pubs, said it had been operating a "comprehensive social distancing and hygiene practices" in all its pubs.

The attacker is described as having a "distinctive" octopus tattoo on his right shoulder.

Three confirmed cases of Legionnaires' disease are being investigated along with six suspected cases in the West Bromwich area.

Eight of the cases were reported in the last week and a single case reported in July has been linked to the outbreak, said Public Health England.

Six of the patients are receiving treatment in hospital.

The government refutes union claims that most of the planned lorry parks are not yet built.

Monica Rimmer
BBC News

A couple have spoken of their disappointment at not being able to hold a small family party for their 50th wedding anniversary.

Sue and Michael Hessian, both 72, were due to have their children, five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren to their home in Canley, Coventry on Saturday, but the rule of six laws mean they can no longer do this.

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"This is a once only chance to celebrate 50 years of marriage with our family," Mrs Hessian said.

"We're not going to get another chance, we understand the reasons with the virus, but we don't get another chance, it's quite a milestone, we'd have liked an opportunity to see our family we're quite proud of it."

She said she also had to spend 12 weeks shielding earlier on in the coronavrius pandemic.

"We want to be careful, we keep to all the guidelines, but it isn't going to happen again, we've been deprived of the opportunity, it's very disappointing."