Summary

  • Updates for 5-9 October

  1. Crewe Alexandra 3-0 Wigan Athleticpublished at 17:34 British Summer Time 10 October 2020

    Crewe Alexandra shrug off a Covid-19 outbreak among their squad and return to action with a thumping win over Wigan.

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  2. Solihull Moors 5-0 King's Lynn Townpublished at 17:11 British Summer Time 10 October 2020

    Solihull crush King's Lynn as two goals from Cameron Archer help them to a 5-0 National League victory.

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  3. Gang-related notebook stolen from police carpublished at 16:57 British Summer Time 10 October 2020

    Officers were involved in a foot chase when the book was taken, West Midlands Police say.

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  4. Wasps beat Bristol to make finalpublished at 16:08 British Summer Time 10 October 2020

    Wasps reach their first Premiership final since 2017, scoring five tries to beat Bristol 47-24 in an exciting semi-final.

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  5. Hillsborough trauma specialist becomes MBEpublished at 15:24 British Summer Time 10 October 2020

    Dr Derek Farrell is recognised for his work with survivors of disasters and other traumatic events.

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  6. Walsall 1-1 Colchester Unitedpublished at 12:45 British Summer Time 10 October 2020

    Walsall and Colchester extend their unbeaten League Two starts with an entertaining draw.

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  7. 'We do have a bit of chair dancing'published at 01:52 British Summer Time 10 October 2020

    Britpop brunches and socially-distanced live music - how nightclubs are trying to survive.

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  8. 'Inspirational' Covid-19 volunteer becomes MBEpublished at 22:45 British Summer Time 9 October 2020

    Harmohinder Singh Bhatia has been working on community cohesion projects for more than 50 years.

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  9. Twelve-time world snooker champ made MBEpublished at 22:36 British Summer Time 9 October 2020

    Reanne Evans, 34, thought it was a joke when she received a phone call about the honour.

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  10. Knighthood for Grange Hill creator Phil Redmondpublished at 22:33 British Summer Time 9 October 2020

    The bus driver's son, who also created Brookside and Hollyoaks, is knighted in the Queen's Birthday Honours list.

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  11. Our coverage across the daypublished at 19:07 British Summer Time 9 October 2020

    That's all for our coverage today.

    We'll be back with more news, sport, travel and weather updates from 08:00 on Monday.

  12. Covid breach calls top 200 a day, say policepublished at 19:07 British Summer Time 9 October 2020

    West Midlands Police is receiving about 200 calls a day about non-compliance of Covid-19 restrictions, it's emerged.

    Calls include breaches of the rule of six, or people not wearing face masks, and Waheed Saleem, deputy police crime commissioner, said "more and more" was being expected of officers as the pandemic continued.

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    With Bonfire Night and Halloween approaching, he urged people to stick to the national rules and local restrictions and called on people to "think twice" about trick or treating.

    He said about £10m had been spent so far on "Covid-related costs" and although the force would receive some money back from government, "it won't cover all costs" and next year's budgets were now being assessed.

  13. Peacocks owner on brink putting 21,000 jobs at riskpublished at 19:07 British Summer Time 9 October 2020

    BBC Business News

    Edinburgh Woollen Mill, owner of the Peacocks and Jaeger clothing brands, says it plans to appoint administrators in an attempt to save the business.

    The move puts 21,000 jobs at risk across the country amid what the company described as "brutal" trading conditions.

    Fashion modelImage source, Jaeger

    Peacocks alone operates about 40 stores and outlets across the West Midlands.

    The stores will continue to trade as a review of the firm is carried out.

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  14. Cash hoard found in safe in McDonald's car parkpublished at 19:02 British Summer Time 9 October 2020

    Police shared a video of the moment shocked officers discovered £30,000.

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  15. 'We support high-speed rail but not HS2'published at 18:44 British Summer Time 9 October 2020

    Jonathan Bartley, co-leader of the Green Party, tells BBC Politics Midlands that money spent on HS2 would be better used on local transport projects.

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    Green Party co-leader Jonathan Bartley says HS2 funds should be spent on local routes

    Watch the full interview on BBC One from 10:00 on Sunday and catch up with past episodes of the podcast on BBC Sounds.

    Also joining presenter Elizabeth Glinka this week is Walsall North Conservative MP Eddie Hughes and the Labour MP for Birmingham Edgbaston Preet Gill.

  16. Original 19th Century cobbled street uncoveredpublished at 18:22 British Summer Time 9 October 2020

    Local Democracy Reporting Service

    Parts of original 19th Century cobbled paving that used to form a Coventry street have been uncovered by workers.

    Some of the original cobbled paving that used to be part of Smithford StreetImage source, Coventry City Council

    Council contractors discovered the cobbles, from Smithford Street, below the current flooring in the Upper Precinct this week.

    The cobbles are thought to date to between the 1850s to 1900. It is the second historical find hidden underneath Upper Precinct in recent months after workers stumbled upon a tiled mosaic from the old White Lion pub in March, which is believed to be around 150 years old.

    Patricia Hetherton, cabinet member for city services, said it was really special to uncover "another piece of the city’s history – especially one that pre-dates the Blitz bombings".

    The paving will move to a new, as of yet undecided, home.

  17. Teaching assistant jailed for having sex with girlpublished at 18:07 British Summer Time 9 October 2020

    A court heard Richard Perrin was arrested after a relative found messages on his phone.

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  18. Warning over men posing as police officerspublished at 18:05 British Summer Time 9 October 2020

    A warning has been issued to motorists after two incidents where men posing as police officers attempted to pull drivers over.

    West Midlands Police said both cases happened on Tuesday, the first on Wolverhampton Road in Oldbury where a driver was pulled over by a man in a silver Mercedes van claiming to be a police officer and questioning him about his vehicle.

    Half an hour later, a woman in Shirley reported a man in a smaller dark coloured car with blue flashing lights on the dashboard pulled her over, claimed to be an officer and questioned her about her speeding.

    Stock police imageImage source, Getty Images

    The force said both drivers asked the men for official identification, at which point the offenders drove off.

    It has urged drivers to be vigilant and said genuine police officers would always show their ID, and anyone who was unsure could call the non-emergency 101 number to check their details.

  19. Lorry death victims 'tried to break through roof'published at 17:59 British Summer Time 9 October 2020

    Thirty-nine people may have died in a lorry because people smugglers got "greedy", the Old Bailey hears.

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  20. Police shocked as £30k spills out of safepublished at 17:42 British Summer Time 9 October 2020

    Police arrest a man on suspicion of money laundering after finding a safe in a car in Coventry.

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