Summary

  • Updates from Monday 12 October to Sunday 18 October

  1. Walsall 0-0 Exeter Citypublished at 18:46 British Summer Time 17 October 2020

    Walsall extend the country's longest current unbeaten run to 11 games but were held to a drab 0-0 draw by Exeter.

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  2. Stoke win away at Lutonpublished at 18:30 British Summer Time 17 October 2020

    Stoke keep a seventh successive away clean sheet as two second-half goals bring victory away at Luton.

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  3. AFC Wimbledon 0-1 Shrewsbury Townpublished at 18:29 British Summer Time 17 October 2020

    Shrewsbury earn their first League One win of the season as Leon Clarke's last-gasp header secures a victory at AFC Wimbledon.

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  4. Bristol Rovers 1-1 Burton Albionpublished at 18:23 British Summer Time 17 October 2020

    Kane Hemmings scores his first goal for Burton to earn a 1-1 League One draw with Bristol Rovers at the Memorial Stadium.

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  5. Crewe Alexandra 1-1 Blackpoolpublished at 18:15 British Summer Time 17 October 2020

    Crewe return to action after failing to fulfil their midweek fixture at Oxford with a hard-fought draw with Blackpool.

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  6. Port Vale 1-0 Salford Citypublished at 18:14 British Summer Time 17 October 2020

    Cristian Montano struck a late winner for Port Vale to ensure Paul Scholes' first game in the Salford dugout ended in disappointment.

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  7. Man shot in same street as trio injured last monthpublished at 17:29 British Summer Time 17 October 2020

    Local people are "extremely worried" following the latest shooting in Coventry, police say.

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  8. Murder probe after man found dead at housepublished at 16:52 British Summer Time 17 October 2020

    A woman has been arrested over the death of the unnamed 36-year-old.

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  9. Cannabis crop at former nightclub 'worth £1m'published at 13:17 British Summer Time 17 October 2020

    The National Crime Agency says the 1,000-plant haul in Coventry is among the largest it has ever seen.

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  10. Hatfield rail crash service marks 20th anniversarypublished at 00:25 British Summer Time 17 October 2020

    Covid-19 restrictions mean the memorial to the four passengers killed is limited to 30 people.

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  11. Anti-HS2 campaigner given suspended sentencepublished at 19:30 British Summer Time 16 October 2020

    Elliott Cuciurean breached an injunction 12 times at a construction site in woods in Warwickshire.

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  12. Our live coverage across the weekpublished at 19:00 British Summer Time 16 October 2020

    Andy Giddings
    BBC News

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

  13. Parents asked to 'use good sense' over Halloweenpublished at 18:54 British Summer Time 16 October 2020

    The West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner has urged parents to "use good sense" over trick or treating this Halloween.

    David Jamieson said he could not see "how this can possibly take place safely".

    Pumpkin

    Much of the force area is in a tier two zone, meaning that households cannot mix indoors, but can outdoors.

  14. Millwall sign WBA striker Zohore on loanpublished at 18:43 British Summer Time 16 October 2020

    Championship side Millwall sign West Bromwich Albion forward Kenneth Zohore on loan until January.

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  15. Police officer charged over three assaultspublished at 18:42 British Summer Time 16 October 2020

    Charges were brought as part of a wider inquiry into alleged use of excessive force by officers.

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  16. Leader believes students are listening to Covid messagepublished at 18:39 British Summer Time 16 October 2020

    The leader of Birmingham City Council believes the coronavirus message is getting through to students.

    Ian Ward said while the overall rate of cases among students is above the city's average, the rate among students on campus is slightly less than that average.

    University of Birmingham

    Mr Ward said: "That confirms most students are listening to guidance."

    He also said that attendance at schools in the city now stood at 85%.

  17. Birmingham re-sign Clarke-Salterpublished at 18:31 British Summer Time 16 October 2020

    Chelsea loan central defender Jake Clarke-Salter to Championship side Birmingham City for a second successive season.

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  18. 'We need a circuit-breaker'published at 18:31 British Summer Time 16 October 2020

    Labour Leader Sir Keir Starmer is calling for a short, sharp lockdown to tackle a rise in coronavirus cases across the country.

    He told BBC Politics Midlands presenter Elizabeth Glinka a so-called circuit-breaker would be more effective than the current measures and cause less harm to local economies in the long-run.

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    Labour Leader Sir Keir Starmer says a short lockdown would halt the rise in Covid-19.

    Watch the full interview on BBC Politics Midlands from 10:00 on Sunday

    And catch up with other episodes of the Politics Midlands podcast.

  19. Burton sign Wolves striker Ennispublished at 18:26 British Summer Time 16 October 2020

    Burton Albion sign Wolves striker Niall Ennis on a season-long loan deal.

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