Summary

  • Girl, 11, hit by car seriously hurt

  • Shots fired on Birmingham street

  • Telford, Birmingham and Wolverhampton councils to supply free school meals over half-term

  • Covid-19: Coventry and Stoke prepare to enter tier two

  • Boy returns to school after months of pioneering cancer treatment

  • E-scooter trial 'could detect drunk riders'

  • Updates from Friday 23 October

  1. Brighton & Hove Albion 1-1 West Bromwich Albionpublished at 20:21 Greenwich Mean Time 26 October 2020

    Karlan Grant's late strike cancels out a Jake Livermore own goal to earn a point for West Brom at Brighton.

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  2. Weather: Showers easing through the daypublished at 08:18 Greenwich Mean Time 26 October 2020

    BBC Weather

    Light showers this morning but there should be more sunshine around this afternoon with just the odd shower. Breezy with a high of 12C/54F.

    LyonshallImage source, BBC Weather Watcher OldStation
    Image caption,

    This morning in Lyonshall, Herefordshire

    Largely dry with some patches of cloud this evening which should mostly clear away through the night. Light breezes and a low of 5C/41F.

    You can get a latest forecast for your area at any time by going to the BBC Weather website.

  3. Midlands Live: Breaking news and local storiespublished at 08:03 Greenwich Mean Time 26 October 2020

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

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  4. Officer 'failed to notice' dead sex offenderpublished at 00:32 Greenwich Mean Time 26 October 2020

    A prison officer was dismissed after failing to spot a man who had been "dead for some time".

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  5. Murphy free-kick rescues Newcastle pointpublished at 20:40 Greenwich Mean Time 25 October 2020

    Jacob Murphy's late free-kick for Newcastle cancels out Raul Jimenez's brilliant opener in a lacklustre encounter at Molineux.

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  6. Three arrested after postman robbed of mailpublished at 13:31 Greenwich Mean Time 25 October 2020

    A trolley of post was stolen from the worker in Great Wyrley, Staffordshire, on Saturday morning.

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  7. Pub fight leaves man in critical conditionpublished at 11:30 Greenwich Mean Time 25 October 2020

    A man suffers serious head injuries in a fight outside a pub in Oldbury on Saturday night.

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  8. Award for farmer who rescued lambing flockpublished at 09:37 Greenwich Mean Time 25 October 2020

    Sam Stables moved 140 sheep from Yorkshire to Hereford when his friend became ill with coronavirus.

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  9. Malcolm X: From civil rights to Smethwickpublished at 08:21 Greenwich Mean Time 25 October 2020

    Why was the civil rights activist in a small industrial town in the Midlands?

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  10. 'We were offered 15 terminations of our baby girl'published at 00:12 British Summer Time 25 October 2020

    Mothers of babies with Down's syndrome reveal the pressure they felt to terminate their pregnancies.

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  11. Ancient pear tree 'lives on' after HS2 fellingpublished at 00:11 British Summer Time 25 October 2020

    The Cubbington Pear is cut down, but saplings from it are being planted at schools and playgrounds.

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  12. The 'impossible' businesses stuck in Tier 2 'zombie land'published at 00:10 British Summer Time 25 October 2020

    The latest changes for Covid job support are not enough for some stuck in England's tier system.

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  13. Concern over 'dogfishing' and abandoned petspublished at 00:03 British Summer Time 25 October 2020

    Dog welfare charities say they are braced for a range of problems related to the coronavirus pandemic.

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  14. Exeter hold off Wasps to clinch doublepublished at 20:34 British Summer Time 24 October 2020

    Exeter complete a historic domestic and European double as they beat Wasps 19-13 to win the Premiership title.

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  15. Shrewsbury Town 1-2 Rochdalepublished at 18:24 British Summer Time 24 October 2020

    Rochdale make it back-to-back away wins with a 2-1 victory at Shrewsbury Town in League One.

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  16. Doncaster Rovers 1-2 Crewe Alexandrapublished at 18:12 British Summer Time 24 October 2020

    A Harry Pickering free-kick sees Crewe Alexandra end Doncaster's good form with victory at the Keepmoat Stadium.

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  17. Burton Albion 1-1 AFC Wimbledonpublished at 18:02 British Summer Time 24 October 2020

    Burton and AFC Wimbledon have to settle for a point apiece in a rain-soaked affair at the Pirelli Stadium.

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  18. Barrow 2-2 Walsallpublished at 17:59 British Summer Time 24 October 2020

    Caolan Lavery scores twice as Walsall twice battle back to claim a draw at Barrow.

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  19. HS2 bridge weighing 900 tonnes lowered into placepublished at 17:43 British Summer Time 24 October 2020

    The bridge will form part of a new road network being built in preparation for HS2.

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