Rapist attacked four girls in three countiespublished at 12:49 Greenwich Mean Time 19 November 2020
Parents of one of the victims approached officers after their daughter was raped, police say.
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Rapist attacked four girls in three countiespublished at 12:49 Greenwich Mean Time 19 November 2020
Around the web: Recruitment starts for vaccine campaignpublished at 12:26 Greenwich Mean Time 19 November 2020
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Rugby School 'rare' books auction raises £775kpublished at 12:23 Greenwich Mean Time 19 November 2020
The books cover everything from a Shakespeare folio, to titles on horsemanship and duelling.
Read MoreRail services reduced due to Covid-19published at 11:46 Greenwich Mean Time 19 November 2020
Rail services are being reduced between Leamington Spa and Nuneaton from Friday.
The hourly service will now run every two hours said West Midlands Railway.
The temporary change has been made following an increase in the number of train crew unable to work due to the impact of Covid-19, the company said.
Buses will replace the services unable to run.
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End of twitter postMan questioned over Birmingham pub bombingspublished at 11:36 Greenwich Mean Time 19 November 2020
A 65-year-old man arrested over the blasts is reported to be Michael Patrick Reilly.
Read MoreM6 Toll lane still closed due to 'police incident'published at 11:23 Greenwich Mean Time 19 November 2020
BBC News TravelA lane remains closed on the M6 Toll this morning due to a police incident.
Highways England had fully closed the motorway in both directions, external just before 08:00 between junctions T3, for Sutton Coldfield, and T4, for Lichfield.
The northbound side has since reopened but one lane southbound remains shut. , external
It has not revealed the nature of the police incident.
Around the web: Pub chain appeals for helppublished at 10:58 Greenwich Mean Time 19 November 2020
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Bin collections disrupted by positive testpublished at 10:34 Greenwich Mean Time 19 November 2020
Several refuse collectors are isolating after one of them contracted Covid-19.
Read MoreCity cycling given £1.4m boostpublished at 10:33 Greenwich Mean Time 19 November 2020
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Tom DavisAn extra £1.4m is to be invested in Coventry’s cycling plans, which will help fund new schemes in Foleshill and the University of Warwick.
Transport for West Midlands is distributing the cash as part of a wider £13m regional allocation from the second round of the government’s Active Travel Fund.
Money will be used in Coventry for the second phase of the Binley cycleway, running along the B4082 Clifford Bridge Road to the University Hospital Coventry and Warwickshire.
A new segregated cycling route along the B4113 in Foleshill to the city centre is also set to benefit, alongside plans to connect the University of Warwick campus via Lynchgate Road.
Tributes paid to 'kind, outgoing' womanpublished at 10:07 Greenwich Mean Time 19 November 2020
Danielle Mather died in hospital after being found in cardiac arrest at a house in Meir, Staffordshire.
Read MoreDelay to fast-turnaround Covid-19 testing centrepublished at 10:02 Greenwich Mean Time 19 November 2020
There have been delays to the start of a rapid coronavirus testing scheme in Wolverhampton.
The government-run test centre at the Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara on Sedgeley Street will now not open to members of the public today.
People with no Covid symptoms were being invited to take a lateral flow test where results could have been available in as little as 15 minutes.
But following delays in setting up the site organisers are now asking people not to come today and say testing will start on Friday.
Around the web: Son sent home for wearing trainerspublished at 09:31 Greenwich Mean Time 19 November 2020
Birmingham LiveFrom Birmingham Live:
- Mum's fury as son 'pulled out of class' for wearing trainers to school after shoe split, external
- Coronavirus miracle as consultant gives birth to twins while in coma, external
- 'Devastated' primary school offering support to staff and pupils following tragic death, external
What's the weather got in store?published at 08:37 Greenwich Mean Time 19 November 2020
It will be a cold day with some sunny spells and scattered showers, with highs of 9°C (48°F).
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Updates for the West Midlandspublished at 08:05 Greenwich Mean Time 19 November 2020
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Twins born to Covid-19 patient in comapublished at 20:36 Greenwich Mean Time 18 November 2020
Perpetual Uke says she struggled to believe they were her children when she awoke 16 days later.
Read MorePolice officer denies three assault chargespublished at 20:32 Greenwich Mean Time 18 November 2020
PC Declan Jones is alleged to have committed the offences in April in Birmingham.
Read MoreFrom local theatre to blockbusterpublished at 19:39 Greenwich Mean Time 18 November 2020
Amir Wilson, 16, stars in the latest adaptation of Philip Pullman's best-seller His Dark Materials.
Read MoreBoy, 10, dies after head injury at schoolpublished at 18:39 Greenwich Mean Time 18 November 2020
Yasir Hussain died on Tuesday just days after suffering a head injury at his Birmingham school.
Read MoreMan dies weeks after being hit by carpublished at 18:29 Greenwich Mean Time 18 November 2020
Jake Taylor, 24 dies in hospital after being hit by a car on Loomer Road in October.
Read MoreEnd of live updates for Wednesdaypublished at 18:01 Greenwich Mean Time 18 November 2020
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