Summary

  • Updates from Monday 4 January to Sunday 10 January

  1. Burton bring in Taylor, Earl and Broompublished at 18:56 Greenwich Mean Time 1 February 2021

    Burton Albion sign teenage midfielder Terry Taylor from Wolves, while defender Josh Earl and midfielder Ryan Broom join on loan.

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  2. Two boys in court charged with Keon Lincoln murderpublished at 13:32 Greenwich Mean Time 1 February 2021

    Fifteen-year-old Keon was shot and stabbed in an attack thought to have involved up to six people.

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  3. Murder probe after fatal shootingpublished at 12:41 Greenwich Mean Time 1 February 2021

    A 39-year-old man dies in hospital after being found seriously injured in Dudley on Sunday.

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  4. Wasps lock Cardall signs new contractpublished at 12:38 Greenwich Mean Time 1 February 2021

    Wasps lock forward Tim Cardall signs a new undisclosed-length contract with last season's Premiership runners-up.

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  5. Thousands of patients wait for routine surgerypublished at 12:38 Greenwich Mean Time 1 February 2021

    A hospital leader in Coventry has said the latest peak in cases of coronavirus has been almost two thirds higher than the first wave.

    University Hospital CoventryImage source, Google

    Andy Hardy, chief executive of the University Hospital in the city said at the height in January the hospital had 262 patients - up from a high of 161 patients in April.

    "It's going to take many months to recover," he told BBC CWR.

    The hospital currently has 217 patients, of which 43 are in intensive care.

    He also said the hospital now has more than 3,000 people who have waited over a year for routine operations.

    "We're going to have to have some honest conversations with the public," he added, "to say what the NHS will be in a state to do moving forward."

  6. Flood warnings remain in placepublished at 12:09 Greenwich Mean Time 1 February 2021

    Flood warnings are still in place across the rivers Severn and Avon in the West Midlands.

    flood water south of WorcesterImage source, Environment Agency

    Water levels have peaked and are slowly falling, said the Environment Agency, but with further heavy rainfall forecast this week, it said it was monitoring levels "very closely".

    The flood warnings cover:

  7. What's the weather got in store?published at 08:14 Greenwich Mean Time 1 February 2021

    It will be a dull and overcast day but should remain dry with highs of 6°C (43°F).

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  8. Midlands Live: Breaking news and local storiespublished at 08:02 Greenwich Mean Time 1 February 2021

    The latest news and updates from across the West Midlands and south Cheshire.

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  9. Wolves' Cutrone joins Valencia on loanpublished at 21:13 Greenwich Mean Time 31 January 2021

    Wolves forward Patrick Cutrone joins Spanish side Valencia on loan until the end of the season.

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  10. Wasps hammered at home by Harlequinspublished at 18:18 Greenwich Mean Time 31 January 2021

    Harlequins score five tries and a penalty try at the Ricoh Arena as they romp to a bonus-point win over Wasps.

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  11. Community group sees drop in food donationspublished at 17:06 Greenwich Mean Time 31 January 2021

    Organisers say they have gone from getting dozens of bags of food each week to a handful.

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  12. Birmingham sign Aberdeen striker Cosgrovepublished at 17:00 Greenwich Mean Time 31 January 2021

    Striker Sam Cosgrove signs for Birmingham City from Aberdeen on a three-and-a-half-year deal.

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  13. Championship rugby season under threatpublished at 16:15 Greenwich Mean Time 31 January 2021

    The 2020-21 Championship season could be at risk, say clubs upset at the government's Sport Winter Survival package.

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  14. Villa-Arsenal off due to waterlogged pitchpublished at 11:21 Greenwich Mean Time 31 January 2021

    Aston Villa's Women's Super League game with Arsenal is postponed because of a waterlogged pitch at the Banks's Stadium.

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  15. How Monty Python's dead parrot went livepublished at 07:14 Greenwich Mean Time 31 January 2021

    It is 50 years since the comedy troupe performed in Coventry, making the leap from TV to stage.

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  16. Barkley heads winner for Villa at Saintspublished at 22:47 Greenwich Mean Time 30 January 2021

    Ross Barkley heads the winner as Aston Villa reignite their European hopes with victory over Southampton in the Premier League.

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  17. Eze scores Palace winner against Wolvespublished at 20:25 Greenwich Mean Time 30 January 2021

    Crystal Palace midfielder Eberechi Eze continues his excellent debut season in the Premier League by scoring the winner against Wolves.

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  18. Boys charged with murder over gun and knife attackpublished at 19:46 Greenwich Mean Time 30 January 2021

    Keon Lincoln was killed in an attack that is thought to have involved up to six people.

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  19. Wolves boss Nuno admits concern over formpublished at 18:32 Greenwich Mean Time 30 January 2021

    Nuno Espirito Santo says Wolves have 'a lot of concerns' as their poor run of form continues with defeat at Crystal Palace.

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