Summary

  • Updates from Monday 18 January to Sunday 24 January

  1. Chelsea held by Wolves in Tuchel's first gamepublished at 00:00 Greenwich Mean Time 28 January 2021

    Thomas Tuchel's Chelsea reign gets off to a frustrating start as Wolves secure a point in a drab stalemate at Stamford Bridge.

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  2. Chelsea beat Villa to go top of WSLpublished at 22:30 Greenwich Mean Time 27 January 2021

    Chelsea return to the top of the Women's Super League and set a new record with a dominant victory at Aston Villa.

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  3. Burnley fight back to beat Aston Villapublished at 21:32 Greenwich Mean Time 27 January 2021

    Chris Wood heads in a late winner as Burnley come from behind twice to beat Aston Villa in a thrilling Premier League match.

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  4. Boat trio fined after 200-mile lockdown breachpublished at 18:33 Greenwich Mean Time 27 January 2021

    Three men had to be rescued after getting into difficulty on their way to a sea fort off Kent.

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  5. Council's 'widespread failure' over contractspublished at 18:05 Greenwich Mean Time 27 January 2021

    The manner in which contracts were awarded by Cheshire East Council is criticised in a review.

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  6. Husband murdered wife in faked burglarypublished at 17:55 Greenwich Mean Time 27 January 2021

    Gurpreet Singh is told he will serve at least 19 years in prison for the murder in Wolverhampton.

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  7. Pears appoint first female presidentpublished at 17:55 Greenwich Mean Time 27 January 2021
    Breaking

    Worcestershire appoint lifelong fan Cynthia Crawford - former PA to Margaret Thatcher - as the club's first female president.

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  8. 'He had died... and I'd never held his hand'published at 17:16 Greenwich Mean Time 27 January 2021

    A couple share their experience of grieving for their son after he died with Covid aged 32.

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  9. BT to recruit 70 trainees at research hubpublished at 15:54 Greenwich Mean Time 27 January 2021

    The firm is to recruit 400 graduates and apprenticeships across the UK.

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  10. Bosses 'may not have understood mill blast risk'published at 15:49 Greenwich Mean Time 27 January 2021

    Four Bosley Mill employees were killed in an explosion at the factory in Cheshire in 2017.

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  11. Man pleads guilty to flat murderpublished at 14:11 Greenwich Mean Time 27 January 2021

    A post-mortem examination found Artura Busma had suffered blunt force trauma to his head and body.

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  12. JCB to recruit 400 staff amid 'surge in production'published at 13:54 Greenwich Mean Time 27 January 2021

    The digger manufacturer says after a "tumultuous year" demand is starting to pick up.

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  13. Bears make profit in Covid-hit yearpublished at 13:22 Greenwich Mean Time 27 January 2021

    Warwickshire make a £281,000 profit for the financial year to September 2020 despite a season badly disrupted by Covid-19.

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  14. Sex worker 'had no choice' but to work through pandemicpublished at 11:16 Greenwich Mean Time 27 January 2021

    Jim Dale
    BBC Shropshire

    A sex worker has said she's had no choice but to carry on working during the coronavirus pandemic - putting her health and the health of others at risk.

    The Shropshire woman, who doesn't want to be identified, said she looked for ways to diversify her business and go online, but she was worried it compromised her privacy.

    She said running an erotic phone line didn't earn her enough money to live.

    She said she'd been forced to move to a cheaper flat because of her loss of earnings and was having to meet clients at her home, because hotels were closed.

    The support group The English Collective of Prostitutes has called for sex workers to be given financial support from government.

  15. Cyclist swept into river calls 999 on Apple watchpublished at 11:13 Greenwich Mean Time 27 January 2021

    The man clung on to a tree on the banks of the fast-flowing River Wye as he alerted fire crews.

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  16. Three boys released over 15-year-old's murderpublished at 11:11 Greenwich Mean Time 27 January 2021

    Keon Lincoln was "set upon" on Thursday and a post-mortem revealed he was stabbed and shot.

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  17. Teen cancer survivor 'signed' by rugby clubpublished at 09:34 Greenwich Mean Time 27 January 2021

    Alexander Goodwin, 13, will join Wasps RFC in a warm-up thanks to body-worn cameras on the players.

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  18. Pistols seized after Birmingham disorderpublished at 09:00 Greenwich Mean Time 27 January 2021

    Three men have been arrested on suspicion of possessing a firearm with intent to cause fear of violence after police were called to reports of disorder in Birmingham.

    West Midlands Police said three men, aged 19, 27 and 28, fled the scene on Washwood Heath Road at about 11:00 GMT on Tuesday and were arrested on Newhall Street shortly afterwards by armed officers.

    The force said no one is thought to have been seriously injured in the attack but officers had seized two blank firing pistols and some blank firing rounds.