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Zac Hurst's driveway challenge is in memory of Jack Snow, who died from a brain tumour.
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Updates from Friday 12 February
Andy Giddings
Zac Hurst's driveway challenge is in memory of Jack Snow, who died from a brain tumour.
Read MoreJamaal Lascelles scores in stoppage time to rescue a point for relegation-threatened Newcastle following a dramatic finale against Aston Villa at St James' Park.
Read MoreBristol Bears go 11 points clear at the top of the Premiership with a bonus-point win over Wasps at Ashton Gate.
Read MoreA scheme in the Midlands is encouraging people to scrap their cars to get public transport credits.
Read MoreThree men are jailed after a relative was mistakenly killed and a rival gang member was murdered.
Read MoreJosh Kay hits an 87th-minute winner as Barrow move three points clear of the League Two relegation zone with victory at Walsall.
Read MorePolice hand out more than 30 fines for the rogue event and a birthday bash with a four-piece band.
Read MoreHe will serve a custodial term at a youth detention centre following the incident in Handsworth.
Read MoreCoventry City sign goalkeeper Lee Camp as a free agent following the midweek fractured cheekbone suffered by Marko Marosi.
Read MoreCannabis with an estimated street value of £250,000 has been seized by police in Coventry.
They searched a property in the Hillfields area this morning., external
The £250,000 was made up of 155 cannabis plants and about 10kg (22lbs) of dried plants.
Two people were arrested inside the building, external on suspicion of cultivation of cannabis and abstraction of electricity.
West Midlands Police handed out fines totalling more than £24,000 to people at the two events.
Read MoreTwo guinea pigs have been found dumped in a cage in a remote area without food or water.
The RSPCA said they were "lucky to survive their ordeal" after the animal charity rescued them when a runner spotted them in Hurcott Pool, off Hurcott Road in Bromsgrove.
One of the female guinea pigs had a burst abscess.
Both are now in the care of the RSPCA at Gonsal Farm Animal Centre in Shropshire and are recovering well.
The RSPCA is now investigating and want to find who is responsible for dumping the pets on 6 March.
She said: "These poor guinea pigs were lucky to be found - it was 20:30 and had they not been discovered I am not sure they would have survived the night in the cold."
"I am hoping someone may recognise the pets and know who had them or someone will have seen something suspicious in the area where they were found."
Tickets for Coventry City football matches will be available to buy at the Ricoh Arena for the first time since 2013, the football club has announced.
The club have agreed a deal with rugby union side Wasps to return to the ground.
The new ticket office will be in the south-east corner of the stadium, alongside the club shop which will also move to the Ricoh.
Work is set to begin soon with the facilities set to open in July, the club said.
A Sikh women's group in the West Midlands says calls to its helpline have more than doubled during the pandemic.
Read MoreBirmingham City criticise FA over timing of Team GB Olympic squad announcement before WSL kick-off.
Read MorePeople share some of their collections of vintage technology and explain why it is still useful.
Read MoreKeep Britain Tidy says there has been a rise in the number of people asking for litter picking kit.
Read MoreJess Phillips reads a list of all women killed in UK over the past year, in Women's Day debate.
Read MoreWomen around the UK have reacted to the disappearance of Sarah Everard by sharing their stories.
Read MoreAn MP says the University of Manchester's guidance on inclusive language is "wokery gone mad".
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