Summary

  • Another loan for Birmingham Airport

  • Woman critically injured in taxi crash

  • Man charged with murder after woman's body found in river

  • Fire on 14th floor of tower block

  • Updates from Friday 12 February

  1. Man to 'row English Channel' from home for cousinpublished at 07:18 Greenwich Mean Time 13 March 2021

    Zac Hurst's driveway challenge is in memory of Jack Snow, who died from a brain tumour.

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  2. Newcastle snatch late draw with Villapublished at 23:21 Greenwich Mean Time 12 March 2021

    Jamaal Lascelles scores in stoppage time to rescue a point for relegation-threatened Newcastle following a dramatic finale against Aston Villa at St James' Park.

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  3. Bristol beat Wasps to go 11 points clearpublished at 22:34 Greenwich Mean Time 12 March 2021

    Bristol Bears go 11 points clear at the top of the Premiership with a bonus-point win over Wasps at Ashton Gate.

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  4. Would you scrap your car for public transport credits?published at 22:28 Greenwich Mean Time 12 March 2021

    A scheme in the Midlands is encouraging people to scrap their cars to get public transport credits.

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  5. Men jailed over crossbow killings at cannabis farmpublished at 21:37 Greenwich Mean Time 12 March 2021

    Three men are jailed after a relative was mistakenly killed and a rival gang member was murdered.

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  6. Walsall 0-1 Barrowpublished at 21:15 Greenwich Mean Time 12 March 2021

    Josh Kay hits an 87th-minute winner as Barrow move three points clear of the League Two relegation zone with victory at Walsall.

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  7. Secret poker party in pub among lockdown breachespublished at 19:07 Greenwich Mean Time 12 March 2021

    Police hand out more than 30 fines for the rogue event and a birthday bash with a four-piece band.

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  8. Teenager sentenced for shots fired inside takeawaypublished at 18:16 Greenwich Mean Time 12 March 2021

    He will serve a custodial term at a youth detention centre following the incident in Handsworth.

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  9. Coventry sign keeper Camp as free agentpublished at 18:06 Greenwich Mean Time 12 March 2021

    Coventry City sign goalkeeper Lee Camp as a free agent following the midweek fractured cheekbone suffered by Marko Marosi.

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  10. Police search finds £250k cannabis plantspublished at 17:54 Greenwich Mean Time 12 March 2021

    Cannabis with an estimated street value of £250,000 has been seized by police in Coventry.

    Some of the cannabis plantsImage source, West Midlands Police

    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.

    Electrical layout inside propertyImage source, West Midlands Police
  11. Poker party among lockdown breachespublished at 17:41 Greenwich Mean Time 12 March 2021

    West Midlands Police handed out fines totalling more than £24,000 to people at the two events.

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  12. Guinea pigs found dumped without food or waterpublished at 17:27 Greenwich Mean Time 12 March 2021

    Two 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 guinea pigsImage source, RSPCA

    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."

  13. Coventry City: Club shop and ticket office to openpublished at 17:02 Greenwich Mean Time 12 March 2021

    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.

    Ricoh ArenaImage source, Coventry City Football Club

    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.

  14. Domestic abuse cases soar in lockdownpublished at 16:51 Greenwich Mean Time 12 March 2021

    A Sikh women's group in the West Midlands says calls to its helpline have more than doubled during the pandemic.

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  15. Birmingham critical of Team GB timingpublished at 16:42 Greenwich Mean Time 12 March 2021

    Birmingham City criticise FA over timing of Team GB Olympic squad announcement before WSL kick-off.

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  16. 'I play digital music through my 1949 radio'published at 16:31 Greenwich Mean Time 12 March 2021

    People share some of their collections of vintage technology and explain why it is still useful.

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  17. The lockdown litter pickers keeping streets cleanpublished at 16:25 Greenwich Mean Time 12 March 2021

    Keep Britain Tidy says there has been a rise in the number of people asking for litter picking kit.

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  18. Society has 'just accepted' dead women, says MPpublished at 16:24 Greenwich Mean Time 12 March 2021

    Jess Phillips reads a list of all women killed in UK over the past year, in Women's Day debate.

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  19. 'We have learned nobody is going to protect us'published at 16:22 Greenwich Mean Time 12 March 2021

    Women around the UK have reacted to the disappearance of Sarah Everard by sharing their stories.

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  20. Uni advises against using 'mother' and 'father'published at 16:20 Greenwich Mean Time 12 March 2021

    An MP says the University of Manchester's guidance on inclusive language is "wokery gone mad".

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