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  • Updates from 26 April - 3 May

  1. M54 fully reopens days after waste firepublished at 17:23 British Summer Time 1 May 2021

    Firefighters have been at the scene since Monday and smoke is still rising from the recycling plant.

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  2. Wilson hat-trick as Cardiff thrash Bluespublished at 16:52 British Summer Time 1 May 2021

    Harry Wilson scores a brilliant hat-trick as Cardiff City stroll to a comfortable win at Birmingham City.

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  3. Giant 300-tonne fatberg blocks city sewerpublished at 10:28 British Summer Time 1 May 2021

    Severn Trent says the mass of oil, grease and "unflushable" items could take until June to clear.

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  4. The noxious smell uniting a community in angerpublished at 07:40 British Summer Time 1 May 2021

    Headaches, stinging eyes and breathing problems - how people are struggling with the stench from a landfill site.

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  5. Suspected Brazil variant cases at car parts firmpublished at 20:33 British Summer Time 30 April 2021

    A mobile unit will be set up at LKQ Euro Car Parts, in Dordon, to offer staff tests.

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  6. Young & Lees tons keep Durham in controlpublished at 18:59 British Summer Time 30 April 2021

    Durham openers Will Young and Alex Lees both make centuries as Durham doggedly build a big lead against Warwickshire.

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  7. Westley ton as Essex amass at Worcesterpublished at 18:33 British Summer Time 30 April 2021

    Essex skipper Tom Westley completes a ton and Dan Lawrence hits 90 as the visitors declare on 561-8 against Worcestershire.

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  8. Why the struggle to find a bus is a key election issuepublished at 18:33 British Summer Time 30 April 2021

    Infrequent buses and cancelled services - why public transport is a vital topic for young voters.

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  9. Railway station shut after bomb discoverypublished at 18:23 British Summer Time 30 April 2021

    Disruption is expected to services through Wolverhampton until 20:00 BST, Network Rail said.

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  10. Our coverage across the daypublished at 18:00 British Summer Time 30 April 2021

    That's all for our live coverage today.

    We'll be back with more news, sport, travel and weather updates from 08:00 on Tuesday.

    Keep an eye here over the weekend and Monday for breaking stories.

  11. Wood mill managers cleared over 2015 explosionpublished at 17:46 British Summer Time 30 April 2021

    Four people died in the blast at Wood Flour Mills in Bosley in Cheshire.

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  12. Front ripped off cash machine in robberypublished at 17:39 British Summer Time 30 April 2021

    Three men have used a van and a rope to rip the front off a cash machine and steal money, police said., external

    Huub building in CongletonImage source, Google

    The trio targeted the cash machine at the Huub building on Manchester Road, Congleton, Cheshire, on Thursday night.

    Officers have since found a vehicle they think may have been used in the robbery.

    A 31-year-old man from Congleton has been arrested on suspicion of theft of a cash machine.

  13. Driver jailed for killing two men in head-on crashpublished at 17:26 British Summer Time 30 April 2021

    A driver who killed two men when he crashed a stolen car head-on into another vehicle has been jailed for 12 years.

    Marvin GriffithsImage source, West Midlands Police

    Marvin Griffiths was in a Jeep chasing another vehicle near Wednesbury on 6 December 2019 when the collision happened, West Midlands Police said, external.

    The 26-year-old turned from Bull Lane onto the wrong side of the A41 Black Country New Road and hit a black VW Golf head-on.

    The Golf's driver, Palminder Singh Kalkat, and a passenger in the Jeep, William Kai Bristow, 21, died at the scene.

    Griffiths, from Mill Street, Willenhall, pleaded guilty to two counts of causing death by dangerous driving and two of causing serious injury by dangerous driving.

    As well as his prison sentence, he was banned from driving for nearly nine years.

    Mr Kalkat's family, in a statement issued through the force, said "his loss has left our family broken".

  14. New guide dog for fundraising heropublished at 17:25 British Summer Time 30 April 2021

    After a two year wait, West Bromwich fundraiser Dave Heeley has a new guide dog.

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  15. Dementia support group praises 'enthusiastic' paramedicpublished at 17:00 British Summer Time 30 April 2021

    BBC Radio Hereford and Worcester

    The manager of a dementia support group has said everyone will miss paramedic Jeremy Daw, who died when an object went through the window of his ambulance.

    Mr Daw (below, left), who was 66 and known to his friends as Jack, volunteered at the Leominster Meeting Centre.

    Joy Valentini said: "His enthusiasm was contagious, everybody really enjoyed his talks and people used to come in on extra days so they could listen to him.

    "He was just wonderful, anything you'd ask him, he'd do," she added.

    Jeremy Daw helping at dementia centreImage source, Martin Fulloway

    Family and friends are now raising money for the centre in his memory.

    Ms Valentini said the money would be used to keep the centre going and perhaps launch new support projects.

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    There are not enough services in the county to help people, especially in the early stages when you're trying to come to terms with the disease and for carers to come to terms with their loved ones and how they're going to look after them in the future."

    Joy Valentini

  16. One in seven shops lie empty after lockdownpublished at 16:21 British Summer Time 30 April 2021

    Research suggests the number of shop vacancies has risen again, with the North of England worse hit.

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  17. Daughter praises PCSOs for father's heart attack CPRpublished at 16:01 British Summer Time 30 April 2021

    Two police community support officers have been praised after administering first aid to a man who suffered a heart attack.

    Peter Hasall fell ill on his way to meet his daughter Jemma in the Northwood area of Stoke-on-Trent in February.

    The 64-year-old collapsed on the pavement in Cardwell Street and PCSOs Liz Old and Lucy Slater got to the scene before an ambulance and performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).

    Jemma said her father had no pulse and his heart arrested again in the ambulance and on the way to the hospital.

    "If it wasn't for Liz and Lucy who happened to be in the area – and their actions – I’ve no doubt we would have lost him," she said.

    An ambulanceImage source, West Midlands Ambulance Service

    She took to social media to track the officers down and they now keep in touch after Mr Hasall recovered in hospital and returned home.

    "They’ve kept in touch, asking how he is. We’re so grateful. Dad is doing amazingly well," Jemma added.

    Sgt Charlie Emmett, of Stoke north neighbourhood policing team, said: "We’re all very proud of Liz and Lucy.

    "They’re committed to their jobs and supporting the community. We’re delighted Peter is back home and recovering following their swift actions that afternoon."

  18. Man arrested after cannabis plants found in Worcester housepublished at 15:31 British Summer Time 30 April 2021

    A man has been arrested after police sized over 150 cannabis plants from a house in Worcester.

    West Mercia Police said it had "disrupted a large cannabis cultivation" and arrested the man on suspicion of production of cannabis.

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  19. Killer seen as education project 'success story'published at 15:16 British Summer Time 30 April 2021

    Usman Khan was allowed to join Learning Together despite concern he was a terror offender.

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