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  • Updates from 5 - 11 July

  1. Midlands Live: Breaking news and local storiespublished at 06:49 Greenwich Mean Time 8 November 2021

    The latest news, sport, travel and weather from across the West Midlands and south Cheshire.

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  2. Quins come from behind to win at Waspspublished at 19:25 Greenwich Mean Time 7 November 2021

    Harlequins score four second-half tries as the Premiership champions come from 16-0 down for a bonus-point win over Wasps.

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  3. Appeal to pregnant women after mum dies of Covidpublished at 16:33 Greenwich Mean Time 7 November 2021

    Saiqa Parveen put off getting the vaccine until after the birth of her child, her family says.

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  4. Aston Villa sack manager Smithpublished at 15:15 Greenwich Mean Time 7 November 2021
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    Aston Villa sack manager Dean Smith after five successive Premier League defeats.

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  5. Man wanted after five people randomly attackedpublished at 13:52 Greenwich Mean Time 7 November 2021

    A 16-year-old was bitten and a woman hit with a bottle in the "really nasty assaults".

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  6. Drug dealer absconds from open prisonpublished at 11:57 Greenwich Mean Time 7 November 2021

    Robert Smith, who has previously lived in Nottinghamshire, left HMP Sudbury in Derbyshire.

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  7. Economic growth body reaching 'crisis point'published at 11:17 Greenwich Mean Time 7 November 2021

    Marches Local Enterprise Partnership chair Mandy Thorn says staff are worried about their future.

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  8. Family tribute after pedestrian dies at crossingpublished at 09:51 Greenwich Mean Time 7 November 2021

    Joshua Spender, 23, died after being hit by a van at a pedestrian crossing in Crewe.

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  9. Clarke double gives Reading win at Bluespublished at 19:08 Greenwich Mean Time 6 November 2021

    Jahmari Clarke's second-half double helps Reading fight back to beat Birmingham at St Andrew's.

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  10. Ten-man Sky Blues snatch late winnerpublished at 18:12 Greenwich Mean Time 6 November 2021

    Battling 10-man Coventry City twice come from behind to snatch a stoppage-time winner against Bristol City in the Championship.

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  11. Thousands of knitted poppies go on displaypublished at 17:58 Greenwich Mean Time 6 November 2021

    The "Fladbury flow" was created to mark 100 years of the Royal British Legion.

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  12. Brown scores goal as Stoke win at Lutonpublished at 17:30 Greenwich Mean Time 6 November 2021

    Jacob Brown scores in front of watching Scotland boss Steve Clarke as Stoke win at Luton to strengthen their top-six place.

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  13. Zaha and Gallagher fire Palace past Wolvespublished at 17:23 Greenwich Mean Time 6 November 2021

    Goals from Wilfried Zaha and Conor Gallagher help Crystal Palace overcome Wolves and stretch their unbeaten Premier League run to six matches.

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  14. Children arrested after fake gun threatspublished at 17:08 Greenwich Mean Time 6 November 2021

    Armed officers arrested boys aged 11 and 12 and spoke to two others, aged 11 and seven.

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  15. Artwork replaces vandalised cathedral windowpublished at 16:41 Greenwich Mean Time 6 November 2021

    The artwork will stand in place of the Angel of Eternal Gospel which was smashed in January 2020.

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  16. 'Emotional' roads meeting hears safety callspublished at 15:40 Greenwich Mean Time 6 November 2021

    A meeting in Shrewsbury heard there were six or seven near misses a day near one school.

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  17. Man dies after being struck by van on crossingpublished at 13:07 Greenwich Mean Time 6 November 2021

    The van failed to stop after hitting a 23-year-old man on a crossing in Crewe.

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  18. Apology after 10-hour wait for ambulancepublished at 11:27 Greenwich Mean Time 6 November 2021

    West Midlands Ambulance Service said it had been delayed by slow handovers at hospitals.

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  19. Attempted murder charge after man hit by carpublished at 11:20 Greenwich Mean Time 6 November 2021

    A 33-year-old man remains in a critical condition after being knocked down by a car in Handsworth.

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  20. Southampton edge Villa through early Armstrong goalpublished at 23:08 Greenwich Mean Time 5 November 2021

    Adam Armstrong's early goal helps Southampton continue their Premier League revival and inflict a fifth defeat in a row on Aston Villa.

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