Summary

  • Quarantine hotel harassment line set up

  • Killer who stabbed love rival jailed

  • Pub wrecked by huge fire

  • Couple's wedding photo to be launched to the moon

  • Women rescued from burning building

  • Murder trial set over teen's moped crash

  • Updates on Friday 6 August

  1. Murder arrest over death of 80-year-old manpublished at 18:56 British Summer Time 9 September 2021

    Found in St Martins, near Oswestry, the cause of the man's death is not yet known, say police.

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  2. Patient dies during eight-hour ambulance waitpublished at 18:51 British Summer Time 9 September 2021

    Paramedics arrived to find the cancer patient wearing his coat, with a bag packed for hospital.

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  3. WW2 veteran pilot in 100th birthday flightpublished at 18:03 British Summer Time 9 September 2021

    John Trotman, twice awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross, has got behind the controls once more.

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  4. Man's cancer op cancelled four timespublished at 17:44 British Summer Time 9 September 2021

    Noel Brown, from Birmingham, said he had been left distressed by the repeated cancellations.

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  5. Council leader gets abusive messages over refugeespublished at 16:50 British Summer Time 9 September 2021

    Walsall Council pledges to resettle 120 Afghan families as part of the government scheme.

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  6. Flood warning as thunderstorms forecastpublished at 16:31 British Summer Time 9 September 2021

    Residents and drivers in parts of the West Midlands are being warned there could be flooding today due to thunderstorms.

    Area covering by warningImage source, Met Office

    The Met Office has, external a yellow warning in place until 20:00 on Thursday.

    It says downpours could lead to some flooding, making driving conditions difficult.

  7. Racist fan's Facebook post 'harassed' footballerpublished at 16:00 British Summer Time 9 September 2021

    A court rejects autocorrect as the excuse for the message about West Bromwich Albion's Romaine Sawyers.

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  8. Woman tried DIY teeth removal amid dentist delayspublished at 14:53 British Summer Time 9 September 2021

    The patient is among a number who have contacted the BBC about problems accessing dental treatment.

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  9. Murder charge over Asda car park stabbingpublished at 12:17 British Summer Time 9 September 2021

    The victim is named by police as Martin Latham whose family say they are heartbroken.

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  10. Operations cancelled amid Covid pressurespublished at 11:47 British Summer Time 9 September 2021

    A hospital trust says the problems are "more demanding than the most difficult winters".

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  11. Two teachers in England up for $1m global awardpublished at 11:01 British Summer Time 9 September 2021

    Teachers from Liverpool and Sevenoaks are in the last 50 in the hunt for the world's best teacher.

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  12. What's the weather got in store?published at 08:35 British Summer Time 9 September 2021

    BBC Weather

    After a dry start it will be an unsettled day with heavy and thundery showers throughout and highs of 22°C (72°F).

    A yellow weather warning for thunderstorms is in place from 10:00 until 20:00.

    Weather map
  13. Worcestershire sign Pollock from Bearspublished at 08:16 British Summer Time 9 September 2021

    Worcestershire sign Warwickshire's hard-hitting opener Ed Pollock on a two-year deal to play all three forms of the game.

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  14. People evacuated after 'significant' factory firepublished at 21:41 British Summer Time 8 September 2021

    The fire service advises people living in Kidderminster to keep windows closed.

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  15. Fan admits abusing England stars after Euro losspublished at 18:12 British Summer Time 8 September 2021

    Scott McCluskey posted racist comments about black England players on social media.

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  16. Hampshire bowl out Warwickshire to winpublished at 18:11 British Summer Time 8 September 2021

    Hampshire bowl out Warwickshire for 235 to win by 60 runs and go level on points in joint second with Yorkshire.

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  17. Man jailed over microwave 'bomb' firepublished at 16:33 British Summer Time 8 September 2021

    A man who started a fire, when he attempted to make a bomb in his microwave, has been jailed.

    The fire began when George Moore, 24, put aerosol cans into the microwave at his house in Cubbington Road in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire on 5 May.

    Warwickshire Police said another person who had been in the home at the time was able to escape uninjured.

    Moore, of no fixed abode, was jailed for 45 months at Warwick Crown Court on 3 September after admitting charges of arson with recklessness as to whether life was endangered and possession of a bladed article.

    George MooreImage source, Warwickshire Police

    Det Sgt Jen Baker said: "This was a reckless act that caused substantial damage to the house in which Moore lived.

    "His behaviour was quite clearly dangerous and his actions on the night could easily have resulted in more serious harm being caused.

    "We are fortunate that no-one was injured in the incident."

  18. Footage captures blaze at industrial unitpublished at 16:17 British Summer Time 8 September 2021

    Footage shared on social media captures the scale of an industrial fire in Kidderminster.

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  19. Legal action over sale of rare Tudor overmantelpublished at 15:58 British Summer Time 8 September 2021

    Stafford Borough Council says the artefact, valued at about £5m, was removed without proper consent.

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  20. Farmer told to dump milk over HGV driver shortagepublished at 14:11 British Summer Time 8 September 2021

    A dairy farmer says the shortage of lorry drivers has hit milk collection and is a "constant worry".

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