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. Dead police officer and child were father and sonpublished at 09:09 British Summer Time 15 August 2021

    Colleagues from the West Mercia force name the pair as David Louden, 39, and Harrison, three.

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  2. Police officer and child's death 'awful' for forcepublished at 17:25 British Summer Time 14 August 2021

    "Heartbreak" over police colleagues' discovery of the bodies of a 39-year-old man and child aged three.

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  3. Six dogs die in 'severe' house firepublished at 16:27 British Summer Time 14 August 2021

    Four people are led to safety after the blaze in a bedroom of a house in Wolverhampton.

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  4. Boy takes on 150-mile walk to visit grandparentspublished at 10:42 British Summer Time 14 August 2021

    Fundraising Arthur Mortimer says he is looking forward to his nan's cakes after lockdown kept them apart.

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  5. M6 reopens after man seriously injured in crashpublished at 09:54 British Summer Time 14 August 2021

    There were long delays after the crash involving two HGVs, a van and a Mercedes in Cheshire.

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  6. Ex-rugby star Monye completes Strictly line-uppublished at 23:13 British Summer Time 13 August 2021

    Ugo Monye will join Olympic swimmer Adam Peaty and 13 other stars when the show returns next month.

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  7. Police officer and child, three, found deadpublished at 20:39 British Summer Time 13 August 2021

    The deaths in Kidderminster are being treated as unexplained, West Mercia Police says.

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  8. Landfill site served with nuisance noticepublished at 20:01 British Summer Time 13 August 2021

    A Silverdale resident says the statutory nuisance abatement notice is a step in the right direction.

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  9. Officer stalked ex out of 'twisted vengeance'published at 19:38 British Summer Time 13 August 2021

    Stephen Green, 60, is given a six month sentence suspended for two years after admitting stalking.

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  10. Forensic officers seen at PC death propertypublished at 18:52 British Summer Time 13 August 2021

    The deaths in Kidderminster are being treated as unexplained, West Mercia Police says.

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  11. Firefighter returns to work after losing legpublished at 16:22 British Summer Time 13 August 2021

    Matt Bourner from Nantwich, Cheshire, says "being an amputee shouldn’t stop you doing anything".

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  12. Transport bylaws to tackle antisocial behaviourpublished at 15:50 British Summer Time 13 August 2021

    New bylaws are to be introduced to help tackle antisocial behaviour across the West Midlands, it's been announced.

    Bus stopImage source, Transport for West Midlands

    They will be applied to bus stations, shelters and stops, said Transport for West Midlands., external

    They include rules regarding drunkenness and drugs as well as control of animals.

    People who have objections can make representations about the plans until 8 September.

  13. Man denies pub-crash attempted murderspublished at 14:54 British Summer Time 13 August 2021

    McBright Nyazuwa, 19, allegedly drove at the group who were standing outside a Black Country pub.

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  14. CCTV appeal over attempted robberypublished at 14:53 British Summer Time 13 August 2021

    Police have released CCTV images in a bid to trace a man following an attempted robbery at a Metro station.

    It happened at about 19:20 BST on 1 June at The Hawthorns stop in Smethwick, when a man, who entered from the overbridge, began to shout at the victim, demanding his shopping bag and threatening to stab him, British Transport Police said.

    A tram arrived and the victim was able to leave.

    The force has released an image of a man whom officers believe may have information that can help with their investigation.

    CCTV ImageImage source, British Transport Police
  15. Adam Peaty on Strictly: 'I'm much less fluid on land'published at 13:41 British Summer Time 13 August 2021

    The Olympic champion is the latest to be announced for the show.

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  16. Man guilty of murdering ex's new partnerpublished at 10:50 British Summer Time 13 August 2021

    Mark Chilman is convicted after his trial hears of a faked burning car suicide.

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  17. Murder arrests after woman's body found in lay-bypublished at 09:56 British Summer Time 13 August 2021

    Two suspects are detained following the discovery of Jomaa Jerrare's badly burned remains.

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  18. Mum's tribute to arena bomb survivor dead at 20published at 09:17 British Summer Time 13 August 2021

    Eve Aston is remembered as "very jolly, sassy, sociable" by her "proud" family.

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  19. Weather: Some sunshine and light cloudpublished at 08:15 British Summer Time 13 August 2021

    BBC Weather

    We're forecast some sunshine and light cloud today, with temperatures rising to about 21C (70F).

    And this weekend it's going to be mostly overcast and a little cooler.

    You can get a full forecast for where you live on the BBC Weather page.

    TractorImage source, Peter Steggles
  20. Woman not seen for weeks before body lay-by findpublished at 20:07 British Summer Time 12 August 2021

    Police believe Jomaa Jerrare was killed before her badly burnt body was dumped in a lay-by in Perton.

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