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. Lees ton helps Durham leapfrog Essexpublished at 20:48 British Summer Time 8 August 2021

    Opener Alex Lees hits 126 to send Durham top of the One-Day Cup Group A, as impressive Glamorgan remain at the Group B summit.

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  2. Burglars posing as pest control target elderlypublished at 15:51 British Summer Time 8 August 2021

    Police are investigating links between a series of distraction burglaries in the Black Country.

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  3. Arrests as police probe 'suspicious' house deathpublished at 11:13 British Summer Time 8 August 2021

    A man in his 40s was found dead at a house in Birmingham in the early hours of Saturday.

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  4. Galal Yafai's family 'so proud' of gold medal winpublished at 10:27 British Summer Time 8 August 2021

    The flyweight boxer beat Carlo Paalam on Saturday while his family watched from Birmingham.

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  5. Galal Yafai's family react to gold medal winpublished at 10:24 British Summer Time 8 August 2021

    Galal Yafai's family watch from Birmingham as the boxer wins gold at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

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  6. Pop-up vaccination centre opens at nightclubpublished at 16:57 British Summer Time 7 August 2021

    A Birmingham nightclub opens a walk-in centre to encourage 18-24 year-olds to get the Covid jab.

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  7. Arboretum event off after band told to isolatepublished at 13:16 British Summer Time 7 August 2021

    The National Memorial Arboretum is forced to cancel its Summer Proms after a positive Covid case.

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  8. Police probe 75 hate crimes ahead of season returnpublished at 13:09 British Summer Time 7 August 2021

    West Midlands Police employed the UK's first dedicated football hate crime officer in January.

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  9. Coins predating Magna Carta donated to museumpublished at 11:54 British Summer Time 7 August 2021

    The coins were found by detectorists in a Warwickshire field and will be displayed in Coventry.

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  10. Man charged with murder over lorry driver deathpublished at 11:12 British Summer Time 7 August 2021

    A man from Poland is charged with murdering a man who was found injured at an industrial estate.

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  11. Severe delays as new M6 bridge installedpublished at 10:36 British Summer Time 7 August 2021

    Highways England is installing a new bridge at junction 10 for Walsall, causing long delays.

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  12. Sussex and Kent win on day of upsetspublished at 19:42 British Summer Time 6 August 2021

    Warwickshire beat Northants in Group B in the One-Day Cup, while Sussex and Kent both win for the first time in Group A.

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  13. Pair admit illegally storing waste at plantpublished at 18:21 British Summer Time 6 August 2021

    Mark and Jonathan Nicholson pleaded guilty to illegally storing waste at the site from 2016-17.

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  14. End of live updates for the weekpublished at 18:01 British Summer Time 6 August 2021

    We will be back on Monday with the latest news, sport, travel and more for the West Midlands.

  15. Mother jailed for killing her three-year-old girlpublished at 17:54 British Summer Time 6 August 2021

    The child was hurt for disturbing her mother and partner when they tried to have sex, a judge says.

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  16. Gunman convicted of Range Rover 'executions'published at 17:47 British Summer Time 6 August 2021

    A jury finds Jonathan Houseman guilty of murdering two men in a car park over a £200,000 debt.

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  17. Crash victim was 'kindest, most loving son'published at 17:33 British Summer Time 6 August 2021

    Tributes have been paid to 20-year-old Daniel Honnor who has been named as the victim of a fatal crash in Birmingham last week.

    Daniel HonnorImage source, Family handout

    Mr Honnor, from Solihull, was a passenger in a van that crashed with a Toyota Yaris on Fox Hollies Road in Acocks Green on 29 July.

    His mum, Clare, said: "My heart is broken.

    “Dan was the kindest, most loving son, brother and best friend. He was always there to make us laugh and brighten our days.

    "He loved spending time with his family but his true passion was modifying his orange van and Land Rover with his best friend. Our world won’t be the same without him."

    West Midlands Police continues to appeal for witnesses to support its investigation into the crash.

  18. Cricket centre plans submittedpublished at 16:52 British Summer Time 6 August 2021

    Plans for a new cricket centre in Worcester have been submitted.

    Plans for centreImage source, University of Worcester

    The city's university has put forward the scheme to be built at the Severn campus, off Hylton Road, as part of a major expansion of the site.

    Creating the new international inclusive cricket and education centre will provide a national home for all forms of disability cricket, the university says.

    Worcestershire County Cricket Board estimates that an additional 8,000 people will benefit from the centre every year including young children, disabled athletes, women’s squads and students.

  19. Stab victim's family call for legal change on anniversary of deathpublished at 16:25 British Summer Time 6 August 2021

    The family of Ryan Passey, a 19-year-old Stourbridge man stabbed to death in a nightclub, have renewed their call for a change in the law on the fourth anniversary of his death.

    Ryan PasseyImage source, Family handout

    The Justice for Ryan campaign wants the law to allow for more grounds to appeal against acquittals after the man who stabbed Mr Passey was cleared of murder and manslaughter.

    The family's campaign has the support of local MP Suzanne Webb who said she has met with them today to mark the anniversary.

    "As each year passes without justice, it must get harder for them but I pay tribute to their tenacity in wanting Justice for Ryan," she said.

    In a statement online, the family said they were "moving forward and we are getting closer and closer to finally getting justice".

  20. Your photos: Wet and wildlifepublished at 15:14 British Summer Time 6 August 2021

    BBC Weather Watchers

    It's a bit wet out there again today, but at least the bumblebees are happy.

    A bumble bee on a wet flower in AldridgeImage source, Tippytoes/ BBC Weather Watchers
    Swans and cygnets in Newport, ShropshireImage source, Serena/ BBC Weather Watchers
    Sheep grazing in Hope Bowdler, ShropshireImage source, Peter Steggles/ BBC Weather Watchers
    A misty woodland scene in Bromyard, HerefordshireImage source, Mrs Baggins/ BBC Weather Watchers

    Thanks to our Weather Watchers whose images have been sent in from Aldridge, Newport, Hope Bowdler and Bromyard today.

    To see more, or to get involved yourself, visit the BBC Weather Watchers webpage.