Summary

  • Updates from Monday 9 August to Sunday 15 August

  1. Man and dog killed in suspected hit-and-runpublished at 12:55 British Summer Time 16 August 2021

    Two people are arrested by police on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving.

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  2. Port Vale bring in Bolton's Politicpublished at 12:38 British Summer Time 16 August 2021

    Port Vale sign Bolton Wanderers midfielder Dennis Politic on a season-long loan deal.

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  3. Murder charge after man's deathpublished at 11:45 British Summer Time 16 August 2021

    Dawid Kurdziel died after allegedly being attacked in a park in Telford, police say.

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  4. Tributes after death of bravery-award police dogpublished at 11:33 British Summer Time 16 August 2021

    Bacca was given the award after suffering slash wounds while bringing an armed man to the ground.

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  5. West Midlands weather forecast: Cloudy and mainly drypublished at 08:10 British Summer Time 16 August 2021

    BBC Weather

    It should be cloudy and mainly dry today with just the odd spot of rain around mixed with an occasional brighter spell. High: 17C (63F).

    Weather for today in the West Midlands

    It should stay cloudy and largely dry tonight with a few brief spells of rain at times. Low: 13C (55F).

    You can stay up-to-date on the latest forecast for your area at any time by going to the BBC Weather website.

  6. Supported housing system 'a living nightmare'published at 06:33 British Summer Time 16 August 2021

    People tell the BBC they were housed next to criminals and attacked in poor and unsafe rooms.

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  7. Midlands Live: Breaking news and local storiespublished at 06:16 British Summer Time 16 August 2021

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

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  8. Primark shoppers offered in-store vaccinationspublished at 13:28 British Summer Time 15 August 2021

    People can get jabbed while they shop at the world's largest Primark store in Birmingham.

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  9. More time to quiz suspects over lay-by bodypublished at 10:10 British Summer Time 15 August 2021

    Police say they believe Jomaa Jerrare was killed and driven to a lay-by where she was set alight.

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  10. 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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  11. Vardy hands Lage defeat in first gamepublished at 18:51 British Summer Time 14 August 2021

    Leicester boss Brendan Rodgers praises the "fitness and hunger" of Jamie Vardy after his superb finish handed Bruno Lage defeat in his first match as Wolves manager.

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  12. Blues and Potters play out goalless drawpublished at 18:19 British Summer Time 14 August 2021

    Birmingham and Stoke maintain their unbeaten starts to the season as they play out a goalless draw at St Andrew's.

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  13. Port Vale 0-0 Tranmere Roverspublished at 17:55 British Summer Time 14 August 2021

    Port Vale pick up their first League Two point of the season with a goalless draw at home to Tranmere.

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  14. Frieser gives Tykes win over Coventrypublished at 17:48 British Summer Time 14 August 2021

    Dominik Frieser scores the only goal of the game as Markus Schopp's Barnsley beat Coventry at Oakwell.

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  15. Watford beat Villa on Premier League returnpublished at 17:35 British Summer Time 14 August 2021

    Watford mark their Premier League return with an opening-day victory over Aston Villa at Vicarage Road.

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  16. 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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  17. 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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  18. 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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  19. 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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