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  • Updates from Monday 9 August to Sunday 15 August

  1. Blues fans arrested over racist abuse released on bailpublished at 10:04 British Summer Time 20 September 2021

    Two Blues fans, arrested following a Peterborough United player's allegation of racist abuse, are currently not allowed to enter Birmingham city centre on match days, Cambridgeshire Police says.

    Nathan Thompson spoke to referee Jarred Gillett following the incidentImage source, Getty Images

    United captain Nathan Thompson made a complaint to the referee during a 3-0 Championship win over Birmingham City at Weston Homes Stadium on Saturday.

    A statement from United , externalsaid two away fans were arrested in the second half following the incident.

    The Cambridgeshire force said a 52-year-old man from Solihull and a 17-year-old boy from Birmingham have been released on bail to appear before police on 17 October.

    They were both arrested on suspicion of contravention of the public order act and sporting ground offences.

  2. Appeal over 'very sad death of young man'published at 09:06 British Summer Time 20 September 2021

    Officers are appealing for information about the death of a teenage boy whose body was found in the road in Bishops Castle in the early hours of Sunday.

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  3. BBC weather: Blue skies and sunny spellspublished at 08:28 British Summer Time 20 September 2021

    Rich Davis
    BBC Weather presenter

    There's plenty of sunshine expected this morning and this afternoon.

    It will stay largely clear first thing and into the second half of the day although there may be some patchy cloud edging from the east.

    But it's mainly blue skies and sunny spells, with highs of 21C.

    Weather picture with temperatures
  4. Midlands Live: Breaking news and local storiespublished at 08:13 British Summer Time 20 September 2021

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

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  5. Smartphone app raises £180k for homelesspublished at 06:08 British Summer Time 20 September 2021

    A former "sofa surfer" who received help says she approves of the online scheme.

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  6. Passenger dies in crash on country roadpublished at 18:46 British Summer Time 19 September 2021

    Staffordshire Police says a Land Rover in which the man was a passenger crashed on Kingsley Moor.

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  7. Dead 17-year-old may have been hit by vehiclepublished at 18:30 British Summer Time 19 September 2021

    Police say the boy's cause of death is yet to be established after his body was found on a road.

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  8. Former Widnes player Walsh dies aged 23published at 18:01 British Summer Time 19 September 2021

    Former professional rugby league player Liam Walsh dies at the age of 23, his former club Widnes confirm.

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  9. Mum strips off for suicide awareness ridepublished at 17:51 British Summer Time 19 September 2021

    Grace Oakley is supporting a suicide prevention charity because her mother took her own life.

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  10. Murder arrest after man dies of head injuriespublished at 16:40 British Summer Time 19 September 2021

    West Midlands Police says the 73-year-old victim died in hospital after an attack the night before.

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  11. Boy arrested after six-year-old sexually assaultedpublished at 16:34 British Summer Time 19 September 2021

    The girl had been out with her family at a playground when she was lured into a wood, police say.

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  12. Weather vane declared official war memorialpublished at 15:43 British Summer Time 19 September 2021

    Helen and John Theron, from Hereford, bought the weather vane in a reclamation yard in 2009.

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  13. Pedestrian, 23, dies after car crashpublished at 14:06 British Summer Time 19 September 2021

    Police appeal for information after the man was struck by a Vauxhall Corsa in Widnes.

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  14. Kent beat Somerset to win T20 Blastpublished at 22:50 British Summer Time 18 September 2021

    Kent Spitfires beat Somerset to win the T20 for the second time - 14 years on from their first triumph at Edgbaston

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  15. Blues fans arrested over Thompson abusepublished at 21:27 British Summer Time 18 September 2021

    Two Birmingham fans are arrested after an allegation of racist abuse aimed at Peterborough captain Nathan Thompson.

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  16. Villa put three past Everton to end unbeaten runpublished at 21:09 British Summer Time 18 September 2021

    Aston Villa score three second-half goals in a brilliant display which saw Everton's unbeaten run ended at Villa Park.

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  17. Kent beat Sussex to reach T20 Blast finalpublished at 19:19 British Summer Time 18 September 2021

    Daniel Bell-Drummond stars with 82 as Kent go through to meet Somerset in the T20 Blast final after beating Sussex at Edgbaston.

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  18. Derby beat Stoke amid administration woepublished at 18:45 British Summer Time 18 September 2021

    Troubled Derby end a miserable week in style as Max Bird's spectacular goal paves the way for a deserved home win over in-form Stoke.

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  19. Solihull Moors 3-1 Boreham Woodpublished at 18:35 British Summer Time 18 September 2021

    Danny Newton hits his first two goals for Solihull Moors as they make it three National League wins in a row with a 3-1 win over Boreham Wood.

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