Summary

  • Updates from Monday 13 September to Sunday 19 September

  1. 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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  2. 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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  3. 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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  4. 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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  5. 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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  6. 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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  7. 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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  8. 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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  9. 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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  10. 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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  11. 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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  12. 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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  13. 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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  14. 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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  15. Shocked couple find python in bedroompublished at 18:17 British Summer Time 18 September 2021

    The couple say they have no idea how the 5ft female python got into their home.

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  16. Lions share points with Coventrypublished at 18:04 British Summer Time 18 September 2021

    Millwall and Coventry share the points in an entertaining Championship match that should have had more goals.

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  17. Posh enjoy comfortable win over Birminghampublished at 18:03 British Summer Time 18 September 2021

    Peterborough United return to winning ways with a resounding victory over a disappointing Birmingham City.

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  18. Large samurai scroll comes out of storagepublished at 16:45 British Summer Time 18 September 2021

    Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery is cataloguing 27,000 items, including the samurai scroll.

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  19. Somerset beat Hants to reach T20 finalpublished at 15:59 British Summer Time 18 September 2021

    Somerset rally superbly from 79-6 to beat Hampshire by two wickets and reach their first T20 final in 10 years.

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  20. Knifeman wearing only vest and boxer shorts heldpublished at 15:40 British Summer Time 18 September 2021

    A 23-year-old man is charged following a disturbance in Birmingham in the early hours.

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