Summary

  • Updates on Friday 12 November

  1. Garden bin charges prompt collection reviewpublished at 11:32 British Summer Time 19 October

    The city council says 7,000 homes could see changes to collections as resources are reallocated.

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  2. Town suffers four suspected arsons in an hourpublished at 08:56 British Summer Time 19 October

    All four of the fires involved bins, with damage sustained to nearby property.

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  3. Thousands expected to attend huge Diwali eventpublished at 07:30 British Summer Time 19 October

    About 8,000 people attended Diwali celebrations in Phoenix Park last year, the council says.

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  4. Magician, pony and fire engine visit hospital published at 07:28 British Summer Time 19 October

    The visits are to celebrate the role of play in children's hospital treatment.

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  5. Village prepares to 'wang' its applespublished at 07:24 British Summer Time 19 October

    The Staffordshire village of Alton claims the Apple Wanging World Championships.

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  6. Video nasties revisited 40 years after crackdownpublished at 07:22 British Summer Time 19 October

    Dr Mark McKenna will unpick the issues around films known as video nasties this Halloween.

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  7. Researcher nominated for Midwife of the Year awardpublished at 07:18 British Summer Time 19 October

    Dr Sally Pezaro has helped develop guidelines to improve care across the world.

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  8. Remembrance poppy cascade returns for second yearpublished at 07:16 British Summer Time 19 October

    More than 3,100 knitted poppies are going on display at St Peter's Church Tower in Wellesbourne.

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  9. Closure threatened day centre is 'our lifeline'published at 07:12 British Summer Time 19 October

    Jean Cross says her brother Robert has been going to Harborne Day Centre in Birmingham for 43 years.

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  10. South Asian book festival returns for eighth yearpublished at 07:11 British Summer Time 19 October

    The DESIblitz Literature Festival will take place in Birmingham between 19 October and 2 November.

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  11. 'Liam called asking for advice on handling fame'published at 07:09 British Summer Time 19 October

    Mark Rhodes tells how the star called him in the early stages of his One Direction career.

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  12. Woman injured in garden dog attackpublished at 21:42 British Summer Time 18 October

    A 47-year-old man is arrested after the woman suffers multiple injuries in the attack.

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  13. 'One Direction have brought me my best friends'published at 20:53 British Summer Time 18 October

    Fans gather in Wolverhampton to pay their respects to Liam Payne following his death aged 31.

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  14. 'One-man crimewave' jailed after police pursuitpublished at 18:25 British Summer Time 18 October

    Michael Leese is jailed for a spree of robberies and burglaries.

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  15. Jail for gang who dumped illegal waste in villagepublished at 16:42 British Summer Time 18 October

    A judge said the dumped rubbish had turned a field in Long Bennington "into a smoking wasteland".

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  16. Blood sample spillage causes road closurepublished at 16:31 British Summer Time 18 October

    A street closure is imposed near Walsall Manor Hospital, where the samples came from.

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  17. Former breast surgeon's open prison move cancelledpublished at 16:20 British Summer Time 18 October

    The Ministry of Justice confirms the disgraced medic's move is cancelled after a risk assessment.

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  18. Football pitch left submerged by flood waterpublished at 15:15 British Summer Time 18 October

    Westfields football club has postponed all weekend matches as its pitch is left under flood water.

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  19. Wolves 'tipping point' must come soon - O'Neilpublished at 15:09 British Summer Time 18 October

    Wolves boss Gary O'Neil says the side cannot continue to rely on excuses and "the longer it goes on the more urgent it becomes".

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  20. Robins trying to 'free up' Coventry players' mindspublished at 14:50 British Summer Time 18 October

    Coventry City manager Mark Robins says he and his staff have been working on getting the players to "free up their heads and brains" as they try to end their poor start to the season.

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