Summary

  • Updates on Friday 12 November

  1. Plans for 150 homes recommended for approvalpublished at 06:18 Greenwich Mean Time 18 March

    A council is asked to approve the development despite concerns over traffic and loss of green space.

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  2. Vineyard invests Ā£1m in Italian wine equipmentpublished at 06:16 Greenwich Mean Time 18 March

    The estate buys equipment from Tuscany, including a bigger grape presser, to boost production.

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  3. More funding extends child protection pilot schemepublished at 06:14 Greenwich Mean Time 18 March

    Walsall and Wolverhampton councils are among 10 areas in England piloting a child protection model.

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  4. Teen switches from Wicked to basketball comedypublished at 06:12 Greenwich Mean Time 18 March

    Bea Ward is making her TV debut in the comedy after featuring in Hollywood's Wicked movie last year.

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  5. Nurses working in pandemic 'grateful to be alive' published at 06:11 Greenwich Mean Time 18 March

    Five years on, two intensive care nurses reflect on what it was like to work at the start of the pandemic.

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  6. City centre safety fears prompt council actionpublished at 06:09 Greenwich Mean Time 18 March

    Hundreds of people tell Coventry City Council they do not feel safe in the city at night.

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  7. 'We lost 50% of our patients' - Covid nursepublished at 06:08 Greenwich Mean Time 18 March

    Rebecca O'Dwyer says many intensive care staff are still traumatised by the pandemic.

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  8. Three teenagers killed in car crash published at 17:22 Greenwich Mean Time 17 March

    An 18-year-old man and two 17-year-old boys died in the crash on Friday, police say.

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  9. Kabaddi World Cup kicks off in Wolverhamptonpublished at 16:59 Greenwich Mean Time 17 March

    The opening ceremony is held at Aldersley Stadium as organisers welcome bringing the world cup to the UK.

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  10. Man in disbelief after car stripped for second timepublished at 16:25 Greenwich Mean Time 17 March

    A man was caught on camera carrying the bumper of Jeremy Merckle's Volkswagen Polo down the street.

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  11. 'Coward' paedophile who fled country convictedpublished at 16:24 Greenwich Mean Time 17 March

    Richard Burrows is convicted after spending nearly 30 years on the run, Cheshire Police say.

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  12. Nine ill from suspected carbon monoxide poisoningpublished at 15:18 Greenwich Mean Time 17 March

    Residents of Firs Lane in Smethwick reported feeling unwell on Sunday evening.

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  13. Man facing attempted murder charge after stabbingpublished at 15:18 Greenwich Mean Time 17 March

    Jordan Williamson, 31, from Congleton, appears in court following injuries to a man at the weekend.

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  14. Man in court over city shootingpublished at 15:09 Greenwich Mean Time 17 March

    He is the second man to be charged with attempted murder over a shooting in December.

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  15. šŸŽ§ Millwall loss a massive sucker-punchpublished at 15:02 Greenwich Mean Time 17 March

    George Weaver joins BBC Radio Stoke's Lucas Yeomans to discuss the Potters' last-gasp defeat by Millwall at The Den.

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  16. Region's bus network in extended funding dealpublished at 14:55 Greenwich Mean Time 17 March

    The West Midlands Combined Authority board agreesĀ an extension of theĀ Bus Network Support Grant.

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  17. Man found guilty of hunting fox with dogspublished at 14:54 Greenwich Mean Time 17 March

    Benjamin Halsall, 24, is fined after a magistrates' court is shown footage of a fox being killed.

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  18. Crash family thrilled by fundraising supportpublished at 12:46 Greenwich Mean Time 17 March

    Mortgage payments and bills have been playing on their mind during recovery, a friend says.

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  19. Man charged with murder after city stabbingspublished at 12:08 Greenwich Mean Time 17 March

    James Ritchie, 51, is accused of the murder of Anthony Wilson and the attempted murder of another man.

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  20. Hat-trick hero Wright glad to be back after lay-offpublished at 12:05 Greenwich Mean Time 17 March

    Coventry striker Haji Wright says he is just happy to be back playing after his first hat-trick for the club in the win against Sunderland.

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