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  • News, sport, travel and weather updates to resume at 08:00 on Monday

  • Updates on Friday 12 August 2016

  1. Nuclear bunker cannabis man jailedpublished at 15:37 British Summer Time 30 August 2016

    A man who allowed more than 800 cannabis plants to be grown in a former nuclear bunker is jailed.

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  2. BBC had bunker tour ahead of drugs bustpublished at 14:17 British Summer Time 30 August 2016

    The BBC was given access to tour a nuclear bunker near Kidderminster in Worcestershire just days before police discovered a cannabis factory on the site.

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  3. Cricket association mourns chairmanpublished at 12:04 British Summer Time 30 August 2016

    Worcestershire County Cricket Supporters Association chairman Ken Mills MBE dies.

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  4. Badger cull extended to more countiespublished at 11:41 British Summer Time 30 August 2016

    Badger culling is rolled out to more parts of England, in a bid to tackle bovine TB.

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  5. Essex v Worcestershire - day fourpublished at 11:22 British Summer Time 28 August 2016

    Follow live text and radio commentary from the Essex County Ground, Chelmsford as Essex face Worcestershire in the County Championship.

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  6. Monday's non-league footballpublished at 10:43 British Summer Time 28 August 2016

    Listen to live BBC radio commentary from Monday's action in the National League and National League North.

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  7. Worcs chase 401 to beat Northantspublished at 18:57 British Summer Time 26 August 2016

    Daryl Mitchell and Joe Clarke score centuries as Worcestershire chase 401 to beat Northants by two wickets.

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  8. On Midlands Today from 18:30: Preparing for the bank holiday getawaypublished at 17:50 British Summer Time 26 August 2016

    Sarah Falkland
    BBC Midlands Today

    It's the great bank holiday getaway and for once it's looking good. 

    Things were running smoothly at Birmingham Airport this morning, despite a record number of passengers. 

    Montage of getaway shots

    And on the roads, there's encouraging news at some of the West Midland's main bottlenecks. 

    Will it last? I'll have the latest on Midlands Today from 18:30 on BBC One.

  9. Tech just became a little bit greenerpublished at 11:49 British Summer Time 26 August 2016

    A new way to recycle the super strong magnets our gadgets rely on

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  10. Saturday's non-league footballpublished at 11:31 British Summer Time 26 August 2016

    Listen to live BBC radio commentary from Saturday's action in the National League and National League North and South.

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  11. Worcestershire sign all-rounder Hastingspublished at 11:18 British Summer Time 26 August 2016

    Worcestershire sign Australia all-rounder John Hastings as their overseas player for the 2017 season.

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  12. County Championship as it happenedpublished at 10:27 British Summer Time 26 August 2016

    Relive the final day from the County Championship as Yorkshire beat Notts and Worcestershire chase down 401 against Northants.

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  13. Drug dealer jailed for five yearspublished at 09:43 British Summer Time 26 August 2016

    A drug dealer who took cocaine worth £185,000 with him on a day out with his toddler daughter is jailed for eight years.

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  14. Mitchell completes century at New Roadpublished at 19:01 British Summer Time 25 August 2016

    Worcestershire skipper Daryl Mitchell completes his first ton in 13 months on a rain-hit third day against Northants.

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  15. Bears planning to stage day/night matchpublished at 16:03 British Summer Time 25 August 2016

    Warwickshire hope to make this season's final County Championship home fixture against Lancashire a day/night match.

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  16. 'Will you marry me?' asks Lego manpublished at 15:05 British Summer Time 25 August 2016

    A man has asked his girlfriend to marry him in a film using Lego that was screened to cinema goers before the main attraction.

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  17. Heavy rain on the waypublished at 14:44 British Summer Time 25 August 2016

    Bad news from the Environment Agency, with heavy rain expected to hit most of the West Midlands over the next 24 hours.

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  18. Rain warning for West Midlandspublished at 12:06 British Summer Time 25 August 2016

    Drivers are being warned they could be facing heavy rain through this afternoon and evening.

    The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning covering most of the West Midlands:

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  19. Worcestershire sign West Indies' Cumminspublished at 11:56 British Summer Time 25 August 2016

    Worcestershire sign West Indies fast bowler Miguel Cummins to stand in for South Africa's Kyle Abbott.

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  20. Crook and Barrett make tons at New Roadpublished at 18:38 British Summer Time 24 August 2016

    Steven Crook makes a career-best 145, while tailender Chad Barrett hits a ton on his Northants debut at New Road.

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