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  • Updates on Monday 13 June 2016

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

  1. Two more men arrested over stabbingpublished at 12:21 British Summer Time 12 August 2016

    Two more men are arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to murder after a man was stabbed in Shropshire.

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  2. Weather: High UV levels alertpublished at 10:35 British Summer Time 12 August 2016

    Alexandra Hamilton
    BBC Weather

    There's a warning we could be in for high UV levels today with all the sunny spells forecast.

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  3. Jones can be unstoppable - Mellonpublished at 17:42 British Summer Time 11 August 2016

    Shrewsbury Town boss Micky Mellon says 18-year-old striker Ethan Jones is blossoming into a top prospect.

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  4. Cilla Black statue made in Powys hillspublished at 13:31 British Summer Time 11 August 2016

    A foundry in the mountains of Powys' Tanat valley is creating a statue of Cilla Black to be displayed outside Liverpool's Cavern Club.

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  5. Coming up on TV: Call for all children to receive vaccinepublished at 13:29 British Summer Time 11 August 2016

    Elizabeth Glinka
    BBC Midlands Today

    A woman from the West Midlands whose four-year-old son lost his limbs after contracting meningitis is urging the government to introduce a vaccination for all children.

    Julie Tuckley

    At the moment the vaccine is only given to new borns, but Julie Tuckley (pictured above) says all children should be protected.  

    You can find out more on BBC Midlands Today at 13:30 on BBC One.

  6. Which Olympian are you?published at 17:51 British Summer Time 10 August 2016

    If you've been glued to the Olympics and thought you shared the same physique as Adam Peaty or Jasmin Sawyers why not have a go at finding out. 

    Find your Olympic body match here.

    Adam Peaty and Jasmin SawyersImage source, Getty Images
  7. Cot deaths at lowest recorded levelpublished at 13:46 British Summer Time 10 August 2016

    BBC News Health

    Sudden unexplained infant deaths, or cot deaths, have reached the lowest level on record in England and Wales, according to the latest figures.

    In 2014 the total was 128, compared with 165 the previous year and 207 in 2004.

    BabyImage source, Thinkstock

    Fewer women smoking and campaigns to teach new parents the safest sleeping position for their newborn - on their backs - are both factors, experts say.

    The Office for National Statistics said the fall was driving the downward trend in overall unexplained infant deaths.

  8. Andes fall tourist left dad poemspublished at 13:22 British Summer Time 10 August 2016

    A British tourist who died while mountaineering in Peru recorded poetry and left it on his father's computer.

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  9. Struggling farmers seek charity helppublished at 11:51 British Summer Time 10 August 2016

    A dramatic rise in working farmers needing welfare payments to make ends meet is being seen in Wales, a charity warns.

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  10. 'Hard' for farmers to ask for helppublished at 11:13 British Summer Time 10 August 2016

    A welfare charity for the farming industry sees a dramatic increase in the number of working families who are struggling to make ends meet. One Knighton family was helped when the farmer was diagnosed with cancer.

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  11. Shrewsbury Town 2-1 Huddersfield Townpublished at 22:18 British Summer Time 9 August 2016

    League One Shrewsbury Town knock Championship club Huddersfield Town out of the EFL Cup in the first round.

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  12. Woman dies in private ambulance crashpublished at 14:32 British Summer Time 9 August 2016

    An elderly woman being transported in a private ambulance dies after a crash in south Shropshire.

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  13. MEP defends Hitler speaking style commentspublished at 14:10 British Summer Time 9 August 2016

    BBC Hereford and Worcester

    A West Midlands MEP has defended some of his past behaviour, including posing with a golliwog and suggesting that young party supporters should study the speaking style of Adolf Hitler. 

    Bill EtheridgeImage source, Danny Lawson/PA Wire

    Bill Etheridge is in the running for the UKIP leadership to succeed Nigel Farage. 

    Mr Etheridge says he was simply using Hitler as an example of a good public speaker. 

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    I've never done anything deliberately to be offensive whatsoever and as regards Adolf Hitler... historians [and] BBC programmes have commented that he was an effective speaker. He was also an evil tyrant and a monster... Let's get past this. This is nonsense."

    Bill Etheridge, West Midlands MEP

  14. Stabbing victim 'was remarkable boy'published at 19:44 British Summer Time 8 August 2016

    A 16-year-old boy who was stabbed in a Shrewsbury street is named by police as his family pay tribute to him.

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  15. Shrewsbury sign Toney from Newcastlepublished at 14:26 British Summer Time 8 August 2016

    Shrewsbury Town sign striker Ivan Toney on a half-season loan from Championship side Newcastle United.

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  16. Shrewsbury Town 0-1 Milton Keynes Donspublished at 17:42 British Summer Time 6 August 2016

    Daniel Powell scores as MK Dons start life after relegation from the Championship with victory at Shrewsbury.

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  17. Saturday's non-league footballpublished at 11:41 British Summer Time 6 August 2016

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

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  18. Meet England's most heroic catspublished at 00:30 British Summer Time 6 August 2016

    Despite their aloof reputation, cats can be as devoted and brave as dogs. BBC News pays tribute to some heroic felines.

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  19. Halstead signs one-year Shrewsbury dealpublished at 17:31 British Summer Time 5 August 2016

    Shrewsbury Town goalkeeper Mark Halstead signs a new one-year contract with the League One club.

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  20. Rotherham sign Peterborough's Taylorpublished at 18:12 British Summer Time 4 August 2016

    Rotherham sign Peterborough's former Shrewsbury Town winger Jon Taylor for a club-record fee of about £500,000.

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