1. Warning of high winds overnightpublished at 17:48 Greenwich Mean Time 10 March 2021

    BBC Weather

    There's a Met Office warning of high winds overnight, along with rain showers.

    With temperatures due to drop to around freezing tomorrow, we could have some hail showers to come.

    The Met Office warned the winds could mean problems for travel and might cause power cuts.

    Cardingmill ValleyImage source, Snapper Simon
  2. Infection rates continue to fall around the regionpublished at 17:14 Greenwich Mean Time 10 March 2021

    Coronavirus infection rates continue to fall across the country.

    In the West Midlands, Redditch and East Staffordshire are the only areas to have a rate of more than 100 new cases per 100,000 people.

  3. More than 100 die from hospital-acquired Covidpublished at 17:07 Greenwich Mean Time 10 March 2021

    University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is to review 107 deaths linked to hospital stays.

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  4. 'Rotten egg' landfill site to be partly coveredpublished at 13:21 Greenwich Mean Time 10 March 2021

    The Royal Stoke Hospital and hundreds of people complain about the Newcastle-under-Lyme smell.

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  5. Machete gang threatens Everton keeper and familypublished at 09:16 Greenwich Mean Time 10 March 2021

    Robin Olsen and his family were confronted in their home by an armed gang of masked burglars.

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  6. Man who 'fled to Sweden' admits killing womanpublished at 17:29 Greenwich Mean Time 9 March 2021

    Kenneth Andrew McDermid is due to be sentenced in April over Wendy Morse's death.

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  7. Nurse has catalytic converter stolen at hospitalpublished at 13:19 Greenwich Mean Time 9 March 2021

    A nurse at Queen's Hospital in Burton was one of a number of motorists to have their catalytic converters stolen in a spate of thefts last Thursday.

    She told police she was briefly visiting the site at 18:00 when she saw three men she thought were acting suspiciously in the car park.

    Queen's HospitalImage source, Google

    There were also thefts and attempted thefts in Stoke-on-Trent, Tamworth, Newcastle-under-Lyme and Uttoxeter on the same evening.

    Staffordshire Police warned people not to approach the thieves because they usually carried tools which could be used as weapons.

  8. Tributes to ex-principal who died with Covid-19published at 21:51 Greenwich Mean Time 8 March 2021

    Gareth Jones was principal at Ormiston Meridian Academy before retiring in 2019.

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  9. Extended rail timetable introduced as schools returnpublished at 10:53 Greenwich Mean Time 8 March 2021

    Extra rail services have been introduced as more pupils return to schools and colleges across England.

    West Midlands Trains is one of the companies boosting capacity, with additional carriages introduced to some services.

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  10. Weather warning for wind issuedpublished at 10:23 Greenwich Mean Time 8 March 2021

    High winds could bring disruption to travel and transport services across the West Midlands later this week, the Met Office is warning.

    Weather mapImage source, Met Office

    A yellow warning for wind has been issued covering the whole of the region from 21:00 on Wednesday until 15:00 on Thursday.

  11. Weather: Dry and mainly sunnypublished at 08:11 Greenwich Mean Time 8 March 2021

    BBC Weather

    Dry today with patches of cloud mixed with sunny spells. Light or gentle winds and a high of 9C (48F).

    This morning in Lea Marston, WarwickshireImage source, BBC Weather Watcher Harry the Springer
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    This morning in Lea Marston, Warwickshire

    Staying dry tonight with mainly clear skies which will leave it feeling quite chilly with a low of 1C (34F).

    You can keep up-to-date on the latest forecast for your area by going to the BBC Weather website.

  12. Midlands Live: Breaking news and local storiespublished at 06:08 Greenwich Mean Time 8 March 2021

    The latest news and updates from across the West Midlands and south Cheshire.

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  13. Harrowing hours waiting for murdered grandadpublished at 08:20 Greenwich Mean Time 6 March 2021

    The granddaughter of Richard Hall, killed at random as he walked, describes her family's pain.

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  14. Woman found dead at property namedpublished at 11:47 Greenwich Mean Time 5 March 2021

    Two people held on suspicion of murder, after Kelly Webber died, are bailed.

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  15. Man charged with murder over woman's deathpublished at 15:00 Greenwich Mean Time 4 March 2021

    David Mottram is accused of murdering Samantha Heap, whose body was found at a property on Tuesday.

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  16. Murder arrests after woman's body foundpublished at 21:02 Greenwich Mean Time 3 March 2021

    A 39-year-old man and 44-year-old woman are being questioned over the death.

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  17. Hilltop killer guilty of lone walker's murderpublished at 20:05 Greenwich Mean Time 3 March 2021

    Richard Hall was stabbed multiple times by Moses Christensen while at a Shropshire beauty spot.

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  18. House fire started by 'smoking materials'published at 15:34 Greenwich Mean Time 3 March 2021

    BBC Radio Stoke

    A house fire which led to five people being taken to hospital was started accidentally by "careless disposal of smoking materials", Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service said.

    Three children and two adults were treated for smoke inhalation after the fire at the property in Standersfoot Place in Chell Heath on 16 February.

    Standersfoot PlaceImage source, Google