West Midlands news

• Barn owls rescued from illegal Walsall dealer

  18-11-2019 14:17 via BBC News - Birmingham & Black Country
  
  Lee Wellings has been sentenced for selling the protected birds he kept illegally in his back garden.
  
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• Motorsport sponsor Colin North dies at Birmingham Wheels Raceway

  18-11-2019 12:35 via BBC News - Birmingham & Black Country
  
  Colin North is described as a "loyal sponsor and friend" with a "non-stop enthusiasm" for speedway racing.
  
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• Lozells murder probe: Man arrested after fatal stabbing

  18-11-2019 08:41 via BBC News - Birmingham & Black Country
  
  The victim, in his 20s, was found injured in the Lozells area of Birmingham over the weekend.
  
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• Cat owner 'disgusted' at dog owner's sentence

  18-11-2019 08:27 via BBC News - Birmingham & Black Country
  
  Gary Truefitt has been unable to find his cat's body after Amos Price encouraged his dog to kill it.
  
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• Birmingham revenge porn victim had strangers arrive at home

  18-11-2019 01:53 via BBC News - Birmingham & Black Country
  
  A woman's partner posted naked pictures of her and shared their address with men online.
  
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• Women's Super League: Brighton & Hove Albion 3-0 Birmingham City

  17-11-2019 17:13 via BBC News - Birmingham & Black Country
  Brighton & Hove Albion earn their first Women's Super League victory of the season by comfortably beating Birmingham City.
  
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• Solihull Moors 3-1 AFC Fylde

  16-11-2019 18:57 via BBC News - Birmingham & Black Country
  Three first-half goals help Solihull Moors beat AFC Fylde and move up to third place in the National League.
  
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• Walsall 2-1 Cambridge United

  16-11-2019 18:47 via BBC News - Birmingham & Black Country
  Josh Gordon scores after 49 seconds as Walsall end a six-game League Two losing streak with a narrow 2-1 win over Cambridge.
  
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• Molineux Stadium sleepout raises £30,000 for homeless

  16-11-2019 18:41 via BBC News - Birmingham & Black Country
  
  About 200 people spent the night on the stadium's terraces and raised cash for a homeless centre.
  
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• How Tyrone Mings went from barman and mortgage adviser to England international

  16-11-2019 07:31 via BBC News - Birmingham & Black Country
  
  From throwing a sickie to having a 'growl' at Mick McCarthy. How Tyrone Mings rose from the non-league to fulfil his dreams.
  
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• River Avon flooding: Schools, roads and hospital shut

  15-11-2019 21:06 via BBC News - Birmingham & Black Country
  
  Evesham Community Hospital closes its doors to new admissions and shuts its minor injuries unit.
  
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• Rare footage shown as BBC One and ITV mark 50 years of colour

  15-11-2019 17:02 via BBC News - Birmingham & Black Country
  
  BBC One's first colour broadcast on 15 November 1969 featured Petula Clark at the Royal Albert Hall.
  
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• Hope for Acorns Children's Hospice in Walsall after fundraising

  15-11-2019 12:49 via BBC News - Birmingham & Black Country
  
  A £2m fundraising target is achievable meaning the long-term future looks more secure, the charity says.
  
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• Boy, 17, charged after 15-year-old stabbed in Erdington

  15-11-2019 10:53 via BBC News - Birmingham & Black Country
  
  A 15-year-old boy is in stable condition in hospital after suffering serious injuries on Monday.
  
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• Cleo the cat: Walsall 'yob' jailed for fatal dog attack

  14-11-2019 19:36 via BBC News - Birmingham & Black Country
  
  Amos Price admitted encouraging his dog to attack the pet after being caught on CCTV.
  
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• Keanu Bedward jailed for life for murdering Remal Hunt

  14-11-2019 18:50 via BBC News - Birmingham & Black Country
  
  Keanu Bedward must serve at least 30 years in jail for shooting Remal Hunt in Birmingham.
  
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• Man jailed for paralysing Amazon delivery driver

  14-11-2019 17:22 via BBC News - Birmingham & Black Country
  
  Mitchell Rose deliberately mowed down Chance Bright as an accomplice stole the Amazon driver's van.
  
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• Stourbridge zoo-escape stork spotted in Burnham-on-Sea

  14-11-2019 16:52 via BBC News - Birmingham & Black Country
  
  The bird, which escaped from a West Midlands zoo, has been seen more than 100 miles away in Somerset.
  
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• Euro 2020 qualifiers: Wales' Tom Lawrence and Danny Ward out of Azerbaijan trip

  14-11-2019 14:21 via BBC News - Birmingham & Black Country
  
  Derby County forward Tom Lawrence and Leicester City goalkeeper Danny Ward not travelling with Wales' squad for the game in Azerbaijan.
  
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• Cyprus v Scotland: Oliver Burke wants to put himself in 'shop window'

  14-11-2019 14:04 via BBC News - Birmingham & Black Country
  
  Oliver Burke hopes "game time" on loan to Alaves will boost his chance of starting for Scotland in Cyprus with his future at West Bromwich Albion uncertain.
  
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• Homeless Lisa Bennett 'murdered and dumped in bin'

  13-11-2019 21:08 via BBC News - Birmingham & Black Country
  
  Couple Kathleen Salmond and Kevin Flanagan are accused of killing Lisa Bennett for her benefits.
  
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• Man charged after cat mauled to death by dog in Walsall

  13-11-2019 17:47 via BBC News - Birmingham & Black Country
  
  The death was described as a "horrifying act of cruelty" with the cat's owner saying he was "very upset".
  
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• Dalian Atkinson: PCs charged over footballer's death named

  13-11-2019 17:23 via BBC News - Birmingham & Black Country
  
  Benjamin Monk and Mary Ellen Bettley-Smith face charges over the death of Dalian Atkinson.
  
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• Birmingham comic Jasper Carrott has tram named after him

  13-11-2019 15:43 via BBC News - Birmingham & Black Country
  
  The electric tram has been painted blue to reflect his love of Birmingham City Football Club.
  
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• Keelan Wilson stabbing: Three in court charged with murder

  13-11-2019 14:32 via BBC News - Birmingham & Black Country
  
  Keelan Wilson, 15, was stabbed to death in Wolverhampton last year.
  
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• Three sentenced for assisting Solihull killer's escape bid

  13-11-2019 13:35 via BBC News - Birmingham & Black Country
  
  The trio helped James Atherley try to evade police capture after he stabbed Callum Lees in the neck.
  
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• EFL Trophy: 52 goals, four hat-tricks and academy sides impress

  13-11-2019 11:03 via BBC News - Birmingham & Black Country
  
  An 11-goal thriller, a 17-year-old captain and seven Premier League academies progressing - a busy night in the EFL Trophy.
  
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• Election 2019 in maps: Where are the seats that could turn the election?

  13-11-2019 01:34 via BBC News - Birmingham & Black Country
  
  From 'ultra-marginals' to the highest Leave and Remain seats - which are the battlegrounds that could make the difference?
  
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• Warwickshire: Jim Troughton proud of how Bears got over 'extraordinary' injury crisis

  12-11-2019 19:29 via BBC News - Birmingham & Black Country
  
  Warwickshire coach Jim Troughton says they will be stronger after coming through an 'extraordinary' injury crisis in 2019.
  
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• Neil Taylor: Aston Villa defender withdraws from Wales squad

  12-11-2019 19:16 via BBC News - Birmingham & Black Country
  
  Aston Villa defender Neil Taylor withdraws from Wales squad because of personal reasons.
  
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• Teens in care in Birmingham 'without food or bedding'

  12-11-2019 18:23 via BBC News - Birmingham & Black Country
  
  Two teenagers tell BBC Newsnight about their experiences of living in semi-supported accommodation.
  
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• England in New Zealand: Dom Sibley and Zak Crawley hit centuries in tour match

  12-11-2019 09:12 via BBC News - Birmingham & Black Country
  
  Dom Sibley and Zak Crawley boost their England Test hopes with centuries on the first day of a tour match against a New Zealand XI.
  
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• General Election 2019: Your West Midlands questions

  11-11-2019 17:50 via BBC News - Birmingham & Black Country
  
  We want to hear what questions voters in the West Midlands have about the general election.
  
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• FA Cup: Stourbridge keeper James Wren saves Eastleigh penalty after father's tip

  11-11-2019 14:42 via BBC News - Birmingham & Black Country
  
  Stourbridge keeper James Wren has his father to thank for saving a penalty in their FA Cup first-round tie against Eastleigh.
  
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• Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-1 Aston Villa: Wolves win to move into top half

  10-11-2019 18:42 via BBC News - Birmingham & Black Country
  Wolves move into the top half of the Premier League for the first time since the opening weekend, as they beat a disappointing Aston Villa in the West Midlands derby.
  
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• Moseley deaths: Bodies of man and woman found at flat

  10-11-2019 16:23 via BBC News - Birmingham & Black Country
  
  The pair, both 28, knew each other and no-one else is being sought in connection with their deaths.
  
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• Adama Traore: Wolves winger selected in Spain squad despite Mali speculation

  10-11-2019 14:26 via BBC News - Birmingham & Black Country
  
  Wolves winger Adama Traore is called up to the Spain squad, despite reports suggesting the 23-year-old had decided to represent Mali.
  
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• Ibrahim Dogus: Restaurant owner replaces Tom Watson as Labour candidate

  10-11-2019 13:28 via BBC News - Birmingham & Black Country
  
  Ibrahim Dogus is the Labour hopeful for West Bromwich East after the deputy Labour leader quit.
  
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• Man and woman found dead at Moseley home

  09-11-2019 22:19 via BBC News - Birmingham & Black Country
  
  The man and woman had serious injuries and were confirmed dead at the scene in Moseley, police say.
  
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• Stourbridge 2-2 Eastleigh

  09-11-2019 19:14 via BBC News - Birmingham & Black Country
  Stourbridge earn an FA Cup replay with Eastleigh as they battle to an impressive draw against their National League opponents.
  
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• Walsall 2-2 Darlington: National League North side earn replay

  09-11-2019 18:57 via BBC News - Birmingham & Black Country
  Non-league Darlington score a 97th-minute equaliser to earn an FA Cup first round replay with League Two Walsall.
  
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• Hull City 0-1 West Bromwich Albion: Jake Livermore goal keeps Baggies top

  09-11-2019 18:55 via BBC News - Birmingham & Black Country
  Jake Livermore scores the winner as West Brom stay top of the Championship with a resilient victory over in-form Hull City.
  
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• Oxford City 1-5 Solihull Moors

  09-11-2019 18:54 via BBC News - Birmingham & Black Country
  James Ball's hat-trick eases Solihull Moors into the second round of the FA Cup with a commanding win at National League South side Oxford City.
  
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• Birmingham 0-1 Fulham: Lee Camp error hands win to visitors

  09-11-2019 18:33 via BBC News - Birmingham & Black Country
  Aleksandar Mitrovic punishes keeper Lee Camp's error as Fulham win at Birmingham City in the Championship.
  
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• Black Country raids: Six more burglaries target elderly

  09-11-2019 17:40 via BBC News - Birmingham & Black Country
  
  One of the victims, aged 69 to 89, was left bruised after being pushed over, police say.
  
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• West Midlands police officer hit by car while at scene of crash

  09-11-2019 15:03 via BBC News - Birmingham & Black Country
  
  The special constable is undergoing surgery for multiple leg fractures as a woman is arrested.
  
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• Cleo the cat: Amos Price wanted over Pelsall animal attack

  08-11-2019 18:41 via BBC News - Birmingham & Black Country
  
  Amos Price is wanted over the death of Cleo, eight, after she was mauled in a "sickening" fatal attack.
  
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• General election 2019: What do constituents think in Dudley and West Bromwich?

  08-11-2019 16:49 via BBC News - Birmingham & Black Country
  
  The BBC talks to constituents in two Midlands towns as Labour MPs Ian Austin and Tom Watson step down.
  
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• Thomas Cook airport slots bought by EasyJet and Jet2

  08-11-2019 16:20 via BBC News - Birmingham & Black Country
  
  Slots at Gatwick, Bristol, Manchester, Birmingham and Stansted are bought as the travel firm is dismantled.
  
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• Prisoner arrested after absconding from Birmingham hospital

  08-11-2019 15:48 via BBC News - Birmingham & Black Country
  
  Robert Parton had been receiving treatment at Heartlands Hospital when he fled.
  
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