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  • Updates from Friday 12 May 2017

  1. Nuneaton hospital delays after cyber-attackpublished at 09:03 BST 15 May 2017

    Patients are being told to expect delays at Nuneaton's George Eliot Hospital after it was affected by Friday's cyber-attack on the NHS.

    George Eliot HospitalImage source, Google

    Hackers targeted the health service as part of a global strike affecting 150 countries.

    The hospital says patients should turn up for their appointments but be prepared for delays while staff work to bring services back online.

  2. One Day Cup: Warwickshire beat leaders Yorkshirepublished at 08:44 BST 15 May 2017

    BBC Sport

    Despite being out of the running to defend their One-Day Cup title, Warwickshire managed to pull off a win against the group leaders Yorkshire.

    Ian BellImage source, Getty Images

    Captain Ian Bell fell two short of a century as the Bears won by five wickets at Edgbaston.

    Yorkshire slip to second and are replaced at the top of the North Group by Worcestershire, who beat Durham, but their 10 points from seven matches means they cannot slip outside the top three.

  3. Tykes qualify despite defeat by Bearspublished at 18:57 BST 14 May 2017

    Ian Bell falls two short of a century as Warwickshire beat Yorkshire by five wickets in the One-Day Cup.

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  4. Racist Eurovision tweet probed by policepublished at 16:19 BST 14 May 2017

    A councillor is suspended after offensive comments towards the Irish appear on his Twitter account.

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  5. Somerset v Warwickshire - day fourpublished at 13:40 BST 13 May 2017

    Listen to live BBC Radio Bristol commentary of day four of the County Championship match between Somerset and Warwickshire.

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  6. Adverts fraudster told to repay £1.2mpublished at 20:02 BST 12 May 2017

    Hundreds of customers were conned into buying worthless adverts in a scam led by Jonathan Rivers.

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  7. Worcs defeat Warwickshire in thrillerpublished at 19:10 BST 12 May 2017

    Worcestershire improve their hopes of a One-Day Cup group qualification as they win a classic derby against Warwickshire.

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  8. Doyle was happy to sign new Pompey dealpublished at 18:40 BST 12 May 2017

    Departing Portsmouth captain Michael Doyle says he would have signed a new deal had one been offered.

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  9. Child sex offender jailed for 15 yearspublished at 18:08 BST 12 May 2017

    Andrew Pykett abused 10 victims from across the UK and one in the US.

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  10. Our coverage throughout the daypublished at 18:00 BST 12 May 2017

    That's all from us on Friday. Join us again from 08:00 on Monday for more news, sport, travel and weather updates.

    In the meantime, any breaking news will be posted here. Have a good weekend.

  11. Wasps on course for record attendancepublished at 17:57 BST 12 May 2017

    Alec Blackman
    BBC Coventry & Warwickshire

    Wasps say they're on course to sell-out the Ricoh Arena for their Premiership semi-final against Leicester Tigers. 

    Wasps crowdImage source, Getty Images

    They've sold 26,000 tickets, leaving around 6,000 for the clash next Saturday still available. 

    It comes as the club confirm they've had a record year for attendance - with more than 270,000 people seeing a game at the ground.

  12. Coming up on Midlands Todaypublished at 17:52 BST 12 May 2017

    Elizabeth Glinka
    BBC Midlands Today

    We will bring you the latest on the developing story of the cyber attack on NHS computer systems. 

    George Eliot NHS Trust is just one of several trusts to be affected in our region.

    Plus, a report on the court hearing of Leamington Spa paedophile Andrew Pykett, sentenced today for 38 counts of abusing ten teenagers.

    More on these stories and others on the Midlands Today on BBC One from 18:30.

  13. Weather: A dry weekend, but heavy rain to comepublished at 17:28 BST 12 May 2017

    Rebecca Wood
    BBC Weather

    We're due a dry, but cloudy weekend, with a little bit of sun breaking through and temperatures up to 18C (64F) in places.

    But it's not looking so good for Monday, with heavy rain forecast for most of us.

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    Rebecca Wood has your forecast

  14. Nuneaton hospital affected by 'cyber attack'published at 16:42 BST 12 May 2017

    The George Eliot hospital in Nuneaton, Warwickshire, is thought to have been hit by a cyber attack.

    NHS services across England have been hit by IT failure,

    A statement from the George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust said it is currently dealing with a suspected cyber attack, and has shut down a number of systems as a precaution.

    A number of out-patient appointments have been cancelled and only a limited radiotherapy service is operating.

    George Eliot HospitalImage source, google
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    We have implemented our contingency plans and we continue to provide services in A&E and essential services elsewhere. We do ask that patients only use A&E in an emergency and to call NHS 111 for urgent advice and guidance. In order to ensure we maintain quality and patient safety, we have had to cancel a number of out patient appointments, and are operating a limited radiology service. We apologise to those patients affected and we are working hard to resolve the issues as soon as possible.

    Statement from George Eliot Hospital

  15. Victims' courage helped jail 'extremely dangerous' paedophilepublished at 16:01 BST 12 May 2017

    A police officer has praised the bravery of Andrew Pykett's victims for coming forward.

    Andrew PykettImage source, Warwickshire Police

    Det Sgt Collette O'Keefe, from Warwickshire's child sexual exploitation team, said "as a result of their courage an extremely dangerous man has been convicted".

    "Pykett is a sexual predator, grooming young girls all over the world, in the full knowledge that they were children, for his own gratification," she said.

    Pykett from Clarendon Avenue in Leamington Spa abused nine victims from across the UK as well as one in the United States and has been jailed for 15 years.