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• Man guilty of murdering daughter
  A man is found guilty of the murdering his 17-year-old daughter, whose body was found when police stopped his car.
  
  
• Jury out in daughter stab trial
  The jury considers its verdict in the trial of a father accused of murdering his teenage daughter.
  
  
• No evidence from murder accused
  A father accused of murdering his teenage daughter decides not to give evidence in his own defence.
  
  
• AFC Telford 0-0 Solihull Moors
  AFC Telford stay seventh in the Blue Square North after being held to a goalless draw by Solihull Moors.
  
  
• Redditch United v Ilkeston Town
  Redditch United manager Gary Whild looks to make home advantage count when his side host Ilkeston.
  
  
• Byrne pens Kidderminster contract
  Kidderminster Harriers sign Redditch midfielder Jack Byrne on a deal that runs to the end of the season.
  
  
• Bees are hit by points deduction
  Birmingham & Solihull have two points deducted for fielding an ineligible player.
  
  
• Bucks striker Thompson may return
  Telford striker Steve Thompson may feature against Solihull after recovering quickly from a hamstring injury.
  
  
• Call to protect rural shopkeepers
  The mother of murdered sub post-office worker Craig Hodson-Walker backs a campaign to increase protection for rural shopkeepers from criminals.
  
  
• Man's stab 'confession' by phone
  A woman tells a jury how her uncle rang to say he had killed her cousin, whose body was found in his car.
  
  
• German market in £90m city boost
  The Frankfurt Christmas Market added £90m to Birmingham's economy, the council says.
  
  
• 'Girl's body driven past house'
  A woman tells a jury how her ex drove past her home before he was stopped and her daughter's body was found in his car.
  
  
• Stabbed daughter 'wanted to die'
  A man stabbed his daughter through the heart because she "wanted to die" after being raped, a murder jury is told.
  
  
• Jaguar Land Rover back into black
  The upmarket carmaker heads back into the black thanks to cost-cutting and new models, according to new owners Tata Motors.
  
  
• Teaching profession 'under-rated'
  Many final-year students and members of the public think teaching offers slow career progression, a survey suggests.
  
  
• Hetherington wants ring-fencing
  Leeds Carnegie chief executive Gary Hetherington says promotion and relegation from the Premiership should be scrapped.
  
  
• Coventry set relegation tie dates
  Coventry Rugby chose to play the home legs of their Championship relegation play-off matches on Saturday afternoons.
  
  
• As it happened - Winter Olympics day 10
  Canada's men's hockey team are stunned by the United States after Britain's male curlers defeat the US.
  
  
• B'ham & Solihull 21-36 Plymouth Alb
  Plymouth Albion keep their play-off hopes alive with a bonus point win over Birmingham & Solihull.
  
  
• Redditch United v Solihull Moors
  Redditch United say the home match against old rivals Solihull Moors is the kind of game they need to be winning to stay clear of the drop zone.