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• 'Heads need to roll' amid tram delays - leader

  12-06-2026 07:24 via bbc.com
  
  Patrick Harley says "businesses are suffering" because of tram line delays.
  
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• Tony Iommi made an MBE in King's Birthday Honours

  12-06-2026 23:30 via bbc.com
  
  Tony Iommi says it is an "unbelievable honour".
  
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• Yorkshire's Luxton hits century against Warwicks

  12-06-2026 19:34 via bbc.com
  
  Will Luxton scores 167 as Yorkshire finish on 386-6 against Warwickshire on day one of their County Championship match at Scarborough.
  
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• Arrest after railway bridge collapse

  12-06-2026 18:34 via bbc.com
  
  A 64-year-old man is arrested after a lorry hit the bridge in Warwickshire, causing it to collapse.
  
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• Long-serving councillor resigns from Labour

  12-06-2026 18:25 via bbc.com
  
  Majid Mahmood says the party has "left him" as he announces his resignation from the Labour group.
  
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• Pastor in court over baptism drowning death

  12-06-2026 17:45 via bbc.com
  
  Cheryl Bartley, 48, is charged with one count of gross negligence manslaughter.
  
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• Petrol station worker jailed as guns stash found

  12-06-2026 12:59 via bbc.com
  
  Sultan Arif is sentenced to six years in prison after the petrol station was raided.
  
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• Arrests after two men stabbed outside library

  12-06-2026 12:18 via bbc.com
  
  Two men in their 20s are detained on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm, police say.
  
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• Is Birmingham's Royal Marine a dark horse for PM?

  12-06-2026 11:50 via bbc.com
  
  Birmingham Selly Oak MP Al Carns is tipped to be a contender for a potential Labour leadership bid.
  
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• PM needs to make 'bold' decisions on defence spending, says Carns

  12-06-2026 11:41 via bbc.com
  
  Al Carns quit as the armed forces minister in a row over defence spending, hours after John Healey also quit as defence secretary.
  
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• Daughter 'disgusted' as dad's grave 'flattened'

  12-06-2026 09:50 via bbc.com
  
  Shazia Kausar is one of many locals in dispute with Walsall Council over grave rules.
  
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• Weekly quiz: Which pop band created airport history this week?

  12-06-2026 07:24 via bbc.com
  
  Other stories include upside down trees and World Cup sweeping- can you score 100%?
  
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• 'Surviving 40 years as a charity has been no easy task'

  12-06-2026 07:23 via bbc.com
  
  Black Country Women's Aid started around a small kitchen table with local women.
  
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• Patient 'failed' by breast cancer diagnosis delay

  11-06-2026 20:01 via bbc.com
  
  Experts say Tracey Taylor was failed before becoming a patient of disgraced surgeon Ian Paterson.
  
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• Two stabbed outside city centre library

  11-06-2026 18:47 via bbc.com
  
  Police say one man has suffered potentially life-threatening injuries.
  
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• Former GB number one Evans to retire after Wimbledon

  11-06-2026 17:51 via bbc.com
  
  Former British number one Dan Evans is to retire from tennis after this year's Wimbledon.
  
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• Murder accused 'sped away' as pregnant teen fell, jury told

  11-06-2026 17:12 via bbc.com
  
  Lily Whitehouse had been visiting her baby in a neonatal unit on the evening she died.
  
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• Artan to referee Uefa Super Cup after losing World Cup role

  11-06-2026 16:24 via bbc.com
  
  Somali referee Omar Artan is appointed to take charge of the Uefa Super Cup match between Paris St-Germain and Aston Villa later this summer after being denied a spot at the World Cup.
  
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• The rise and rise of 'Meatball' McGinn

  11-06-2026 15:48 via bbc.com
  
  John McGinn was a boy from Clydebank with a "big, round head" and bigger dreams. Scotland's World Cup opener marks a new high in a storybook career.
  
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• Alert over adult measles cases in Worcestershire

  11-06-2026 15:23 via bbc.com
  
  Unvaccinated adults and not just children are at risk of measles, health bosses warn.
  
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• Peterborough sign Walsall defender Weir until 2029

  11-06-2026 14:02 via bbc.com
  
  Peterborough United begin their summer rebuild with the signing of defender Evan Weir from League Two Walsall.
  
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• Bid to trace kin of pioneering children's nurse

  11-06-2026 13:40 via bbc.com
  
  Birmingham Children's Hospital wants to shed light on the life of Warwickshire-born Evelyn Hughes.
  
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• World Cup scrapbooks document 'fantastic' 1966 win

  11-06-2026 07:19 via bbc.com
  
  Ethan Badger has created four scrap books of memories from the tournament.
  
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• Venue hosts 10 weddings in 10 hours for anniversary

  11-06-2026 07:19 via bbc.com
  
  "Wedding Wednesday" took place at the Thomas Robinson Building
  
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• Wigan sign Walsall wing-back Barrett

  10-06-2026 14:32 via bbc.com
  
  Wigan Athletic manager Gary Caldwell claims Connor Barrett will get even better at the Brick Community Stadium after signing from Walsall.
  
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• Former Warwickshire wicketkeeper Piper dies aged 56

  10-06-2026 13:52 via bbc.com
  
  Former Warwickshire wicketkeeper Keith Piper dies at the age of 56 after playing nearly 500 games for the Bears in his 16-year career at Edgbaston.
  
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• Warwickshire sign India spinner Suthar

  10-06-2026 12:15 via bbc.com
  
  Warwickshire sign India off-spinner Manav Suthar for their next two County Championship games.
  
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• Paterson patient 'let down at every point'

  09-06-2026 22:23 via bbc.com
  
  Tracey Taylor is believed to be the youngest of the women in the Ian Paterson inquests.
  
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• Man killed girlfriend with truck, jury told

  09-06-2026 16:30 via bbc.com
  
  LIly Whitehouse had been visiting her baby in a neonatal unit on the evening she died.
  
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• Reform frozen out of scrutiny roles, says leader

  09-06-2026 15:56 via bbc.com
  
  Jex Parkin said he had understood Reform would be given the lions share of scrutiny chair positions.
  
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