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• Walsall man arrested after fatal crash

  25-10-2026 14:43 via BBC News
  
  The crash happened on the A34 close to Sutton Scotney Services on Friday, police say.
  
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• Car crashes through newly reopened butcher's shop

  04-11-2026 20:46 via BBC News
  
  The owner says two staff members "jumped up on a wooden block" as the driver ploughed into the shop.
  
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• Poundland owner in crunch talks as retailer's collapse looms

  04-11-2026 20:44 via BBC News
  
  One of Walsall-based business Poundland's suppliers will lose millions if it collapses, while other suppliers have said they would go under.
  
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• Ex-Albion striker Rodriguez announces retirement

  04-11-2026 18:28 via BBC News
  
  Former West Bromwich Albion striker Jay Rodriguez announces his retirement from playing career.
  
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• Killer guilty after victim's cry heard on 999 call

  04-11-2026 17:12 via BBC News
  
  Paul Holloway has been found guilty of killing 60-year-old Mark Regan at a trial in Birmingham.
  
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• Police sack 19 officers and staff for misconduct

  04-11-2026 15:57 via BBC News
  
  The employees were fired after misconduct hearings and meetings over the past year, a report says.
  
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• Lickey Hills parking fees on way as other parks spared

  04-11-2026 14:21 via BBC News
  
  Bromsgrove MP blames council "mismanagement" for new parking charges at Lickey Hills Country Park.
  
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• From West Brom to Champions League - Brown's journey to face Reds

  04-11-2026 09:58 via BBC News
  
  Fenerbahce's Archie Brown on his unorthodox journey to Istanbul, the moment of madness against Galatasaray and what Liverpool can expect in Turkey on Wednesday evening.
  
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• Council may withdraw from Israel-linked investments

  04-11-2026 09:25 via BBC News
  
  The proposal was put forward after MPs called for Birmingham Greens to disown its Zionism motion.
  
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• Homeowners told they each face £45k bill for roof works

  04-11-2026 07:11 via BBC News
  
  Leaseholders in a group of flats could be asked to pay £45,000 each towards roof replacement works.
  
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• Scammers using AI-generated images of missing pets to demand reward money

  04-11-2026 01:44 via BBC News
  
  Owners say threats to kill their cats unless they sent money left them angry and terrified.
  
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• Emery takes positives, but Villa 'have work to do' to reach Barca level

  04-11-2026 00:58 via BBC News
  
  Aston Villa boss Unai Emery says his team have "work to do" to reach Barcelona's level after a 3-0 Champions League defeat at the Nou Camp.
  
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• Family wins high court bid over fatal club stabbing

  03-11-2026 17:27 via BBC News
  
  The family of Ryan Passey say they are hoping for a fresh examination of the case.
  
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• Cricket Media Awards for Robinson, Sharma & Bamber

  03-11-2026 17:24 via BBC News
  
  Fast bowlers dominate at Cricket Media Club awards as England's Ollie Robinson, Naayva Sharma and Ethan Bamber all claim prizes.
  
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• Nurses face 'postcode lottery' for free parking

  03-11-2026 06:58 via BBC News
  
  It comes after several nurses have been handed hefty parking fines while out in the community.
  
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• 'Nigella could do no wrong' says Bake Off's Gabe

  03-11-2026 06:58 via BBC News
  
  The Birmingham drag performer is down to the final six in Channel 4's Great British Bake Off.
  
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• Brother's shock as sister dies of cancer in 24 days

  03-11-2026 06:58 via BBC News
  
  Jeff Farnes says he went from planning his sister's recovery to arranging her funeral in 24 days.
  
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• Inquest hears rope at the scene unlikely to have been tied by murdered boy

  02-11-2026 19:21 via BBC News
  
  An inquest reopens into the death of the Yardley schoolboy who died near Meriden in 1984.
  
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• Gunman shot his own accomplice in botched attack

  02-11-2026 18:44 via BBC News
  
  Adam Liaqat fired a gun by mistake, leaving accomplice Asad Khan with leg injuries, police say.
  
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• Blackpool beat Villa and Vale thrash Man City in Trophy

  27-10-2026 23:31 via BBC News
  
  Blackpool beat Aston Villa and Port Vale put five past Manchester City's youngsters, plus Tuesday's EFL Trophy round-up.
  
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• 'William knows his stuff about Villa'

  27-10-2026 19:11 via BBC News
  
  Prince William revealed he posts anonymously online about his beloved football team, Aston Villa.
  
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• Five arrested on bus after teenager stabbed

  27-10-2026 18:46 via BBC News
  
  Five people remain in custody and will be questioned on suspicion of attempted murder.
  
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• MPs call on city Greens to disown Zionism motion

  27-10-2026 18:26 via BBC News
  
  MPs say the power sharing coalition must end if Green party members do not denounce the motion.
  
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• Couple find love aged 88 in retirement village

  27-10-2026 15:40 via BBC News
  
  Barbara Thompson, 88, and Fred Jenkins, 88, unexpectedly found love again after the death of their spouses.
  
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• New £25m NHS centre to speed up tests

  27-10-2026 13:35 via BBC News
  
  The centre should boost existing services at New Cross, Cannock and Walsall Manor hospitals.
  
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• Grant hopes to see more of Walsall's best 'version'

  27-10-2026 12:57 via BBC News
  
  Walsall boss Lee Grant wants more of the confidence and belief that they showed all too briefly against Salford.
  
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• 'I pay £900 rent and struggle to save for a home deposit'

  27-10-2026 07:16 via BBC News
  
  Aspiring homeowners say rent, rising costs and house prices are delaying plans to buy.
  
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• Whistleblower 'ignored' by surgeon Ian Paterson

  26-10-2026 18:57 via BBC News
  
  An inquest into Marie Pinfield hears a statement from a whistleblower who has since died.
  
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• 'I could hear tree crunching as it fell onto car during storm'

  26-10-2026 16:17 via BBC News
  
  Barry Boustead says it is very lucky that no one was injured during the incident.
  
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• Brother's death prompts contaminated black mamba drugs warning

  26-10-2026 14:02 via BBC News
  
  Stephen Taylor collapsed in Birmingham city centre on Monday 19 October and later died in hospital.
  
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