West Midlands news

• Collections suspended as agency workers join bin strike

  01-12-2025 13:30 via bbc.com
  Some agency bin workers are staging a rally at Birmingham's Smithfield Depot.
  
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• Ten arrests after two stabbed near city centre

  07-12-2025 10:37 via bbc.com
  Eight men and two women are detained on suspicion of violent disorder and wounding, say police.
  
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• Police did not mean to imply Jewish community supported Tel Aviv fan ban, force says

  07-12-2025 10:18 via bbc.com
  A West Midlands Police chief told MPs Jewish community members supported the ban on Maccabi fans.
  
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• Steep rise in empty homes is 'a catastrophe'

  07-12-2025 08:17 via bbc.com
  Councillors say too many properties are becoming dilapidated and the government should act.
  
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• Your photos: It's beginning to feel a bit like Christmas

  07-12-2025 08:12 via bbc.com
  Take a look at some of the West Midlands' best photos, shared by you, from the past seven days.
  
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• It’s not too late to get vaccinated against flu, says NHS boss

  07-12-2025 08:08 via bbc.com
  People are urged to follow the example of three million Midlanders who have had a flu vaccination.
  
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• Are Aston Villa in title hunt - and should Arsenal start to worry?

  06-12-2025 17:48 via bbc.com
  Unai Emery continues to deny Aston Villa are in the Premier League title race but Arsenal now look vulnerable.
  
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• Hundreds battle to save stroke rehab centre

  06-12-2025 17:10 via bbc.com
  An NHS trust plans to close the Willenhall centre and move the services to Wolverhampton.
  
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• CCTV appeal after £2k stolen from man in his 80s

  06-12-2025 15:52 via bbc.com
  West Midlands Police say the victim was targeted as he walked on High Street in West Bromwich.
  
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• Northampton to face Walsall in EFL Trophy

  06-12-2025 14:19 via bbc.com
  Former winners Bolton and Port Vale will meet in the last 16 in the EFL Trophy, while League Two's Swindon Town travel to Luton Town.
  
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• Man who established Sikh soldier memorial made OBE

  06-12-2025 13:26 via bbc.com
  Captain Jay Singh-Sohal from Sutton Coldfield is made an OBE by Princess Anne.
  
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• Bus services merge in bid to simplify network

  06-12-2025 08:17 via bbc.com
  Combining the two services will help to make the bus network easier to use, transport bosses say.
  
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• Which West Midlands stations are the busiest?

  06-12-2025 08:15 via bbc.com
  Research from the Office of Rail and Road reveals the most and least-used stations in the region.
  
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• 'Shop local' and back small firms, people urged

  06-12-2025 08:07 via bbc.com
  Small Business Saturday celebrates local, independent traders amid hopes of a "lasting impact".
  
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• Prison officer part of jail drug-smuggling ring

  05-12-2025 20:13 via bbc.com
  The serving officer is one of four people who admitted to smuggling drugs into HMP Birmingham.
  
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• Doctor charged with sex assaults of 38 patients

  05-12-2025 18:14 via bbc.com
  The charges against Nathaniel Spencer relate to his time working at two West Midlands hospitals.
  
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• Rapist who lured teen on flat-sharing app jailed

  05-12-2025 17:36 via bbc.com
  Mirza Begg threatened to kill the teenager hours after first meeting her on the Roomies app.
  
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• Solihull sign Shrewsbury's Nurse on loan

  05-12-2025 17:15 via bbc.com
  Solihull Moors sign defender George Nurse from Shrewsbury Town on a month's loan.
  
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• Sentence delay for murderer of asylum hotel worker

  05-12-2025 14:42 via bbc.com
  Authorities are trying to establish Deng Chol Majek's true age.
  
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• Care home fraudster jailed for faking £175k will

  05-12-2025 14:36 via bbc.com
  The former care home manager is jailed five and half years for defrauding Rita Barnsley.
  
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• Concerns raised over care home fraudster years before faked will

  05-12-2025 13:33 via bbc.com
  Investigators are worried about years of potential offending with the regulator facing questions.
  
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• Firefighters tackle blaze at fireworks unit

  05-12-2025 10:51 via bbc.com
  Fifty-five firefighters attend the scene in Walsall overnight.
  
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• Six West Midlands schools top UK rankings in the new Sunday Times Parent Power Guide 2026 - BirminghamWorld

  05-12-2025 08:00
  Six West Midlands schools top UK rankings in the new Sunday Times Parent Power Guide 2026  BirminghamWorld
  
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• Restaurant workers held in immigration crackdown

  05-12-2025 07:28 via bbc.com
  Last month, 171 people were held as officials targeted illegal workers in the so-called gig economy.
  
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• Diabetes support programme 'changes lives'

  05-12-2025 07:27 via bbc.com
  "Before this programme I felt like my health was on a downward spiral", one participant says.
  
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• Pensioners see energy bills 'quadruple overnight'

  04-12-2025 17:13 via bbc.com
  Residents in two tower blocks see a huge rise in their energy bills that were previously subsidised.
  
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• Birmingham New Street named busiest station outside London

  04-12-2025 15:05 via bbc.com
  The main city station was 13th busiest overall in 2025, with 36.6million passengers, figures show.
  
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• Airport boss rules out Ozzy Osbourne rename

  04-12-2025 14:21 via bbc.com
  Almost 77,000 people signed a petition calling for the change, but the airport's CEO has said no.
  
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• Girl racially abused and assaulted in city centre

  04-12-2025 12:24 via bbc.com
  Police have released an image of someone they want to talk to about the incident on 8 November.
  
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• Parents face 12-month wait to learn how babies died

  04-12-2025 07:52 via bbc.com
  Shane Bevan and Laura Tongue say it is "cruel" for grieving families to be left waiting for answers.
  
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