West Midlands news

• Food bank 'braced' for another difficult winter

  03-12-2025 07:27 via bbc.com
  The food bank's plea for donations comes as figures showed rising demand across the West Midlands.
  
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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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• Joan Armatrading choral work celebrates Birmingham

  04-12-2025 07:31 via bbc.com
  Singer-songwriter Joan Armatrading says Homeland focuses on Birmingham, her home since 1958.
  
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• 'His voice was gone' - how 'demanding' Emery inspired Villa comeback

  04-12-2025 00:38 via bbc.com
  Aston Villa were in the relegation zone after five games but are now third in the Premier League with 'demanding' Unai Emery having played a key part in the turnaround.
  
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• Man who stole identity to pose as nurse jailed

  03-12-2025 17:30 via bbc.com
  Ashton Guramatunhu was able to work at six nursing homes, using the identity of a real medic.
  
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• Dad was a working class hero - Kelly Osbourne

  03-12-2025 17:19 via bbc.com
  Ozzy Osbourne is posthumously given the city's top civic honour on the day he would have turned 77.
  
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• Stevenage win one of proudest for Walsall's Sadler

  03-12-2025 15:30 via bbc.com
  Walsall boss Mat Sadler says their 2-1 win at Stevenage in the Vertu Trophy was one of the "proudest" nights of his time in charge.
  
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• Union slams 'ridiculous' fortnight collection plan

  03-12-2025 15:23 via bbc.com
  The council says it wants to move forward with waste service changes despite the ongoing strike.
  
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• Forging Metal

  03-12-2025 15:05 via bbc.co.uk
  The world of Heavy Metal celebrates the announcement of Black Sabbath's final homecoming.
  
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• Hillsborough report slammed as 'waste of time'

  03-12-2025 13:51 via bbc.com
  The sister of Andrew Brookes, who died in the Hillsborough tragedy says justice may never be served.
  
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• The 'magical' West Midlands village that shines as one of UK's prettiest in winter - BirminghamWorld

  03-12-2025 12:31
  The 'magical' West Midlands village that shines as one of UK's prettiest in winter  BirminghamWorld
  
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• Family want new post-mortem test after Spain death

  03-12-2025 08:47 via bbc.com
  Josh Rogers' family say the investigation by Spanish police has lacked thoroughness.
  
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• One start and 96 minutes - what has happened to Elliott?

  03-12-2025 08:24 via bbc.com
  Liverpool's Harvey Elliott has made just one Premier League start since moving on loan to Aston Villa in the summer - so what has gone wrong?
  
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• Apprentice 'looking forward to supporting others'

  03-12-2025 07:27 via bbc.com
  Emmanuel Boamah, 19, who is coached by youth workers, is among people being helped by a new scheme.
  
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• Doctor hopes to turn building into NHS staff homes

  03-12-2025 07:25 via bbc.com
  The building in Walsall went up for sale early last year inviting offers of about £495,000.
  
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