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• Wolverhampton residents campaign against children's home plan - BBC.com

  26-07-2024 13:28
  Wolverhampton residents campaign against children's home plan  BBC.com
  
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• England keeper Hampton awarded honorary doctorate

  30-07-2026 19:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The University of Wolverhampton recognises Hannah Hampton for her "exceptional achievements".
  
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• Unbeaten leaders Brave beat bottom side Phoenix

  30-07-2026 19:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Southern Brave continue their unbeaten run with an 24-run win over Birmingham Phoenix at the Utilita Bowl.
  
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• Hundreds of jobs to go at Jaguar Land Rover

  30-07-2026 18:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The car giant says it expects fewer than 300 people will lose their jobs.
  
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• Reward of £10k offered to identify serial attacker

  30-07-2026 17:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  More than 50 offences are reported over the last 12 months around the Solihull area.
  
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• Batter Young and spinner Suthar return to Bears

  30-07-2026 16:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Warwickshire re-sign New Zealand batter Will Young and India spinner Manav Suthar for the final stages of the County Championship season.
  
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• Man and woman guilty of murdering step-brother

  30-07-2026 15:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Rubin Blount died in hospital after suffering severe abuse in his step-brother's home.
  
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• Birmingham sign Palermo left-back Lund

  30-07-2026 15:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Birmingham City sign USA left-back Kristoffer Lund on a four-year contract for an undisclosed fee.
  
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• 'At 1p profit per loaf, stores need to step up'

  30-07-2026 11:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A farmer from near Lichfield is calling on supermarkets to do more to support British farms.
  
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• Man charged after boy, 9, in critical condition

  30-07-2026 11:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A 32-year-old man has been charged after a crash left a child fighting for his life.
  
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• Animal charity angered at dumping of nine cats

  30-07-2026 07:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A van drove up on Sunday and "tipped out" the cats next to the animal sanctuary, staff say.
  
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• Plea to use water 'wisely' to avoid hosepipe ban

  30-07-2026 07:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The region has entered into official drought status after a prolonged hot, dry spell.
  
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• Thousands of new bins for Birmingham but silence over strike

  30-07-2026 07:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  No solution has been revealed to the strike while a waste trial is rolled out in parts of the city.
  
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• How the UK's extreme heat is shifting the conversation about air-con

  30-07-2026 01:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Should we embrace air conditioning despite its costs and consequences?
  
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• Warwickshire beat Surrey in One-Day Cup

  29-07-2026 21:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Durham prove they are not a one-man show in the One-Day Cup as Will Rhodes helps maintain their unbeaten start after Ben Stokes' duck.
  
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• Jailed surgeon to get breaks between inquests

  29-07-2026 20:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Inquests are ongoing into the deaths of 68 of Ian Paterson's former patients.
  
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• Road shut as 30 firefighters tackle grassland blaze

  29-07-2026 19:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Six fire engines have been sent to Portway Hill, part of the Rowley Hills in Oldbury.
  
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• Complaints soar over car seller's 'faulty' motors

  29-07-2026 13:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Customers claim they are being sold cars that break down within weeks.
  
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• Birmingham & Preston - Barcelona's unlikely UK camp

  29-07-2026 10:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Barcelona will be training at St George's Park this week and taking on Championship sides Birmingham City and Preston.
  
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• Villa offer glimpse into future despite friendly loss

  28-07-2026 22:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Youngsters Brian Madjo and George Hemmings scored in Aston Villa's defeat to Real Sociedad.
  
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• Walsall make 10th signing as winger Smith arrives

  28-07-2026 19:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Walsall take their summer signings into double figures with a deal for winger Reece Smith from Harrogate Town.
  
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• Canal users worried by drought threat

  28-07-2026 07:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Canals across the region have seen closures and falling water levels because of the hot weather.
  
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• Pavement tributes and zoo memories for Bill Oddie

  28-07-2026 07:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  People in the West Midlands remember the entertainer's impact on local wildlife campaigns.
  
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• Families paying extra because of 'poverty premium'

  28-07-2026 07:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Households in the West Midlands are paying an extra £241m a year for essentials, according to new research.
  
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• Glass museum calls for financial support

  28-07-2026 07:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Energy bills and other rising costs are putting the museum under financial pressure, it said.
  
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• Bill Oddie: Comedian who found nature a welcome refuge from mental illness

  27-07-2026 18:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  One of Britain's best known comedians and naturalists, his life was plagued by bouts of acute depression which saw many visits to psychiatric hospitals.
  
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• Hopes Peaky Blinders pub The Garrison could be revived

  27-07-2026 16:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Garrison, which inspired the Shelby brothers' local pub in Peaky Blinders,shut down in 2014.
  
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• 'Morgan has huge potential' - Baggies boss Morrison

  27-07-2026 14:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  West Bromwich Albion boss James Morrison praises the "huge potential" of summer signing Jimmy-Jay Morgan but wants more squad additions.
  
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• West Brom's Whitwell open to loan move

  27-07-2026 13:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Harry Whitwell says he wants to play in the English Football League in the 2026-27 campaign.
  
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• Black Country councils create new fostering hub

  27-07-2026 10:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Four councils - Wolverhampton, Walsall, Dudley and Sandwell - will be behind the hub.
  
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