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Boy, 14, charged with murder of 12-year-old Birmingham schoolboy Leo Ross

Leo Ross, 12, was stabbed in Birmingham on Tuesday before dying in hospital

The Independent UK

Devastated family pay tribute to ‘kind’ 12-year-old stabbed to death on ‘walk home from school’

Boy was slashed in the stomach, West Midlands Police say

The Independent UK

West Midlands teacher was ‘forced into hiding’ after doctored video alleged she made racist slur

Cheryl Bennett has been paid substantial damages after fake clip taken when she was canvassing or Labour was viewed millions of times

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Man charged with attempted abduction of three-year-old girl

Richard Stacey, 37, has been charged with attempted child abduction, assault and affray, West Midlands Police said.

Evening Standard

Coventry woman who vanished 52 years ago found alive and well

Mystery of Sheila Fox’s disappearance at 16 solved after fresh police appeal

The Guardian - UK

‘When I show people this, they think it’s Mordor’: the architect viewing the West Midlands as a national park

Birmingham City University thinktank imagines new approach to urban areas and land use across the region

The Guardian - UK

Formula used to calculate police funding is an anachronism, watchdog chief says

Chief Inspector of Constabulary Andy Cooke said forces such as Cleveland, Merseyside, Greater Manchester, and West Midlands lose out.

Evening Standard

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Man arrested over hit-and-run that killed two-year-old boy in West Midlands

Driver of stolen Porsche fled the scene in Smethwick near Birmingham after collision that killed boy and injured four adults

The Guardian - UK

Man arrested after boy, 2, died following hit-and-run involving stolen Porsche

Collision happened on Dartmouth Road in Smethwick on Saturday, West Midlands Police said

The Independent UK

Man arrested after boy, two, died following stolen car hit-and-run

The driver of a grey Porsche Cayenne fled the scene after it hit the Toyota Auris carrying four adults and the boy, West Midlands Police said.

The Independent UK

Boy, 2, dies and four adults injured in stolen Porsche hit-and-run

West Midlands Police said the driver of a grey Porsche Cayenne fled the scene after it hit a Toyota.

Evening Standard

West Midlands police seek Porsche driver after two-year-old dies in collision

Four adults hospitalised after their Toyota was involved in crash with stolen grey SUV in Smethwick

The Guardian - UK

No further action in case of man arrested over Alison Hammond blackmail claims

West Midlands Police had arrested a 36-year-old man on suspicion of blackmail last year.

Evening Standard

Delivery targets for new homes per year in England, by local area

More than half of new homes are to be built in London, the South East and eastern England.

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Two dead after Coventry house fire

Police working to identify bodies found at flat in West Midlands

The Independent UK

Nazi-obsessed knifeman with Hitler signature tattoo tried to stab asylum seeker to death

Callum Ulysses Parslow stabbed Nahom Hagos in chest at Worcestershire hotel in claimed ‘duty to England’

The Independent UK

Nazi-obsessed terror attacker convicted of attempting to murder asylum seeker

Jurors deliberated for four hours before finding Callum Parslow guilty of trying to kill a man from Eritrea who was visiting a hotel near Worcester.

The Independent UK

Boy, 17, arrested in connection with TfL cyberattack

The bank details of around 5,000 customers could have been compromised in the attack, TfL said

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The Guardian - UK

Mother pleads guilty to fatally stabbing daughter, 10, in West Midlands home

Jaskirat Kaur, 33, admitted manslaughter of Shay Kang on basis of diminished responsibility

The Guardian - UK

Muslim leaders urge restraint in response to far-right attacks

Heads of mosques in West Midlands warn against reactive violence as some communities plan counter-protests to protect streets from rioters

The Guardian - UK

GMB starts ballot process to be recognised at Amazon’s Coventry warehouse

GMB officials urge staff to ‘together, vote yes’ as month-long process begins which may result in first union recognition in UK

The Guardian - UK

Viral hate campaign targeted Dudley teacher after fake racist video shared

Doorbell video of woman canvassing for Labour in West Midlands shared by independent candidate

Evening Standard

Rishi Sunak defiant in ‘taking fight to Labour’ despite shock election losses

The Prime Minister insisted his plan was the right way forward, after the Tories lost the West Midlands mayoral contest to Sir Keir Starmer’s Labour.

The Guardian - UK

Stunning Labour triumphs in London and West Midlands leave Sunak reeling

Keir Starmer says the prime minister has no option but to call a general election

The Guardian - UK

Labour condemns party source’s ‘racist’ West Midlands comment

Unnamed source said Andy Street was likely to win mayoral vote thanks to ‘Middle East not West Midlands’

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