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Conservatory Outlet secures £20m deal with 5 Star Windows

The Wakefield manufacturer has extended its partnership with the West Midlands-based home improvement specialist

Birmingham Post

People urged to 'be safe' after strange object like 'some sort of nest' spotted

People in Stourbridge, West Midlands, have been urged to 'be safe' after a strange object like 'some sort of nest' was spotted hanging in a tree in someone's garden

Daily Mirror

Drink-driver who killed baby in pram crash could be freed from prison in two years

James Paul Davis, 35, was jailed for six-and-a-half years earlier this month after he crashed his car into baby Ciaran Leigh Morris in Walsall, West Midlands

Daily Mirror

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Easter weather: UK hotter than Spain as temperatures hit 23C - see forecast in your area

Sun is set to shine over huge swathes of the UK between Good Friday and Easter Monday as the Met Office predicts temperatures exceeding sunny Nice, Athens and Barcelona

Daily Mirror

Inside dirty flat where child killer used cables to trap three-year-old boy in room

Horrific images released by West Midlands Police show the chaotic living conditions young Kemarni Watson Darby endured in the two-bedroom flat - where he was trapped inside rooms locked with electrical cables

Daily Mirror

West Midlands receives £210m funding boost

Local leaders will decide how many can be spent to help businesses and create employment opportunities

Birmingham Post

Kemarni Watson Darby: Chilling 999 call mum made after boyfriend murdered son in flat

West Midlands Police have released audio footage from Alicia Watson's 999 call after she found son Kemarni Watson Darby, three, "lifeless" in her flat in West Bromwich, after he was attack by her ex-boyfriend Nathaniel Pope

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Gunman Jailed: 21 Years For Shooting Drug Rival On Birmingham Street In Broad Daylight

The shooting took place in the suburban town of Handsworth in the West Midlands, in the United Kingdom, on August 3, 2021.

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Moment Asda security 'pull woman with pushchair filled with bottles' into store

The video taken at the Asda supermarket in Walsall, in the West Midlands, appears to show the pram has what look like bottles of alcohol inside, with no sign of a youngster in sight

Daily Mirror

Liberty Steel to cut 200 jobs but create up to 160 more in plant move

Jobs set to go at Stocksbridge in South Yorkshire and at West Bromwich, but new posts to be created at Rotherham

The Guardian - UK

Steamhouse and Perry Barr restoration make RICS shortlist

Some of the most impressive building projects in the West Midlands are competing in the 2022 RICS awards

Birmingham Post

Bills crisis will spark 'crime spree' as parents 'steal to feed kids', police boss warns

Labour's Tom McNeil, Assistant to the elected Police and Crime Commissioner for the West Midlands, said crime has 'no excuse' but claimed it's 'common sense' desperation will lead to car thefts and drugs

Daily Mirror

Work to start on major West Midlands transport projects as £1.3bn investment programme confirmed

The Department for Transport (DfT) has confirmed a £1bn grant to transform road, bus, rail, tram, cycling and walking infrastructure across the West Midlands

Birmingham Post

Bride-to-be fears wedding will be cancelled after scammers take £12,000 savings

Carol Duffy, 57, from Solihull, West Midlands, lost her life savings to a convincing telephone scam - now her wedding, pension and house are at risk

Daily Mirror

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Police probing disappearance of teenager Phillip Harris in 1999 search property

The current residents of the property being searched, in St Paul’s Road, Smethwick, West Midlands, are unconnected to the enquiry, police said.

The Guardian - UK

I had to keep my sources secret, or the Birmingham Six might still be in jail

My investigation was overwhelmingly in the public interest, says former MP Chris Mullin

Daily Mirror

Brave mum trapped under car after hit-and-run saves unborn baby using her fingernails

Aaliyah Lunn, 23, managed to claw herself and her unborn baby to safety after she was mown down by a hit-and-run driver in Stourbridge, West Midlands in 2021

The Guardian - UK

Birmingham pub bombings: Chris Mullin wins fight to protect source

Historic case for press freedom as judge rules police cannot force journalist to identify man who confessed to role in attack

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Birmingham Post

Spring Statement 2022: West Midlands business leaders outline wish list

An energy price cap for businesses and a reform of the rates system are among the matters highlighted

Nottingham Post

'Scepticism' over what devolution deal and mayor could bring to Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire

Leaders are seeking a deal which could cover Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire, bringing it on par with the West Midlands

Birmingham Post

MIPIM 2022: West Midlands showcases £15bn of investment opportunities

Projects such as HS2, Paradise and Coventry Airport gigafactory have been put in front of investors at global property conference

Birmingham Post

Construction work starts on new Prologis warehousing

More than 800,000 sq ft of new industrial space is being create at two sites in the West Midlands

The Guardian - UK

Police officer faces criminal inquiry over fatal shooting of unarmed man

IOPC launches investigation into shooting of Sean Fitzgerald during West Midlands police raid in 2019

Daily Mirror

Heartbroken parents lost 'strong' unborn baby boy just two weeks before due date

Laura Wilkes, 33, said her "heart just broke" when doctors at Walsall Manor Hospital in Walsall, West Midlands, told her that her unborn baby boy had passed away

Birmingham Post

MIPIM 2022: West Midlands team to showcase opportunities to the world

Billions of pounds worth of investment will be highlighted to investors at global property conference

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