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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

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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.

Evening Standard

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’

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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

The Independent 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

The Guardian - UK

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.

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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

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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’

The Guardian - UK

From Tyneside to London: five key battlegrounds in England’s 2 May local elections

The main parties’ strengths and vulnerabilities will be starkly on show in the capital, the West Midlands, Tees Valley, the north-east and Dorset

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Andy Street ditches Tories in West Midlands mayoral campaign material

Mayor says ‘brand Andy’ move is utterly deliberate as people are ‘sick and tired of Westminster’

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Girl, 10, found dead at house in West Midlands named as Shay Kang

School in Rowley Regis describes her as ‘bright and fun-loving’ after woman held on suspicion of murder

The Guardian - UK

Peaky Blinders creator calls HS2 ‘gamechanger’ for West Midlands

Steven Knight, who is building a film studio in Birmingham, says line is catalyst for activity as data shows £10bn boost to region

The Guardian - UK

West Midlands PCC applies for judicial review over scrapping of his role

Simon Foster will go to court over plan to transfer his powers as police and crime commissioner to region’s mayor

The Guardian - UK

West Midlands police promise tough action on West Brom v Wolves offenders

West Midlands police warned that those involved in violence at the Black Country derby can expect to be hit with ‘club bans and wider football banning orders’

The Guardian - UK

West Midlands fire service chief found dead at home in Birmingham

Police say death of Wayne Brown, reportedly under investigation over academic qualifications claims, not being treated as suspicious

The Guardian - UK

Sikhs in West Midlands given ‘threat to life’ warnings as activists fear targeting by India

Three members of a family receive notices from police amid concern about separatist campaigners’ safety

The Independent UK

Moment violent masked gang storm travel agent armed with hammers, axe and knives

Staff members were held hostage for up to an hour and attacked while the group demanded cash

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