Search results for ‘West Midlands’
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Unsafe, violent and drug ridden: government’s ‘model’ prison
The UK’s largest and newest privately run jail, described by the justice secretary as a model for prisons, is condemned as unsafe, violent, with very poor offender management and health service.
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Schoolgirl’s killer ‘left prison unsupervised’
The family of 16-year-old Christina Edkins who was stabbed to death on her way to school in Birmingham have released a statement questioning why her killer was allowed to leave prison “unsupervised”.
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Hillsborough: witness statements ‘were amended’
Fans’ witness accounts of the Hillsborough stadium disaster and the statements of 74 police officers involved may have been changed, the police watchdog claims.
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Teachers to strike as unions get set for showdown with Gove
Hundreds of thousands of pupils in primary and secondary schools are likely to be affected by a fresh round of strikes by teachers over pay, pensions and conditions.
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Mid Staffs trust to be prosecuted over patient death
The scandal-hit Mid Staffordshire trust is to be prosecuted over the death of Gillian Astbury in 2007. But Julie Bailey of Cure the NHS tells Channel 4 News it is “too little, too late”.
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HS2 cost ‘will double to £80bn’
Twice the cost and disruptive to half a million people. Two blows to the government’s flagship High Speed 2 rail link between Birmingham and London.
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Will rising house prices hit first-time buyers?
House prices are rising at their fastest since the 2006 peak, according to new figures. But is this good news for people trying to get onto the property ladder?
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What happened to Hashtag? Harry and Amelia top baby names
Last year saw the first baby named Hashtag but Harry and Amelia still came out on top. Channel 4 News looks at why traditional names remain popular.
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Godfrey Bloom’s bongo blunder – and Farage is fishing
While a storm brews over a senior Ukip politician filmed complaining about British aid money being given to “bongo bongo land”, the party says its leader has gone fishing.
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UK foreign aid going to ‘bongo bongo land’ – Ukip MEP
A senior Ukip politician is caught on camera saying Britain should not send aid to “bongo bongo land”, claiming the money is spent on luxuries such as “Ray-Ban sunglasses” and “Ferraris”.
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NHS Direct to ‘withdraw’ from troubled 111 phone service
NHS Direct says it is seeking to withdraw from its contracts to provide the 111 non-emergency phone service, in the latest major blow to the “financially unsustainable” project.
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Ukrainian in court over terror murder and mosque blasts
A Ukrainian man appears in court, charged with the terror-related murder of an elderly Muslim walking home from a mosque and three mosque explosions.
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Storms follow hottest day in seven years
Violent thunderstorms have followed the hottest day the UK has experienced in seven years, bringing travel disruption to some areas.
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Ukrainian charged after mosque death
A 25-year-old Ukrainian man is charged with “terrorist related murder” following the death of an 82-year-old grandfather as he walked home from a mosque in Birmingham.
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Mosque bomb suspect arrested over murder of Muslim man, 82
A Ukrainian man being held over bomb attacks on three mosques has also been arrested on suspicion of murdering an Asian pensioner.