Search results for ‘West Midlands’
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Will West Midlands Tory Mayor hold on to power in elections?
After a week dominated by allegations of sleaze surrounding Boris Johnson, how much is it cutting through with voters?
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‘Need for greater clarity’ in government advice on building sites – West Midlands Mayor Andy Street
We’re joined by Andy Street, Mayor of the West Midlands, and formerly managing director of John Lewis from 2007 to 2016.
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West Midlands becomes coronavirus hotspot
It’s emerged that the West Midlands is a Covid-19 hotspot.
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We meet West Midlands’ first black MP
It’s almost half a century since Enoch Powell gave his infamous Rivers of Blood speech – a prophesy of doom, blaming immigrants for what he declared would be a violent and fearful future. His predictions met with widespread outcry, but the speech provoked racist attacks, including in his own Wolverhampton constituency. This year, that same…
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The UK storms where you are… West Midlands
The West Midlands, the worst hit area in the 2007 floods, has been hit by fresh misery in cities like Worcester – where bridges have been closed and large areas are submerged.
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Missing children found safe and well in West Midlands
Two children who went missing from their home in Darlaston, West Midlands, are found safe and well, police confirm.
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Black Sabbath on why Midlands is heavy metal capital of UK
Heavy metal was born in the West Midlands. From the late 1960s, when the industrial furnaces still roared, ears began bleeding to the sounds of Judas Priest, Led Zeppelin and many more.
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Westminster car crash suspect being questioned by counter-terrorism police
Counter-terrorism officers are still questioning a 29-year-old British man who drove a small car into a security barrier in front of the Houses of Parliament early this morning, injuring pedestrians and cyclists. The police say the man, who’s not known to them, is not co-operating with the inquiry. Officers have been searching three properties in…
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Floods and high winds hit the British west coast
Storms batter the west coast of the UK, bringing high winds and flooding, as questions are asked about the government’s funding of flood defences.
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Floods: train commuters warned about heading west
Train commuters are warned not to head west of Taunton as floods continue to cause travel chaos across the UK.
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Riots spread to Manchester, Midlands
Riots continue for a fourth successive night in Britain, with the worst scenes of violence, looting and clashes with police taking place in Manchester and the Midlands.
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Rebecca Kalam: Ex-firearms officer wins £820,0000 sex discrimination compensation
The former police firearms officer Rebecca Kalam has been awarded more than £820,000 in compensation – one of the biggest payouts of its kind – after she successfully sued West Midlands Police for sex discrimination, harrassment, and victimisation.
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Sunak scraps HS2 leg – saying he knows what ‘north really needs’
The cancellation of the West Midlands to Manchester leg of HS2 has been the worst kept secret in politics.
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Home Office is ‘not doing a very good job’, says lawyer representing Windrush claimants
We were joined from the West Midlands by Professor Martin Levermore, the independent advisor to the Windrush compensation scheme, and with me here is Jacqueline McKenzie, a partner at the law firm, Leigh Day, who’s represented Windrush scandal claimants.
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Man stabbed to death at Birmingham nightclub
West Midlands Police have launched a murder investigation after a man was stabbed to death on a nightclub dancefloor.