Search results for ‘West Midlands’
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Anti-terror raids: 12 arrested in major police operation
Twelve men have been arrested in a major anti-terrorism operation in Cardiff, Stoke-on-Trent and London. Midlands Correspondent Darshna Soni says the arrests in Stoke were “low-key”.
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CutsCheck: police cuts worse than expected
CutsCheck analyses whether police cuts announced this week by the Home Office are worse than individual force had been expecting.
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CutsCheck: which police forces will be hit hardest?
CutsCheck analyses which police forces will be hit the hardest by government spending cuts.
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Plans for elected police commissioners unveiled
In a shake-up that could cost more than £130m to set up and run in the first year, plans to replace police authorities with elected commissioners are published by the government.
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UK snow set to spread southwards
Snow is spreading across the UK as a prolonged spell of wintry weather tightens its grip on the country, with conditions set to deteriorate further next week. Nick Martin speaks to people affected.
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Student protests in London and across UK
Thousands of students have taken part in rallies against tuition fees. As Chief Correspondent Alex Thomson reports, a police van was attacked and a bus shelter torched in central London.
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Two injured in Birmingham Airport plane crash
Two people are taken to hospital after a light aircraft, carrying an organ for a transplant operation crashes on landing at Birmingham Airport.
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Drug companies ‘exploiting law for profit’
Drug companies are exploiting a loophole in the law and setting exorbitant prices for drugs needed for rare diseases, a group of top consultants has claimed. Victoria Macdonald looks into the issue.
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Tory arrested over Twitter stoning post
A Conservative councillor has been arrested and bailed over a message he posted on Twitter calling for newspaper journalist Yasmin Alibhai-Brown to be stoned to death.
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London firefighter strike talks break down
Talks aimed at averting a Bonfire Night strike by London firefighters, agreed during a debate on Channel 4 News, have broken down without agreement.
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New talks to avert London firefighters’ Bonfire Night strike
Politicians have condemned London firefighters’ plans to strike on Bonfire Night – but urgent new union-management talks have been agreed following a debate on Channel 4 News.
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CutsCheck: Blues in Birmingham
As the Conservatives gather in Birmingham for their conference, they’ll find themselves in a city which, like many others, has difficult financial decisions to make. But just how deep are Birmingham’s cuts likely to be?
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CCTV cat woman charged with animal cruelty
The RSPCA says it will prosecute a woman who was filmed by a security camera putting a cat into a bin with causing it unnecessary suffering.
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Six men held over Pope terror alert
Six men have been arrested in London over a potential threat to the Pope who spent the day in London on his first-ever state visit to the UK.
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British forces in Afghanistan: why are we there?
Britain’s presence in Afghanistan has seen military deaths soar beyond 300. But what lies next for UK forces? A former commander and soldier write for Channel 4 News about future strategy.