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Jaguar Land Rover Workers Offered £500,000 Support as Carmaker Plans 4,000 Redundancies

Jaguar Land Rover workers facing voluntary redundancy will receive support from a £500,000 West Midlands fund as JLR plans about 4,000 job cuts over two years.

International Business Times UK

West Midlands Police Make Cautionary Film Showing Pupils the Consequences of Petty Theft

West Midlands Police have created a film to educate school pupils on the consequences of shoplifting, aiming to prevent youth involvement in petty theft and anti-social behaviour.

International Business Times UK

Mobico to sell regional bus operator for £24m

The company said the deal to sell its West Midlands-based UK Bus business is part of efforts to make Mobico ‘simpler and stronger’.

Evening Standard

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West Midlands crews make progress tackling wildfires after ‘extensive’ devastation

Prime Minister Andy Burnham paid tribute to the firefighters on the ground battling the wildfires.

Evening Standard

Four taken to hospital and homes damaged in West Midlands fires

Grassfire covering about 16 hectares near golf course in Stourbridge was one of several large blazes in region

The Guardian - UK

‘Apocalyptic scenes’ as huge fires begin tearing through homes in West Midlands

About 60 firefighters attended the scene near Stourbridge golf course.

Evening Standard

Extreme heat warning for London as temperatures tipped to hit 38C

The Met Office has issued the heat warning for London and parts of the South East, East Midlands, East of England, West Midlands and South Yorkshire from 9am to midnight on Thursday

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Who killed Suzy Lamplugh? The five unsolved mysteries in ‘haunting’ cold case

Cold case detectives remain ‘haunted’ by the unsolved disappearance of estate agent Suzy Lamplugh, who vanished 40 years ago in July 1986 after leaving her Fulham office for an appointment. Here we look at five of the biggest mysteries around her disappearance.

The Independent UK

Birmingham council accused of giving ‘free rein’ to group erecting England flags

Campaigners call for injunction against Raise the Colours, which is accused of spreading anti-immigration rhetoric

The Guardian - UK

Boy, 16, suffers life-threatening injuries after shooting near mosque

West Midlands Police do not believe the shooting was linked to the place of worship

The Independent UK

The UK property hotspots where the average first-time buyer is just 27

These are the places where members of Gen Z are getting on the property ladder

The Independent UK

Teenager charged over Peter Kay ‘bomb hoax’ after show evacuated

Omar Majed, 19, was arrested after reports of a ‘suspicious bag’ saw Kay taken off stage mid-performance

Evening Standard

Teenager charged after ‘bomb hoax’ halts Peter Kay performance

Omar Majed, of Washwood Heath, Birmingham, was remanded in custody and will appear before magistrates in the West Midlands city on May 4, police said.

The Independent UK

Woman arrested after two children die in Wolverhampton house fire

Officers continue with inquiries after West Midlands police confirm deaths of boys aged one and three

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Toddler died after being restrained in sleeping bag and left unchecked in indoor tepee at nursery

The now closed Fairytales Day Nursery, based in Bourne Street, Dudley, West Midlands, has admitted corporate manslaughter

The Independent UK

£185m West Midlands rail project will see re-opening of five stations

Five new railway stations are set to open in the West Midlands as part of a £185m project aimed at reconnecting communities.

Evening Standard

Full list of confirmed top-tier council tax rises in England

Nearly one in five local authorities have decided not to raise tax by the maximum permitted amount of 4.99%.

The Independent UK

Mapped: All confirmed top-tier council tax rises in England for the 2026/27 financial year

List of confirmed council tax rises for 2026/27 by top-tier local authorities in England

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The Independent UK

The full list of proposed and confirmed top-tier council tax rises in England

125 authorities – 82% of the total – are planning a rise of at least 4.99%

The Independent UK

Full list of Lloyds, Halifax and Bank of Scotland branches set to close

The exact number of job losses is not known at this time

Evening Standard

Lloyds Banking Group: Which branches are closing and when?

The banking group will shut 53 Lloyds branches, 31 Halifax and 11 Bank of Scotland sites as part of the latest announcement.

Evening Standard

Woman denies interfering with provision of abortion services

Isabel Vaughan-Spruce was charged by West Midlands Police in December for ‘silently praying in a buffer zone’, it is claimed.

The Guardian - UK

Commissioner says he couldn’t sack police chief ‘on the spot’ over Maccabi Tel Aviv ban

‘It’s not an episode of The Apprentice, there has to be a lawful process’, says West Midlands police commissioner Simon Foster

The Independent UK

Mahmood to get power to sack chief constables after West Midlands Police Israeli fans ban row

The home secretary has moved swiftly after she was unable to sack former West Midlands chief constable Craig Guildford over his force's handling of the Aston Villa match against Maccabi Tel Aviv

The Conversation

Is AI hurting your ability to think? How to reclaim your brain

The retirement of West Midlands police chief Craig Guildford is a wake-up call for those of us using artificial intelligence (AI) tools at work and in our personal lives. Guildford lost the confidence of the home secretary after it was revealed that the force used incorrect AI-generated evidence in their…

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