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Formula used to calculate police funding is an anachronism, watchdog chief says

Chief Inspector of Constabulary Andy Cooke said forces such as Cleveland, Merseyside, Greater Manchester, and West Midlands lose out.

Evening Standard

Man arrested over hit-and-run that killed two-year-old boy in West Midlands

Driver of stolen Porsche fled the scene in Smethwick near Birmingham after collision that killed boy and injured four adults

The Guardian - UK

Man arrested after boy, 2, died following hit-and-run involving stolen Porsche

Collision happened on Dartmouth Road in Smethwick on Saturday, West Midlands Police said

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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

The Guardian - UK

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.

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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’

The Independent UK

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

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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

Evening Standard

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.

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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The Guardian - UK

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

The Guardian - UK

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’

The Guardian - UK

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’

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