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‘It’s place first, not party first’: city mayors on how they are reshaping English politics

England’s directly elected leaders – from Sadiq Khan and Andy Street to Andy Burnham and Joanne Anderson – are shaking up the way the country is run. We paired up six of them to ask where they see the future of politics – clue, it’s not in Westminster

The Guardian - UK

Horrified locals blame delivery drivers for discarded bottles of wee and faeces

Jane Garner from Coventry, West Midlands believes 'there is a problem with delivery drivers' after finding human faeces in lay-bys, gateways and business parks across the city

Daily Mirror

Police launch criminal investigation into racist abuse of India supporters

West Midlands police have launched a criminal investigation into the behaviour of fans at Edgbaston

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Dramatic moment getaway car linked to drive-by murder explodes into giant fireball

Otis Collier, 20, and an accomplice set alight a VW Golf, which earlier was used in a fatal shooting of victim Abdul Xasan, 19, in Coventry on March 13, 2020

Daily Mirror

New HMRC regional hub opens in Birmingham

Thousands of government staff from across the West Midlands have been brought together in new centralised office

Birmingham Post

Mum given devastating diagnosis after suffering an agonising toothache for months

Katie Washbourne, from Solihull, West Midlands, ensured months of pain, caused by non-hodgkin lymphoma, which happens when white blood cells grow abnormally and form growths

Daily Mirror

Woman killed and man fighting for life after devastating explosion destroys home

West Midlands Fire Service confirmed this morning that a female victim was found dead at the scene.

Daily Record

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Woman found dead at scene of house destroyed in gas explosion

West Midlands Fire Service confirmed the body of a woman had been found on Monday morning.

The Independent UK

Birmingham explosion: Woman found dead after home destroyed in fireball blast

The West Midlands Fire Service has confirmed a woman was found dead at the scene of Sunday night's explosion in Kingstanding, Birmingham

Daily Mirror

Urgent search for 'very distressed' girl, 14, seen getting into car outside pub

A 14-year-old girl has disappeared after being last seen looking "very distressed" while getting into a car outside The Woodman pub in Dudley, West Midlands, sparking an urgent search

Daily Mirror

Pub bombings family to bring civil action against alleged conspirator

Lawyers have issued a civil writ against an alleged conspirator in the Birmingham pub bombings and West Midlands Police.

The Independent UK

Mystery of 'killer clown' paintings which were found in West Midlands home

Artist John Wayne Gacy painted the pictures while on death row prior to his execution after confessing to 33 murders

Wales Online

Poundland is opening two new convenience stores this summer - is one near you?

Poundland will open the doors to new convenience shops in Clapham, London and Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, this summer. The discounter says it small format branches offer the same value as its larger stores

Daily Mirror

New backing to regenerate brace of historic West Midlands buildings

Erdington Baths in north Birmingham and Victorian Globe House in Walsall are both set to be reborn as commercial space and housing respectively

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Cocaine-dealing mum took her kids on drugs runs for 'cheating' criminal boyfriend

Sinead Lavelle, 34, was part of an £800,000 plot to transport 20kg of cocaine from the West Midlands into Devon which was spearheaded by her partner Gareth Pegler

Birmingham Post

Ten-year deal signed to grow West Midlands' esports sector

Region will work with worldwide trade body Global Esports Federation to promote skills and employment in the sector

Daily Mirror

'Innocent' England fans pepper-sprayed by police in ugly scenes at Hungary humiliation

The incident happened when a supporter was arrested by West Midlands police during England's humiliating 4-0 Nations League defeat by Hungary at Molineux on Tuesday evening

Daily Mirror

Man who murdered pensioner found tied up in chair at home sentenced to life in prison

On November 3, Adris Mohammed broke into 78-year-old David Varlow's home and robbed him, he took his bankcard and fled, tying the pensioner up before he was eventually found dead a few days later

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Birmingham Post

HS2 labour supply contract win for Fortel

Company wins brief to hire around 500 roles to work on 60-mile stretch of new high-speed railway line

Birmingham Post

West Midlands businesses to hear more about the 'tens of thousands' of HS2 contracts up for grabs at online summit

Businesses from across the region are invited to take part in an online summit later this week

Birmingham Post

Queen's Birthday Honours - McDonald's franchisee, apprentice champion and ITV stalwart among recipients

Trio of West Midlands business figures have been included in the annual list in recognition of their contribution to the economy, charity, education and journalism

Birmingham Post

HSBC UK launches new £1.5bn fund to support West Midlands SMEs

Birmingham-based bank says customers have told it they are now ready to invest for growth with sustainability and digitisation highlighted as key areas

Birmingham Post

Britishvolt partners with Prologis to build £200m West Midlands scale up facility

The plant will create more than 150 jobs and unify the Northumberland gigaplant with a centrally based tech hub

Daily Mirror

Moment sick child killer battered woman after she nudged him with pushchair on busy bus

Nathaniel Pope dragged the 23-year-old mum off the bus by her hair in front of her children and beat her on the pavement, years before he went on to murder a three-year-old boy

Daily Mirror

Pub owner tells 'horrible' diner to go to McDonald's after 'awful' Tripadvisor review

The owner of The Bulls Head in Solihull, West Midlands blasted the 'horrible' diner's Tripadvisor review and suggested they should have visited fast-food giant McDonald's instead

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