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The Latest Breaking News from West Midlands

MPs express shock after alleged racially motivated rape of Sikh woman

West Midlands detectives are looking for two white male suspects after incident involving 20-year-old in Oldbury

The Guardian - UK

Man denies murder of sex worker who was strangled

The body of Shara Millar, 41, was found in Smethwick in the West Midlands on August 11.

Evening Standard

Alleged rape of Sikh woman in West Midlands being treated as hate crime

Police hunting for two male suspects who are alleged to have racially abused the victim during the assault

The Guardian - UK

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Police launch urgent search for missing West Midlands teenager believed in South Yorkshire

Jazmina was last seen around 12 p.m. on Tuesday, 26 August, in the West Midlands area. Since then, she has not been seen or heard from, prompting growing

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List of Poundland store closures revealed after restructuring plan agreed

Poundland has avoided entering administration but is set to close more stores

Evening Standard

Poundland saved from administration with store closures announced

Poundland is to push ahead with more store closures after receiving court approval for a major restructuring plan

The National (Scotland)

Wolves reject £50m bid for Jorgen Strand Larsen from Newcastle

The West Midlands club have told the Magpies the Norwegian is not for sale at any price during the current transfer window.

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Amber health warnings in place as heatwave temperatures set to hit 34C

The UK Health Security Agency has amber warnings in place for the East Midlands, West Midlands, east of England, London and the South East.

Evening Standard

Mystery artwork of former England boss eating chips appears in town centre

Sam Allardyce has thanked whoever put up the mural in his home town of Dudley, West Midlands, and praised it as a ‘very good likeness’.

Evening Standard

Family pay tribute to boy who died after going missing in West Midlands lake

Relatives describe Daniel Drewitt, 16, as a handsome, funny and talented boy with a beautiful spirit

The Guardian - UK

Man charged a year after four-year-old girl dies in Birmingham crash

Mayar Yahia died after being hit by a car in Upper Highgate Street on April 14 last year, West Midlands Police said.

The Independent UK

Teenager given life sentence for fatally stabbing Jahziah Coke, 13

Jahziah suffered a six-inch deep knife wound to the chest after a dispute over cannabis in Oldbury, West Midlands

The Guardian - UK

‘Cowardly’ speeding driver who fled after killing toddler in crash is jailed

Sharjeel Shahzad ran off seconds after his stolen Porsche smashed head-on with a Toyota, causing fatal injuries to two-year-old Shehbaz Singh.

Evening Standard

Body found in search for missing woman Reanne Coulson

Her family became increasingly concerned about her when she failed to make contact with them on her birthday

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Two 15-year-old boys among three teenagers convicted of vape shop murder

Reuben Higgins, 17, suffered four stab wounds, including a fatal blow to the heart, after being cornered inside a store in Solihull, West Midlands.

The Independent UK

Man, in his 70s, dead after two house fires in Bilston as police investigate

West Midlands Fire Service was called to the two fires on neighbouring roads near Wolverhampton in the early hours of Saturday morning

The Guardian - UK

‘Despicable’ former UK scout leader jailed for 46 years for sexual abuse

Richard Burrows, 81, convicted of 97 historical offences after three decades on the run

Evening Standard

Paedophile ex-scout leader jailed for 46 years after 27 years on the run

Richard Burrows, 81, systematically abused numerous boys across Cheshire, the West Midlands and West Mercia between 1968 and 1995.

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Burns victim in life-threatening condition after crews called to house blast

West Midlands Police said the man was found and treated along with another male.

The Independent UK

Life term for Muslim convert who planned attacks on mosque and military targets

Jason Savage identified police stations and Army-linked locations, and researched homemade firearms and ammunition, including pipe and nail guns.

Evening Standard

Proportion of children living in low income families, by local area

Relative low income is defined here as any family claiming child benefit and at least one other household benefit.

The Independent UK

Full list of housing affordability in 2024 by local area in England and Wales

The most affordable local authority in 2024 was Blaenau Gwent in Wales.

Evening Standard

Proportion of workforce economically inactive because of sickness, by local area

Estimates range from 17.4% of the workforce in Clackmannanshire to 1.0% in the London borough of Lambeth.

Reason

Brickbat: Thinking Too Loudly

Video from England shows a West Midlands police tell Isabel Vaughan-Spruce she had to leave a public area where she… The post Brickbat: Thinking Too Loudly appeared first on Reason.com.

Evening Standard

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

Almost every council in England has either proposed or confirmed its council tax increase for 2025/26.

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