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'Kind' mum-of-three died on family holiday after suffering weeks of unexplained pain

Lucy Broome, from the West Midlands, had been suffering chronic pain for weeks but doctors could not find the cause until shortly before her death, an inquest heard

Daily Mirror

Police name two teenagers who died when they were struck by a car

Liberty Charris, aged 16, and 19-year-old Ben Corfield were pronounced dead at Oldbury in the West Midlands after a car struck a group of people.

The Independent UK

Oldbury: Two teenagers killed after car crashes into pedestrians in market town

West Midlands Police say a 54-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving

Evening Standard

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Woman arrested on suspicion of assault after man found dead in car

West Midlands Police has launched a murder inquiry after a man in his 30s was discovered dead in a vehicle in Coventry on Friday afternoon.

The Independent UK

Police officers served with ‘management action’ over mother and daughter murders

The Office for Police Conduct said West Midlands Police let chances to ‘take positive action’ slip for Khaola Saleem and Raneem Oudeh.

The Independent UK

Here review – creepy and captivating kitchen-sink gothic

Clive Judd’s Papatango-winning play about a West Midlands family haunted by the past is unorthodox and invigorating

The Guardian - UK

'Stolen' £64,000 Land Rover found dumped in canal lock is lifted out with crane

The 4x4 was found dumped in a canal lock in the West Midlands early Sunday morning, before being lifted out with a crane on Monday evening.

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Police officers ordered to stop calling short colleagues 'laptops' as word could offend

The term – slang for 'small PCs' – became popular after a 5ft 8in minimum height requirement for constables was ditched in the 1990s. The politically correct edict came from West Midlands Police bosses

Daily Mirror

Merseyside areas to be hardest hit as food bills rise by £682

Food bills set to rise by £682 a year as grocery price inflation hits record 14.7%

Liverpool Echo

Food inflation crisis will hit these 50 area of UK the hardest - see where yours ranks

Consumer group Which? has compiled a list of the 50 areas of the UK most at risk of the cost of food crisis using analysis with the North East of England found to be the hardest hit region

Daily Mirror

Tory mayor calls for tax rises over spending cuts in Rishi Sunak’s autumn budget

‘A little extra tax’ needed to support public services valued by public, says Andy Street

The Independent UK

Aston Villa confirm ex-Arsenal boss Unai Emery as new manager to replace Steven Gerrard

Former Arsenal and Paris Saint-Germain manager Unai Emery has been confirmed as the new Aston Villa manager - succeeding Steven Gerrard at the West Midlands club

Daily Mirror

Aston Villa's big-money plans suffer early setback amid Thomas Tuchel stance

Aston Villa parted company with Steven Gerrard on Thursday night after 11 months in charge, leaving the West Midlands club's fans wondering who will be their next manager

Daily Mirror

‘Cowards’ caught on CCTV after shooting that left boy, 13, paralysed are jailed

Teenager is paraplegic after pellet passed through spinal cord in attack, court heard

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Three arrested in murder inquiry after father found dead in block of flats

West Midlands Police said two men and a woman were in custody.

Daily Mirror

The harrowing story of the teenage boy who vanished from life of abuse

It was a hot summer's day on July 28, 1999 when 15-year-old Phillip vanished into thin air, and he hasn't been since as detectives still work to find out what happened

The Guardian - UK

Young Conservative told to leave Birmingham after calling it a ‘dump’

Tory mayor of West Midlands rebukes Daniel Grainger for insulting host city of party conference

Wales Online

'Terrified' nan can’t afford heating despite painful arthritis and will do 'Christmas shopping at Poundland'

Marianne Kiely, 59, from Willenhall, West Midlands, is desperate to buy her grandkids Christmas presents despite struggling to survive the cost of living crisis

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Daily Mirror

Unwanted dog found tied up outside house at night with heartbreaking sign

The dog, named Woody, was found tied up outside a house in the West Midlands without access to food or water - but he is now settling into his new home

Daily Mirror

Couple hit with lifetime animal ban and fine in 'worst case RSPCA had ever seen'

John and Lisa Evans from West Midlands starved almost 30 neglected animals. An RSPCA Inspector called it "one of the worst animal welfare situations I have ever been faced with"

Birmingham Post

West Midlands Metro workers vote for 53 days of strikes

Trade union Unite says the industrial action centres on a row over pay but tram chiefs warn their proposals are 'best offer in the current circumstances'

Birmingham Post

Arden Cross unveils major medtech campus plans at HS2 site

Development team signs memorandum of understanding with University Hospitals Birmingham and University of Warwick to build healthcare facility in Solihull

Daily Mirror

Chip shop on 'roughest estate in UK' plagued by yobs aged 9 who lob dead pigeons inside

Chip shop owner Lucky Grewal, 40, has revealed she's "so scared" of owning her store in "Britain's roughest estate" Blakenall Heath, near Walsall, West Midlands, as parents of violent yobs are "turning a blind eye" to what is going on

Liverpool Echo

AA Hospitality Awards 2022 full list of winners with local chef crowned

Mark Birchall won a coveted award this year

Birmingham Post

Mini Budget: West Midlands business leaders react to Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng's statement

High-profile business leaders from across the region have shared their views

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