1. Pharmacist jailed over £1m black market pills salepublished at 16:41 Greenwich Mean Time 2 March 2021

    Balkeet Singh Khaira made about £59,000 from pills such as diazepam and tramadol, say investigators.

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  2. City of Culture unveils 'flexible' festivalpublished at 14:02 Greenwich Mean Time 2 March 2021

    Organisers of the Coventry festival said the coronavirus pandemic had made planning "challenging".

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  3. Murder probe after man stabbed in streetpublished at 12:03 Greenwich Mean Time 2 March 2021

    A 34-year-old man is arrested after the victim died at the scene in Birmingham.

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  4. Dry and overcast todaypublished at 08:15 Greenwich Mean Time 2 March 2021

    Today is expected to be dry with a good deal of cloud. It will feel chilly under the cloud with light winds of variable direction. Highs of 6 to 9C (43 to 48F).

    Tonight will be dry and cloudy throughout. Mist and fog patches will develop overnight under calm conditions. A cold night with light winds. Lows of 2 to 5C (36 to 41F).

    Get the latest forecast on the BBC Weather site.

  5. 'We've got an all-year-round summer garden'published at 06:44 Greenwich Mean Time 2 March 2021

    The mosaic, which took Jackie Nash a year to create, serves as a coronavirus tribute to NHS staff.

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  6. Two die after 11 catch Covid on Christmas Daypublished at 19:41 Greenwich Mean Time 1 March 2021

    Indy Bains says it has been "devastating" losing his mother and sister to the virus.

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  7. West Midlands sees pandemic job losses reach 100kpublished at 15:54 Greenwich Mean Time 1 March 2021

    By one measure, unemployment benefit claims are higher in Birmingham than anywhere else in the UK.

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  8. Pedestrian killed in hit-and-run namedpublished at 14:26 Greenwich Mean Time 1 March 2021

    A report of a disorder in which a man was stabbed is not believed to be linked, police say.

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  9. New mum with Covid-19 meets baby for first timepublished at 13:54 Greenwich Mean Time 1 March 2021

    Ellie Wright holds five-week-old Leo's hand after having life-saving treatment following his birth.

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  10. 'Fireball caused sonic boom across southern England'published at 13:08 Greenwich Mean Time 1 March 2021

    Last night’s meteor, visible over the West Midlands, was caused by a piece of asteroid entering the earth’s atmosphere, according to scientists from the UK Fireball Alliance (UKFAll).

    The fireball sent a sonic boom across southern England, the organisation said.

    Dr Luke Daly of the University of Glasgow and UKFAll said: “This meteor fragmented a lot, as you can see in the videos.

    "Most of the meteoroid vapourised during the six seconds of visible flight. However, with this one we think quite a few fragments probably reached the ground”.

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  11. 'Meteor' spotted over parts of West Midlandspublished at 09:32 Greenwich Mean Time 1 March 2021

    What's been reported as a meteor was captured on CCTV and on doorbell cameras last night, an astronomer has said.

    The bright streak across the sky was spotted shortly before 22:00 and was visible for around seven seconds, said astronomer Andrew Lound.

    The debris which hit the earth's atmosphere was "probably only the size of a pebble," he said.

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    Posts on social media show it was spotted in Herefordshire, Worcestershire, Warwickshire and Solihull.

  12. What's the weather got in store?published at 08:12 Greenwich Mean Time 1 March 2021

    BBC Weather

    It will be a dull, grey day with lingering patches of fog and cloud with highs of 8°C (46°F).

    Weather map
  13. Midlands Live: Breaking news and local storiespublished at 08:03 Greenwich Mean Time 1 March 2021

    The latest news and updates from across the West Midlands and south Cheshire.

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  14. Children escape injury as guns fired at housepublished at 16:38 Greenwich Mean Time 28 February 2021

    Gunmen release about ten shots at the property in Bordesley Green, Birmingham, police say.

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  15. New date for Coventry's half marathonpublished at 08:28 Greenwich Mean Time 28 February 2021

    Entrants can take part in October or complete a virtual run on the original event date of 21 March.

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  16. Pedestrian killed and man stabbed in same streetpublished at 18:32 Greenwich Mean Time 27 February 2021

    West Midlands Police said it was too soon to know if the two incidents were linked.

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  17. Lockdown loneliness for deaf blind new mumpublished at 09:07 Greenwich Mean Time 27 February 2021

    Bethany Fanthom says restrictions have left her feeling isolated as she adapts to motherhood.

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  18. Coronavirus infection rates continue to fallpublished at 17:59 Greenwich Mean Time 26 February 2021

    Infections have "continued to decrease" across the UK in the week to 19 February, the latest figures from the ONS infection survey suggest.

    Vaccination rate

    In the West Midlands, one in 140 people are estimated to be testing positive for coronavirus in the period.

    At England level, one in 145 people are estimated to be testing positive for the coronavirus compared with one in 115 last week.

    About 97% of people aged over 70 in the region have received a Covid-19 vaccine but there is concern that take-up is lower among some ethnic minority groups and people who live in poorer neighbourhoods.

    You can follow live coronavirus updates here.

  19. Nearly £60m allocated over five new rail stationspublished at 17:44 Greenwich Mean Time 26 February 2021

    Final sign-off would be in March over plans to build stations, West Midlands mayor Andy Street says.

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