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  • Updates from 5 - 11 July

  1. About 4,000 in Wales affected by Covid lab errorspublished at 16:54 British Summer Time 15 October 2021

    Errors at a lab see up to 4,000 people in Wales wrongly told they did not have Covid.

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  2. Villa boss backs Buendia to find formpublished at 16:17 British Summer Time 15 October 2021

    Aston Villa manager Dean Smith puts faith in £38m signing Emiliano Buendia to shine again.

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  3. CBSO to treat rail commuters to a free performancepublished at 15:54 British Summer Time 15 October 2021

    Commuters will be able to enjoy the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (CBSO) performing for free at New Street Station soon.

    The orchestra is also allowing a few lucky people to be "maestro for a moment" by conducting them.

    The concourse performance gets under way at 16:00 BST.

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  4. London mayor visits electric taxi companypublished at 15:51 British Summer Time 15 October 2021

    The mayor pledges to work with regions across the country to aid the post-pandemic recovery.

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  5. Community hospital to close due to lack of staffpublished at 15:46 British Summer Time 15 October 2021

    Recruitment has been hard for years but has been made worse by the pandemic, bosses say.

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  6. Pennington signs new contract for Pearspublished at 15:18 British Summer Time 15 October 2021

    Worcestershire fast bowler Dillon Pennington signs a new contract extension tying him to New Road until 2023.

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  7. Seven-hour hospital ambulance waits 'not unusual'published at 13:55 British Summer Time 15 October 2021

    West Midlands Ambulance Service says hospital handover delays in Shropshire are not good enough.

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  8. Are driverless pods the future of food delivery?published at 13:31 British Summer Time 15 October 2021

    Students are appreciating an opportunity to get hands-on experience of the technology.

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  9. Plan set out to cut noxious smells from landfillpublished at 12:56 British Summer Time 15 October 2021

    The Environment Agency says it has re-evaluated its strategy over emissions from Walleys Quarry.

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  10. Bowling alley and golf set to replace Debenhamspublished at 12:28 British Summer Time 15 October 2021

    The 12-lane bowling alley and golf course will be open by Easter, the owners say.

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  11. Baby bank sees more demand after £20 uplift cutpublished at 12:28 British Summer Time 15 October 2021

    The charity says referrals for help have increased since the reduction in October.

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  12. City gets £2m grant to build new homes on car parkpublished at 11:05 British Summer Time 15 October 2021

    Hereford MP Jesse Norman says the funding is great news but concedes the site is a flood risk.

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  13. Hospice fundraiser elephants sold at auctionpublished at 09:53 British Summer Time 15 October 2021

    The elephants raise £368,000 for a local hospice at the auction.

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  14. Workers evacuated from large factory firepublished at 08:53 British Summer Time 15 October 2021

    A fire involving an oil pit has broken out at a large factory in Birmingham.

    Workers have been evacuated from the site on Wharf Street, Aston, said the West Midlands Fire Service.

    It has about 30 firefighters at the site after being called shortly before 05:00 BST.

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  15. Video: Your 50-second West Midlands weather forecastpublished at 08:22 British Summer Time 15 October 2021

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    It will be a dry day with some sunny spells and highs of 14°C (52 to 57°F).

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  16. Hundreds gather to protest over homophobic attackspublished at 22:01 British Summer Time 14 October 2021

    Several violent episodes have been reported in Birmingham in recent months.

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  17. PC sacked for relationship with abuse victimpublished at 21:22 British Summer Time 14 October 2021

    'Abhorrent' James Ankrett has been dismissed from the West Midlands force for gross misconduct.

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  18. Row over losing 'the lungs of the Black Country'published at 19:42 British Summer Time 14 October 2021

    The National Trust has revised tree-felling plans for Kinver Edge.

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  19. Brothers jailed for killing younger siblingpublished at 19:19 British Summer Time 14 October 2021

    David and Samuel Rogers are sentenced after stabbing Thomas Rogers amid a family feud.

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  20. Wasps sign McHenry and Harrisonpublished at 19:02 British Summer Time 14 October 2021

    Wasps sign Munster centre Alex McHenry and Edinburgh hooker Paddy Harrison as cover on short-term contracts.

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