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A specialist drug that can reverse the effects of a heroin overdose is believed to have saved 50 lives since it was introduced in Sandwell in 2018.

The borough has the lowest rate of drugs related deaths in the West Midlands and some believe it's down to Naloxone.

Natasha Simpson, from Cranstoun drug and alcohol services in Sandwell, said they have so far issued more than 1,800 packs of the drug.

"To date, more than 50 packs have been used," she said. "That's 50 lives saved, 50 families who haven't lost someone. It's been crucial."

Latest figures for the wider West Midlands show 219 people died from substance abuse in the region in the year ending March 2020 and there are calls for the drug to be rolled out more widely.

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The owner of a Shrewsbury taxi business with contracts to take children with special needs to school said he's been battling to keep his vehicles topped up with fuel.

Martin Croll said: "If we haven't got the fuel, we won't be able to bring them in and they'll miss out on that day... and it is difficult to explain to someone with special needs why that has happened."

Mr Croll's firm also has contracts to transport people who use wheelchairs and he said he had spent a lot of time over the weekend looking for places to refuel his vehicles.

Stratford Town FC say tonight's fixture against Alvechurch has been postponed due to disruption in fuel supplies in some areas.

Many other non-league matches across the country have also been called off due to fuel-related issues.

Demand for fuel has gone up after some filling stations were forced to close due to a shortage of delivery drivers.

The bridge aims to provide improved cycle and pedestrian connectivity to the north of Worcester.

A BBC film will be premiered in Coventry tonight celebrating the city's 2Tone music scene as part of its City of Culture celebrations.

The hour-long documentary, 2Tone: The Sound of Coventry, will take a look at how the scene exploded out of the city on to a global stage in the late 1970s.

It features an interview with the movement's founder, Jerry Dammers, as well as musicians Neville Staple, Neol Davies and Pauline Black.

The film will also examine the significance of Ska music at a time of growing racial tension in the city.

For those who didn't manage to get tickets, it will be broadcast across the West Midlands on Thursday.

The care home company is in special measures after physical and emotional abuse were not dealt with.

An investigation is under way following a severe fire at a house in Birmingham this afternoon.

West Midlands Fire Service said they were called to the blaze on Shirley Road in Acocks Green earlier.

Nobody was injured, firefighters said, however the first floor and loft space were badly damaged.

A gun is wielded during one of the "nasty" crimes in Coventry last year.

There are serious concerns about West Midlands Police's budget, the force's Police and Crime Commissioner said.

Labour's Simon Foster told the Strategic Policing and Crime Board at a meeting on Tuesday that there were "serious, long-term issues" concerning the force's funding.

He added: "[and] There has been no progress from the government on our 1,000 missing police officers."

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Between March 2010 and September 2017 there was a fall in officer numbers in England and Wales of 21,805.

The government has since promised 20,000 additional officers by 2023, with 9,000 new officers already being hired across the country.

Firefighters from Birmingham have been praised for rushing to help a man trapped in a car while they were en route to a competition in the North East.

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The crews from Northfield fire station were heading to a national extrication competition on 16 September when they were confronted by a one-vehicle crash on Newcastle's central motorway.

“When we saw the collision we knew we had the training to be able to assist local emergency services so didn’t hesitate to stop," crew commander Anthony Busst said.

“We were first on the scene and our priority was making the area safe and offering reassurance to the occupant of the vehicle."

The man involved in the crash was taken to hospital with serious leg injuries.

Safety bosses issue orders to the SnowDome in Tamworth following a fatal injury to Louis Watkiss, 12.

The chairman says it is "extremely rewarding" to employ those disadvantaged by the crisis.

Leaflets which recommend a horse de-wormer as a cure for coronavirus have been posted through a number of letter boxes in Wednesbury, Sandwell Council said.

The drug, Ivermectin, has been touted as a way of treating or preventing for Covid-19, with celebrities such as podcast host Joe Rogan praising its use, however its effectiveness remains unproven and is has not been approved for this use.

Councillor Suzanne Hartwell urged residents to "pay no attention" to the leaflets which she said were "peddling false information".

The borough's director of public health, Dr Lisa McNally, echoed her colleague.

"If you are hesitant about taking a vaccine, talk to your doctor or a healthcare worker," she said.

Stoke City are fined £10,000 and Barnsley fined £8,000 following their ill-tempered 1-1 Championship draw on 15 September.

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Illness has forced the Worcester Warriors centre Ollie Lawrence to withdraw from the England training camp, ahead of the autumn internationals.

England are preparing to face Tonga, Australia and South Africa in November and he was due to be in the squad on Sunday and again today.

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Eddie Jones announced his 45-man England squad a week ago with big names such as Billy and Mako Vunipola, Jamie George and George Ford all left out.

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Oswestry's ambulance station will close next week despite more than 3,000 people signing a petition to stop it.

North Shropshire MP Owen Paterson said that locals hadn't been consulted about the closures.

About 50 people attended a public meeting last night to raise concerns.

Lawrence Chapelgill, one of the petition organisers, said: "It's a shame, if we could have had these discussions sooner, then maybe things would be different."

West Midlands Ambulance Service plans to shut 10 rural hubs across the region which will save £750,000.

Other sites in Shropshire including Market Drayton, Bridgnorth and Craven Arms will also shut.

She was stabbed in the stomach and leg after opening her door to a man she had arranged to meet.

The rise of dinosaurs may have been helped along by a series of volcanic eruptions hundreds of millions of years ago, new research from the University of Birmingham suggests.

Researchers analysed sediment and fossil plant records from a lake in northern China's Jiyuan Basin which revealed four periods of volcanic activity which led to huge environmental changes.

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The eruptions caused an increase in temperatures and humidity which led to many life forms facing extinction and others, like dinosaurs, evolving and thriving.

"Within the space of two million years the world's animal and plant life underwent major changes including selective extinctions in the marine realm and diversification of plant and animal groups on land," said Prof Jason Hilton, from the University of Birmingham, who co-authored the paper published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences journal.

"In addition to dinosaurs, this remarkable period in Earth history was also important for the rise of modern conifer groups and had a major impact on the evolution of terrestrial ecosystems and animal and plant life - including ferns, crocodiles, turtles, insects and the first mammals."

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Black adults are being urged to consider adoption as an agency said it is struggling to find black children a permanent home which is a good match for their cultural background.

ACE Adoption provides the service for five councils in the West Midlands , externaland said black youngsters are spending longer in the care system because of a lack of good matches.

Melissa Rose, from the agency, said getting a good complementary family can help children overcome the challenge of bonding.

"It can be so important to get the right matches and make sure our children can grow up in the communities they would have been in if they were able to stay with their birth family," she said.