Summary

  • Updates on Friday 12 November

  1. Rail disruption as lines closed due to incidentpublished at 15:33 British Summer Time

    People face cancellations and delays over an incident between Wolverhampton and Shrewsbury.

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  2. Boy, 8, calls 999 after mum's collapsepublished at 15:03 British Summer Time

    West Midlands Police has praised Ayaan's actions and given him an award.

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  3. Police warn of disruption due to protestspublished at 14:00 British Summer Time

    About 200 members of Britain First gather in Birmingham as well as counter protesters.

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  4. Doctor wins payout after car damaged by potholepublished at 13:09 British Summer Time

    Dr Thomas Burton wins £245 in compensation after suffering a blowout on his way home from work.

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  5. Community garden providing 'peaceful space' openspublished at 12:15 British Summer Time

    The "peaceful" garden includes colourful, sweet-smelling flowers and an area for under-fives.

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  6. Health check finds teacher's silent heart attackpublished at 11:27 British Summer Time

    After CPR training at Picknall First School staff now check their blood pressure in the mornings.

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  7. Motorcyclist dies after coming off bike in crashpublished at 11:27 British Summer Time

    The man, in his 20s, is pronounced dead at the scene after the incident on a residential street.

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  8. Students to take on 170-mile relay for charitypublished at 10:31 British Summer Time

    Eleven students prepare for the cross-country challenge to raise money for their local hospital.

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  9. Speedway team to close doors at season's endpublished at 10:28 British Summer Time

    Co-owner Nigel Tolley says this will be the last year of speedway in Birmingham.

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  10. Couple trace fake firms to single block of flatspublished at 08:23 British Summer Time

    The pair also find fake firms and accounts are being set up in their name.

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  11. AI and cyber attack centre will be 'leading force'published at 07:31 British Summer Time

    The centre opened at University of Wolverhampton on Friday to research cyber resilience and AI growth.

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  12. Action threatened over fire-damaged buildingpublished at 07:29 British Summer Time

    A council says it will "not hesitate" to take enforcement action if the site is not made safe.

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  13. Potteries urged to look to future amid closurespublished at 07:26 British Summer Time

    The man running consultancy firm Lucideon says firms need to embrace new technology.

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  14. 'I'm running 5 marathons to aid a cure for my son'published at 07:25 British Summer Time

    Dan Booth is running five marathons in five days for son Charlie, who has a neurological condition.

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  15. Park display shares faces behind road deathspublished at 07:21 British Summer Time

    Road Peace says it wants to remind people of the real life tragedies behind every crash.

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  16. Charity art auction to support children in Nepalpublished at 07:19 British Summer Time

    Artists from across the Midlands are providing art to be auctioned off.

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  17. Young actor aims to break down cultural barrierspublished at 07:15 British Summer Time

    Danyal Zafar, 19, from the Black Country, recently landed a role in the BBC comedy Man Like Mobeen.

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  18. Street dance and graffiti at 10th hip-hop festivalpublished at 07:13 British Summer Time

    B-SIDE Hip-Hop Festival brings "chilled vibes" to the city from 30 May to 1 June, organisers say.

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  19. Region geared up to celebrate Eurovision finalpublished at 07:12 British Summer Time

    There are watch parties happening across the West Midlands this evening.

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  20. Latest changes to train timetables announcedpublished at 07:11 British Summer Time

    There will be an additional service between Shrewsbury and Birmingham, among other changes.

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