Summary

  • Updates on Friday 12 November

  1. Children's services rated good as care improvespublished at 06:26 British Summer Time 11 April

    Care for children and young people has improved at Alexandra Hospital in Redditch, inspectors say.

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  2. Walks 'a way to be close' to daughter killed in crashpublished at 06:25 British Summer Time 11 April

    Leanne Vaughan says her charity walks help her feel closer to her daughter Lily-May after her death.

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  3. What does your council do for you?published at 06:23 British Summer Time 11 April

    Local authorities are in charge of many areas that affect our daily lives, from potholes to school places.

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  4. Drivers warned of three-week A46 closurepublished at 06:21 British Summer Time 11 April

    A 14,500-tonne box structure, which will carry HS2 under the A46 Kenilworth Bypass, is being built.

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  5. 'My son begged for help before he took his own life'published at 06:20 British Summer Time 11 April

    The family of Tyran Jones say more could have done by a mental health trust to prevent his death.

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  6. Fry wants Wembley win over former club Birminghampublished at 06:14 British Summer Time 11 April

    Peterborough's director of football is hoping for more EFL Trophy final success on Sunday.

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  7. No mastectomy is complete - jailed surgeonpublished at 22:17 British Summer Time 10 April

    Ian Paterson says 'every surgeon leaves behind breast tissue' and 'all mastectomies are incomplete'.

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  8. Three men jailed over bin worker attackspublished at 21:13 British Summer Time 10 April

    Joe Corden, Jack Spackman and Kyle Worthington attacked four bin collectors with an axe and a metal pole.

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  9. Union anger after bin workers urged to agree dealpublished at 20:36 British Summer Time 10 April

    The Deputy Prime Minister says striking Birmingham bin workers should accept an improved offer.

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  10. Drone with drugs and phones found outside prisonpublished at 18:32 British Summer Time 10 April

    Simon Woodall is behind bars after admitting conspiring to convey prohibited items into a prison.

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  11. Images reveal interior of major new college published at 16:54 British Summer Time 10 April

    The building is the centrepiece of a £61m, government-supported scheme by City of Wolverhampton Council.

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  12. Union bosses held up Birmingham bin deal, BBC toldpublished at 16:35 British Summer Time 10 April

    A strike by hundreds of Birmingham refuse workers has seen rubbish piled high on streets.

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  13. Housing scheme could grow town by a third - residentpublished at 16:21 British Summer Time 10 April

    Objections to 'speculative' plans to build up to 500 new homes in Much Wenlock.

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  14. Heritage railway to progress restructure planspublished at 15:50 British Summer Time 10 April

    The railway says the planned changes would help to strengthen its financial position.

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  15. Coventry boss Lampard charged by FA with misconductpublished at 15:14 British Summer Time 10 April

    Coventry boss Frank Lampard and performance analyst Connor Lawley are charged with misconduct after Saturday's 2-1 loss to Burnley.

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  16. Amazon lorry crash quite surreal - witnesspublished at 15:07 British Summer Time 10 April

    Cheryl Sutherland was sat two cars behind when the multi-vehicle crash happened on Sunday.

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  17. Blues fan Steven Knight remembers Wembley tears published at 14:41 British Summer Time 10 April

    Birmingham City will play Peterborough at Wembley Stadium on Sunday in the Vertu Trophy Final.

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  18. Community cinema set to reopen in two monthspublished at 14:04 British Summer Time 10 April

    A "soft reopening" is announced for the cinema after a campaign raised more than £28,000.

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  19. Bird flu restrictions could be lifted 'in weeks'published at 12:57 British Summer Time 10 April

    The government gives an update for Shropshire three months after an outbreak at a poultry farm.

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  20. Scheme will draw youth into employment - mayorpublished at 12:13 British Summer Time 10 April

    It will help up to 1,400 people aged between 18 and 24, the West Midlands Combined Authority says.

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