Summary

  • Updates on Friday 12 November

  1. Wife's murder a trend 'repeated across country'published at 13:26 GMT 30 October

    The government's goal to halve violence against women and girls is "an enormous task", the boss of a charity says.

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  2. Free Christmas festival returns to city centrepublished at 12:50 GMT 30 October

    The event will take place in Coventry on Saturday 22 November.

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  3. Man charged with assault over disorderpublished at 12:49 GMT 30 October

    The police inquiry is linked to events in which two men are found with stab injuries.

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  4. Extra £14m needed for adult social carepublished at 12:22 GMT 30 October

    Council leaders said the rise in adult social care costs was largely due to factors outside of its control.

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  5. Female Timbersports athlete hopes to inspirepublished at 12:15 GMT 30 October

    Rachel Ferrington says it would be "great" if she can inspire someone else to take up the sport.

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  6. School taxi firms 'ripping off' county - councillorpublished at 11:48 GMT 30 October

    Some firms "charge what they want" a former taxi firm owner says, as Herefordshire faces financial pressure.

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  7. 🎧 Cov flying, Owls reset, change at Royals & Poshpublished at 11:35 GMT 30 October

    Phil Brown joins the 72+ podcast to talk managers under the cosh, highs at Coventry, lows at Hillsborough and changes at Reading and Peterborough.

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  8. New college campus to welcome first studentspublished at 06:22 GMT 30 October

    It replaces Wolverhampton College's 63-year-old Paget Road site in Compton.

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  9. Charity leases first helicopter despite inquirypublished at 06:22 GMT 30 October

    Stoke Air Ambulance aims to provide a dedicated emergency medical helicopter for Stoke-on-Trent.

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  10. Bringing art to everyday spacespublished at 06:21 GMT 30 October

    A Staffordshire colourist is exhibiting at BBC Radio Stoke as part of a bid to make art more accessible.

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  11. Literacy charity helps woman have independencepublished at 06:21 GMT 30 October

    Jessica Wang has been supported by Read Easy for about 18 months, in Donnington Library.

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  12. Fireworks set off panic attacks - veteran with PTSDpublished at 06:21 GMT 30 October

    Shropshire veteran who served in Afghanistan calling for tighter firework regulations

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  13. Horse racing stables raise £125k for air ambulancepublished at 06:20 GMT 30 October

    The business has been raising money for the Midlands Air Ambulance Charity for 13 years.

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  14. Herefordshire farm park welcomes three red squirrelspublished at 06:20 GMT 30 October

    Cyril, David and Richard arrive at a zoo in Herefordshire as part of conservation efforts

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  15. Medieval flat empty over antisocial behaviourpublished at 06:20 GMT 30 October

    The gatehouse which has been converted into a luxury flat has lost revenue for 18 months.

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  16. Office block could be turned into Send schoolpublished at 06:19 GMT 30 October

    Guildhall Academy Ltd, which works with Coventry council, wants to re-model a building in Foleshill.

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  17. Mixed views over major city route change planpublished at 06:19 GMT 30 October

    A public consultation on the major plans ends on Sunday and has attracted more than 500 comments.

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  18. Chief constable denies discriminatory behaviourpublished at 21:10 GMT 29 October

    Craig Guildford appears at a tribunal after an ex-officer said racism exists in West Midlands Police.

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  19. Crewe still value FA Cup as 'special' - Bellpublished at 18:49 GMT 29 October

    Crewe boss Lee Bell says his side still understand the importance of the FA Cup ahead of their first-round tie against League One Doncaster.

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  20. Leg-spinner Ali signs new Warwickshire dealpublished at 18:39 GMT 29 October

    Warwickshire and England Under-19 leg-spinner Tazeem Ali agrees a new two-year deal to stay at Edgbaston until at least the end of the 2027 season.

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