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  • Updates on Friday 12 November

  1. Somerset shine in T20 Blast opener but holders slippublished at 22:20 British Summer Time 30 May

    Last season's beaten finalists Somerset beat Surrey as they make an impressive start to their T20 Blast campaign.

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  2. Prison officer has emergency surgery after stabbingpublished at 20:47 British Summer Time 30 May

    The 25-year-old man was attacked by an inmate on Friday, officials say.

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  3. Suspected arson at derelict pubpublished at 20:24 British Summer Time 30 May

    Six fire crews are sent to the scene in Dudley at the height of the blaze.

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  4. Man sentenced after carer left for dead in crashpublished at 19:25 British Summer Time 30 May

    Freya Theobold was visiting homes with another carer when their car was hit by 19-year-old Layton Clenton.

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  5. Dad missing after capsizing on reservoir with sonpublished at 18:29 British Summer Time 30 May

    A father and his teenage son were on a boat at Draycote Water when it capsized on Thursday.

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  6. Woman singing for postmistress mum in BGT finalpublished at 18:10 British Summer Time 30 May

    Gemma Ellison is singing in the Hear Our Voice choir, on behalf of her mum Janet, who died in 2024.

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  7. 'My mum saved me from taking my own life'published at 18:06 British Summer Time 30 May

    Leigh Edwards says he is determined to raise money and awareness to support men's mental health.

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  8. Drivers face delays after vehicle fire on M54 published at 17:56 British Summer Time 30 May

    One lane is closed westbound between junction five and junction six.

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  9. Bus passengers face hike in fares after reviewpublished at 14:51 British Summer Time 30 May

    Transport for West Midlands says monthly and annual bus passes will still be among England's lowest.

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  10. Three jailed for murdering man in drive-by shootingpublished at 14:37 British Summer Time 30 May

    Connor Brookes was killed with a shotgun just metres away from parents with young children.

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  11. Shop fire treated by police as arson attackpublished at 14:30 British Summer Time 30 May

    Emergency teams tackle a blaze at a shop in the early hours.

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  12. Park revamp set to begin after badger delayspublished at 14:29 British Summer Time 30 May

    Work on Brinton Park will start with the construction of a new artificial badger sett this summer.

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  13. Pedestrian hit by car suffers serious injuriespublished at 13:39 British Summer Time 30 May

    The man was taken to hospital for further treatment, the ambulance service says.

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  14. New political party launches in Black Countrypublished at 13:38 British Summer Time 30 May

    The Black Country Party said it will aim to focus on the issues that affect working class people.

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  15. Library's windows smashed by vandals, police saypublished at 13:32 British Summer Time 30 May

    The library opened in 1930 and police say the vandalism has happened over the past few weeks.

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  16. National Trust plans to demolish castle farm buildingspublished at 13:07 British Summer Time 30 May

    The charity wants to take down four modern agricultural buildings surrounding the threshing barn.

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  17. Hospital trust launches dedicated home birth teampublished at 12:46 British Summer Time 30 May

    A team of seven midwives will provide care to women in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin and Mid Wales.

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  18. Six take on charity bike ride in memory of friendpublished at 06:44 British Summer Time 30 May

    The six boys all went to school in Newport with Max Turton, who took his life last year, aged 16.

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  19. Scheme launched to repurpose unwanted itemspublished at 06:39 British Summer Time 30 May

    A city council-run initiative urges people to donate reusable items instead of throwing them away.

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  20. Peacocks in village are 'serious problem' - councilpublished at 06:37 British Summer Time 30 May

    Tutbury Parish Council is asking everyone in the village to stop feeding the peacocks.

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