Summary

  • Updates on Friday 12 November

  1. 'Rent on my HS2-owned home has gone up £400 a month'published at 06:08 British Summer Time 17 July

    HS2 has been accused of unaffordable rent increases and failing to address maintenance issues.

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  2. Murder arrest over man's death in citypublished at 21:52 British Summer Time 16 July

    A 23-year-old man is in police custody after he was detained on Wednesday.

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  3. Man was 'scared' of ex accused of Christmas murderpublished at 20:58 British Summer Time 16 July

    Dad-of-six Louis Price was allegedly murdered after he was stabbed in the heart on Christmas Day.

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  4. Tributes after mum of crash victim aged six diespublished at 19:17 British Summer Time 16 July

    Gemma Painter's son, Leo, was killed in a collision along with two women outside Worcester last year.

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  5. Puffin found 110 miles from home returned to wildpublished at 18:12 British Summer Time 16 July

    The seabird, who was nursed back to health, is thought to have come from a colony in Pembrokeshire.

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  6. Arrest after reports of man with knifepublished at 18:04 British Summer Time 16 July

    A 44-year-old man is detained and then taken to hospital for further assessment.

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  7. Firearms training concerns raised by coronerpublished at 17:59 British Summer Time 16 July

    A report sent to West Midlands Police and the College of Policing recommends changes are made.

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  8. Work on £1m road scheme agreedpublished at 17:38 British Summer Time 16 July

    The roads project will create access to a warehouse development off Parkfield Road.

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  9. No clear timeline on fortnightly bin collectionspublished at 17:17 British Summer Time 16 July

    A councillor has blamed the ongoing industrial dispute and operational considerations for the delay.

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  10. Fake doctor jailed for illegal circumcisionspublished at 16:57 British Summer Time 16 July

    Mohammed Alazawi told parents he was a doctor, but some of the boys were left with infections and other complications.

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  11. Road racer jailed for 13 years over women's deathspublished at 16:39 British Summer Time 16 July

    Linda Philips, 72, and 49-year-old Amanda Riley were killed on Boxing Day 2023.

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  12. Bulls unleashed on city streets for art trail published at 16:05 British Summer Time 16 July

    Bulls in the City features 40 large fibre-glass sculptures on a free art trail.

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  13. Gloucestershire re-sign seamer Miles from Bears published at 15:35 British Summer Time 16 July

    Gloucestershire re-sign seam bowler Craig Miles from Warwickshire on a three-year deal ahead of the 2026 season.

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  14. Woman dies after village pub firepublished at 15:24 British Summer Time 16 July

    West Mercia Police says the death in Stottesdon is not being treated as suspicious.

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  15. Severn Trent looks to preserve hosepipe ban recordpublished at 14:48 British Summer Time 16 July

    The Coventry-based water company says it is doing everything it can to avoid a hosepipe ban, despite a drought.

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  16. 'We worry about rural crime constantly'published at 14:28 British Summer Time 16 July

    West Mercia Police is offering advice to farmers as well as handing out alarms.

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  17. Measles vaccination reminder as cases stabilisepublished at 14:18 British Summer Time 16 July

    Although cases have lowered, people are still being urged to get immunised.

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  18. Biker died doing what he loved most - familypublished at 14:18 British Summer Time 16 July

    Jimmy Aspinall, 72, who was killed in a crash in Herefordshire on Saturday co-founded a motorbike club.

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  19. Dedicated school nurse retires after 50 yearspublished at 13:38 British Summer Time 16 July

    Julie Thomas has worked in the NHS for 50 years, with 38 years spent as a school nurse.

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  20. Great-gran's 200-mile trip to Sycamore Gap casepublished at 12:45 British Summer Time 16 July

    Sheila Hillman and her husband travelled from Wolverhampton to Newcastle Crown Court for the sentencing.

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