Summary

  • Updates on Friday 12 November

  1. From velodrome fun to Tour De France race leaderpublished at 06:13 British Summer Time 16 July

    Ben Healy's cycling career started in Halesowen when he was just 11 years old, and now he's race leader of The Tour De France.

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  2. Terms set for wide-ranging fire authority probepublished at 06:11 British Summer Time 16 July

    Inspectors will make sure the fire service is continuously improving its services.

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  3. Buskers call for compromise in clampdown planpublished at 06:10 British Summer Time 16 July

    A Public Space Protection Order is set to be approved after noise complaints, says the council.

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  4. Mobile firm switches off 3G in three UK locationspublished at 06:08 British Summer Time 16 July

    Virgin Media O2 mobile firm will end its 3G coverage across the country by the end of 2025.

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  5. Sikh charity leader recognised for selfless servicepublished at 19:11 British Summer Time 15 July

    Labour MP Jas Athwal called Bhai Sahib a "true embodiment of humility, leadership and service".

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  6. Cresswell ready for 'different' challenge at Stokepublished at 19:10 British Summer Time 15 July

    Aaron Cresswell says he is looking forward to the "different" challenge of playing for Stoke in the Championship.

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  7. Premises plea as wellbeing charity told to movepublished at 18:24 British Summer Time 15 July

    Simply Limitless must leave its base in Kidderminster in weeks after the landlord found new tenants.

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  8. Council pulls venue for Katie Hopkins showpublished at 17:58 British Summer Time 15 July

    Benn Hall, in Rugby, will no longer host the Katie Hopkins stand-up show on Saturday.

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  9. Fire crews tackle large wood blazepublished at 17:28 British Summer Time 15 July

    Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service says it is not believed that the cause of the fire is suspicious.

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  10. Resurfacing work set for major routepublished at 17:19 British Summer Time 15 July

    The Cannock Road scheme follows improvements to roads across the city in recent weeks, the council says.

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  11. 120mph driver with £1m of drugs in boot is jailedpublished at 17:18 British Summer Time 15 July

    David Sherratt told police they'd had a "good day at the office" when they arrested him.

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  12. 'Huge gap' between Hundred hosts & other countiespublished at 17:14 British Summer Time 15 July

    There is a "yawning' gap" in the finances between county teams who host a Hundred franchise and those who do not, a new report has found.

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  13. Eight set to receive honorary degreepublished at 16:37 British Summer Time 15 July

    BBC journalist Clive Myrie, author Tracy Chevalier, and YouTuber Colin Furze have been selected.

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  14. Bin lorries delayed by picket line, council sayspublished at 16:26 British Summer Time 15 July

    Birmingham City Council claims its bin lorries were delayed today by those on the picket line.

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  15. Woman, 83, granted 'police officer for a day' wishpublished at 16:26 British Summer Time 15 July

    Jean Mulcaster places her dream on a care home "wish tree" and it is granted on her 83rd birthday.

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  16. Man used firm's Covid money to shop and go outpublished at 16:19 British Summer Time 15 July

    A fitness company owner gets a suspended sentence, after spending some loan funds at restaurants.

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  17. MP candidate to face trial over money launderingpublished at 16:04 British Summer Time 15 July

    Lawyer Akhmed Yakoob will face trial in August 2027, a court has heard.

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  18. Murder-accused 'volatile and jealous', court toldpublished at 16:02 British Summer Time 15 July

    Kirsty Carless is accused of murdering Louis Price on Christmas Day by stabbing him in the heart.

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  19. Council announces removal of Victorian oak treepublished at 15:52 British Summer Time 15 July

    The Holm Oak tree, shortlisted as Tree of the Year in 2023, will be removed on Tuesday.

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  20. Buyer found for city's empty town hall buildingpublished at 14:33 British Summer Time 15 July

    The town hall will be used for accomodation, weddings and a coffee shop, Simon Edwards says.

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