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  • Updates on Friday 12 November

  1. Mum's relief over 'brutally unfair' drug accesspublished at 12:05 British Summer Time 18 May

    Phoebe wants other children to be able to have the same treatment for Batten disease as her daughter.

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  2. Festival aims to bring 'Edinburgh magic' to citypublished at 11:56 British Summer Time 18 May

    The festival is being held at three small venues in Wolverhampton from 25 to 27 July.

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  3. 'Significant spike' in deliberate firespublished at 10:03 British Summer Time 18 May

    The fire service says 72% of fires in April were believed to have been started deliberately.

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  4. Man seriously injured in town centre stabbingpublished at 10:01 British Summer Time 18 May

    West Mercia Police say the man, 34, was walking along the high street when it happened.

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  5. Hub aims to help rail passengers in crisispublished at 07:43 British Summer Time 18 May

    The hub is a partnership between West Midlands Railway and charity Rethink Mental Illness.

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  6. Delays 'risk derailing station improvement work'published at 07:41 British Summer Time 18 May

    Council leader Simon Tagg says he feels "frustrated" that progress has not been made on the scheme.

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  7. More services operate from railway stationpublished at 07:36 British Summer Time 18 May

    The station, which opened in 2020, is getting direct trains to Bristol and Edinburgh.

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  8. 'Incredible' pupils help ex-teacher after crashpublished at 07:34 British Summer Time 18 May

    Staffs and students at the Coventry school are fundraising to help a former teacher after the crash.

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  9. Butterfly habitats created to help rare speciespublished at 07:28 British Summer Time 18 May

    Hundreds of volunteers give up their time to revamp nature reserves across the Midlands.

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  10. PM living in 'la-la land', striking bin worker sayspublished at 07:27 British Summer Time 18 May

    Lorry driver Dave Callaghan says he is sorry the city looks a mess and is gaining a bad reputation.

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  11. Bookshop owners overwhelmed after winning awardpublished at 07:24 British Summer Time 18 May

    Catherine Gale and Claire Dawes celebrate after picking up an award for Independent Bookshop of the Year.

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  12. Your photos: Stunning blooms and a curious horsepublished at 07:19 British Summer Time 18 May

    Take a look at some of your best images from across the West Midlands, sent to us in the past week.

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  13. Blind athletes say goalball helps beat isolationpublished at 07:18 British Summer Time 18 May

    Goalball is played with a ball that contains a bell on a court about the size of a volleyball court.

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  14. Maternity care for black women must improve - MPpublished at 07:16 British Summer Time 18 May

    Paulette Hamilton says one in four black women in maternal care are "dying or having poor outcomes".

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  15. Job cuts planned as NHS trust looks to save £130mpublished at 07:15 British Summer Time 18 May

    About 300 posts are set to be cut at University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust.

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  16. Back garden's wildlife beauty captured over decadepublished at 01:24 British Summer Time 18 May

    Andrew Fusek Peters has spent a decade capturing the images in a celebration of Britain's wildife.

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  17. 'I was refused service in a cafe because of my face'published at 00:57 British Summer Time 18 May

    Amit Ghose says he still experiences abuse as an adult, but he has come to accept the way he looks.

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  18. Seamers blow away Essex as Worcs take controlpublished at 19:15 British Summer Time 17 May

    Worcestershire's seam bowlers produce their best performance of the season to blow away Essex's batters and put the hosts in control on day two.

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  19. Abbott haul puts Hampshire in charge against Bearspublished at 19:04 British Summer Time 17 May

    High-class fast bowling from Kyle Abbott puts Hampshire in command against Warwickshire in their County Championship tussle at Edgbaston.

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  20. Solar canopies planned for health centre car parkpublished at 17:50 British Summer Time 17 May

    The largest of the canopies at The Redwoods Centre is expected to be 58m long.

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