Summary

  • Updates on Friday 12 November

  1. Watchdog finds police force has made improvementspublished at 06:17 British Summer Time 14 May

    Inspectors had previously criticised the force's handling of serious crime investigations.

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  2. Man spends five years building model Spitfirepublished at 06:17 British Summer Time 14 May

    Ray Burden says he has always wanted to create a big project to honour veterans.

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  3. Police force harnesses AI to help catch stalkerspublished at 06:14 British Summer Time 14 May

    Cheshire Police is the UK's first force to use AI to help spot early warning signs of stalking.

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  4. Tale of two headers - drama at the Stadium of Lightpublished at 00:04 British Summer Time 14 May

    A tale of two headers - a pair of big moments in either box decide Sunderland's Championship play-off semi-final against Coventry.

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  5. 'Oldest' city business to shut due to costspublished at 19:11 British Summer Time 13 May

    Astleys has been trading for 295 years and has a distribution centre on Coventry Business Park.

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  6. Statue marking 150th anniversary of Villa unveiledpublished at 17:01 British Summer Time 13 May

    The monument is a large, bronze lion and is in place behind the North Stand at Villa Park.

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  7. Former hospital turned into apartment complexpublished at 16:52 British Summer Time 13 May

    Nightingale House, formerly the Royal Hospital, has been officially opened in Wolverhampton.

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  8. Second arrest after man, 88, attackedpublished at 16:37 British Summer Time 13 May

    Officers were called to Broadway, in Evesham on Sunday

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  9. Two nursery staff in court over toddler deathpublished at 16:36 British Summer Time 13 May

    Noah Sibanda died in 2022 after an incident at Fairytales Day Nursery in Dudley.

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  10. Motorcyclist dies following three-vehicle crashpublished at 16:18 British Summer Time 13 May

    A man in his 20s dies in hospital after suffering multiple injuries, police confirm.

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  11. Extra £12m to fill region's potholes, mayor revealspublished at 16:16 British Summer Time 13 May

    Six councils will each receive £2m and the funds will help fill 132,000 potholes across the region.

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  12. Zoo welcomes two new baby reindeerpublished at 16:03 British Summer Time 13 May

    Mum Sunflower gave birth to a boy, while Jasmine gave birth to a girl.

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  13. 'Sleeping' policemen must reflect on their actionspublished at 15:29 British Summer Time 13 May

    A video posted on Facebook showed two men in uniform apparently asleep in a vehicle at a junction.

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  14. Man found seriously hurt on road hours after crashpublished at 14:56 British Summer Time 13 May

    The man has been taken to hospital, after suffering serious injuries, the ambulance service says.

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  15. Nail-biting final for University Challenge seriespublished at 14:48 British Summer Time 13 May

    Just five points separated the teams, Christ's College - Cambridge and University of Warwick, in one of the tightest finals.

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  16. Plans submitted for 160,000-bird poultry farmpublished at 13:52 British Summer Time 13 May

    The proposals would see four broiler chicken sheds, each housing 40,000 birds, built near Shifnal.

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  17. Interest expressed in collapsed pottery firmpublished at 13:49 British Summer Time 13 May

    Moorcroft Pottery's liquidator says interested parties are looking at taking the company forward.

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  18. Care home firm's 'dismay' at visa changespublished at 13:34 British Summer Time 13 May

    Coverage Care Services believes it will not be able to recruit enough staff without migrant workers.

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  19. Concerts will see 3,000 school children performpublished at 13:25 British Summer Time 13 May

    Around 3,000 school children from Wolverhampton will perform accompanied by a 14 piece band.

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  20. Affordable homes scheme planned for old sewage sitepublished at 13:24 British Summer Time 13 May

    Almost 300 homes are to be built at Yardley Sewage Works site in Stechford.

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