Summary

  • Updates on Friday 12 November

  1. Police took two days to find dead driverpublished at 19:29 BST 11 September

    Police received automated alerts of a possible crash on Sunday, but were unable to find it until Tuesday.

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  2. Waste sent to landfill has doubled, figures showpublished at 19:03 BST 11 September

    Recycling collections in Birmingham have been suspended since January, when industrial action began.

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  3. Jaguar Land Rover shutdown extended to next weekpublished at 17:52 BST 11 September

    Staff in Solihull, Halewood and Wolverhampton have been told not to come into work until Wednesday.

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  4. Recycling robots get council close to 65% targetpublished at 17:40 BST 11 September

    Stratford-upon-Avon's recycling centre sorts recycled waste, so residents do not have to.

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  5. Surrey lead cut to a point after draw with Bearspublished at 17:22 BST 11 September

    Surrey's lead at the top of the County Championship is cut to one point after their game against Warwickshire ends in a draw.

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  6. Coventry name Grimes as new club captainpublished at 17:02 BST 11 September

    Midfielder Matt Grimes is named as Coventry City's new club captain.

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  7. BBC's £40m annual pledge for West Midlands TVpublished at 16:47 BST 11 September

    The BBC confirms its biggest expansion in the West Midlands in more than 10 years.

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  8. Overnight blaze tackled by 75 firefighters published at 16:03 BST 11 September

    Crews remain at the site on West Works Way in Longbridge, but operations have been scaled down.

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  9. Business park extension given go-aheadpublished at 15:59 BST 11 September

    Several existing tenants were actively seeking larger units, the application said.

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  10. Notts boost title hopes with crucial win at Worcspublished at 15:20 BST 11 September

    Nottinghamshire beat relegation-bound Worcestershire to boost their chances of winning the County Championship.

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  11. Rail hub to make capacity for hundreds more trainspublished at 14:48 BST 11 September

    The new Midlands hub could see 260 extra trains a week in Gloucestershire.

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  12. Police station reopens to the publicpublished at 14:43 BST 11 September

    The facility allows residents to talk to people face-to-face, West Midlands Police says.

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  13. Man to go on trial accused of woman's murderpublished at 14:30 BST 11 September

    Dale Cole is to go on trial in February after pleading not guilty to the murder of Lisa Holland.

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  14. Fire badly damages engineering firm's HQpublished at 13:46 BST 11 September

    One worker for the firm in Ledbury says they do not know if jobs may be affected by the fire.

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  15. Addict who attacked 94-year-old jailed for murderpublished at 13:35 BST 11 September

    Harold Monk died in hospital after he was brutally attacked by drug addict Paul Topham.

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  16. Administrators appointed at tractor companypublished at 13:32 BST 11 September

    PricewaterhouseCoopers says 149 out of 169 staff are redundant with immediate effect.

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  17. Care home which prompted online debate approvedpublished at 11:33 BST 11 September

    The council says it had 8 letters against the plans, while more than 70 people objected on Facebook.

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  18. Doctor who stole from patient and nurse suspendedpublished at 11:27 BST 11 September

    Dr Sandra Ndirika is suspended for 12 months after being convicted of theft and fraud, in 2023.

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  19. 'My 50 years as a paramedic have been so enjoyable'published at 11:15 BST 11 September

    Ray Lloyd joined the West Midlands Ambulance Service in 1975, one of its longest-serving members.

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  20. Plan to reduce £114m hospital maintenance backlogpublished at 10:48 BST 11 September

    Shrewsbury and Telford Hospitals NHS Trust says many of its buildings are old and costly to maintain.

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