Summary

  • Updates on Friday 12 November

  1. 'Charity helped my son learn to walk'published at 14:53 GMT 30 October

    A mum credits Oswestry's Children in Need-funded The Movement Centre with helping her son to walk.

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  2. Burns survivor covers 4,218.5 miles for hospitalpublished at 14:48 GMT 30 October

    Elizabeth endured severe burns as a six month old, and has since undergone more than 100 operations.

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  3. Driver goes hands free to eat meal at wheelpublished at 14:26 GMT 30 October

    A police operation uncovers scores of transgressions by motorway drivers.

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  4. Birmingham pub bombings: What do we know?published at 13:42 GMT 30 October

    It is 51 years since 21 people died in bombs blasts in Birmingham city-centre pubs.

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  5. Wife's murder a trend 'repeated across country'published at 13:26 GMT 30 October

    The government's goal to halve violence against women and girls is "an enormous task", the boss of a charity says.

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  6. Free Christmas festival returns to city centrepublished at 12:50 GMT 30 October

    The event will take place in Coventry on Saturday 22 November.

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  7. Man charged with assault over disorderpublished at 12:49 GMT 30 October

    The police inquiry is linked to events in which two men are found with stab injuries.

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  8. Extra £14m needed for adult social carepublished at 12:22 GMT 30 October

    Council leaders said the rise in adult social care costs was largely due to factors outside of its control.

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  9. Female Timbersports athlete hopes to inspirepublished at 12:15 GMT 30 October

    Rachel Ferrington says it would be "great" if she can inspire someone else to take up the sport.

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  10. School taxi firms 'ripping off' county - councillorpublished at 11:48 GMT 30 October

    Some firms "charge what they want" a former taxi firm owner says, as Herefordshire faces financial pressure.

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  11. 🎧 Cov flying, Owls reset, change at Royals & Poshpublished at 11:35 GMT 30 October

    Phil Brown joins the 72+ podcast to talk managers under the cosh, highs at Coventry, lows at Hillsborough and changes at Reading and Peterborough.

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  12. New college campus to welcome first studentspublished at 06:22 GMT 30 October

    It replaces Wolverhampton College's 63-year-old Paget Road site in Compton.

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  13. Charity leases first helicopter despite inquirypublished at 06:22 GMT 30 October

    Stoke Air Ambulance aims to provide a dedicated emergency medical helicopter for Stoke-on-Trent.

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  14. Bringing art to everyday spacespublished at 06:21 GMT 30 October

    A Staffordshire colourist is exhibiting at BBC Radio Stoke as part of a bid to make art more accessible.

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  15. Literacy charity helps woman have independencepublished at 06:21 GMT 30 October

    Jessica Wang has been supported by Read Easy for about 18 months, in Donnington Library.

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  16. Fireworks set off panic attacks - veteran with PTSDpublished at 06:21 GMT 30 October

    Shropshire veteran who served in Afghanistan calling for tighter firework regulations

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  17. Horse racing stables raise £125k for air ambulancepublished at 06:20 GMT 30 October

    The business has been raising money for the Midlands Air Ambulance Charity for 13 years.

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  18. Herefordshire farm park welcomes three red squirrelspublished at 06:20 GMT 30 October

    Cyril, David and Richard arrive at a zoo in Herefordshire as part of conservation efforts

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  19. Medieval flat empty over antisocial behaviourpublished at 06:20 GMT 30 October

    The gatehouse which has been converted into a luxury flat has lost revenue for 18 months.

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  20. Office block could be turned into Send schoolpublished at 06:19 GMT 30 October

    Guildhall Academy Ltd, which works with Coventry council, wants to re-model a building in Foleshill.

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