Summary

  • Updates on Friday 12 November

  1. Almost 100 homes evacuated after WW2 bomb foundpublished at 22:07 BST 2 June

    The device is found during construction work at a business park in Coventry.

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  2. External scrutiny in wake of Arthur death wound downpublished at 21:32 BST 2 June

    Improvements after the death of Arthur Labinjo-Hughes see the government move on from Solihull.

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  3. Panel to visit 'horrendous' school parkingpublished at 19:04 BST 2 June

    Councillors want to see parking near a Rugby school before allowing an expansion to progress.

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  4. Free family cycling event returns to citypublished at 17:16 BST 2 June

    Cyclists can tour the city through a 4.5m route that sets off from East Park on 13 June.

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  5. Leisure centre open again after 'drainage issue'published at 17:12 BST 2 June

    People are thanked for their understanding during the closure.

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  6. Arson arrest as kittens saved in town centre blazepublished at 16:55 BST 2 June

    A man is suspected of arson following the fire on Friday in Tunstall, Stoke-on-Trent.

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  7. Huge fire at old college site shuts nearby schoolpublished at 16:30 BST 2 June

    Twelve fire crews were despatched to the disused Hunters Hill College in Blackwell on Monday night.

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  8. Canalside attack victim broke neck, court hearspublished at 15:36 BST 2 June

    The defendant appears in court over the death of Darren Round who was found dead in Kings Norton.

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  9. Peter Kay bomb hoax case adjourned for reportspublished at 15:18 BST 2 June

    Omar Majed from Saltley, Birmingham, is charged with communicating false information to the police.

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  10. Further arrest following death of stabbed manpublished at 14:54 BST 2 June

    A man is held on suspicion of conspiracy to murder following the death of Michael Ababio.

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  11. Early Rapids momentum key in shorter Blast - Taylorpublished at 14:02 BST 2 June

    Worcestershire's good start in the T20 Blast is important given the shortened nature of this year's competition, says all-rounder Tom Taylor.

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  12. 'More sign up' after union reopens equal pay claimspublished at 13:43 BST 2 June

    The GMB union says it is demanding a council's "top brass to get back around the table with a plan".

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  13. School creates SEND hub as part of £2m workpublished at 13:32 BST 2 June

    Building work begins to replace portable buildings with a SEND hub and four additional classrooms.

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  14. Police resource 'challenged' despite more officerspublished at 13:23 BST 2 June

    Data shows the region had a police officer headcount of 8,266 in March, a rise from 8,102 in 2024.

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  15. Two charged over 'violent' protest at religious HQpublished at 12:37 BST 2 June

    Two men are due to appear in court after protests outside Webb House in Crewe on Sunday.

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  16. Eighteen objections to drive-through plans off A41published at 12:37 BST 2 June

    Drive-through Greggs, Starbucks and KFC are set to be created next to the Raven Cafe under the proposals.

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  17. Resurfacing work to reduce potholes plan continuespublished at 11:47 BST 2 June

    More than 7,500 potholes will be fixed this year in Wolverhampton, the council says.

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  18. Bin collection changes on hold as talks continuepublished at 10:56 BST 2 June

    A decision on whether to roll out the changes will wait until a stable coalition can be formed.

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  19. Thomas-Asante in Ghana World Cup squadpublished at 10:41 BST 2 June

    Coventry City forward Brandon Thomas-Asante has been named in Ghana's squad for the World Cup.

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  20. Missing girl found safe and wellpublished at 10:37 BST 2 June

    An appeal to find the girl who has now been found well was made by West Mercia Police.

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