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West Midlands police chief to retire after resisting calls to quit over Maccabi Tel Aviv fans ban row

Home secretary Shabana Mahmood said Craig Guildford had done ‘the right thing’ after she previously told MPs she has ‘no confidence’ in his role

The Independent UK

West Midlands police boss declines to sack chief constable amid ‘damning’ review

PCC Simon Foster has said he listened to Shabana Mahmood’s statement on Wednesday and awaits a parliamentary report over the matter.

Evening Standard

Two men arrested on suspicion of murder after 30-year-old man stabbed to death

Two men, aged 35 and 58, have been arrested on suspicion of murder, West Midlands Police said.

Evening Standard

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West Bromwich Albion need to find their voice to be heard above noisy West Midlands neighbours

West Bromwich Albion played two West Midlands rivals in five days and failed to capitalise on the lead against both of them

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Man charged with murder after woman stabbed in Birmingham dies

Katie Fox was taken to hospital with a serious neck wound after city centre attack on Friday evening

The Guardian - UK

Women ‘more likely than men to say saving is harder now than last year’

People living in Yorkshire and the Humber, the North West, West Midlands and the South West reported the highest levels of difficulty in a survey.

The Independent UK

‘A job is like finding a needle in a haystack’: how Dudley became centre of UK’s youth jobs crisis

Almost one in five school-leavers in West Midlands town are not in education, employment or training and chancellor is under pressure to deliver promised ‘youth guarantee’

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Maccabi Tel Aviv fans, policing and misdirected anger

Letters: Readers respond to the ban on Maccabi supporters from a match at Villa Park next month by West Midlands police

The Guardian - UK

UK braced for more disruption with flooding, hail and thunder possible

More than 20 red flood warnings are in place across the West Midlands and north-west of England.

The Independent UK

Man bailed after arrest over ‘racially aggravated’ rape of Sikh woman in West Midlands

Police call on public for information as campaigners demand government address increased threat and ‘anti-Sikh hate’

The Guardian - UK

Man arrested over ‘racially motivated’ rape of woman in West Midlands

British-born Sikh woman in her 20s tells police a racist remark was made during assault in Oldbury

The Guardian - UK

Record gap in A-level top grades between London and north-east England

The gap between the two regions for entries getting the highest grades is 9.2 percentage points, up from 7.4 points last year.

Evening Standard

£10,000 reward for information about alleged murder of newborn found in canal

The body of a baby boy was found in a canal in May 2021 but the parents have never been identified, West Midlands Police said.

Evening Standard

Four areas of England now in drought as heat threatens wildlife and crops

Ministers call for hosepipe bans as East and West Midlands enter drought, joining Yorkshire and north-west

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The surprising demographic behind the first lift in birth rate in years

There was a 14 per cent jump of children born to fathers aged 60 and over in 2024

Evening Standard

Rise in births in England and Wales helped by ‘notable’ jump in older fathers

The largest increases were in West Midlands, up 3.4%, and London, up 1.8%.

The Guardian - UK

HS2 investigates claims company overcharged for supplying workers

Firm accused of inflating billing costs for staff working on high-speed rail route’s West Midlands section

The Guardian - UK

‘Everyone is affected’: UK town with Jaguar Land Rover plant reacts to Trump’s tariffs

In Solihull, where the factory employs 9,000 workers, there are fears for an ailing industry and wider community

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The Guardian - UK

Hillsborough disaster: dozens of police misconduct claims upheld, families told

Complaints upheld against some former South Yorkshire and West Midlands officers but none will face proceedings

Evening Standard

Latest multibank launched to donate surplus goods to families

West Midlands multibank is the sixth established by former Prime Minister Gordon Brown and Amazon.

The Independent UK

Wolves vs Aston Villa prediction: Villa to secure vital road win at Molineux?

Follow our football betting tips as Wolves take on Aston Villa in the West Midlands derby

The Independent UK

Labour mayor of London Sadiq Khan handed knighthood in new year honours list

Labour grandees Emily Thornberry and Patricia Hewitt also given honours – as well as the Conservative former West Midlands mayor Andy Street and ex-schools minister Nick Gibb

The Independent UK

One million families with children face fuel poverty this Christmas, analysis shows

West Midlands and Yorkshire are worst affected by fuel poverty, analysis of government data shows

The Guardian - UK

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Labour picks trains tsar to drive through railway renationalisation

The transport secretary has picked Laura Shoaf, chief executive of the West Midlands Combined Authority, to run Shadow Great British Railways

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