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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

The Independent UK

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%.

Evening Standard

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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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

The Guardian - UK

Latest multibank launched to donate surplus goods to families

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

Evening Standard

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

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The Guardian - UK

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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West Midlands police out of special measures after ‘record turnaround’

Crime clear-up quadruples to 13% since November but inspectorate warns there is still work to be done

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Two-child benefit cap is cementing regional poverty, Starmer told

North-west and West Midlands worst hit, says thinktank, and in some areas half of children live below breadline

The Independent UK

What is devolution and how will Keir Starmer’s Labour change Westminster’s relationships with the UK?

In the UK, devolved authorities operate in Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales as well as in other areas including London, Greater Manchester, the West Midlands and Tees Valley

The Independent UK

Has Labour given up fighting Nigel Farage in Clacton? Candidate Jovan Owusu-Nepaul ‘sent to West Midlands’

The party has reportedly sent its candidate from the seaside constituency in Essex to campaign in the West Midlands instead

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The Guardian - UK

‘Emotionally exhausting’: Richard Parker on his surprise mayoral win

West Midlands mayor talks about his victory, rebuilding trust in Labour and how he will handle the legacy of his predecessor

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Centrist Tories urge Andy Street to stand for parliament – and maybe one day for leader

One Nation moderates call on defeated West Midlands mayor to take ‘brand Andy’ to Westminster

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on the local elections: an anti-Tory landslide points to the end of an era

Editorial: The surprise defeat of the West Midlands mayor, Andy Street, confirmed that the tectonic plates are shifting in British politics

The Guardian - UK

Braverman tells Sunak to ‘own’ dismal election results and ‘fix it’ but says it’s too late for Tories to change leader – as it happened

Former home secretary says Tory voters are ‘on strike’ and are ‘not coming out to support us’ in wake of dire local and mayoral election results

Evening Standard

Andy Street loses West Midlands mayor vote in election blow for Conservatives

The Conservative loss was part of a double blow for the Prime Minister after Labour’s Sadiq Khan secured a historic third term as Mayor of London.

The Guardian - UK

Andy Street’s West Midlands defeat shows the heavy baggage of brand Tory

Running as a ‘pseudo-independent’ in a region in which Labour faced its own hurdles was not enough to keep Tory mayor in office

The Guardian - UK

Labour’s Richard Parker beats Andy Street to become West Midlands mayor

Tory incumbent’s hopes of a third term in the role dashed after close contest with multiple recounts

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