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The Latest Breaking News from West Midlands

Two Midlands police officers found guilty over liaisons with abuse victims

Officers had sexual relationships with women after attending their homes in response to domestic violence reports

The Guardian - UK

Heavy metal: how Janine Wiedel captured the filth and glory of Britain’s industrial 70s

The photographer travelled the West Midlands in a campervan to document the workers risking their lives to toil in steel mills, coal mines and blast furnaces

The Guardian - UK

Lioncroft Wholesale eyes expansion outside West Midlands heartland

Chief executive of food and drink wholesaler outlines plans for firm three years after buyout from East End Foods which brought company back under family's control

Birmingham Post

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Buoyant demand fosters further growth of new business and output - report

West Midlands companies benefited from positive demand trends in May and responded to this by creating more jobs and lifting business activity

Birmingham Post

Who is Labour MP Liam Byrne and why was he under investigation by Parliament?

The MP was accused of using parliamentary expenses to boost his mayoral campaign in West Midlands

Evening Standard

West Midlands cities rank above UK average for work-life balance and income - report

The 'Good Growth for Cities Index' examines issues such as commuting times, number of business start-ups and housing

Birmingham Post

Met Office predicts when new record temperature for 2023 will be set

East Wales and West Midlands could swelter in 25C heat this week

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Merger deal for West Midlands accountancy firms

Halesowen-based Hamiltons has joined forces with Jerroms GCN which is headquartered in Solihull and also has a base in Halesowen.

Birmingham Post

Growth of new business and activity extended into a third month - report

Input cost inflation softened in April but demand resilience facilitated a sharper increase in output charges, says latest NatWest PMI report

Birmingham Post

Jon Wilks: Before I Knew What Had Begun I Had Already Lost review – tender and thoughtful

The hard-working West Midlands folk devotee finds inspiration from beyond Birmingham on a lively, inventive fourth LP

The Guardian - UK

Buyout deal signals more West Midlands expansion for Talbots Law

Practice now has nine offices across the region after acquisition of Coventry outfit Sarginsons Law

Birmingham Post

Worst UK airport for delays revealed – check the full ranking

Departures from the West Midlands airport were an average of half an hour late in 2022

The Independent UK

Birmingham retains title of worst airport for flight delays

Departures from the West Midlands airport were an average of half an hour late in 2022.

The Independent UK

Law firm promotions: Fieldfisher, Shoosmiths, Shakespeare Martineau, Higgs

Practices announce their latest promotions at offices in the West Midlands

Birmingham Post

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Elderly man reunited with cash after fraudsters told him to send money to West Midlands for 'safekeeping'

The victim, who suffers from early-onset dementia, was told there had been irregular activity on his account and that he needed to withdraw his money and send it to an address in West Midlands for safekeeping

Birmingham Post

King's Awards for Enterprise 2023 - read about all the West Midlands winners

A vitamin product manufacturer and natural pet food company are among ten recipients from across the region to win a 2023 award

Birmingham Post

Jaguar Land Rover £15bn electric vehicle transformation plan will see new vehicles and first all-electric factory

Merseyside plant will become all-electric while investment also coming to West Midlands sites

Birmingham Post

Reduced price pressure accompanies stronger new business growth in the West Midlands - report

Latest NatWest PMI report says demand growth rebounded to a one-year high which in turn underpinned a solid expansion in output

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Birmingham Post

Two West Midlands LEPs close down

Services provided by Black Country and Coventry and Warwickshire bodies have transferred to West Midlands Combined Authority

The Guardian - UK

Ex-boss urges John Lewis not to change staff-ownership model

West Midlands mayor Andy Street says it would be a tragedy, as the business ‘goes a bit beyond a shop’

Birmingham Post

New £25m investment fund to boost West Midlands SMEs

Combined authority has teamed up with pension fund to launch new fund aimed at small companies in sectors such as green tech and advanced manufacturing

Daily Mirror

Girl, 15, killed after being hit by bus described as 'most loving little person'

West Midlands Police are calling for witnesses to the incident in Sheldon, Birmingham, on Saturday in which 15-year-old Sophie Fletcher was struck by a bus and killed

Birmingham Post

The five West Midlands projects to get a share of Jeremy Hunt's £100m Levelling Up cash

Mayor Andy Street says announcement could attract another £150m to the West Midlands

Birmingham Post

Comment: West Midlands businesses are stepping up to build HS2

Building resilient supply chains underpins success in huge infrastructure says chief commercial officer Ruth Todd

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on the trailblazer devolution deals: a step in the right direction

Editorial: New powers for Greater Manchester and the West Midlands to control funding point the way to genuine levelling up

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