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The Latest Breaking News from West Midlands

Liberty Steel to cut 200 jobs but create up to 160 more in plant move

Jobs set to go at Stocksbridge in South Yorkshire and at West Bromwich, but new posts to be created at Rotherham

The Guardian - UK

Steamhouse and Perry Barr restoration make RICS shortlist

Some of the most impressive building projects in the West Midlands are competing in the 2022 RICS awards

Birmingham Post

Bills crisis will spark 'crime spree' as parents 'steal to feed kids', police boss warns

Labour's Tom McNeil, Assistant to the elected Police and Crime Commissioner for the West Midlands, said crime has 'no excuse' but claimed it's 'common sense' desperation will lead to car thefts and drugs

Daily Mirror

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Work to start on major West Midlands transport projects as £1.3bn investment programme confirmed

The Department for Transport (DfT) has confirmed a £1bn grant to transform road, bus, rail, tram, cycling and walking infrastructure across the West Midlands

Birmingham Post

Bride-to-be fears wedding will be cancelled after scammers take £12,000 savings

Carol Duffy, 57, from Solihull, West Midlands, lost her life savings to a convincing telephone scam - now her wedding, pension and house are at risk

Daily Mirror

Police probing disappearance of teenager Phillip Harris in 1999 search property

The current residents of the property being searched, in St Paul’s Road, Smethwick, West Midlands, are unconnected to the enquiry, police said.

The Independent UK

I had to keep my sources secret, or the Birmingham Six might still be in jail

My investigation was overwhelmingly in the public interest, says former MP Chris Mullin

The Guardian - UK

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Brave mum trapped under car after hit-and-run saves unborn baby using her fingernails

Aaliyah Lunn, 23, managed to claw herself and her unborn baby to safety after she was mown down by a hit-and-run driver in Stourbridge, West Midlands in 2021

Daily Mirror

Birmingham pub bombings: Chris Mullin wins fight to protect source

Historic case for press freedom as judge rules police cannot force journalist to identify man who confessed to role in attack

The Guardian - UK

Spring Statement 2022: West Midlands business leaders outline wish list

An energy price cap for businesses and a reform of the rates system are among the matters highlighted

Birmingham Post

'Scepticism' over what devolution deal and mayor could bring to Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire

Leaders are seeking a deal which could cover Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire, bringing it on par with the West Midlands

Nottingham Post

MIPIM 2022: West Midlands showcases £15bn of investment opportunities

Projects such as HS2, Paradise and Coventry Airport gigafactory have been put in front of investors at global property conference

Birmingham Post

Construction work starts on new Prologis warehousing

More than 800,000 sq ft of new industrial space is being create at two sites in the West Midlands

Birmingham Post

Police officer faces criminal inquiry over fatal shooting of unarmed man

IOPC launches investigation into shooting of Sean Fitzgerald during West Midlands police raid in 2019

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Heartbroken parents lost 'strong' unborn baby boy just two weeks before due date

Laura Wilkes, 33, said her "heart just broke" when doctors at Walsall Manor Hospital in Walsall, West Midlands, told her that her unborn baby boy had passed away

Birmingham Post

MIPIM 2022: West Midlands team to showcase opportunities to the world

Billions of pounds worth of investment will be highlighted to investors at global property conference

Daily Mirror

Mum-of-two, 34, who was 'living her best life' dies on Tenerife family holiday

Katie Capewell, 34, of Pensnett, West Midlands, died of a brain haemorrhage while on holiday in Tenerife leaving behind her daughter, eight, and 12-year-old son

Daily Mirror

Birmingham Erdington: Low turnout leaves Labour nervous as polls close in key by-election

Labour sources say the race for the 'Red Wall' seat in the West Midlands is "really tight" as rain kept voters at home

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Birmingham Post

Plans in for £24m Black Country transport hub

New interchange will bring together bus and tram services in Dudley as part of West Midlands Metro extension

Daily Mirror

Two men found dead in 'unexplained death' at foot of tower block near cricket ground

Detectives are treating the deaths as unexplained after a worker found the bodies near the home of Warwickshire County Cricket Club in Birmingham, West Midlands

Daily Mirror

Poundland to launch online shopping after buying out rival giant Poundshop.com

The acquisition will accelerate the company’s plans to launch online after a small trial in the West Midlands last year, selling homeware, clothing and frozen food

Birmingham Post

West Midlands small businesses secure £277m of investment - report

British Business Bank research says region's SMEs are showing 'renewed appetite for growth'

Birmingham Post

Engineering giant Westley Group secures eight-figure funding package from HSBC UK

The 280-strong group has four UK manufacturing sites in the West Midlands and West Yorkshire

The Guardian - UK

Journalist refuses to disclose source material in 1974 Birmingham pub bombings

Chris Mullin is challenging action by West Midlands police at Old Bailey to make him reveal source’s identity

Birmingham Post

Canalside theatre project gets £75,000 from HS2

The Crown Wharf Theatre has been awarded the cash from the HS2 Community and Environment Fund

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