Posts Tagged ‘midlands’

Drought ends in parts of England

Friday, May 11th, 2012

South-west England, the Midlands and parts of Yorkshire are no longer in drought following heavy rain in recent weeks, the Environment Agency said.

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West Midlands – motors and music

Thursday, April 12th, 2012

The cars and bands that helped shape the West Midlands

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West Midlands – motors and music

Father and son among crash dead

Sunday, April 8th, 2012

A father and his 14-year-old son from the West Midlands were among three people who died in a car crash in East Yorkshire, police confirm.

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More regions ‘at risk of drought’

Saturday, March 31st, 2012

The Midlands and the South West of England are at risk of slipping into drought status, the Environment Agency warns.

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Petrov diagnosed with leukaemia

Friday, March 30th, 2012

Aston Villa captain Stiliyan Petrov has been diagnosed with acute leukaemia, the West Midlands club have announced.

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Petrov diagnosed with leukaemia

VIDEO: Fatal coach crash driver arrested

Saturday, March 24th, 2012

A coach driver has been arrested after a crash on the M5 in the West Midlands in which one man died and dozens were injured.

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Fears flamingos ‘might blow away’

Friday, January 6th, 2012

West Midlands zoo keepers say they were scared their flamingos might blow away in the strong winds.

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Fears flamingos ‘might blow away’

Crocodile found outside pet shop

Saturday, December 17th, 2011

A pet shop in the West Midlands is trying to find a new home for a young crocodile thought to have been abandoned on its doorstep.

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Boy kidnap probe flats searched

Tuesday, November 15th, 2011

Forensic teams search a block of flats in the West Midlands where a 10-year-old missing boy was found following a suspected kidnapping.

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Wheelchair woman in sea fall dies

Saturday, October 8th, 2011

A 20-year-old woman from the West Midlands dies after her electric wheelchair rolled off a pier and plunged into the sea in Dorset.

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Seven held in anti-terror raids

Monday, September 19th, 2011

Six men and a woman are arrested in Birmingham in an anti-terrorism operation, West Midlands Police say.

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New plant for Jaguar Land Rover

Sunday, September 18th, 2011

Car maker Jaguar Land Rover is expected to confirm plans for a new engine plant in the West Midlands, employing hundreds of people.

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New plant for Jaguar Land Rover

VIDEO: Riot training: Testing a taser gun

Thursday, September 8th, 2011

PC Phil Hollingsworth offers a demonstration of the electric Taser gun to Claire Marshall at the West Midlands Police public order training centre in Shropshire.

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VIDEO: CCTV footage of ‘shots fired at police’

Saturday, August 20th, 2011

New footage taken during the riots in Birmingham has been released by West Midlands Police.

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VIDEO: CCTV footage of ‘shots fired at police’

Saturday, August 20th, 2011

New footage taken during the riots in Birmingham has been released by West Midlands Police.

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