A bereaved father’s plea for calm in Birmingham helped to quieten tensions in the area, the chief constable of West Midlands Police says.

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Police praise for father’s words

A gecko is sent on a 120-mile journey from the West Midlands to Berkshire after it climbs inside an envelope.

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Gecko’s accidental 120-mile trip in parcel

West Midlands Police officers who were forced to retire are invited to return to the force and work for free.

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Axed police asked to work for free

Virtually every police cell in the West Midlands force failed safety tests, inspectors say.

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Inspectors condemn force’s cells

More than 1,000 Auto Windscreens workers in Derbyshire and the West Midlands are to lose their jobs after attempts to find a buyer for the firm failed.

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Windscreen repair firm jobs lost

Growing a weapons grade fruit in the East Midlands

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Red hot chilli pepper

A major rally in the West Midlands will launch a campaign by the country’s biggest union, Unite, against “catastrophic” cuts in youth services.

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Rally against youth service cuts

Part of a West Midlands town centre reopens after chaos was caused when a man drove a surface-to-air missile to a police station.

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Surface-to-air missile handed in

A library roof has collapsed in the West Midlands after being badly damaged by strong winds.

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Strong winds cause library roof collapse

An NHS trust in the West Midlands is to cut 1,600 jobs over four years, its chief executive says.

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Up to 1,600 health trust jobs go

An NHS trust in the West Midlands is to cut 1,600 jobs over four years, its chief executive says.

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Up to 1,600 health trust jobs go

An NHS trust in the West Midlands is to cut 1,600 jobs over four years, its chief executive says.

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Up to 1,600 health trust jobs go

An NHS trust in the West Midlands is to cut 1,600 jobs over four years, its chief executive says.

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An NHS trust in the West Midlands is to cut 1,600 jobs over four years, its chief executive says.

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Up to 1,600 health trust jobs go

An NHS trust in the West Midlands is to cut 1,600 jobs over four years, its chief executive says.

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Up to 1,600 health trust jobs go