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CCTV caught the moment a 12-year-old boy was hit by a car in Coventry and knocked to the floor in the middle of the road – and narrowly missed by a second vehicle. His dad has now spoken out about the footage as he said his child had been left traumati…
A fundraiser has been launched in memory of a young biker in Birmingham who died in a fatal crash. Named by heartbroken friends and family as “Ethan”, he died after colliding with a tree[1] in the early hours of Wednesday, September 20.
Police and para…
There was chaos on one of Birmingham’s busiest roads after a huge row broke out. Police rushed to Soho Road in Handsworth[1] last night, September 21.
Reports of a “stabbing” along with dramatic footage of officers arriving at the scene had been posted…
The man was taken to Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham after he was trapped in his car and needed to be cut free by the fire service[1].
The M5 was closed between junction 7 (Worcester/Evesham) and junction 8 (Strensham) in both directions while e…
The last remaining Wilko store[1] in Gloucestershire[2] will close next month, it has been revealed. The high street retailer[3] fell into administration last month, leading to mass store closures across the UK.
Details of when certain stores would be …
A woman was rushed to hospital after a collision with a skip lorry this morning. The pedestrian – in her 50s – suffered serious injuries after the incident.
West Midlands Ambulance Service[1] said it responded to reports of a crash on Lordswood Road, H…
Burton’s hospital trust’s maternity services are now among the “most challenged in England”, requiring national involvement to boost improvements. The University Hospitals of Derby and Burton[1] NHS Foundation Trust joins 31 other NHS trusts across Eng…
September 1984: West Midlands report recommends light rail network for England’s second-largest conurbation
Detailed proposals for an eventual ten-line network of light rail routes to serve the West Midlands were unveiled in Birmingham on June 20 by W…
A Brixham fisherman has described his ‘David and Goliath’ battle to sell his catch on the quayside as post-Covid law changes leave him high and dry. Tristan Northway, whose boat Adela is the smallest and oldest in the Brixham[1] fleet, was able to brin…
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