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PC inappropriately accessed police records 2,000 times bbc.in/4k1M9c2

West Midlands Police officer sacked for gross misconduct

A misconduct hearing said many of the records accessed were sensitive and held "intimate information".

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Smaller babies perform poorer as teens, study finds bbc.in/4Bdu80A

Smaller babies perform poorer as teens, University of Warwick study finds

More than 92,000 full-term babies were followed by researchers from birth to adolescence.

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Woman buys family butchers after care boss role bbc.in/4se1IQf

Woman buys Coventry family butchers after care boss role

After 30 years in care, Emma Jenkins swaps careers to take over family-run Taylors Butchers in Earlsdon.

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Teenager seriously injured in stabbing bbc.in/4zAVKLB

Teenager injured in Leamington Pump Room Gardens stabbing

The youth was stabbed near the bandstand in Leamington's Pump Room Gardens on Friday.

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Cycle jumps dug into archaeological site bbc.in/4hSVFNh

Cyclists damage Glasshouse Woods in Kenilworth

Police say "irreversible damage" could have been caused to the site, which dates back to Roman times.

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School could reopen as specialist education centre bbc.in/4hS9BqZ

Great Alne Primary School could reopen as specialist education centre under plans

Great Alne Primary School closed in July due to low pupil numbers, but could reopen under new plans.

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Stories to make you smile from across the West Midlands bbc.in/4i2Micy

Stories to make you smile from across the West Midlands

Our pick of some lighter stories you may have missed through the week.

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Abattoir worker admits cruelty by walking on sheep bbc.in/3WvIdXe

Arley abattoir worker admits cruelty by walking on sheep

Khawaja Hussain, 26, worked at a halal meat supplier which was forced to close.

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Son carries on missing parents' teaching legacy bbc.in/4s6ysdU

Son carries on teaching legacy of parents missing in Nepal floods

Mala and Bipin Patel, who run a tuition business in Coventry, were in Nepal during the August floods.

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Following the wildfires that destroyed 38 homes in the West Midlands in August 2026, Mary Rhodes meets affected residents, firefighters and experts to examine what lessons can be learnt from one of the UK's most destructive recent wildfire events. Watch: bbc.in/4joWMph
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Teen's death inspires mum's drive for earlier rare cancer diagnosis bbc.in/4yMDhM0

Stratford teen's death inspires mum's drive for earlier rare cancer diagnosis

Hannah York hopes new guidance will help doctors spot signs of soft tissue sarcomas sooner.

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Jackson Homer is our Track of the Week with You're Not Saving Me. Featuring Olympia Vitalis, it evolved after a meeting with Chaka Khan. bbc.in/4yhrK6e
A person in a white shirt as DJ

ALT A person in a white shirt as DJ

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Village's knitted speed trap 'fooling drivers' bbc.in/4yyaMkw

Fillongley villager's knitted speed trap 'fooling drivers'

Knitted mannequins are placed around the Warwickshire village to try to get drivers to slow down.

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Tributes paid to 'lovely' school caretaker bbc.in/4joCVGM

Tributes paid to 'lovely' Coventry primary school caretaker

Flowers have been left outside Stoke Primary School for John Halford who died on Tuesday.

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Pete Waterman targets 'almost impossible' cancer cure bbc.in/4yRAtxm

Pete Waterman targets 'almost impossible' brain cancer cure

The legendary producer reflects on his son's death as he visits a research centre in Nottingham.

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How West Midlands shed its gun crime capital label bbc.in/3VQYt4Y

Fall in West Midlands gun crime down to policing and community efforts

Firearms discharges drop by more than half in the past six years in the force area.

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Why children's hospices are paying to throw away your donations bbc.in/4yO6NB0

Why children's hospices like Acorns are paying to throw away your donations

One charity, Acorns Children's Hospice, says a third of donated goods cannot be sold.

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Reward for information about man's river death bbc.in/3VOLmRM

Reward offered for information about man's River Leam death

Adam Lucas, 51, was discovered in the water in Victoria Park, Leamington Spa, on the 15 April.

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'Thieves drilled into my car to steal it' bbc.in/4s0kZEo

West Midlands car theft victim tells how criminals used power tools

Home Office data shows the West Midlands had the highest rate of vehicle theft offences in England and Wales in 2025-26

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Road closed as police deal with rooftop incident bbc.in/4B64QS7

Coventry road closed as police deal with rooftop incident

Drivers are warned by police of disruption on Tuesday with Foleshill Road in Coventry closed.

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