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Birmingham riots: West Midlands Facebook pair charged with incting violence

A MAN and a 16-year-old boy have been charged with inciting violence in the West Midlands – via Facebook.Read

Biker killed near Worcestershire beauty spot

A 60-YEAR-OLD motor cyclist has died after being in collision with a car near a favourite West Midlands’ beauty spot. The biker was travelling along the A442 towards Kidderminster, near the Hampton Loade turn-off, at about 2.35pm yesterday when he collided with a Vauxhall Astra. He was pronounced dead at the scene.Read

West Midlands councils get £15m cash boost in speedy web drive

THE drive to make England’s broadband network the fastest in Europe will see the Government dish out more than £15 million to West Midlands councils.Read

Black Country doctor banned over taxi driver medicals that endangered lives

A MIDLAND doctor, who signed off medical examinations on taxi drivers but failed to check their records, has been struck off.Read

Fire crews battle blaze near former quarry in Rubery

FIRE crews from across the West Midlands spent two hours taming a major grassland blaze on the outskirts of Birmingham.Read

Cyclists 60-mile trek to Worcestershire for charity

FUND-RAISING cyclists are set to pedal more than 60 miles to boost a life-saving charity.Read

Video: Former X-Factor contest Cher Lloyd tops charts with Swagger Jagger

CHER Lloyd stormed to the top of the singles chart yesterday with her debut release Swagger Jagger. Read

Train passengers left sweltering as radiators on Birmingham trains add to the heat

TRAIN passengers were left steaming during the recent heatwave – because staff could not turn off carriage heaters.Read

West Midlands castle to feature in TV show The Great British Railway Journeys.

Hartlebury Castle, in Worcestershire, was filmed recently in a move which should raise its profile and show off the beauty of the building to a far wider audience than normally sees it.Read

Workers discover skeletons in Worcestershire village

SKELETONS believed to date back to the medieval period have been discovered in a Worcestershire village.Read

West Midlands set for 25C temperatures – but storms ahead too

WEATHERMEN are predicting a summer heatwave for the Midlands this week with temperatures set to rocket towards 80°F.Read

Finalists line up for Alvechurch Has Got Talent

FOURTEEN talented finalists will be putting their skills on show at Alvechurch Has Got Talent tomorrow.Read

Droitwich teacher surfed internet for schoolgirls

A TEACHER at a top Midland private school who surfed the internet for pictures of schoolgirls has been sentenced to a community order.Read

Van driver seriously injured in M42 crash

A man has been seriously injured after a van he was driving turned on its side on the M42 in Worcestershire.Read

Worcestershire woman tells of shock after falling down well

A Worcestershire woman has described the terrifying moment she plunged towards the bottom of a well in her garden, knowing that would not be able to swim to stay afloat.Read

Friend of killer Tracie Andrews speaks of shock at her pending release

AN ex-work colleague of Midland road-rage murderess Tracie Andrews has told of his shock that she is due to be released from prison.Read

Bromsgrove schoolgirl killed herself after receiving abusive message online

A popular and intelligent Bromsgrove teenager was found dead on a railway line hours after receiving an abusive and threatening message on a social networking site, an inquest has been told. Read

Worcestershire woman overcomes coma and cancer to run and help future victims

BATTLING Cherie Atkinson has overcome a coma, a huge tumour in her ovaries and gruelling operations to fight back to fitness.Read

Controversial former hospital boss lands new top NHS job in Midlands

THE FORMER chief of a trouble-hit Birmingham hospital trust has landed a new top NHS role in the Midlands.Read

MRSA 'almost wiped out' from hospitals in Birmingham and Black Country

MIDLAND hospitals have won the war against the killer superbug MRSA – with some NHS trusts completely eradicating the disease.Read