Young people in the West Midlands with health conditions will be helped into work as part of a £5.7m scheme, regional officials say. Connect to Work is expected to help up to 1,400 people aged between 18 and 24 to find jobs, the West Midlands Combined Authority said. In combination with the seven councils in the region, the authority said …
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Houses were evacuated after a suspected hand grenade was found in a garden in Worcester, with bomb disposal experts sent to the scene. Police were called to Bixton Close at …
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A couple have been jailed for raking in £4m through a black market business selling unregulated prescription drugs around the world. Christopher Templeman, 38, was sentenced to nine years, while …
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Thunderstorms are likely across parts of Kent and Sussex from Friday evening, the Met Office has warned. An amber warning spanning parts of East Sussex and Kent has been issued …
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A bookkeeper has been jailed after fraudulently transferring more than £185,000 into her personal and business accounts over a seven-year period. Sally Burborough, 58, of Bicester Road in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, …
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There will be bank holiday disruption to the Supertram network in Sheffield to allow for rail replacement work. The changes to services between Saturday and Monday are to allow the …
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A photo has been released of one of the Disappeared for the first time in a bid for fresh information. The Independent Commission for the Location of Victims' Remains (ICLVR) …
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A man who lost his brother to suicide has completed running a marathon a day for 128 days in his memory. Leodhais Macpherson, from Tynemouth, North Tyneside, wanted to cover …
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Police have closed a number of roads after a serious crash involved three vehicles. Emergency services were called to the B4226 Speech House Road at 12:05 BST. Gloucestershire Police closed …
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Germany's new chancellor, Friedrich Merz, has told Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky that Berlin will help Kyiv produce long-range weapons to defend itself from Russian attack. "We want to talk about production …