A care provider has been charged with exposing a patient to a significant risk of avoidable harm after a vulnerable man was hit by a train after absconding from a
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Inquests have been opened and adjourned into the deaths of a further 10 former patients of disgraced breast surgeon Ian Paterson. The coroner, judge Richard Foster, said he “had reason
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An NHS trust previously involved in a legal battle over whether a 19-year-old could be moved onto palliative care can now be named, a High Court judge has ruled. Sudiksha
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Two former police constables have been jailed for misconduct after forming inappropriate sexual relationships or engaging in sexual activity with women they met on duty. Former West Midlands Police officers
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Michael Gove has outlined plans to appoint commissioners to take over Birmingham City Council and to launch an inquiry into the cash-strapped authority. The Communities Secretary told MPs that he
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The leader of Birmingham City Council has said “tough decisions” must be made to save the local authority as unions called for urgent talks to safeguard jobs. Councillor John Cotton
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A cyclist who was killed after being hit by a car in Coventry has been named as hospital worker Joel Carreido. The 47-year-old was confirmed dead shortly after the collision
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Birmingham City Council has declared itself in financial distress over multimillion-pound liabilities to settle equal pay claims. In a statement on Tuesday, Europe’s largest local authority confirmed that it had
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The grandmother of a five-year-old boy who was stabbed to death at his home has pleaded guilty to his manslaughter by reason of diminished responsibility. Warwick Crown Court was told
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A total of 21 people have been found guilty of their roles in one of the biggest child sex abuse cases to be investigated by West Midlands Police. Seven victims,
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