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Netflix star backs bin workers

Khalid Abdalla, star of the Netflix series ‘The Crown,’ has publicly backed Birmingham’s striking bin workers. Abdalla, who played Princess Di’s lover Dodi.

by Bhanu Dhir
13 May 2025
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Road cops target criminals

West Midlands Police is throwing more resources at getting criminals off the roads. Its third road crime team (RCT) will support its roads.

by Simon Evans
13 May 2025
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Culture News

Healthy ketchup in Wolverhampton

Wolverhampton city council has become the first local authority in the West Midlands to introduce healthy, low-sugar ketchup into its schools. With lower.

by Daniel Molloy-Brookes
9 May 2025
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News People

55,000 people upskilled

More than 55,000 West Midlands people have been given vital job skills or training in the last year, new data shows. Tackling unemployment.

by Daniel Molloy-Brookes
7 May 2025
1 minute read

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Terror plot suspects detained

Counterterrorism cops have arrested eight men, including seven Iranian nationals, during coordinated raids across England amid investigations into two alleged terror plots. The.

by Josh Moreton
6 May 2025
1 minute read

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Modi and Starmer: Trade deal

A major UK-India free trade agreement announced today is expected to inject fresh momentum into the West Midlands economy, particularly in the manufacturing,.