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Long Wave radio era set to end with switch-off

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By Lindsey Alder Verified
| Yahoo Verified
A campaign has begun to get two large transmitter masts listed, after the BBC's Long Wave (LW) service is turned off. The 700ft (213m) high Wychbold Masts in the Worcestershire countryside can be seen for miles and are often used as a landmark for drivers on the M5 near Droitwich. They have been in use since 1934 for sending the signal across the country, as well as for transmitting important messages during the World War Two.
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Breast cancer survivor designs 'game-changer' prosthesis case

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By Lindsey Alder Verified, Elliott Webb
| Flipboard
2 hours ago Television presenter Jeremy Clarkson has revealed he has been diagnosed with cancer. The news was announced in an episode of the latest series of Clarkson's Farm, released on Wednesday. It is not clear exactly when the footage was filmed, but the series was shot in 2024 and 2025. Clarkson, 66, is …
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Residents glad to leave 'hellhole' flats

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By Lindsey Alder Verified
| Aol Verified
Cladding on Harrington Court in Worcester is being replaced A mother living in flats in Worcester with unsafe cladding has told the BBC she is glad to be forced to leave what she describes as a "hellhole". People living in Harrington Court have been sent a letter saying they will have to move out for essential works. New permanent homes for the 22 tenants are now being sought, but several say they are glad to be leaving after repeated problems with mould and damp.
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Road planer to race F1 stock car at Irish Open

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By Lindsey Alder Verified, Bridie Adams Verified
| Yahoo Sports Verified
Josh Spiers has been racing as a hobby for four years [CWA] An Evesham man who spends his working days digging up roads is preparing to swap his road planer for a stock car, as he competes in an Irish racing championship this weekend. Josh Spiers, 31, travels across the country operating machinery used to remove road surfaces before they are resurfaced. Away from work, he races Formula 1 stock cars, a hobby he says has become a big part of his life.
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Reform win most seats up for election in Dudley

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By Ben Godfrey, Lindsey Alder Verified, Andrew Dawkins
| Yahoo News Malaysia Verified
Reform UK have won 22 of the 25 seats up for election in Dudley in the local elections. Labour lost all but one seat, the Conservatives dropped six seats and held two and the Liberal Democrats lost one seat. The result leaves Dudley Council still in no overall control, with Reform the second biggest party with 23 seats behind the Tories' 27. Before this vote, the Conservatives ran the council with the most seats, but did not have a majority, so worked with the Lib Dems.
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Reform win most seats up for election in Dudley

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By Lindsey Alder Verified, Andrew Dawkins
| Yahoo Verified
Reform UK have won 22 of the 25 seats up for election in Dudley in the local elections. Labour lost all but one seat, the Conservatives dropped six seats and held two and the Liberal Democrats lost one seat. The result leaves Dudley Council still in no overall control, with Reform the second biggest party with 23 seats behind the Tories' 27. Before this vote, the Conservatives ran the council with the most seats, but did not have a majority, so worked with the Lib Dems.
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Market stall aids people experiencing abuse

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By Lindsey Alder Verified
| Yahoo Verified
The stall is at Redditch Outdoor Market on Thursdays and Saturdays [BBC] A community project has set up a market stall as a way of being able to reach people experiencing domestic abuse. AHead of Wellbeing, a group which sets out to help people in crisis, run the stall in Redditch, Worcestershire, on Thursdays and Saturdays. Items sold raise money for its work. It is also used for outreach where anyone in an abusive situation can come and speak to them under the cover of shopping.
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Factory worker retires after 63 years in same job

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By Lindsey Alder Verified
| Yahoo Life Verified
A factory worker has retired after the "monumental achievement" of spending 63 years in the same job. Elaine Hipkiss, 78, joined medical equipment manufacturer Entaco Ltd, based in Redditch, Worcestershire, as a packer when she was 15. Speaking at her leaving party on Thursday, she said: "People have come up to me today and have thanked me for looking after them and being there for them.
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Murder investigation launched after man stabbed

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By Bridie Adams Verified, Lindsey Alder Verified
| Aol Verified
Bridie Adams - West Midlands; Lindsey Alder Tue, April 28, 2026 at 2:43 PM UTC Detectives said they believed the stabbing took place in an underpass A murder investigation has been launched after a man who was found with a stab wound in Redditch, Worcestershire, died in hospital. Police were called to Martley Close at about 08:35 BST on Tuesday following reports that a man had been stabbed.
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Owner talks of shock as fire engine hit restaurant

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By Lindsey Alder Verified, Elliot Ball Verified
| MSN Verified
Lindsey Alder; Elliot Ball - West Midlands A crash that led to a fire engine careering through the window of a restaurant left the business owner thinking it was "the end". "I looked at it and I saw the fire engine come through the restaurant, inside the restaurant and it was just shocking," said Tano Cinao, owner of Benedictos in Worcester city centre.
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Owner talks of shock as fire engine hit restaurant

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By Lindsey Alder Verified, Elliot Ball Verified
| Yahoo Verified
A crash that led to a fire engine careering through the window of a restaurant left the business owner thinking it was "the end". "I looked at it and I saw the fire engine come through the restaurant, inside the restaurant and it was just shocking," said Tano Cinao, owner of Benedictos in Worcester city centre. "I put my hands on my head as though it was the end." The crash on Saturday also involved a car and resulted in two people suffering serious injuries while a third suffered minor injuries.
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New crossing to develop blind students' confidence

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By Lindsey Alder Verified, Andrew Dawkins
| Yahoo Verified
New College Worcester students Dylan, Toby, Len and George (left to right) were at the site on the day of the official opening [BBC] A pedestrian crossing has been put in at a college for teenagers who are blind or vision impaired to help students develop confidence in getting across roads. New College Worcester (NCW) said the on-campus provision allowed students to operate in a "controlled setting before applying these skills in real-world situations".
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New crossing to develop blind students' confidence

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By Lindsey Alder Verified, Andrew Dawkins
| Yahoo Canada Verified
Lindsey Alder; Andrew Dawkins - West Midlands Sat, April 25, 2026 at 6:25 a.m. UTC 2 min read Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. New College Worcester students Dylan, Toby, Len and George (left to right) were at the site on the day of the official opening [BBC] A pedestrian crossing has been put in at a college for teenagers who are blind or vision impaired to help students develop confidence in getting across roads.
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Second opinion powers coming to county's hospitals

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By Phil Jones, Lindsey Alder Verified
| Aol Verified
Phil Wilkinson Jones - Local Democracy Reporting Service; Lindsey Alder - West Midlands Wed, April 22, 2026 at 5:16 AM UTC Call For Concern will be rolled out at Worcestershire hospitals Patients being treated at hospitals in Worcestershire are being given - along with their families - more powers to request a second opinion. A national initiative called Martha's Rule is being brought in after teenager Martha Mills died from sepsis in a London hospital.
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Racing team returns after devastating fire

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By Lindsey Alder Verified
| Yahoo Sports Verified
Power Maxed Racing owner Adam Weaver praised his team for their hard work [BBC] A racing team is competing in the new season of the British Touring Car Championships, just months after losing everything in a devastating fire. Power Maxed Racing now has its headquarters in Studley in Warwickshire - after the blaze at its previous site in Bretforton near Evesham, Worcestershire.
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One year after market revival traders want support

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By Lindsey Alder Verified
| Yahoo Verified
Lindsey Berry said the market had seen a steady number of trader since it returned [BBC] A year after a town's market was revived, people are being asked to support it or risk losing it. Redditch Outdoor Market closed in 2020, during the coronavirus pandemic, but the borough council decided to reinstate it and offered traders discounted rates. An Easter themed market is due to be held on Saturday to mark the anniversary and attract more customers.
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Tool firm marks 50 years with appeal to apprentices

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By Caroline Gall, Lindsey Alder Verified
| Yahoo Verified
Laser Tools has started a new scheme to support those beginning their career journey in the industry as it mark its 50th year [Laser Tools] An automotive tool company in Warwickshire is marking its 50th year in business by trying to get more young people to become mechanics. Laser Tools in Southam has started a new scheme to support those beginning their career journey in the industry.
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Call for £20m fund to tackle antisocial behaviour

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By Lindsey Alder Verified
| Yahoo Verified
Local resident Eve Lindley called for a focus on tackling drug addiction [BBC] There have been calls for £20m in government funding for Worcester to be used to tackle antisocial behaviour. Warndon West, known locally as Old Warndon, has been chosen to take part in the Pride in Place programme, targeted at "overlooked" parts of the country, with the aim of improving high streets, parks and public spaces.
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Mum's Christmas stress over hole in roof

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By Lindsey Alder Verified, Josh Sandiford Verified
| Yahoo Verified
Kelisha Walker says she is disappointed in her housing provider [Kelisha Walker] A housing provider has apologised to a mother for the inconvenience caused by a delay in finishing repairs to a hole in her home's roof. Kelisha Walker, from Willenhall said there had also been long-standing issues with damp and mould at the "freezing" property. Earlier this month, the 26-year-old said the hole led to a crack appearing in her bedroom ceiling, where she slept with her six-month-old baby.
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City's first halal food court to open in January

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By Lindsey Alder Verified
| Aol Verified
Lindsey Alder December 15, 2025 at 12:10 AM Jordan Patel belives the new food court will help draw people in to spend more time in Birmingham [BBC] Business owners preparing to open Birmingham's first fully halal food market say they hope it can act as a bridge between different communities in the city. Jordan Patel, founder of Art Quarter, where the new market will be based, said despite the city's reputation for diversity, there were no central spaces led by ethnic minorities.
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Tunable CuO Nanostructured Thin Films derived from Metal-Organic Frameworks for Dehydrogenation of Alcohols

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By Hans Anderson Verified, Maren Rawlins, Allison Prue, Lindsey Alder Verified
| Royal Society of Chemistry Verified
Tunable CuO Nanostructured Thin Films derived from Metal-Organic Frameworks for Dehydrogenation of Alcohols Hans C. Anderson, Maren Rawlins, Allison Prue, Lindsey M Alder, Felipe Rivera and Kara Stowers Abstract Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs) are an important class of materials that are gaining increasing relevance for many fields including thin films, CO2 capture, photovoltaics, and catalysts.
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Harry Dunn's parents say they'd sit down with Anne Sacoolas to hear 'her side'

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By Lindsey Alder Verified
| lbcnews.co.uk
Exclusive 27 August 2020, 05:59 The parents of teenage motorcyclist Harry Dunn have told LBC they'd now consider sitting down with his alleged killer to hear her side of the story as they mark the first anniversary of his death. On Thursday 27 August 2019 the 19-year-old was knocked off his motorbike and killed near American airbase RAF Croughton in Northamptonshire.
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Tribute after mother and daughter die in tree fall in the Cotswolds

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By Lindsey Alder Verified
| 102touchfm.co.uk
News Home More from Local News The family of a mother and daughter from Winchcombe who died on Thursday evening has released a tribute. Elaine Reason, 56, and 16-year-old Grace died when a tree fell on the car they were travelling in on the B4077 at Stanway Hill. Their family has said: "It is with great sadness that we have lost two amazing family members. "Elaine and Grace have been tragically taken away from us far too early.
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Two die after tree fall in the Cotswolds

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By Lindsey Alder Verified
| 102touchfm.co.uk
News Home More from Local News Two people have died after a tree fell on a car in the Cotswolds. It happened on the B4077 at Stanway Hill last night. The ambulance service informed police of the incident at 10.15pm yesterday (Thursday 21 November). The road remains closed north of Ford and at the Toddington roundabout as recovery and investigation work continues at the scene. It is likely that the road will be closed for some time today and motorists are asked to find alternative routes.
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Tribute paid to Leamington pensioner

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By Lindsey Alder Verified
| 102touchfm.co.uk
News Home More from Local News Tributes have been paid to a Leamington pensioner whose body was found in the river in Warwick. Ronald Lovell was reported missing from his home in Old Milverton on Sunday, 13 October. Warwickshire Police launched a missing persons investigation and worked closely with Warwickshire Search and Rescue to carry out an extensive search of the local area to try to locate him. Sadly in the search for Ronald, a body was recovered from the River Avon on Saturday, 26 October.
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Fire at Rugby cement plant

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By Lindsey Alder Verified
| rugbyfm.co.uk
News Home More from Local News Up to 50 firefighters were called to a fire at Rugby's cement plant. It broke out in the Cemex tower on Lawford Road in the early hours of Tuesday 5th November. No-one was hurt. Here's a statement from Warwickshire Fire and Rescue: "Just after 02.00 (Tuesday 5 November) Warwickshire Fire and Rescue fire control were alerted to an incident at the Cemex plant on Lawford Road, Rugby.
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Rugby man who died in Rugby named

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By Lindsey Alder Verified
| rugbyfm.co.uk
News Home More from Local News A man has been formally identified by police who launched a murder investigation in Rugby. Cain Jackson, aged 24, sadly died following an incident on Meadow Road at around 6pm last Thursday (31st October). A 17-year-old boy charged with murder appeared at Warwick Magistrates’ Court yesterday morning (Monday 4 November). He has been remanded in custody and will appear at Warwick Crown Court tomorrow (Wednesday 6 November).
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Teenager arrested after pensioner attack in Pershore

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By Lindsey Alder Verified
| 102touchfm.co.uk
News Home More from Local News A 17 year old boy's been arrested after a video on social media showed an elderly member of the public being pushed over in Pershore. It’s believed the incident happened on Friday 1 November. The 17 year old was arrested this afternoon and is currently in police custody. Officers are continuing to carry out enquiries and are urging the victim, or anyone who knows who they might be, to get in contact with police.
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Teenager charged with Rugby murder

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By Lindsey Alder Verified
| rugbyfm.co.uk
News Home More from Local News A teenager's been charged with murder after a man was stabbed to death in Rugby. The 24-year-old man died following the incident in Meadow Road on Thursday (31 October) evening. The 17-year-old male from Rugby will appear at Warwickshire Magistrates’ Court tomorrow (Monday 4 November).
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New appeal in Rugby murder probe

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By Lindsey Alder Verified
| rugbyfm.co.uk
News Home More from Local News Officers investigating the death of a man on Meadow Road, Rugby last Thursday (31 October) think a group of trick or treaters may have seen the altercation which led to the fatal stabbing. Officers are keen to speak to them as potential witnesses. A man suffered fatal stab wounds at around 6pm. Meanwhile, at around 5.10pm, it’s believed an altercation may have taken place in the bridge area of Parkfield Road.
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Cyclist dies in Alcester

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By Lindsey Alder Verified
| 102touchfm.co.uk
News Home More from Local News A cyclist's died in an incident in Alcester. It happened yesterday afternoon (Tuesday 29 October). Shortly after 4pm, a male cyclist was found on Captains Hill, opposite the entrance to the bus turning circle. Emergency services attended and the man, aged in his 70s, was sadly pronounced deceased at the scene. His next of kin has been informed.
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Five guilty of killing Rugby man

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By Lindsey Alder Verified
| rugbyfm.co.uk
Four men have been found guilty of murder and one convicted of manslaughter over the killing of Reece Ottaway. Reece, aged 23, died in the early hours of February 1 this year after he was attacked at Cordwainer House, in Byfield Road. Today, Wednesday, October 30, a jury at Northampton Crown Court returned its verdicts in a murder trial against five men.
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Tributes paid to Alcester cyclist

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By Lindsey Alder Verified
| 102touchfm.co.uk
News Home More from Local News Tributes are being paid to a cyclist who died suddenly in Alcester. 74-year-old Russell Brookes sadly died following a collision on Captains Hill, Alcester, at around 4pm. It’s not believed any other vehicles were involved. His family has issued the following tribute to him: "On Tuesday evening, Russell Brookes passed away suddenly whilst out on his bike in Alcester. He was dearly loved and will be remembered with fondness and admiration by all who knew him.
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Assault on teenager at Avon Dassett Hills

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By Lindsey Alder Verified
| 102touchfm.co.uk
News Home More from Local News Police have released an image of a man they'd like to speak to in connection with an assault at Avon Dassett Hills in Warwickshire. Between 5pm and 11pm on 20 August, the victim, a boy in his teens, sustained a cut to his head and grazes to his back, shoulders and arm. He was taken to Horton General Hospital, Banbury where he received treatment and has since been discharged.
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Assault on teenager at Avon Dassett Hills

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By Lindsey Alder Verified
| Banbury Sound Verified
News Home More from Local News Police have released an image of a man they'd like to speak to in connection with an assault at Avon Dassett Hills in Warwickshire. Between 5pm and 11pm on 20 August, the victim, a boy in his teens, sustained a cut to his head and grazes to his back, shoulders and arm. He was taken to Horton General Hospital, Banbury where he received treatment and has since been discharged.
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Rugby man charged with knifepoint robberies

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By Lindsey Alder Verified
| rugbyfm.co.uk
News Home More from Local News A man has been charged with six robberies at shops in Rugby. The robberies happened between 24 September and 3 October. Paul Ashford, 31, of Wentworth Road, Rugby, has been remanded in custody to appear at Warwickshire Magistrates’ Court tomorrow (Tuesday 8 October). Ashford was arrested following a police appeal.
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Arson attack in Banbury

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By Lindsey Alder Verified
| Banbury Sound Verified
Image courtesy of Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service Thames Valley Police is appealing for witnesses following an arson attack in Banbury. Emergency services were called to Bretch Hill Farm in Banbury at 1.41pm to reports that a derelict building on the grounds was on fire. It is now believed that the fire was started deliberately and four boys were seen running away from the scene shortly after the fire took hold.
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Man seriously assaulted in Banbury

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By Lindsey Alder Verified
| Banbury Sound Verified
Thames Valley Police is appealing for witnesses after a man was assaulted in Banbury. The incident occurred at around 10pm on Thursday (3/10) at the Royal Kebab House in Broad Street. An altercation began inside in which the man, aged 46, was assaulted by up to six youths, being punched and kicked multiple times. The altercation spilled out on to Broad Street. The main offender is described as white, around 18-years-old, 6ft tall and was wearing a black bomber jacket.
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Suspect in fatal Northamptonshire crash leaves the country

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By Lindsey Alder Verified
| Banbury Sound Verified
The parents of a Banbury teenager killed in a head-on collision in Northamptonshire say they are "utterly broken" after the suspect, a US citizen, claimed diplomatic immunity and left the country. 19 year old Harry Dunn was killed in an accident near American base RAF Croughton on 27 August.
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Body found in burning car in Lapworth

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By Lindsey Alder Verified
| 102touchfm.co.uk
News Home More from Local News A body's been found in a burning car in a Warwickshire village. Police were called shortly before 11.30am to a report of a car on fire in a layby on Spring Lane. A body was found inside the car. A cordon is currently in place and the road is closed whilst officers are in attendance. Det Sgt Mark Calvert from Warwickshire Police said: “An investigation is now ongoing and we are currently treating the death as unexplained.
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Fatal crash on M1 near Rugby

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By Lindsey Alder Verified
| rugbyfm.co.uk
News Home More from Local News A man's died in a crash on the M1 near Rugby. Police were called shortly after 7am this morning (Friday 4th October) following a report of a collision involving a car – a silver BMW X3 – and a lorry on the southbound carriageway, just after junction 20, for Lutterworth. Officers attended, along with colleagues from the East Midlands Ambulance Service. The driver of the car, a man, died at the scene.
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Row continues over Warwickshire and West Mercia Police split

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By Lindsey Alder Verified
| rugbyfm.co.uk
It looks like the Government is going to intervene in the divorce of Warwickshire and West Mercia Police. They've had an alliance for 7 years but the West Mercia force decided it wanted out amid claims it was propping up the smaller force and the split was supposed to happen next week. They now say any attempt at an agreement has been rejected and they're expecting the Home Secretary to get involved in the coming days.
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Row continues over Warwickshire and West Mercia Police split

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By Lindsey Alder Verified
| 102touchfm.co.uk
It looks like the Government is going to intervene in the divorce of Warwickshire and West Mercia Police. They've had an alliance for 7 years but the West Mercia force decided it wanted out amid claims it was propping up the smaller force and the split was supposed to happen next week. They now say any attempt at an agreement has been rejected and they're expecting the Home Secretary to get involved in the coming days.
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Arrests over Fidel Glasgow murder

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By Lindsey Alder Verified
| 962touchfm.co.uk
Three men have been arrested in connection with the murder of Fidel Glasgow in Coventry, Three men have been arrested during dawn raids in Coventry and Nuneaton this morning (Tuesday 1 October) by detectives investigating the murder of Fidel Glasgow. Five warrants were executed and the men, aged between 19 and 21, have been taken into custody on suspicion of murder and violent disorder. Fidel was stabbed during disorder near to Club M in the early hours of 1 September last year.
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Suspect hunted by police over officer hit and run

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By Lindsey Alder Verified
| 962touchfm.co.uk
This is the man police are hunting for after a police officer was knocked down and critically injured by a hit-and-run driver in Coventry. Detectives have been hunting for Tekle Lennox, 37, since PC Christopher Burnham was struck by a Mini in the Holbrooks area of the city on Wednesday afternoon at around 2.45pm. Officers have raided a number of addresses linked to Lennox since Wednesday, but are now turning to members of the public to help with the search.
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Appeal after "altercation" in layby near Banbury

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By Lindsey Alder Verified
| Banbury Sound Verified
News Home More from Local News Police investigating an altercation in a layby near Banbury are appealing for witnesses to come forward. Between 7.15pm and 7.30pm on Wednesday, September 4, a man parked in a layby off Overthorpe Road, opposite the junction with Chetwode, and was approached by another man before a fight took place. Officers would like to speak to two women who may have seen what happened.
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Armed robbery at Rugby shop

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By Lindsey Alder Verified
| rugbyfm.co.uk
News Home More from Local News An armed robber's targeted a shop in Rugby. It happened between 8pm and 8.20pm yesterday (Tuesday) at a premises on Hillmorton Road. A man is understood to have entered the premises and used a weapon – believed to be a knife – to injure the arm of a staff member. He then forced his way into the till and removed a quantity of cash before cycling away from the premises. The man is described as wearing all black clothing.
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Worcestershire hospitals improve rating

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By Lindsey Alder Verified
| 102touchfm.co.uk
It looks like Worcestershire's hospitals could be coming out of special measures soon. The trust which runs them, including the Alex in Redditch, have been rated as "requiring improvement" - progress on the "inadequate" standards of the past 4 years. Inspectors have recommended it comes out of the measures once a system-wide support package from NHS England is agreed and in place. The latest report praises the outpatient services and imaging department at the Alex specifically.
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Murder charge over Jaydon James death

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By Lindsey Alder Verified
| 962touchfm.co.uk
News Home More from Local News Detectives investigating the fatal stabbing of Jaydon James in Coventry last year have charged a teenager with murder. The 17-year-old was this morning arrested on suspicion of stabbing the 16-year-old and two counts of wounding. Jaydon was with friends in Deedmore Road, Wood End, when he was stabbed on Saturday 24 November; he died in hospital soon after being admitted.
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Stratford woman jailed over harassment lies

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By Lindsey Alder Verified
| 102touchfm.co.uk
A Stratford woman's been jailed for perverting the cause of justice after falsely claiming she was being harassed by an ex-boyfriend. Clarice Crothers, aged 18 of Darlow Drive, Stratford, appeared at Warwick Crown Court on Tuesday 9th September. In July 2018, Crothers made seven allegations to police that she and her family had been receiving malicious communications from social media accounts which she believed had been set up by an ex-boyfriend.
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