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The 19 richest people in the Midlands who are worth a combined £34 billion

The Sunday Times Rich List 2022 ranks the country's 250 wealthiest residents

Birmingham Post

Legal & General signs £4bn deal to boost West Midlands regeneration projects

Investor has teamed up with West Midlands Combined Authority to support housing schemes, commercial developments and community projects

Birmingham Post

US firm Waters Corporation plans Birmingham move

Company is seeking consent to build a new hub in Longbridge which would massively increase capacity on its current West Midlands base

Birmingham Post

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New Range Rover Sport revealed by Jaguar Land Rover

Latest iteration of the sports SUV will be built at its Solihull factory in another boost to West Midlands' manufacturing sector

Birmingham Post

West Midlands firms hit by soaring bills and cost of living crisis - report

Latest NatWest PMI data found business activity in the region ground to a halt in April as rising costs hampered demand

Birmingham Post

Channel 4 launches new partnership to tap into West Midlands talent

National broadcaster is working with Create Central on the project to highlight emerging creative talent from the region

Birmingham Post

Queen's Awards for Enterprise 2022 - read about all the West Midlands winners

A soap manufacturer and a cashback reward firm are among 25 recipients from across the region to win a 2022 award

Birmingham Post

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Network Rail carries out £2m spring clean to clear graffiti

The work included thousands of graffiti tags being removed across the West Midlands over the past 12 months.

The Independent UK

Commonwealth Games cultural festival accused of sidelining people of colour

Organisations in West Midlands accuse organisers of failing to engage with region’s diverse communities

The Guardian - UK

EY to create 340 new jobs in Birmingham as it pledges to treble its headcount by 2026

EY wants to increase its consulting headcount in the West Midlands to around 500 over the next four years

Birmingham Post

Teen died after ambulance arrived 'three minutes too late' following cardiac arrest

The 18-year-old was one of dozens of people in the West Midlands who might have lived if crews were not held up for hours at hospitals, an ambulance boss claims

Daily Mirror

Culture Recovery Fund awards £4m to West Midlands arts groups

Coventry City of Culture, The Night Owl and Deaf Explorer among 22 organisations to benefit from a fresh injection of government cash

Birmingham Post

Spring Statement 2022: West Midlands business leaders react

Cost of living crisis, energy prices and investment in business have all come under the microscope of the region's business chiefs

Birmingham Post

Record number of women starting new companies in West Midlands - report

More than 13,000 companies were founded by female entrepreneurs from across the region last year

Birmingham Post

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Carnage as clap for carers turned into brawl and OAP launched machete attack

Tempers boiled over as the West Midlands street paid tribute to NHS staff during the pandemic and a number of those involved in the brawl ended up at A&E, a court heard

Daily Mirror

Doorbell camera captures shocking moment earthquake hits West Midlands

The 2.8-Magnitude earthquake hit just before 11pm on Monday evening and felt as far away as Coventry, Lichfield and Sutton Coldfield

Wales Online

UK earthquake hotspot experienced 70 quakes last year

Most recent earthquake to hit the UK was a 2.8 magnitude earthquake that struck the West Midlands late on Monday night

Evening Standard

Birmingham hit by 2.8 magnitude earthquake

A 2.8 magnitude earthquake struck the West Midlands late on Monday night, the British Geological Survey (BGS) said.

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2.8 magnitude earthquake hits West Midlands

The epicentre was in Walsall

The Independent UK

West Midlands struck by magnitude 2.8 earthquake – British Geological Survey

According to the BGS, the quake hit the town of Walsall, near Birmingham, at a depth of seven kilometres (4.35 miles) at 10.59pm.

The Independent UK

NHS hospital doctor arrested on suspicion of sexual assault

Staffordshire Police confirmed there was an investigation ‘ongoing’ into the actions of a 34-year-old West Midlands man.

The Independent UK

NHS hospital doctor arrested on suspicion of sexually assaulting child patient

Police launch major review involving hundreds of patient files at two West Midlands hospitals following allegations about conduct

Birmingham Post

Fresh funding round to help West Midlands tech companies launch

Money will be used over the coming year to support 20 business ideas get off the ground

Birmingham Post

Call to bring Advanced Research and Invention Agency to Birmingham

New campaign bid launched today by business, civic and academic leaders to house new government institute in historic former station

Wales Online

Violence erupts at train station as teens hurl '30 to 40' opened cans at one another and cause hundreds of pounds worth of damage

A pole, a mop and dozens of soft drinks cans were used as weapons

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