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Pipe collapses under canal hit by major breach bbc.in/4f41fdQ
Properties flooded after pipe collapses on canal hit by major breach

Properties flooded after pipe collapses on canal hit by major breach

The Canal and River Trust says it is working to slow the flow of water out of the Llangollen Canal.

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'My five-year-old girl's 999 call saved my life' bbc.in/4zLE9kF
Rowley Regis girl, 5, wins award for saving mum with 999 call

Rowley Regis girl, 5, wins award for saving mum with 999 call

Mya Kaur Sangha received an award for helping save her mum when she collapsed with suspected sepsis.

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Top rating for care home where wishes come true bbc.in/3WBYlXv
Church Stretton care home judged outstanding by CQC

Church Stretton care home judged outstanding by CQC

Inspectors said staff members at Field House provided "consistently kind and thoughtful care".

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Councillor narrowly escapes 'scary' house fire bbc.in/3X5C04F
Worcestershire councillor narrowly escapes house fire

Worcestershire councillor narrowly escapes house fire

Mel Fordington wants to use her experience to urge others to have fire plans in place.

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'Mum's youth club helped make my music dream a reality' bbc.in/4zkVVdv
'Mum's youth club in Wolverhampton helped make my music dream a reality'

'Mum's youth club in Wolverhampton helped make my music dream a reality'

Genesis Sun introduces young black people to inspiring mentors who offer them career and life advice.

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Weekly quiz: From wedding surprises to pop star fandom bbc.in/4f7zH7n
West Midlands weekly quiz: From wedding surprises to pop star fandom

West Midlands weekly quiz: From wedding surprises to pop star fandom

Other stories include charity bike rides to unusual celebrity sculptures - can you get 100%?

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Oscar-winner to shoot monkey dust movie in city bbc.in/48R8VfY
Oscar-winner Rachel Shenton to film monkey dust film in city

Oscar-winner Rachel Shenton to film monkey dust film in city

Rachel Shenton aims to change the image of Stoke-on-Trent after it was dubbed the drug's capital.

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Pupils' marathon effort for friend with leukaemia bbc.in/4iB6SCB

Stoke-on-Trent pupils' marathon effort for friend with leukaemia

Year Six friends spent weeks running laps of the school playground during their breaks and lunch.

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Residents celebrate as regeneration scheme scrapped bbc.in/4jdYrxe
Axed £2.2bn Ladywood regeneration scheme sparks residents' joy

Axed £2.2bn Ladywood regeneration scheme sparks residents' joy

George Smith, of campaigners Ladywood Unite, says residents are "absolutely delighted" by the news.

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Shoplifting measures welcomed by traders bbc.in/4kOnXu3
Shoplifting measures welcomed by Birmingham traders

Shoplifting measures welcomed by Birmingham traders

Business owners say they are losing thousands of pounds and help is "well overdue".

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City backs Para Athletics Worlds bid despite £6m warning bbc.in/3UWInGX
Birmingham backs Para Athletics Worlds bid despite £6m warning

Birmingham backs Para Athletics Worlds bid despite £6m warning

Paralympic sprinter, Ndidikama Okoh, says she is "so excited" at the prospect of the city hosting in 2029.

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Gold Elizabethan posy ring found in field bbc.in/48U1hBq
Metal detectorist finds Elizabethan gold ring in Warwickshire field

Metal detectorist finds Elizabethan gold ring in Warwickshire field

The inscripted ring is up for auction with a sale price of up to £3,000.

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Ex-footballer and charity founder receives MBE bbc.in/4CedJtw
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Schools, libraries and parents face 'difficult decision' over David Walliams books bbc.in/4zE3DjP
Schools, libraries and parents face 'difficult decision' over David Walliams books

Schools, libraries and parents face 'difficult decision' over David Walliams books

Some schools remove the children's author's books from their libraries after allegations against him.

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'Devoted mother' died from heatstroke climbing Wales' highest mountain bbc.in/4AqWQKj
Woman died after developing heatstroke climbing Yr Wyddfa

Woman died after developing heatstroke climbing Yr Wyddfa

Sophie Goodyer-Bird reached the summit of Yr Wyddfa - or Snowdon but later became unresponsive.

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Giant mural brings city's clubbing past to life bbc.in/48l70QG
Giant mural brings Stoke-on-Trent's clubbing past to life

Giant mural brings Stoke-on-Trent's clubbing past to life

Artist Tom Edwards is starting work on a large mural to celebrate the city's clubbing heritage.

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Postbox topper for Remembrance 'goes viral' bbc.in/4BZHIoH
Remembrance postbox toppers in Herefordshire 'go viral'

Remembrance postbox toppers in Herefordshire 'go viral'

A photo of a postbox topper of knitted military personnel has had praise from Australia and Canada.

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Duran Duran drummer quits band due to tinnitus bbc.in/3VpZKA2
Duran Duran's Roger Taylor quits Birmingham band over tinnitus

Duran Duran's Roger Taylor quits Birmingham band over tinnitus

The 66-year-old said his condition has been getting steadily worse, leading to him quit the band.

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Handwritten 200-year-old P45 found on roof tile bbc.in/4zCM8QQ
Handwritten 200-year-old dismissal letter found on Rugeley roof tile

Handwritten 200-year-old dismissal letter found on Rugeley roof tile

The tile informs a worker that he is no longer needed and was signed by Thomas Austin.

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Care home praised after outstanding inspection bbc.in/48h9VK9
Wolverhampton care home praised after outstanding CQC inspection

Wolverhampton care home praised after outstanding CQC inspection

Foxland Grange, Wolverhampton, given Care Quality Commission top rating in four out of five areas.

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