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Health News Mayor Andy Street urges Government to fund new £36.2m accident and emergency department

The West Midlands mayor is backing calls for a new A&E in the Black Country

Regional Affairs Key moment in plans for 50p bike share scheme in Wolverhampton city centre

The initiative is set to be rolled out across other parts of the West Midlands in 2019

Health News Deaths from drug misuse on the rise in Walsall

Deaths from drug misuse are higher than the West Midlands and England figures

Regional Affairs Threat to out-of-hours GP services over Christmas

Private firm which supplies out-of-hours services for some Birmingham surgeries is to end them on December 1

Health News Obesity is a 'time bomb' in Solihull, claim

The impact of 'horrendously unhealthy' food

Regional Affairs Soaring number of Brummies rushed to hospital with allergic reactions However, the number of FAEs was down year-on-year from 965 in 2016/17

Regional Affairs The emotional moment city councillor Alex Yip thought about committing suicide

He revealed how he was talked down from a seven-storey building in Shanghai - and how his life was saved

Regional Affairs Suicide specialist recruited as railway deaths rise

In total there were 477 suicides in the West Midlands in 2017

Health News This is how much money Birmingham and Black Country hospitals waste on meals nobody eats Figures from NHS Digital show 12.1 tonnes worth of food was left on the serving trolley in a single week at the trusts

Health News More Brummies hit by stress, depression and anxiety - for this common reason

It means the average employee in the West Midlands takes off 0.6 days a year due to work-related mental health conditions

Business News The worrying rise in Birmingham's 24-hour shops - and why it matters

There were 64,160 admissions for alcohol-related conditions in the West Midlands last year, new NHS figures show

Health News Birmingham families owe millions in care bills - and it'll have to be paid by selling loved ones’ properties

The local authority will help to pay the care home bills and the individual can delay repaying until they sell their home or die

Commercial Property Hunt launched to find £300m life sciences developer

Property consultancy recruited to lead the search for firm to building major science hub in south Birmingham

Regional Affairs Health Secretary Matt Hancock says Midland Metropolitan Hospital will open in 2022

Work on the unfinished hospital is about to resume as Health Secretary promises to get it finished by 2022

Regional Affairs More cuts to day services for elderly residents in Solihull expected

Chiefs say there are sometimes more staff than people attending

Health News Child safety rated 'inadequate' at major Birmingham NHS trust

Health visitors are juggling caseloads of up to 500 children, double the recommendation

Health News IT systems down at City Hospital and Sandwell Hospital as patients forced to wait 10 hours at A&E

"Jobs that would take two minutes are now taking 20 minutes," said a senior staff member at Sandwell General Hospital

Regional Affairs Anger over 'inadequate' care home in Solihull

Concerns were initially raised by relatives and members of staff

Health News Children are fifth fattest in country in Wolverhampton

Almost 50 per cent of children in one area are being classed as clinically obese

Health News What are funeral plans and can they save my family money?You can make arrangements in advance - preventing any financial or organisational worries later on

Health News West Midlands leads the way in Theresa May's campaign to improve mental health

Prime Minister Theresa May announces plan to train a million people in mental health awareness, starting in the West Midlands

Health News Couple's stillborn agony as baby dies after medics missed 'warning signs'Hospital issues apology after heart problem dismissed as technical glitch

Regional Affairs Dudley councillor blames Russell Hall Hospital for his father's death

'The care was totally terrible, awful, dreadful, one nurse for seven patients'

Regional Affairs Nearly 3,000 people treated for drink or drug abuse in Solihull

'Drug and alcohol-related crime is estimated to inflict major cost on local communities'

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Regional Affairs Plea for emergency help as 45,000 new migrants settle in Birmingham City demands £850k to combat impact of immigration on communities in Birmingham

Dorridge The forgotten Solihull rail crash that left three dead It is half a century since a railway disaster claimed the lives of three men near Solihull. Cathrina Hulse looks back on the horror of August 15 1963

Warwickshire John Profumo's incredible Warwickshire home goes on the market The Profumo Affair saw the rural town of Avon Dassett inundated with journalists and became the latest twist in the home’s fascinating history

Regional Affairs Green light for university's revamp of Municipal Bank building City planning chiefs back University of Birmingham's plan to breathe new life into historic bank

Local News Death of the Steel Queen One of the region's richest and most controversial businesswomen, known as the Midlands Steel Queen, has died.

High Speed 2 HS2 chairman quits post after four months Sir Terry Morgan is the latest senior figure to leave the high-speed rail project

Broad Street Birmingham Lloyds Bank backs Birmingham resi tower with new funding Real estate team provides £27.2m funding package to investors to help them complete second phase of The Bank

Birmingham Airport Comment: Airport's £500m masterplan reinforces region's dynamism West Midlands Mayor Andy Street says Birmingham Airport's new 15-year vision shows we are on the cusp of a period of great success

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Harborne Why CopperBox is Harborne's coolest address A contemporary village lifestyle in this affluent neighbourhood is accessible to first time buyers