Tag #West Midlands

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🌐 55% Global Worthiness
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Formula E Racer Finds Solace in Home Region Amidst Chaotic Career

Formula E driver Jake Hughes, 30, from Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, enjoys his fast-paced career but prioritizes returning home to the West Midlands, highlighting a contrast between his global profession and local roots.

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24% Bias Score

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🌐 75% Global Worthiness
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West Midlands National Park Lab: Reimagining Urban Landscapes

Professor Kathryn Moore's West Midlands National Park Lab envisions transforming the region's perception of its landscape by promoting community engagement and green spaces, even without official national park status, fostering access to nature and inspiring collaborative projects.

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36% Bias Score

Sustainable Cities and Communities
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🌐 75% Global Worthiness
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West Midlands Floods: Storm Darragh Causes Widespread Disruption

Storm Darragh caused significant flooding in the West Midlands, leading to road closures, power outages, and at least one fatality from falling trees; river levels exceeded six meters, prompting deployment of flood barriers.

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20% Bias Score

Sustainable Cities and Communities
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🌐 85% Global Worthiness
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Two Die Waiting for Ambulances in West Midlands Amidst Record Handover Delays

Two patients died in the West Midlands on New Year's Eve while waiting for ambulances due to lengthy hospital handover delays, highlighting a critical healthcare crisis with the region reporting the highest number of such delays in England.

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24% Bias Score

Good Health and Well-being
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🌐 75% Global Worthiness
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Rogue Builder Jailed for £1.6m Home Improvement Fraud

A West Midlands rogue builder, Adam Jones, was jailed for three years and nine months for defrauding homeowners of £1.6 million through Advannnced Construction Ltd. between April 2021 and June 2023; he used their payments to fund a lavish lifestyle, leaving victims with incomplete or defective work.

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36% Bias Score

Reduced Inequality