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22/09/2025

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22/09/2025

🏺 'I was praying for this day to happen' https://bbc.in/3IwbM4x

22/09/2025

🙌 Winners across eight categories will be revealed at Thursday's award ceremony

21/09/2025

The granddaughter of singer Tony Christie says the pair's shared love of music has helped the legendary performer in his ongoing struggle with dementia.
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The singer and his granddaughter Deia Fitzgerald spend time listening to music almost every day.

21/09/2025

Farmer Lisa Shenton always wears steel-capped footwear at work because she cannot risk an animal trampling on her prize-winning toes.
The 44-year-old from Stoke-on-Trent is a seven-time world toe wrestling champion, known in the business as "Twinkletoes".
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Lisa Shenton on the efforts needed to be victorious in the World Toe Wrestling Championships.

21/09/2025

A doctor said he has seen a rising number of people turning down free flu jabs alongside an increase in "general anti-vax" sentiment.
There has been small falls in the number of over-65s in the West Midlands getting the jab between 2023-24 to 2024-25.
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The doctor says more are declining the vaccine amid a general fall in uptake in the West Midlands.

21/09/2025

Your photos: Signs of autumn in a wet week
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Take a look at some of the West Midlands' best photos, shared by you, from the past seven days.

21/09/2025

🚨 ASK ASHWORTH 🚨
We're speaking to the leader of Stoke-on-Trent City Council on Tuesday - what do you want us to ask her? https://bbc.in/4nEKQ1t
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20/09/2025

Formula 1 racing is one of the most dangerous sports in the world, so fast medical care is vital in the event of a crash. Dr Ian Roberts, who started his career in Staffordshire, is the current lead medic for F1 - and is often seen lining up at the back of the grid, in the medical car.

20/09/2025

He aims to reach the summit on the Long Blue Walk in 10-hour stints

Dan Haughton will scale the road to Stafford Castle 290 times - to reach Everest's height for charity

20/09/2025

"Suddenly there was this enormous fireball"

Dr Ian Roberts is F1's medical doctor and in 2020 helped rescue Romain Grosjean from a fiery crash.

20/09/2025

How many questions can you get right?

From Rik Mayall to giant vegetables, how many questions can you get right?