Mum of girl, 6, killed by drink-drug driver calls for law change on testing a driver's blood

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Here's what Labour's Richard Parker has to say.

He says he will not build on Greenbelt land but was linked to a review that recommend doing just that.

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Andy Street defends only building 46 social homes during his 7 years in office.

Tonight on @itvcentral he tells me the WMCA will now build 2,000 social homes a year.

That's a figure matched by Labour which says it's too little too late.

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After ITV News received a secret recording of Ashfield MP Lee Anderson, he admits two Cabinet ministers expressed support following his inflammatory comments about Sadiq Khan.
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A jury has been sworn in at the trial of two 12-year-old boys, charged with murdering a man who was attacked with a machete on playing fields in Wolverhampton.
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Birmingham has been shortlisted to host the Invictus Games in 2027.
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A Beano comic strip featuring a boy from Sutton Coldfield with visual impairments is being made to raise awareness of those experiencing sight loss
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The parents of Nottingham attack victim, Grace O'Malley-Kumar, said they 'empathise' with the family of the teenager who was killed in Hainault, London, by a man with a sword.
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Three people have been arrested nearly 4 years after a man was shot dead in Telford.

Tamba Momodu was killed after being shot six times as he visited a gym in October 2020.
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A nurse from West Bromwich who was almost strangled to death by a patient says NHS staff fear going to work, as an ITV News investigation finds violent assaults on hospital workers have risen annually for the past five years.

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'It was wrapped around my neck in seconds... It was so fast and so tight, I couldn't even scream.'

Assaults on NHS hospital workers in England have risen every year for the past five years, with some trusts reporting a rise of more than 200% in physical attacks on staff, an ITV…

The owner of two poorly dogs from Walsall who were left to suffer without seeing a vet, has been banned from owning dogs for 20 years.

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A new survey from Uswitch has found that 1 in 4 young adults say they have never answered their mobile phone.

Nearly a quarter of 18-34 year olds say they ignore the ringing and they reply via text, opting to mostly use their phones for social media and emails.

A public inquiry to decide whether the owners of the Crooked House near Dudley should rebuild the historic pub 'brick by brick', has been pushed back to next spring.

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After a rocky start, the UK's largest indoor arena opens its doors tonight.

The £365m Co-op Arena has a bigger capacity than the O2 and the Manchester Arena.

In the US, police have raided Columbia University in New York and have arrested dozens of pro-Palestine protesters who had taken over one of the campus buildings.

A murder suspect remains in hospital after a 14-year-old boy was killed and four others injured in a sword attack in northeast London.

A 36-year-old man was tasered and arrested at the scene in Hainault.

It's understood the UK has sent the first failed asylum seeker to Rwanda, but under a voluntary removals programme rather than the forced return scheme that became law last week.

The Queen will host a reception at Buckingham Palace for 300 people today to recognise those who support survivors of sexual assault.

The King and Queen were seen visiting a cancer centre yesterday, the King's first engagement since his cancer diagnosis.

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has backed a campaign for Nottingham attack victim, Grace O’Malley-Kumar, to be awarded a posthumous George Cross for her bravery.

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