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21 May 2013 Last updated at 07:51 ET

A&E patient safety 'not guaranteed'

West Midlands NHS chiefs warn they cannot guarantee patient safety in accident and emergency departments in the region.

Crews at the scenePowder scare locks down hospital A&E

A hospital locks down its A&E department after several patients needed treatment for contact with an unknown powder.

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Political week in 60 seconds Headlines from the week in the West Midlands Eric Kitson Watch

Arboretum pays Dambusters tribute A field of 11,000 tributes to 617 squadron Wing Cdr Guy Gibson

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Suicide highlights welfare dispute

11:53 UK time, Tuesday, 14 May 2013

The tragedy of Stephanie Bottrill's suicide highlights the dispute over changes to housing benefit.

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David Gregory-Kumar Article written by David Gregory-Kumar David Gregory-Kumar Science & Environment correspondent, BBC News

Another bad year for our farmers

11:51 UK time, Thursday, 16 May 2013

A raft of newly published farming statistics show the weather and animal diseases continue to cause problems.

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