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23 May 2013 Last updated at 15:55 ET

Deal for broadband agreed in countyInternet cables

Up to 97 per cent of Staffordshire homes will have superfast broadband by 2015, the county council says.

Nick TownleyMan convicted of murder in flat

A man is convicted of murdering a 42-year-old man at a Staffordshire flat last summer.

The grave of William ColtmanPlans to restore WWI soldier's grave

Campaigners are hoping to raise enough money to renovate the grave of a war hero from Burton-upon-Trent.

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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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