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Have prime ministers ever been well paid?
New figures show 172 civil servants earn more than the prime minister. Has this job ever been well paid, and when did their salary become a benchmark for high salaries? |
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Car plant closure 'not shelved'
Jaguar Land Rover denies reports it will shelve plans to close one of its West Midlands plants as it announces it will hire 1,000 more UK staff. |
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Travellers' site action promised
Campaigners who oppose travellers building on land they own vote to continue a blockade of a site for the foreseeable future. |
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Injunction over travellers' site
A High Court injunction is won by Solihull council to stop travellers building on land they own. |
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Drivers in school bus crash named
Warwickshire Police name the drivers of a school bus and a car killed when their vehicles collided in Hatton. |
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Browns Lane centre saved in deal
A deal is struck that will save Jaguar Land Rover's Browns Lane plant in Coventry from closure. |
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Passenger killed in crash named
A 20-year-old woman who died when the car she was travelling in crashed in Birmingham is named by West Midlands Police. |
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Court order over travellers' site
A council applies for an interim High Court order preventing any further work on a travellers' site in the West Midlands. |
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Motorcyclist killed in collision
A Solihull motorcyclist is pronounced dead at the scene after a collision involving a car in Warwickshire. |
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Airport parking fees 'ridiculous'
Car parking charges at some UK airports are "ridiculously high," according to a consumer watchdog. |
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Labour make gains in local polls
Labour's performance in the English local elections shows a marked improvement on the general election result, as the party comes top in terms of seats and councils won. |
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Labour keeps 'most at risk' seat
Labour retains its Birmingham constituencies as the Conservatives make gains elsewhere in the West Midlands. |
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Q&A: Election results
A guide to how general election results work on the BBC. |
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Land Rover announce 275 new jobs
Land Rover announce 275 new jobs at its manufacturing plant in Solihull after sales boom over the last seven months. |
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Land Rover announce 275 new jobs
Land Rover announces 275 new jobs at its manufacturing plant in Solihull, West Midlands. |
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Travellers' site prompts protest
Residents protest outside council offices with tractors after travellers begin unauthorised digging work. |
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Travellers ordered to stop work
A stop notice is issued at a site in Meriden where travellers moved in a started building work at the weekend. |
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Road blocked to travellers site
Residents living near the site of a travellers' camp in the West Midlands try to block a road leading to it to prevent work being carried out there. |
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Plea to leaders on manufacturing
Future political leaders must recognise the importance of manufacturing, the Black Country Chamber of Commerce says. |
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Rugby Union aims to convert new revenues
It is 15 years since rugby union became a professional sport and the game at club level is becoming a big business. |