Black Country children 'most obese' in the country — with three key areas ranking high - Express & Star

Figures published by NHS England have shown the level of obesity among year 6-age schoolchildren in every local authority area in England in 2023/24 - with one area of the Black Country topping the lot.

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'It’s haunting me': Sex workers say police persecution is crippling their way of life - via CCIJ

Sex workers told the Center for Collaborative Investigative Journalism that they had been subject to police harassment in violation of court rulings.

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‘Without justice’: How Eswatini’s system is failing victims of gender-based violence - via CCIJ

Eswatini has one of the highest rates of HIV in the world, also in part driven by the prevalence of sexual violence.

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Beyond the Facade: Unveiling the Violence in Nigeria’s 'Peaceful' Presidential Elections - via CCIJ

Police in northern Nigeria said soon after that his threats were not idle — he was charged with election-related murders of several people. The deaths were far from alone among the hundreds of violent incidents across the country in the weeks leading up to the election.

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Hundreds of West Midlands teenagers were domestic abuse victims last year

Hundreds of victims of domestic abuse cases reported to West Midlands Police in 2022 were under the age of 18.

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Are parents putting their children at risk for cash on social media? - via Medium

Campaigners have called out parents for allegedly putting their children “at risk of online predators” by selling their images on subscription sites

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‘I had two miscarriages and almost lost my third before I finally got help’ - via Medium

Figures released in a Freedom of Information request by NHS Digital show only 9 miscarriages being recorded where an amniotic fluid infection was present out of 54,040 cases in England.

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'I was slashed for my phone when I was 15 - it made me see the worst in people' - via Medium

Knife crimes reported to West Midlands Police have drastically increased since 2017 — with over a third of suspects being adults over the age of 30.

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West Midlands Stop and Searches (July 2022) - via Datawrapper

Controlled drugs made up more than half of recorded stop and searches by West Midlands Police. It was the most sited reason among age ranges from 18 to the over 34s and where no age was recorded.

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Pret A Manger Transactions - via Canva

Office of National Statistics data estimates London-based Pret A Manger stores only account for 48% of their transactions despite the city harbour the majority of outlets in the UK.

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Most false fire alerts in West Midlands are caused by 'burnt toast and faulty smoke alarms' - via Birmingham Eastside

Burnt toast and faulty alarms have been named as the most common causes of ‘false alarms’ raised to West Midlands Fire Service, new data shows.

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Drink driving most common offence among serving West Midlands Police officers - via Birmingham Eastside

Figures released in an FOI by West Midlands Police has revealed the most common offences disclosed among members of their staff.

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