Criminal behaviour in children under 10 - from assault to 'taking blades to school' - via Express & Star

West Midlands Police has released figures related to 'offences' where the suspect was under the age of criminal responsibility – but what does this mean and what is done about it?

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'I never thought it would happen to me - but he would become pure evil' - Domestic abuse victim shares horrific ordeal

Figures released recently by the Office of National Statistics (ONS) show that recorded domestic abuse cases rose in the year from 2021 to 2022, however, have since fallen back to pre-2021 levels as of this year.

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'We've suffered long enough' - West Midlands women take a stand against rising NHS wait times for endometriosis diagnosis - via Express & Star

Women in the West Midlands have hit back against rising wait times for a diagnosis of endometriosis following the latest report by the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists.

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West Midlands expected to be among 'worst effected by youth homelessness' this winter - via Express & Star

A youth charity has estimated that almost 23,000 young people will face homelessness this Christmas – with the West Midlands region being among the worst

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More than half of West Midlands children 'will go to bed cold' this winter, study says - via Express & Star

A recent study has shown that more than half of parents in the West Midlands are worried they won't be able to keep their children warm at night this winter.

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Wolverhampton dubbed 'worst place' to take a driving test in new report - via Express & Star

Figures from 327 driving centres across the UK, released in June 2024, revealed the best and worst places to take a driving test based on pass rates.

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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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