Emma Thomas
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- Sep 27, 2026
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School holiday fines climb across West Midlands despite growing backlash (opens the original)
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The number of fines issued to families across the West Midlands for taking children out of school during term time has almost doubled in five years, according to BBC analysis. Councils in the region issued 59,440 Fixed Penalty Notices (FPNs) for unauthorised holiday absences in the 2024-25 financial year, compared with 30,143 in 2018-19. BBC analysis found every local authority in the West Midlands except Herefordshire recorded an increase in fines during the period. The figures come amid growin
Wolverhampton pupils trained to use life-saving bleed kits (opens the original)
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The sister of a man who died after being stabbed on a night out has been training pupils to use life-saving bleed kits installed in Wolverhampton secondary schools. Holly Baird, from the Daniel Baird Foundation, spoke to pupils at Smestow Academy in the city and hopes her family's campaign to deliver and demonstrate bleed kits in schools will save lives. Her brother, 26-year-old Dan, suffered fatal stab wounds during a dispute outside the Forge Tavern in Digbeth, Birmingham, in July 2017. "The c
Brexit rules put strain on Twycross Zoo's conservation work (opens the original)
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The future of endangered species across the world could be affected unless the government brings in new laws soon, to make it easier to transfer animals around the globe, conservationists say. Zookeepers at Twycross Zoo warn that Brexit significantly affected their ability to move animals between Europe and the UK. "It's a huge blow to have to spend a lot more transferring animals than we previously have done," Dr Rebecca Biddle, from the zoo, said. Ministers were already negotiating an agreemen
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