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The Black Country that Dickens hated to love - Westmidlands.com

On the 200th anniversary of the birth of Charles Dickens Mark Andrews looks at how the West Midlands shaped many of his works ... ugly form poured out their plague of smoke, obscured the light, and made foul the melancholy air.” More...

Al-Qaida-inspired plotters planned attacks on high-profile London targets - The Guardian

A handwritten list included the names and addresses of the London mayor, Boris Johnson, two rabbis, the US embassy and the London Eye as potential targets to attack in the runup to Christmas ... on pubs in the West Midlands. More...

REVEALED: Stock Exchange bomb plotter Abdul Miah in Wales taxi terror alert probe - WalesOnline

In an intriguing twist, he was arrested in 2010 just days after eagle-eyed council staff called in ... He was given a conditional discharge for 12 months in relation to fraud. West Midlands Police, who led the terror plot investigation, say the fraud ... More...

Snow hits Britain and causes chaos - Daily Mirror

The big freeze gripped ­Britain yesterday with the coldest day of winter so far ... the second highest possible – went out as snow swept over West England and Wales at midday, before moving across the Midlands to ­southern and eastern areas last ... More...

500 West Midlands jobs under threat after Peacocks collapses - Birmingham Post.net

More than 500 jobs in the West Midlands are under threat after clothing chain Peacocks ... Bonmarche filed a notice of intention to appoint administrators on Monday but this allows 10 working days before the appointment of administrators. More...

GPs could be barred from taking leave around Christmas - Pulse

Exclusive: GPs across Scotland could be blocked from taking leave around the holiday periods at Christmas and New Year, in an attempt to reduce strain on the national NHS 24 out-of-hours service ... GPs in Manchester and the West Midlands came under ... More...

Snow brings travel chaos to Britain as a third of flights are cancelled at Heathrow - Daily Mail

The BAA move evoked memories of Christmas ... a largely dry day and this evening there may be fog, after a cold day, with wet surfaces of snow on the ground. 'There are likely to be some fairly dense patches of fog, particularly in the Midlands and Lincolnshire. More...

Why Lapland isn't just for Christmas - Daily Telegraph

Patricia Cowern traded the West Midlands for the village of Porjus (population 400 ... are her speciality) and rents out four self-catering flats in the village. Toby, 31, also decided to move permanently to Porjus, and now makes a living as a tour ... More...

Britain: Royal Mail casual workers protest non-payment of wages - World Socialist Web Site

An unknown number of the 18,000 casual workers employed by Royal Mail over the Christmas period did not receive their ... including in Cornwall, the North West Midlands, Bristol and south London. Many more vented their frustration on Royal Mail Chat. More...

UPI NewsTrack TopNews - United Press International

Four plead guilty in London terror plot LONDON, Feb. 1 (UPI) -- Four Islamic militants in Britain pleaded guilty Wednesday to plotting a Christmas 2010 ... give protesters a full day's notice before any clear-out, U.S. District Judge James ... More...

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