West Midlands

American

noun

a metropolitan county in central England. 347 sq. mi. (899 sq. km).

West Midlands British

noun

(functioning as singular or plural) a metropolitan county of central England, administered since 1986 by the unitary authorities of Wolverhampton, Walsall, Dudley, Sandwell, Birmingham, Solihull, and Coventry. Area: 899 sq km (347 sq miles)

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High winds caused a passenger plane to momentarily leave the runway at Birmingham Airport as Storm Boelo brought disruption across the West Midlands on Sunday.

From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026

West Midlands Fire Service said it dispatched four crews to the incident at 17:51 BST with two crews still at the scene at 20:05 BST.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

Research into the prevalence of vulval lichen sclerosus is limited but analysis by the University of Bristol of people in the West Midlands and Warwickshire estimated it affects about 1% of women.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

West Midlands Police believes the reorganisation and creation of its major crime unit has led to the fall in gun crime, and a rise in seizures of weapons.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

He journeys, not farther west but northwards, into the West Midlands and the marches of Wales.

From Essays in English Literature, 1780-1860 by George Saintsbury

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