Midlands

American

[mid-luhndz] / ˈmɪd ləndz /

plural noun

the central part of England; the midland counties.

Midlands British

/ ˈmɪdləndz /

noun

(functioning as plural or singular) the central counties of England, including Warwickshire, Northamptonshire, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, Staffordshire, the former West Midlands metropolitan county, and Worcestershire: characterized by manufacturing industries

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West Midlands Police has admitted it "overstated the evidence" used to make the decision to ban Israeli fans from a match in Birmingham.

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The party lost swathes of its Midlands and northern English heartlands too, in 2019, only to win them back in 2024.

From BBC

Parents have criticised the trust that runs a group of 20 West Midlands schools where teachers have gone on strike.

From BBC

West Midlands Fire Service had attended the site on Tuesday, saying its specialist monitoring equipment detected nothing of concern.

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A strike by teachers at a trust that runs schools across the West Midlands has been extended for a further nine days.

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