Homes and businesses were damaged by flood-water earlier this year.

Projects in the Midlands are among those covered in the £170m package announced by government.

Flood defence projects welcomed by Midlanders 

Coronavirus scenes from Leicester and a map of the locked down area

It’s now been two weeks since Leicester went into local lockdown, becoming the first city in the country to do so. Where Are We Now?

Leicester Lockdown: Where Are We Now?

Bosses at Birmingham Town Hall say half of our staff are now at risk of redundancy.

In a statement, the company said it must take the "painful decision" to reduce staff due to the continuing uncertainty ahead.

 Half of jobs at Birmingham Town Hall and Symphony Hall at risk of redundancy

The Chancellor Rishi Sunak's summer statement has outlined a scheme designed to boost the economy post coronavirus.

Covid-19 recovery: Help to heal the region's economy?

Alex Guerrero spent almost two weeks in intensive care after contracting the virus.

Leicestershire man who overcame Covid-19 supporting new virus study

ITV Central's Gareth Owen reports from Leicestershire as parts of the county have gone into lockdown for a second time.

Gareth Owen: Life as Leicester went into lockdown...again

Police cars patrol Leicester city centre after local lockdown is announced

Extra officers are being brought in to ensure that pubs in Leicester remain closed due to local lockdown, despite opening everywhere else in the country.

More police to patrol Leicester this weekend than on New Year's Eve

A couple who have two children with Cystic Fibrosis say they feel the 'luckiest parents alive' now a new transformational treatment is to be made available in England

Ten-year-old's joy at 'life changing' Cystic Fibrosis drug

Parents from across the Midlands are travelling to Westminster today to lobby of MPs over medication for severely epileptic children.

Parents travel to Westminster to demand free cannabis prescriptions for children

It means anyone travelling into Wales for a walk or other exercise will be breaking the rules and face being stopped by police.

Coronavirus: Why Midlanders can't travel to Wales following new lockdown rules

Gareth Owen looks back on fond memories of Shrewsbury as he reports on how the coronavirus crisis is impacting town councils. 

Gareth Owen: Coronavirus and the council crisis

For only the second time since lockdown I have been working back at Westminster today.

Alison Mackenzie: Life back in Westminster  

The Labour peer puts the cost of HS2 at about at least £107.92 billion

Parliament ‘misled’ over HS2 – review panel deputy chairman

Boris Johnson repeats message of getting Brexit done and Labour's Shadow Health Secretary Andy McDonald launches East Midlands manifesto. 

60 Sec Elec Friday 29th Nov: Trust in democracy broken and regional manifestos

60 Sec Elec Wed 27th Nov: The Lib Dems are no longer campaigning to revoke Article 50

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