HERE are a few stories that have appeared on our websites today.

THE Government has won a High Court bid to stop prison officers from HMP Hewell and across the country from staging “unlawful” industrial action.

Ministers were forced to seek an injunction to halt a walkout scheduled for tomorrow (Wednesday, March 1) amid a bitter pay dispute and surging levels of violence behind bars.

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A 31-YEAR-OLD Brierley Hill man who carried out a string of terrifying armed robberies to fuel his £300 a day drug addiction has been jailed for nine years.

Philip Guest raided six stores in just 11 days knocking one woman assistant unconscious while another suffered a minor stroke as she was pushed backwards by the robber.

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A FORMER Chaddesley Corbett teacher appeared in court charged with a string of historic sex offences against young boys.

David Hutchings, aged 73, of Swan Court, Stratford-upon-Avon, spoke only to confirm his name, address and date-of-birth during the short hearing at Kidderminster Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday, February 28.

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A WORDSLEY pub landlady is celebrating after her disabled daughter's benefits were reinstated weeks after being told she would no longer receive financial support.

Sheila White, landlady of the Samson and Lion, described the Department for Work and Pensions' (DWP) disability assessment as an "expensive, farcical exercise" after the sensational U-turn.

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