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Stories to make you smile from across the West Midlands

Libby Burgwin/Little Adventures Nursery / Martha Sharland Composite of three images - on the left a dog lying on the floor chewing a yellow plastic duck; a child in a white t-shirt and shorts sitting on a beach with an orange bucket and on right a woman with long light brown hair and wearing sunglasses and a dark grey and yellow t-shirtLibby Burgwin/Little Adventures Nursery / Martha Sharland
From a dog's escapades with a rubber duck, to a woman rebuilding her life - these stories have been in the news this week

While the headlines are often filled with more serious stories, there are still plenty of positive and happier moments happening across the West Midlands - and we want to celebrate and share them.

This week, we were treated to clear skies for Wednesday's eclipse, celebrated Matt Hudson-Smith entering the record books and found out how one dog came unstuck thanks to a rubber duck.

Here is a look at some of those news stories from across the region:

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