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    Body Found in Alum Rock Home

    Police and paramedics were called to Jackson Road in Alum Rock on Sunday 27 May. A man has been found dead at a home and four police cars and two ambulances parked up in the middle of the road between...

    Traffic Warden Attacker Jailed

    A man who viciously attacked a traffic warden has been jailed. The traffic warden who was on his phone to a colleague on 14 September this year, was attacked by a gang of four following an earlier dispute. Danyal Bashir,...

    Crimestoppers and Electoral Commission Launch Second Awareness Campaign

    The online campaign, which launched June 10, aims to educate the public about the signs of fraud, and to encourage them to report anything that may be an offence. The latest appeal follows on from a campaign launched by the...

    Thousands Raised In Memory Of Teen Boxer Killed in Crash

    Loved ones have been raising thousands of pounds in memory teen boxer Ali Tazeem who was killed in a devastating car smash on Sunday. The Wolverhampton athlete was dubbed to be the next Amir Khan. Ali was part of Walsall's Pound...

    Students Show Solidarity

    A pioneering conference exploring human rights for indigenous peoples welcomed a special guest, Nobel Peace Laureate Rigoberta Menchú Tum from Guatemala, this weekend. The two-day conference held at The University of Winchester, and organised by PeaceJam UK, welcomed around 250 delegates including secondary school students from all over the UK. Following the recent murder of...

    Dr Zeus, Zora Randhawa, H Dhami and more to Perform at Hawthorns Friendly

    Award winning artists to be headline acts at the opening ceremony of an upcoming charity football match between West Bromwich Albion and Delhi Dynamos. First ever friendly between a Premier League and Indian Super League club to commence Saturday 3rd September...

    Dangerous Driver Who Mowed Down Officer is Jailed

    A dangerous driver who drove into a police officer who had tried to stop him getting away has been jailed. Aqeel Ishtiaq, 28, of Shirley Road, Hall Green, jailed for five years and 10 months after he admitted dangerous driving,...

    Chamber President to take a jump for charity

    Greater Birmingham Chambers of Commerce president Saqib Bhatti got a taste of what to expect from his forthcoming charity parachute jump when he visited the Bear Grylls Adventure. Intrepid Saqib will be jumping from a plane on 28 June to raise money...

    Catastrophic Crash On The M5

    Police have confirmed four cars and a lorry were involved in two crashes which happened at 01:00 BST between J8 and J9 southbound. The 24-year-old driver of a Mercedes car and 23-year-old passenger, both from Gloucester, died in the second...

    New Identity for West Midlands Transport

    The new identity of Transport for West Midlands is to all change with blue trams, red buses and orange trains the mayor has announced. Earlier this month the city had the unveiling of one of the brand new blue trams...