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Penns Primary School in Sutton Coldfield has just been announced winner of the West Midland’s One Million Minutes challenge! Over 2,900 children from primary schools across the county picked up their books in a contest to...

Arrests of children by West Midlands Police have fallen by 60 per cent in the last four years, data obtained by the Howard League for Penal Reform reveal today (Monday 23 November). Research by the charity...

A teenager will appear in court this morning where he will stand accused of stabbing another teenager on a bus in Birmingham. A 15-year-old boy received a stab wound as he travelled on the number 14...

A Birmingham man who has dedicated the last 30 years of his life to voluntary work to help reduce and prevent crime in his town, has been recognised by the Chief Constable with a special award....

A study of data by UK travel retailer Holiday Hypermarket has found that travellers from the Midlands are flocking to Mexico more than any other destination, with the number of bookings from the region increasing by...

UK Prime Minister David Cameron sent out a pre-prepared video on YouTube of prominent Indian living in the UK all saying “welcome” to Narendra Modi. The Indian Prime Minister is in the UK for a three...

With mouth cancer now one of the top ten cancers in men, a leading health charity is asking you to go blue this Wednesday and help to save lives by raising awareness of mouth...

The UK’s performance on diagnosing brain tumours in children and young people has been transformed by new clinical guidelines and a national awareness campaign — taking it from one of the worst ranking countries in the...

Armed robbers jailed for violent robberies across Birmingham and Staffordshire A trio of robbers who committed violent attacks on homes and businesses across the West Midlands have been jailed for a total of 24 years and...

Three million people from 60 countries across the world served in the British Commonwealth forces during the First World War – and 1 in 10 never made it home The National Army Museum sparks debate with...