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Detectives have arrested a Birmingham man on suspicion of theft after CCTV was circulated of a man attempting to conceal a sculpture in his clothing. The CCTV footage was broadcast nationally showing the thief leaving Castle...

A taxi driver has been jailed for perverting the course of justice after falsely claiming a friend visiting from America was at the wheel when his cab was caught on camera speeding. Nigel Taylor, from Sherbourne...

Dawn raids across the region this morning (Thursday 18) led to four men being arrested as part of a crackdown on suspected drug dealers. Police officers from Sandwell swooped on the addresses following an investigation into...

A Birmingham policeman who juggles his day-job with life as a part-time author has penned a children’s book for a local charity. PC Colin Evans has been writing as a hobby for the last 12 years...

Detectives are keen to trace a group of men suspected of blackmailing a Birmingham restaurant owner as part of a ‘protection racket’. The five men are believed to have demanded money − in the region of...

Residents in the Handsworth and Lozells areas of Birmingham are advised to make sure they are correctly licensed to watch live TV ahead of forthcoming TV Licensing visits across the area. Over the coming weeks, TV...

Birmingham Police have released CCTV footage of the attempted theft of a piece of wall art commemorating World War I from a city centre gallery in a bid to identify the culprit. A young man is...

If Scotland votes for independence later this week, its Government could face an uphill challenge in persuading the Scottish people that fracking is necessary, research has revealed. The University of Nottingham Shale Gas Survey has been...

Tonight’s edition of Channel 4’s Cops and Robbers documentary series will not be broadcast until later in the year after one of the individuals who was due to feature in this week’s programme was arrested for...

A man accused of murdering Smethwick woman Glynis Bensley will appear before Wolverhampton Crown Court this morning (15 Sept). Unemployed Zoheb Majib of Cheshire Road, Smethwick was arrested by detectives in the Highgate area of Birmingham...