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A man accused of murdering Smethwick woman Glynis Bensley has been remanded into custody. Unemployed Zoheb Majib of Cheshire Road, Smethwick was arrested by detectives in the Highgate area of Birmingham on Thursday night (11 September)....

A man is due to appear before Wolverhampton Magistrates Court later today (Saturday 13 September) charged with the murder of Glynis Bensley. Unemployed Zoheb Majib of Cheshire Road, Smethwick was arrested by detectives in the Highgate...

Work has started on the new West Midlands Police custody suite in Perry Barr. Builders have started to lay the foundations for the development of the new facility expected to be operational by April 2016. Building...

Police investigating the death of Glynis Bensley in Smethwick have arrested a 20 year-old-man on suspicion of her murder. The man, who lives locally, was arrested on Thursday 11 September and will be questioned by officers...

Police have released details of a man wanted for failing to appear at court after he was charged with causing damage to an ancient gravestone in the grounds of Birmingham Cathedral. Richard Barthorpe aged 26 from...

The mother of a young woman who was killed by a lorry driver as he browsed the internet on his mobile phone is backing a two-week safety campaign on the region’s roads. Lisa Thomas, from Staffordshire,...

Police have released a CCTV image of a person they want to trace after items were stolen from the memorial stone for Birmingham schoolgirl Christina Edkins. An investigation was launched into the disappearance of the eight...

A 13-year-old boy has been arrested in connection with the murder of a woman in Smethwick last week (3 Sept). The teenager is the second person to be arrested in connection with the death of Glynis...

The mother of a two-year-old boy who died in July last year has been charged over his death. Fenton Hogan died after he was found collapsed at his home address in Cotswold Close, Frankley. A post...

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