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West Midlands Police has renewed calls to the public to help them identify would-be terrorists planning to travel to Syria and Iraq. The appeal comes after one of Britain’s most senior counter terrorism officers, Assistant Commissioner...

State-of-the-art technology has helped police capture exclusive footage of riot training in action, offering a fascinating insight into the dangers faced by public order officers at West Midlands Police. During a recent exercise at the force’s...

Police in Birmingham have released pictures of two men they would like to speak to after a woman was sexually assaulted in a taxi. The woman had left the Old Hare and Hounds public house on...

An investigation has been launched after a man was stabbed in Birmingham this morning (Saturday 23 August). Police were alerted to the crime on Cromwell Street in Nechells at around 8.20am following a call from the...

A £33k initiative run by Coventry University and Coventry Carers’ Centre Young Carers and supported by some of the region’s leading charities is aiming to boost young people’s interest in the care profession. Health and social...

A Birmingham man has appeared in court, accused of child abduction, in connection with the disappearance of a West Bromwich teenager. Mohammed Khan, of Arundel Place, Sparkhill was arrested when police visited his flat on Saturday...

West Midlands Police has launched two key elements of the Best Use of Stop and Search scheme, Home Secretary Theresa May announced today. While stop and search is undoubtedly an important police power, when it is...

A CCTV image of a man who is suspected of assaulting a woman in a Birmingham hotel have been released by police. The 35-year-old woman was assaulted on Sunday 16 March at a hotel in Brindley...

A University of Nottingham PhD student and arable farmer is to showcase his unique new crop on the BBC’s popular Sunday evening programme ’Countryfile’ this weekend. Stephen Jones from Shropshire is doing a PhD in crop...

Three men have been arrested this morning from across Birmingham as part of an ongoing operation to tackle drug dealers. Officers from Birmingham along with the Serious and Organised Crime Unit searched houses and businesses across...