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Brit couple 'beaten and dragged from street' by police after 'row with beggar'
A British couple from Birmingham claim they were dragged from a street by police in Turkey and beaten by officers during a horrific break to celebrate a birthday
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£50K fine warning to Amazon Fire Stick users in crackdown on illegal streaming
Strong warnings are in place after UK authorities crackdown on people who provide illegal streaming services, with the risks associated with using illegal streaming websites also explained
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Dealers ran 'Deliveroo for drugs' from cab and offered users crisps and prosecco
Elliot Garrity, 44, and Daniel McLoughlin, 37, set up the drugs supply line in 2020, with the latter using his black cab and card machine to make deliveries to drug users
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Police officer seriously injured in hit-and-run after pulling driver over
A police officer based in Walsall has suffered serious leg injuries in a hit-and-run incident in the West Midlands today where they were trying to speak to a driver before the person sped off
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Inside little-known UK town that is so nice 'it's like living on holiday'
Not only is the town in Shropshire highly-rated, but it's also surrounded by lots of green spaces, offering plenty of scenic walks including The Wrekin
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Body never found as man crushed to death 'within seconds' by industrial shredder
David Willis died after he fell into an industrial shredder in Wolverhampton, with his company Timmins Waste Services (TWS) and manager Brian Timmins accused of 'systematic failures' and facing charges over his death
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Locals in UK's second most desirable area say it's a 'dump' despite house prices
A recent study revealed Sandwell in the West Midlands is the second most desirable place to live in the UK, where house prices have skyrocketed over the past decade
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Terrifying moment boy, 11, has 'gun held to head in masked raid on family home'
CCTV shows the gang of masked thieves raiding the family home in Walsall, West Midlands, before attempting to make off with a Range Rover but having to flee on foot
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'I run 500-year-old haunted pub where ghosts keep messing with workmen'
Ye Olde Leathern Bottel is one of the oldest pubs in the UK - and it's got a few spooky stories attached to it, with the infamous highwayman Dick Turpin said to have once hidden there
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'Dapper' dog in a button-up shirt taken off woman who 'wasn't looking after it'
British Transport Police had an unusual encounter on Friday when a well-dressed dog in a smart blue shirt had to be rescued - after its owner was failing to look after it adequately.
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'Ghost' heard saying 'are we friends?' in eerie 'spirit box' recording in hotel
Five hundred-year-old Castle Bromwich Hall in Birmingham is said to be so haunted that paranormal hunters claimed ghosts were “opening and closing doors for them on command”
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Once 'lovely' street now has yobs setting fire to homes 'nearly every day'
The cul-de-sac in Dudley, West Midlands, has become a target for vandals and arsonists after the council vacated half the homes in plans to build social housing
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Pregnant mum took cocaine before driving to McDonald's and getting pulled over
Pregnant Sarah Adnams, 36, was driving home from McDonald's in Lightwood, Stoke, when she was pulled over by roadside police and later found to have taken cocaine
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Driver, 23, killed young mum in crash after speeding at 100mph to 'show off'
Hashim Aziz, 23, had taken his brother's Audi A3 to drive his cousins for a meal, before speeding to about 100mph before smashing into mum Baljinder Kaur Moore's Vauxhall Corsa