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Moment man points 'gun' at police sparking SWAT team to descend on street
Specialist firearms officers stormed the road in Chelmsley Wood, near Birmingham, after the gunman was seen wielding a pistol outside a residential property last night
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House fire leaves man dead and boy, 16, critical as cops launch murder probe
Emergency services were called to Plascom Road, in Wolverhampton, after a house fire broke out at 1.30am today, in which a man was killed and several others hurt
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Moment banned driver reversed over two pensioners in pub car park
Nicholas Adams, 57, has been slapped with a prison sentence after he mowed down two elderly sisters at a pub car park in West Bromwich - he was banned from driving just days before
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Man dies after stabbing horror as armed police 'everywhere' on estate
West Midlands Ambulance Service has said two air ambulances to the horror in Dudley, where witnesses described "scary" scenes of disorder throughout the afternoon
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Horror video captures BMW moments before killing boy, 12, in hit and run
Keaton Slater, 12, tragically died at the scene of the collision on a busy road in Coventry - as investigators continue in their search for the driver a BMW involved
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Police issue plea for wanted man after boy, 12, killed by BMW in 'hit and run'
Dolars Aleksanders is wanted on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving, after 12-year-old Keaton Slater was killed in a BMW 'hit and run' on Friday afternoon
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Machete murderer, 12, poses with huge knife hours before stabbing man to death
The masked boy was one of two teenagers who hacked Shawn Seesahai to death in a park in Bilston, West Midlands - with the victim's parents saying they will never be able to get over their loss
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Haunting last moments of defenceless man stabbed to death by 12-year-old boys
Shawn Seesahai was brutally attacked with a machete on grassland near a primary school in Bilston, West Midlands by two children 'roaming the streets looking for a potential victim'
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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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Mum 'punched' by violent man in bus attack as she protected elderly passengers
Marie Lawrence, 46, claims she was "pushed and punched" as she "shielded" elderly passengers on a bus in Birmingham after a man is alleged to have gone on a rampage
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'I'm viciously trolled for having crush on a cartoon character – so called cops'
EXCLUSIVE: King Body Art The Extreme Ink-ite, formerly known as Mathew Whelan, has revealed he was the victim of an online threat after admitting he has a crush on a cartoon character
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Two young women dead and four hurt as blaze rips through home with pair arrested
Two women, aged in their early 20s, were confirmed dead at the scene in Dunstall Hill, Wolverhampton, West Midlands Police say as they continue to investigate the fire
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UK singer found with loaded gun and 'sinister' clown mask at M40 service station
WSTRN singer Akelle Charles and Ricardo Thomas have both been jailed after they were found with a loaded gun, ammunition and a 'sinister' clown mask at Warwick Services
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Cops throw out Tory claim after 'wasting police time' to avoid election defeat
West Midlands Police confirmed there was 'no criminal offence to investigate' after Tory Gary Sambrook asked them to probe Labour's candidate in the knife-edge mayoral election
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Homophobic killer beat 'gentle soul' to death in his home in drunk rampage
Drunk Vitalie Tanga has been handed a life sentence for murdering Alfred Mattox at his home in Wolverhampton during VE Day celebrations, Wolverhampton Crown Court heard
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Police investigating 'targeted attacks' after homes sprayed with gunfire
West Midlands Police have launched an investigated after two homes in Walsall were sprayed with bullets in what officers have described as being "targeted attacks"
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CCTV image shows laughing pair police wish to speak to over 'large Lego theft'
Police have issued a CCTV image of a smiling man and woman who they want to speak to them over a "large Lego" theft that took place in Stourbridge high street in Dudley, West Midlands
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Tories accused of wasting police time in bid to avoid local election defeat
With the race for West Midlands Mayor neck and neck, Labour MP Jess Phillips said Tory Andy Street should be 'utterly ashamed' his campaign has 'descended into a political farce of desperation'
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'Devastated' children left fatherless after dad beaten to death on own doorstep
Father of two Ali Salih Abdalaah, 36, was beaten to death on his doorstep by thugs Dale Berry-Parkes and Hardi Hamad on October 22, Birmingham Crown Court was told
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Boys, 13 and 17, charged with murdering 15-year-old near shopping centre
Isaac Brown was stabbed to death in West Brom on Sunday - West Midlands Police have now confirmed two teenagers have been charged with his murder.
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Schoolgirls 'believed to be together' suddenly go missing as police issue plea
The two schoolgirls, Macie and Demi, are both 12 years old and went missing on Sunday from their homes in Birmingham. Anyone who's seen them has been asked to contact police
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Mum-of-six dies in suspected murder-suicide after ex-husband found dead at house
Vicala Gheorge died in hospital after she was attacked at a house in Coventry, where former husband Marian Gheorge was found dead, West Midlands Police annnounced
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Schoolboy, 15, stabbed to death outside shopping centre as murder probe launched
The 15-year-old boy died despite the best efforts of paramedics after being stabbed in West Bromwich. Police said they were 'working hard' to trace the suspects
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Police officer shared Xmas party sex video in NEC toilets with colleagues
PC Daryl Watson, 29, resigned after from West Midlands Police after he filmed himself having sex at the NEC in Birmingham in 2022 and shared the video with colleagues
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Counter terror police launch major investigation after man, 25, stabbed at hotel
Counter terror police have been called in after the stabbing at the Pear Tree Inn in Hindlip, Worcester yesterday, with police patrols remaining in the area and a cordon blocking off the hotel