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New custody image released of woman in niqab because of ‘distress’

Farishta Jami, from Stratford-upon-Avon, was found guilty of two counts of engaging in conduct in preparation for terrorism.

Evening Standard

Police appeal after man attempts to abduct three-year-old girl

A man tried to pick up and take the girl while she was outside a house with an older relative, West Midlands Police said.

The Independent UK

Couple show no emotion in court after starving and burying three-year-old son

Tai and Naiyahmi Yasharahyalah were jailed for 24-and-a-half years and 19-and-a-half years respectively for causing the death of Abiyah Yasharahyalah.

Evening Standard

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Birmingham Airport news latest: Flights delayed after bomb scare forces hundreds of passengers to evacuate

Bomb disposal experts rushed to Birmingham Airport following reports of a suspicious vehicle

The Independent UK

Cyanide spilling into West Midlands canal sees 'major incident' declared as dead fish spotted

People are being warned to stay away from the canal for fear of serious health risks

Evening Standard

Man, 21, ‘passed on message of love’ to mother as he lay dying from Walsall machete attack

Six teens took turns attacking Bailey Atkinson with machetes and zombie knives giving him no chance of survival, detectives said

The Independent UK

‘Birmingham Four’ ask CCRC to investigate convictions for terror plot

Four men were jailed for life in 2017 for planning terrorist attack in UK after elaborate undercover police operation

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Labour plans ‘Raneem’s law’ to protect victims of domestic abuse

Legislation requiring police to respond faster to reports of domestic violence is named after woman killed in 2018

The Guardian - UK

West Midlands police fight rise of ‘frightening’ 100mph street car racing

Force says events attended by hundreds of spectators leave residents in distress at loud noise and dangerous driving

The Guardian - UK

Birmingham PhD student guilty of using 3D printer to build ‘kamikaze’ drone

Mohamad al-Bared used technology at Coventry home to make drone designed to deliver a warhead or chemical weapon for IS

The Guardian - UK

Rail strikes cause fresh disruption in Great Britain this weekend

RMT staff at 14 operators are taking action including LNER, Avanti, Southern, GWR and East Midlands

The Guardian - UK

Solihull tragedy fundraiser to end as families of drowned boys issue emotional statement

The families of Samuel Butler, six, Finlay Butler, eight, Thomas Stewart, 11, and 10-year-old Jack Johnson expressed their gratitude towards those who donated to the fundraiser, which has raised over £86,000

Daily Mirror

More than half a million uninsured cars seized in four years

London, West Midlands and Yorkshire lead the way for most vehicles taken off the road for lack of insurance

Wales Online

Kemarni Watson: ‘No missed opportunities’ to save boy, 3, murdered by mother’s partner, review claims

The toddler suffered more than 20 fractures and his rib cage ‘crushed’ at the couple’s flat in West Midlands

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Drug dealer jailed for at least 24 years for ‘brutal’ murder of three-year-old

Nathaniel Pope was told the killing of toddler Kermani Watson Darby, following repeated beatings, was ‘particularly distressing’.

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