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The Latest Breaking News from West Midlands Police

Two men arrested after fairground ride crash have been bailed

West Midlands Police said the men, aged 55 and 21, were arrested in Birmingham on Thursday.

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Two men arrested after fairground ride crashed to ground in Birmingham

West Midlands Police said the men, aged 55 and 21, were arrested in Birmingham on Thursday.

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Police officer ‘infatuated’ with criminal jailed for giving him information

Lorna Pennycook illegally accessed information on West Midlands Police systems between 2017 and 2021 and gave it to Anthony Kennedy.

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Boy, 4, dies after being hit by bus in the West Midlands

West Midlands Police was called to the scene on High Street, Tipton in Sandwell

The Independent UK

Garden burial couple arrested after toddler was spotted on social media videos

Tai and Naiyahmi Yasharahyalah were filmed at their home arguing with police, who were unaware three-year-old Abiyah Yasharahyalah was buried nearby.

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Man released in Birmingham shooting investigation

Police were called to Rotton Park Road just before 11pm on Friday to reports that two people had been shot.

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Murder arrest after man dies and another critically injured in shooting

One man, in his 20s, was found in a car but was pronounced dead at the scene, West Midlands Police said.

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Murder arrest after man dies and another critically injured in Birmingham shooting

One man, in his 20s, was found in a car but was pronounced dead at the scene, West Midlands Police said.

Evening Standard

Campaigners renew plea for public inquiry 50 years after Birmingham pub bombings

More than 200 people were injured and 21 killed when bomb blasts minutes apart tore through two city centre pubs in November 1974.

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Car meets ‘scourge of the Earth’, grieving father says after killer sentenced

Damian Corfield said the sentencing of his son’s killer should be a warning to anyone thinking of taking part in such events.

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Boy, 15, charged with murder after teenager fatally stabbed in Solihull

A 17-year-old boy died in Marston Green on Tuesday.

Evening Standard

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

Police drop investigation into Black professor who called ex-GB News host Calvin Robinson a ‘house N***o’

Exclusive: The investigation followed a string of cases where Black and Asian people have faced prosecution for hate crimes after using specific language to criticise other people from ethnic minority communities

The Independent UK

Police dogs should be phased out, Peta tells Met commissioner

The animal rights group wrote to Sir Mark Rowley after police dogs were ‘burned’ and ‘hit with bricks’ during UK riots this summer.

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Manhunt launched after three women injured in drive-by shooting

One victim still being treated as detectives hunt those behind attack

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Three women rushed to hospital following horror drive-by shooting in Wolverhampton

Police are urging anyone with information to come forward

The Independent UK

Domestic abuse specialists in 999 control rooms to help victims, Yvette Cooper announces

Home Secretary said ‘Raneem’s Law’, named after Raneem Oudeh who was murdered by her ex-partner, marks the start of plansto halve violence against women and girls in a decade

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Police asked Black Studies professor for help on ‘coconuts’ case before his own ‘house n*gro’ investigation

Exclusive: It has emerged that the academic, 41, was approached by the Metropolitan Police in April to lend his expertise to a Crown Prosecution Service review into whether Marieha Hussain should be charged for her ‘coconuts’ placard.

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Leading Black professor faces police probe after calling former GB News host Calvin Robinson a ‘house n*gro’

Exclusive: Professor Kehinde Andrews released a video in which he argued for the validity of terms including ‘house n*gro’ and ‘coconut’

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Massive brawl between adults at under 10s football match probed by police

Video shows children being urshered off the pitch at Boldmere St Michaels as fighting breaks out between parents in one of the stands

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UK Drug Dealer Behind ‘VISA’ Cocaine Stamps Jailed For 9.5 Years‌ ‌

Sikander Ali flaunted wealth while peddling drugs via an encrypted network and was sentenced for cocaine and firearm offenses.‌

Evening Standard

Man arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after four people hit by car

Police were called after a vehicle drove onto the pavement in Prince Street, Walsall, just before 5pm on Friday, West Midlands Police said.

The Independent UK

CCTV footage helps convict ‘dangerous’ men after car park shooting

Gunshot victim refused to tell police what happened after hospital staff alerted officers

The Independent UK

First picture of seven-month-old baby killed by pet dog as police rule ‘no criminal offence’ committed

West Midlands Police say no criminal offence was committed after seven-month-old Elle Doherty tragically died in a dog attack at her home in Coventry

The Independent UK

Police manhunt launched in Coventry after ‘beautiful’ boy, 12, killed in hit and run

Police are looking to speak to a driver of a black BMW

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