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‘Cowardly’ speeding driver who fled after killing toddler in crash is jailed

Sharjeel Shahzad ran off seconds after his stolen Porsche smashed head-on with a Toyota, causing fatal injuries to two-year-old Shehbaz Singh.

Evening Standard

Body found in search for missing woman Reanne Coulson

Her family became increasingly concerned about her when she failed to make contact with them on her birthday

The Independent UK

Two 15-year-old boys among three teenagers convicted of vape shop murder

Reuben Higgins, 17, suffered four stab wounds, including a fatal blow to the heart, after being cornered inside a store in Solihull, West Midlands.

The Independent UK

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Man, in his 70s, dead after two house fires in Bilston as police investigate

West Midlands Fire Service was called to the two fires on neighbouring roads near Wolverhampton in the early hours of Saturday morning

The Independent UK

‘Despicable’ former UK scout leader jailed for 46 years for sexual abuse

Richard Burrows, 81, convicted of 97 historical offences after three decades on the run

The Guardian - UK

Paedophile ex-scout leader jailed for 46 years after 27 years on the run

Richard Burrows, 81, systematically abused numerous boys across Cheshire, the West Midlands and West Mercia between 1968 and 1995.

Evening Standard

Burns victim in life-threatening condition after crews called to house blast

West Midlands Police said the man was found and treated along with another male.

Evening Standard

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Life term for Muslim convert who planned attacks on mosque and military targets

Jason Savage identified police stations and Army-linked locations, and researched homemade firearms and ammunition, including pipe and nail guns.

The Independent UK

Proportion of children living in low income families, by local area

Relative low income is defined here as any family claiming child benefit and at least one other household benefit.

Evening Standard

Full list of housing affordability in 2024 by local area in England and Wales

The most affordable local authority in 2024 was Blaenau Gwent in Wales.

The Independent UK

Proportion of workforce economically inactive because of sickness, by local area

Estimates range from 17.4% of the workforce in Clackmannanshire to 1.0% in the London borough of Lambeth.

Evening Standard

Brickbat: Thinking Too Loudly

Video from England shows a West Midlands police tell Isabel Vaughan-Spruce she had to leave a public area where she… The post Brickbat: Thinking Too Loudly appeared first on Reason.com.

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Full list of proposed and confirmed top-tier council tax rises in England

Almost every council in England has either proposed or confirmed its council tax increase for 2025/26.

Evening Standard

Muslim convert plotted attack on mosque in chilling reconnaissance video

A Muslim convert has been found guilty of plotting a terrorist attack, including targeting a mosque and an anti-terrorism cleric.

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Muslim convert guilty of plot to attack mosque of cleric who opposed terrorism

Jason Savage, 35, filmed reconnaissance trips to the place of worship and a nearby bookstore and researched homemade firearms online.

The Independent UK

Boy, 14, charged with murder of 12-year-old Birmingham schoolboy Leo Ross

Leo Ross, 12, was stabbed in Birmingham on Tuesday before dying in hospital

The Independent UK

Devastated family pay tribute to ‘kind’ 12-year-old stabbed to death on ‘walk home from school’

Boy was slashed in the stomach, West Midlands Police say

The Guardian - UK

West Midlands teacher was ‘forced into hiding’ after doctored video alleged she made racist slur

Cheryl Bennett has been paid substantial damages after fake clip taken when she was canvassing or Labour was viewed millions of times

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Man charged with attempted abduction of three-year-old girl

Richard Stacey, 37, has been charged with attempted child abduction, assault and affray, West Midlands Police said.

The Guardian - UK

Coventry woman who vanished 52 years ago found alive and well

Mystery of Sheila Fox’s disappearance at 16 solved after fresh police appeal

The Guardian - UK

‘When I show people this, they think it’s Mordor’: the architect viewing the West Midlands as a national park

Birmingham City University thinktank imagines new approach to urban areas and land use across the region

Evening Standard

Formula used to calculate police funding is an anachronism, watchdog chief says

Chief Inspector of Constabulary Andy Cooke said forces such as Cleveland, Merseyside, Greater Manchester, and West Midlands lose out.

The Guardian - UK

Man arrested over hit-and-run that killed two-year-old boy in West Midlands

Driver of stolen Porsche fled the scene in Smethwick near Birmingham after collision that killed boy and injured four adults

The Independent UK

Man arrested after boy, 2, died following hit-and-run involving stolen Porsche

Collision happened on Dartmouth Road in Smethwick on Saturday, West Midlands Police said

The Independent UK

Man arrested after boy, two, died following stolen car hit-and-run

The driver of a grey Porsche Cayenne fled the scene after it hit the Toyota Auris carrying four adults and the boy, West Midlands Police said.

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