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Birmingham University fraudster faces jail

A GAMBLING addict who confessed to the Sunday Mercury that he stole £5 million from Birmingham University while being employed there is facing jail.Read

West Midlands cop in sex charge shock

A West Midlands Police officer and his wife have been charged over an alleged sexual assault.Read

Convicted Birmingham murderer on the run

A convicted murderer from Birmingham is on the run after absconding on an escorted visit to Stafford.Read

Herefordshire pair charged with man's murder

Two people from Herefordshire have been charged with the murder of a 36-year-old man whose body was found in a river.Read

Worcestershire Post Office murder trial journey sworn in

A jury will be sworn in to try four men accused of murdering a sub-postmaster's son who was shot during an armed raid in Worcestershire.Read

Four on trial over death of Craig Hodson-Walker

The trial is due to begin of four men accused of murdering a Worcestershire sub-postmaster's son who was shot during an armed raid.Read

Robber on run from Midland prison in bullying claims

A CROOK who walked out of an open Midland prison and went on the run for more than two weeks says he was being bullied by fellow inmates.Read

Man dragged from car by knife-wielding robbers in Wednesfield

Knife-wielding robbers have dragged a motorist from his car in Wolverhampton before driving off in the vehicle.Read

Man discharged after Aston shooting

One of two men injured in a double shooting after a night out in Birmingham has been discharged from hospital.Read

Yellow taxi clue in hunt for killers of Midland cabbie Stuart Ludlam

OFFICERS investigating the murder of a Midland cabbie found shot dead in his car have made five more arrests.Read

Tipton company boss sentenced over child porn shame A COMPANY director who blew £20,000 on child porn, amassing 8,000 depraved images, has been spared jail.more

Staffordshire driver jailed after fleeing crash scene

A banned Staffordshire driver who fled the scene of a fatal crash has been jailed for seven years.Read

Police appeal after violence at Birmingham City & Aston Villa match

Detectives have appealed for the public to help identify more than 20 men who were caught on CCTV during violence which followed a Premier League West Midlands derby match.Read

Dudley woman stole from the dead

A mortuary assistant from Dudley who stole personal possessions belonging to a dead man has been jailed for 16 weeks.Read

£170,000 Porsche supercar among luxury motors seized for having no insurance

THIS is the moment a £170,000 Ferrari supercar is seized by the police, not for speeding up to its 196mph top speed – but for an offence much more down to earth.Read

Birmingham murder suspect extradited from Dubai

A BIRMINGHAM murder suspect on the run in Dubai has become the first person to be extradited from the Arab country to the UK.Read

Thief robs woman then asks for date

OHIO, USA: A thief who robbed a woman outside her home returned two hours later to ask her for a date. Stephen Bennett, 20, was one of three men who robbed Diana Martinez at gunpoint but called back to ask her out.Read

Sex offenders 15-year reign of terror in Midlands

A SEX offender has been jailed indefinitely after admitting a 15-year reign of terror in the Midlands.Read

The £45 fart!

GRAZ, Austria: A flatulant felon has been fined £45 for breaking wind while he was being questioned by police officers. Cops said the laughter of passers-by humiliated them, giving them grounds to book Hansi Sporer, 20, under local anti-police abuse laws. “He clearly intended to make a laughing stock out of the officers and deserved what he got,” said a police aide.Read

Two killed by exploding donkey bomb blasts

TWO people were killed and six more injured by DONKEY bomb blasts yesterday.Read

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