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Midland paperboy Carl Bridgewater's parents speak to the Sunday Mercury 30 years after son's murder

THIRTY years ago Midland paperboy Carl Bridgewater was shot dead at the age of 13. Read

Muslim college in Midlands is running sharia law court

A MUSLIM college in the Midlands is running the UK’s first official sharia law court. Read

Midland exhibition of female genitalia

VISITORS to a Midland art gallery might be excused for blushing when they check out one of its latest exhibits. Read

Shropshire millionaire Chris Foster branded 'evil'

MILLIONAIRE businessman Chris Foster who killed his wife and daughter has been branded evil by a Midland mum who lived through a similar tragedy. Read

Jordan: I want more kids than Angelina Jolie!

KATIE Price, aka glamour model Jordan, says she wants to have SEVEN children – one more than Angelina Jolie. Read

Chernobyl kids get a holiday... in Midlands prison!

CHILDREN poisoned by radiation from the Chernobyl disaster are being offered a holiday in the Midlands – at a maximum security PRISON. Read

'Memorial' to remember Fred West's victims

MIDLAND murder victims from up to 30 years ago are being featured in an Read

Midlands job loss M.E girl refused benefits

A MIDLAND graduate has told how she had to abandon her dream career due to a long term disease – and was then refused benefits. Read

Midlands armed robber held up shop whilst on day release

A CONVICTED armed robber from the Midlands is on trial for holding up a village shop in Hull – while he was on day release from prison. Read

£1m cost of searching for Madeleine McCann

DEVASTATED parents Kate and Gerry McCann have spent more than £1 million trying to find their missing daughter Madeleine. Read

Birmingham dad stabbed to death in front of son

A DAD-OF-TWO was slaughtered in a vicious knife attack witnessed by his teenage son, his heartbroken family revealed. Read

Midlands battered as storrms hit the regions

SIX people lost their lives in the severe weather conditions that lashed Britain over the weekend – including one from the Midlands. Read

More sightings of 'big cat' on Cannock Chase

Yet more sightings of the Beast of Cannock Chase have rolled into, with more residents reporting a close encounter with the big cat. Read

Shooting in gangland area of Birmingham

A FATHER-of-four was recovering in hospital last night after another shooting in one of Birmingham’s most notorious gang areas. Read

Former Aston Villa star Paul Merson says gambling drove him to the brink of suicide

FORMER Aston Villa star Paul Merson is still gambling - despite almost declaring himself bankrupt just over a year ago. Read

Knives being sold online to Staffordshire children

POTENTIALLY lethal knives can be easily bought online by children, according to research by Staffordshire trading standards officers. Read

Brave Lisa Potts accepts award

A FORMER nursery nurse who protected her children from a machete-wielding man has been awarded an honorary fellowship by the University of Wolverhampton. Read

Lichfield MP Michael Fabricant held at gunpoint

A STAFFORDSHIRE MP has described the terrifying moment he was held at gunpoint and wrongly accused of drug smuggling while on a trekking holiday in Colombia. Read

Mother's plea to missing woman's ex boyfriend from Stoke-On-Trent

THE mother of a woman missing in Dubai has pleaded with her Stoke-on-Trent ex-boyfriend to tell her if he killed her. Read

Dudley man held over death crash

A 31-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving after a crash in Dudley. Read

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