Midland gang smuggle illegals in 'to your door' service

SMUGGLERS are offering illegal immigrants a chauffeur driven service from Pakistan to the Midlands for £5,000 a time.Read

Lee Mead talks babies, Denise Van Outen and fortune-tellers

HIS former Big Breakfast star wife may be losing work because she’s pregnant, but Lee Mead has the opposite problem.Read

Madeleine McCann: Gerry and Kate McCann run for Missing People

GERRY and Kate McCann joined 450 runners for an emotional 10km run for missing people yesterday.Read

Rail worker arrested following allegations 14-year-old girl "inappropriately touched" on board a Midland train

A RAIL worker has been arrested following allegations that a young girl was “inappropriately touched” while leaving a Midland train.Read

Black Country child snatch attempt shock

A MAN attempted to snatch two children from the same Black Country street within days – but was thwarted by a passer-by, police revealed.Read

Chasewater fish rescue

A MASS fish rescue is under way at Chasewater Reservoir where water is being drained to allow for repairs.Read

Shamed lecturer who spied on students in shower may have illness compelling him to be a pervert

A SHAMED college lecturer who planted a camera to watch female students shower may have a medical condition which compels him to be a pervert, a court has heard.Read

Redditch Magistrates order benefits cheat to repay £17,110

MAGISTRATES have ordered a benefits cheat to repay more than £17,000.Read

Cops use Facebook in murder hunt

POLICE have turned to Facebook in the hunt for a Midland man’s killer.Read

West Midlands families could face 'train tax' to pay for new high speed line

FAMILIES across the West Midlands could be asked to pay a TRAIN TAX to help fund new high speed lines, Ministers have admitted.Read

Heartless Birmingham thief stole sat-nav from ambulance tending seriously ill child

A HEARTLESS thief faces jail after stealing a sat-nav from an ambulance on a 999 call to a seriously ill child on Christmas Eve.Read

Police hunt for mum of tragic Stoke-On-Trent tot

DETECTIVES have issued a fresh appeal for the mum of a newborn baby boy abandoned on the steps of a Midland mosque to contact them.Read

Midland model seriously hurt after bus dragged her for half a mile

A MIDLAND model was left fighting for her life after being dragged for 500 yards under a bus.Read

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Khyra Ishaq's mother and stepdad jailed for her manslaughter

Angela Gordon was jailed for 15 years and her former partner Junaid Abuhamza was jailed indefinitely with a minimum term of seven-and-half years at Birmingham Crown Court today for the manslaughter of seven-year-old starvation victim Khyra Ishaq.Read

Judge to sentence Khyra Ishaq's killers on Friday

The sentencing of the mother and stepfather of a seven-year-old girl who starved to death in Birmingham has been adjourned again.Read

Stoke-on-Trent is third most affordable place to live

Stoke-on-Trent is the third most affordable city to live in the UK with people on local earnings able to buy 80% of homes in the area.Read

High-speed rail link between London and Birmingham to be announced

Plans for a high-speed rail (HSR) network featuring 250mph trains between London and Birmingham are to be announced by the Government.Read

Protesters target Crufts dog show

Crufts dog show is to begin in Birmingham amid claims that pedigree breeders are "creating a Frankenstein's monster of a dog".Read

Prince Charles visits Birmingham Royal Ballet

The Birmingham Royal Ballet rolled out the red carpet for the Prince of Wales and Lady Sarah Chatto as it celebrated its 20th anniversary.Read

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