Family of murdered Midland soldier Sapper Mark Quinsey speak of pain one year on

THE family of a Midland soldier shot dead by Real IRA terrorists a year ago today have spoken of the continuing pain of their loss. Read

Derby paedophile jailed

A CONVICTED paedophile who police lost track of for six years is back behind bars.Read

Coventry man jailed for starting killer fire

A MIDLAND man has been jailed indefinitely for starting a blaze which killed his mother and seriously injured his half-sister.Read

Birmingham man escapes after machete-wielding robber falls asleep

A BIRMINGHAM man held captive in his own home by a machete-wielding thief made a lucky escape – when the dozy burglar fell asleep.Read

Cadbury's Flake advert deemed too sexy for telly

A NEW TV advert for Cadbury’s Flake has been pulled after being deemed too racy for our screens.Read

Sexist email claims prompts suspension of Oxford students

A GROUP of Oxford students have have been suspended over claims they sent sexist emails rating the looks of college girls.Read

Tamworth man jailed after carrying out two grudge attacks on same man

A MIDLAND man who beat up the same victim in two separate attacks has been jailed for six months.Read

James Bulger killer John Venables charged with sick sex crime it is claimed

CHILD killer John Venables was returned to prison after being charged with a sick sex crime, it was claimed last night.Read

Newborn baby boy dies after being found outside Stoke-On-Trent Islamic centre

A newborn baby boy died in hospital today after he was found outside an Islamic centre, a police spokesman said.Read

Birmingham men stole IDs of dead babies to commit bank fraud

Two men from Birmingham, who were part of a gang which stole the identities of dead babies and then plundered bank accounts set up in their name, have been jailed.Read

Tamworth man found guilty of murdering wife in front of her daughter

A Tamworth man who stabbed his wife to death despite her eight-year-old daughter's efforts to stop the attack has been jailed for at least 20 years after being found guilty of murder.Read

Khyra Ishaq's killers have sentencing date put back

The mother and stepfather of a seven-year-old Birmingham girl who starved to death have had their sentencing adjourned so the judge can hear evidence from psychiatrists.Read

Jodie Kidd in Birmingham to promote revamped World Polo Series

Supermodel Jodie Kidd will be bringing a ‘Polo in the Park’ roadshow to Birmingham to promote a revamp of the sport's rules. (with video) Read

Shropshire teacher charged with child sex offences dies in car crash

A primary school teacher from Shropshire charged with a string of sexual offences against children died in a car crash hours before his trial was due to start, it has been disclosed.Read

Unlawful killing verdict on West Bromwich girl strangled by stepfather

A coroner at the inquest of a nine-year-old girl strangled by her mother’s lorry driver fiance said she should have been “safely tucked up in her bed at home”, not in a lorry cab.Read

Warwickshire teenager still in custody after house fire deaths

A 15-year-old boy arrested on suspicion of murdering an elderly couple, who were killed in a Warwickshire house fire, has remained in custody after detectives were granted more time to quiz him.Read

Mum saw bruises on son before he died at Bilston couple's home, court told

The mother of a three-year-old boy from the West Midlands told a jury how she noticed bruises on his ear a week before he was allegedly murdered by a couple looking after him.Read

Hunt supporter killed after refusing to move away from gyrocopter - court

A woman who watched as a Warwickshire Hunt supporter died in the propeller blades of a gyrocopter broke down as she recalled the moment in court.Read

UK soldiers in Afghanistan had mine detection training in a "sand pit", inquest told

Troops in Afghanistan had to ask for mine detection training and practised in a "sand pit", an inquest into the death of a soldier from Kidderminster heard.Read

No charge over Stoke City fan's death

No one will face charges over the death of a football fan at a Premier League match in Stoke-on-Trent last month, it has been announced.Read

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