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Birmingham mum threatened to 'blow up' primary school forcing 400 kids into lockdown
Davina Frost, 28, from Sheldon, sent ranting messages to the Birmingham primary school branding staff 'silly p*****' and threatened to smash its windows and 'plant a bomb in the playground'
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HMRC targets thousands in new crackdown and 'increasingly willing to prosecute'
Government's tax arm has helped secure or protect around £10billion during the last financial year, reports suggest.
Police vow to turn 'intimidating' West Midlands high streets into 'safe spaces'
Criminal activity has been linked to some mini marts across the West Midlands
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Birmingham council building sale approved amid plans for 'major landmark mosque'
Birmingham Council said there were also plans for a 'community complex for education, leisure and administration uses'
Birmingham City Council ordered to tackle 'disgusting' mice infestations in council flats
Birmingham City Council pleaded guilty to two separate charges of rodent infestation at council flats, with magistrates granting abatement orders and awarding £3,500 costs in each case
Family fun day sparks traffic chaos in Streetly as '20 minute journey takes two hours'
A big fun day event - a first for the organisers - led to traffic jams on the roads and problems getting in and out of the venue
Nursery worker faces 329 child abuse charges in 'unimaginable betrayal'
A Sydney childcare worker has been charged with 329 offences for the alleged abuse of 136 children across more than 55 early years
'I've made it to 100 and this is my secret to a happy life'
Irene Huskisson shared some advice which was given to her by her father
Dudley teen Dylan overcomes anxiety through poetry and urges others to seek help
Dylan was at one stage too anxious to leave his bedroom and said he felt 'stuck' - but following a mental health referral, the teen discovered a love of poetry, which has helped him to open up
Birmingham Indian takeaway fined £10,000 after dead mouse and rodent droppings found
A dead mouse and widespread rodent droppings were found at the Birmingham Indian takeaway during a food safety inspection
Birmingham school charging 9k a year plans to turn hotel into boarding accommodation
The B&B could be converted into accommodation for up to 20 children aged 11 to 16 years
Ofsted speaks out after returning to 'outstanding' Midlands secondary school
The school has been considered among the best in the region for years
Sutton Coldfield shop closure date confirmed as locals plea to save it
The British Heart Foundation (BHF) store in Sutton Coldfield has been at the heart of the Red Rose Centre for years and is a much-loved part of the community – but now it faces permanent closure in January 2027
Wolverhampton paedophile school chaplain known as 'Father Eddie' avoids jail after terminal cancer diagnosis
Former priest Edward Phillip-Smith has been handed a community order for historic sex offences
A lion, tiger, snakes and three wolves - Midlands' 'dangerous' pets mapped
Menagerie owned privately across the region - and some of them could do you a serious injury
Mounting pressure for Reform to confirm position on unpopular Walsall school project
Ecological surveys found 30 different bird species, nine species of bat, six reptile species and at least half a dozen types of mammals in the area
Parents 'priced out' of school holidays as Midlands council slams companies that raise prices
Councillors step away from demanding fines for parents are scrapped but turn their attention to profiteering in holiday industry
Two children, 7 and 9, drown in New Jersey boating accident
A girl aged nine and a boy aged seven were thrown into the water after their boat struck an Intercoastal Waterway channel marker off Berkeley Township, New Jersey, in a tragic accident that remains under investigation.
M5 northbound closed live after multi-vehicle accident - updates
Long delays are expected for motorists after the accident this evening
Three UK schools locked down as two teens arrested after 'weapon' panic
Armed police were called to Hersham, Surrey, on Tuesday afternoon following reports of a person armed with a weapon near local schools