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Armed police respond after man 'seen with machete' near school
Armed police searched Birch Green Road in Skelmersdale, Lancashire, after reports of a man with a machete, with a nearby primary school advised to keep children on premises
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M6 traffic held live after multi-vehicle collision on motorway
Emergency services and traffic officers are at the scene
Man arrested within minutes after robbery at city centre shop
Enquiries staff had been threatened by the man and hundreds of pounds worth of items were taken
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Midlands company fined £30,000 after father 'crushed' under concrete block and then fired
The father's injuries were so severe that his left foot and lower leg had to be amputated
Football fan accused of killing Midlands man threw 'one-punch shot,' trial told
Lewis MacLeod, 36, drank eight pints and took cocaine before violence broke out
Man found dead in Midlands river being treated as murder
The man's body was found at a park in the Midlands
Katie Price slams 'staff not doing their job' after seventh driving ban
The former glamour model was first disqualified from driving in 2010
Welsh teen with Nazi materials wanted to shoot up local college
Theodore Hopes, 18, from Llandrindod Wells made threats to kill people at his college and had a manifesto titled 'Mass Murderer' on his phone
Man seriously injured in Birmingham stabbing
The emergency services were called to Castle Vale and treated a man for potentially serious injuries
'Prolific' Black Country car thief unmasked after sharing videos on social media
Malakhi Ward carried out a six-week crime spree
3D-printed gun find sees major police operation in Solihull and across Midlands
Five men aged between 22 and 42, and a woman aged 44 years, were arrested
Family banned from holiday park on our final night due to 'attitude'
Ellen Jones, 40, from Camborne has made a formal complaint about her stay at Lizard Point Holiday Park after she claims her family were banned from the entertainment on their final night — Parkdean Resorts says the restriction was due to inappropriate behaviour towards staff
'I was on BBC Traitors - here's what Claudia Winkleman is really like'
The Traitors star has issued his verdict on the television icon
Search for Wolverhampton man over list of suspected crimes including harassment
Arran Tanner-Khan, 40, is wanted by police
Royal Mail to scrap key delivery on Saturdays
Royal Mail will scrap a Saturday service and reschedule it for every other weekday.
'I was mugged after being followed in Birmingham city centre - I found a way to blame myself'
Tamara Greatrix, 20, has shared how a terrifying mugging when she was a university student left her 'blaming herself'
BBC Traitors star spotted in Bullring for very 'important' reason
The Traitors star was spotted in the Bullring as part of a national campaign
Victoria Beckham breaks silence on family feud with Brooklyn for the first time
Brooklyn Beckham claimed in a statement that his parents David and Victoria Beckham had "constantly disrespected" his wife Nicola Peltz, leading to a family fall out — Victoria has now spoken out for the first time
Drink-driver who went spinning on Tamworth's A5 told police 'don't disrespect me'
The judge praised the young driver, from Birmingham, for showing 'maturity' for changing his non-guilty plea nine days after a court hearing
Birmingham dad left 'frightened' as tensions grow over demolition plans for 'neglected' estate
Birmingham City Council's divisive regeneration plans for Druids Heath continue to cause anxiety as the local elections approach