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Midland cannabis gardener facing deportation after serving jail term for drugs bust
Festim Ahmetaj, 35, was found to have been in the UK illegally and is expected to be removed after his jail term is completed
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Pair killed in explosion named as stunned neighbours tell of shock
The man and woman killed in the incident were locally as Ryan Kelly and Joanne Shaw
Stepmother denies manslaughter after girl, 5, died in scalding bath
Janice Nix has appeared in court
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CCTV appeal as shop staff attacked and shelves raided
West Midlands Police issued image of a man officers would like to speak to in connection with a shop robbery
Car dumped as fuel raiders target Midland HS2 depots
A red Peugeot was pictured on the back of a pick-up truck after it was abandoned near one of the sites
Former Birmingham police HQ to become dozens of apartments as work begins
Over 50 apartments are set to pop up as part of the scheme
CCTV appeal as woman's account plundered after bank card swiped
Police issued a picture of a man who may have information after she was targeted in a town centre car park
Burntwood murder investigation live – man dies after ‘fight’ as dog stabbed
A murder investigation is underway after a man died at a home in Burntwood
Rude Midlands road where house buyers are still willing to pay £400,000
The questionable street name wasn't enough to put couples off securing a home
Brits urged to pour washing up liquid down drains today
The advice comes following a spate of warm weather
Tragedy as man found dead in car park
The man's next of kin have been informed of the sad news
West Midlands Police hunting scores of flasher perverts as exposure reports rise
There was 1,843 indecent exposure reports filed with WMP between 2022 and 2025
The Birmingham streets where yobs run riot and make residents' lives a misery
Thousands of incidents were reported to police by fed-up residents
HMRC sending £100 fine to 169,000 basic rate taxpayers in crackdown
HMRC and Labour Party government data shows 180,000 self-employed filers were late in 2023-24.
The reason for rise in exotic birds spotted in Birmingham
Ring-necked parakeets have conquered the Second City and with each year, the parrot population grows
Knifeman who made threats in Birmingham street hunted by police
West Midlands Police officers have released CCTV images of a man they would like to speak to after a man armed with a knife made threats in a street
Tributes as Birmingham boxing 'godfather' Paddy Benson dies
Quiet simply, he was Rocky Balboa’s Mickey with a Brummie Irish accent
Rachel Reeves responds after call to increase HMRC personal tax-free allowance to £18,000
The petition - which has been backed by 16,000 names - has triggered a response from HM Treasury.
Burntwood murder probe scene first video as man dead and dog stabbed
The emergency services were called to a new-build housing site on Tuesday morning
DWP targeting state pensioner bank accounts under new rules
Controversial new powers will apply to three specific benefits