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Arrest after police seize car containing hippy crack canisters
West Midlands Police were n Bordesley Green and had visited a store on Coventry Road as part of their inquiries

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Everything about BBC Celebrity Traitors as new show begins tonight
Claudia Winkleman is back to host the celebrity version of the hit show


Tragedy with body found near park as police issue statement
West Midlands Police said a man was sadly discovered deceased off Park Road, in Willenhall, at around 5.30pm last night

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Drugs and car seized in raid on Birmingham shop
Drugs and a car have been seized from a store in Birmingham as neighbourhood officers continue to act on residents' concerns.


Four counties in UK set for arrival of icy blast in days
Weather maps from WX Charts indicate the arrival of an icy blast hitting parts of the country later this month


Jaguar Land Rover ‘back to doing what we do best’ after major cyber attack
The British car maker welcomed back 1,000 employees to its engine plant in Wolverhampton on Wednesday.


Birmingham Diwali Mela postponed over 'safety fears and evolving statutory requirements'
Soho Road BID team said they must 'prioritise the safety and wellbeing of all potential attendees' amid evolving statutory requirements


‘Financial straitjacket’ on housing removed will see hundreds of new social houses built in the West Midlands
Relaxed government rules will help see hundreds of new social houses built in the West Midlands.


New powers will see more social homes built in the West Midlands
Mayor Richard Parker said previous Government rules had prevented funds being used directly for social housing


Mortgage warning for UK households as they risk being 'squeezed'
The Bank of England's latest data showed net mortgage debt taken on by individuals dropped to £4.3billion during August.


DWP letter arriving on UK doorsteps confirming £150 winter bonus
The payments are handed out to help households pay for fuel expenses during the cold, winter period


Myleene Klass’s home ‘like Fort Knox’ after ordeal with Birmingham stalker
The TV and radio star said the man’s behaviour left her ‘looking over her shoulder’.

The irony of Robert Jenrick’s ‘white face’ remarks about Handsworth | Letters
Shuranjeet Singh points out that it was the Tories who threw his neighbourhood into neglect, while Edward Lindon fears the MP is sowing the seeds for tomorrow’s bumper crop of racial hatred and misery. Plus letters from Warwick Hillman, Janet Walmsley and Darryl TellesOn Tuesday morning I woke up ...

London men charged after victim attacked at Black Country property
Tai Diedrick, 27, from Croydon and Aman-ra Teko, 23, from Lambeth, have been charged over the incident in Dudley on October 5


Eight counties in England set for snow with 2cm arriving every hour
Weather maps have turned purple with eight counties in England set to be hit by snowfall


Jaw-dropping moment Elon Musk's Starships pass near the moon
NASA astronaut Don Pettit captured the impressive spectacle from 257 miles up on the International Space Station (ISS)


UK star admits he was drunk during Star Wars audition
Ray Winstone has admitted he was 'p*****' and 'hungover' when he auditioned for a role in Star Wars, and he told George Lucas to 'have a 15-minute sleep'


Yungblud's furious response to Ozzy Osbourne tribute criticism
Yungblud has hit back at The Darkness' Dan and Justin Hawkins after they criticised an Ozzy Osbourne tribute


Warning over major travel insurance firm as customers face £30 charge
One policy customer wrote into a national newspaper where they reported their ordeal.


All the parts of England, Wales, Scotland set for snow with 18 counties hit
Things are starting to get colder with weather maps turning purple ahead of expected snowfall across the UK
