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M6 closure warning after lorry 'loses load' near Spaghetti Junction
The incident on the southbound carriageway through Birmingham caused miles of congestion
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Crack dealer threw drugs over wall in Handsworth but it didn't help him
West Midlands Police spotted the 45-year-old acting suspiciously in Handsworth and it went downhill from there
Driver bailed after A38 crash kills four people driving from Birmingham
A red Hyundai containing five people left the A38 and crashed into trees close to the Toyota Island in Derby at about 11pm on Saturday, Derbyshire Constabulary said
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Forty firefighters rush to Birmingham country park fire
Plumes of smoke could be seen rising over Woodgate Valley Country Park this afternoon
Derbyshire police officer sacked for kissing colleague and telling them to 'send nudes'
The officer, who has not been named for medical reasons, was found by a misconduct panel to have breached the standards of professional behaviour due to his conduct towards two female colleagues while on duty
Bill Oddie tributes appear in TV presenter's childhood Halesowen street following death
Members of the public have left a chalk message and tribute pinned to a wooden fence panel on the Halesowen street where Oddie grew up
Inquest opens into death of man 'murdered' at summer solstice event
Szymon Babynko, 23, of Commonwealth Way, London, has been charged with the murder of Isaac Clare-Watts, 26, whose body was found near the Nine Ladies Stone Circle in Stanton Lees, in the Peak District in Derbyshire, at about 1.38pm on Monday June 22
Victims break down after loved ones left to rot by rogue funeral director
Rob Bush left bodies to rot for months at Legacy Independent Funeral Directors and gave grieving families the ashes of strangers
Birmingham pub issues response after woman attacked on Friday night
The Kings Norton establishment has issued a response following the incident which saw a teenage girl arrested
Family including baby girl killed in A38 were travelling from Birmingham
A red Hyundai containing five people left the A38 and crashed into trees close to the Toyota Island in Derby at about 11pm on Saturday, Derbyshire Constabulary said
Live updates as fire erupts near Villa Park with road closures in place
Around 30 firefighters have attended the scene of a two-storey fire in the Aston area of Birmingham
More than 30 firefighters rush to blaze near Villa Park in Birmingham
The fire broke out at a two-storey building comprising a flat and retail unit
Oldbury homes evacuated after bomb found as police warn of 'loud bang'
Residents living in the vicinity of Warley Woods have been advised to expect a 'loud bang' following the discovery of a Second World War mortar round
Man punched unconscious by group in lobster costumes at World Darts Championship
A man in his 20s was allegedly punched unconscious by a group of men dressed as lobsters outside Alexandra Palace during the World Darts Championship on December 13. He suffered serious but non-life threatening injuries and police have released CCTV images as they seek a suspect.
Four people including baby killed in Derby crash were 'part of same family'
A 36-year-old man, two women aged 18 and 30, and a baby girl all died following the fatal crash on the A38 near Derby on Saturday night
Walsall Reform councillor's departure from party unexplained as she says 'full truth will come out'
Councillor Simon was elected for the first time in the May 2026
Sadness as one of Birmingham's best-known 'bewitching' trees dies
Park rangers have announced that the well-loved and much photographed “Witching" tree has died
Hero Birmingham restaurant boss saves pregnant woman from attack with 'big stick'
Idris Harris leapt into action after the woman was hit outside his Balsall Heath restaurant
Andy Burnham rules out two rumoured tax changes for households in England
The PM’s spokesperson dismissed claims at lunchtime
Dogs 'tied to radiator' in Birmingham house ‘covered with faeces'
A man and a woman have been disqualified from keeping animals for 15 years after an RSPCA investigation