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Police chief behind Maccabi Tel Aviv ban clings to job despite home secretary wanting him to quit

Shabana Mahmood has lost confidence in Craig Guildford over his force’s ‘exaggerated and untrue’ intelligence assessmentsExplainer: What did West Midlands police chief get wrong in decision to ban Maccabi fans?The police chief who used “exaggerated and untrue” intelligence to justify a ban...

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King Charles 'offers Andrew new home to get him out of Royal Lodge'

King Charles has reportedly offered his brother Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor a new temporary home in a bid to get him out of Royal Lodge before his 66th birthday

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Two pensioners arrested on suspicion of GBH after serious assault in village

A 69-year-old woman and an 80-year-old man were arrested on suspicion of grievous bodily harm

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BBC The Apprentice star struck off medical register over 'seriously offensive' social media posts

Dr Asif Munaf also walked out of a locum placement at a Midlands hospital trust without notice or good reason

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Killer has jail term almost doubled over what police found in his house

Police made the discovery when they arrested him over an assault

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'Dangerous' Midlands paedophile, 49, sexually assaulted toddler

Christopher Proctor, who now goes by the name Daniel Travis, has been jailed

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UK military evacuated from Qatar base as Trump threatens Iran

British military personnel are being removed from Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar which is the US's biggest air base in the Middle East

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Met Office names dates UK could see snow again with 'colder weather' on its way

Wet weather has been forecast before the risk of snow returns

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Watch intense moment two people arrested after drive-by shooting on West Midlands high street

The victim survived shotgun injuries to his shoulder and the back of his head

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'Evil' stepmum jailed for life for murdering four-year-old boy who 'loved and trusted her'

Tegan McGhee, 32, can now be named after a judge lifted an order preventing publication of her identity

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Single mum and disabled daughter found dead at home

An inquest into the deaths of Martina Karos and Eleni Edwards started this week

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Woman accused of making up false claims over alleged Cannock Chase sex attack appears in court

Esther Baker, 43, has indicated not guilty pleas to all charges faced

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ITV London's Burning star jailed for sex attacks on schoolgirls

Actor John Alford has now been locked up for more than eight years

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Banned driver in stolen car reached speeds of 70mph in a 20mph road

Ryan Simon, 33, has been jailed for driving offences

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New UK weather maps show date Birmingham could get 5 inches of snow

More snow has been forecast for the region

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Police probe underway after body found in Woodgate Valley Country park

The emergency services were called to Woodgate Valley following reports of a body in the water

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West Midlands Police break silence with 'extremely sorry' over 'devastating' fan ban report

West Midlands Police have spoken for the first time since Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood announced she had 'no confidence' in chief constable

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UK politics: West Midlands crime commissioner resists calls for immediate sacking of chief constable – as it happened

Simon Foster says he will give report into force’s handling of Maccabi Tel Aviv fan ban ‘careful consideration’ in deciding Craig Guildford’s fateHere are extracts from three interesting comment articles about the digital ID U-turn.Ailbhe Rea in the New Statesman in the New Statesmans says t...

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West Midlands Police admits ‘mistakes made’ over Maccabi Tel Aviv fan ban

The force did not address the future of its Chief Constable Craig Guildford.

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Thug, 39, fired Glock handgun into ex-friend's home after falling out

Nicky Robertson, 39, has now been locked up