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Snow maps show UK blasted by 33-hour 'blizzard' with Midlands covered by flurries

Snow maps show that there is chance of further snow hitting several counties across the UK

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Major police response as group walk down city street armed with weapons

Armed police, dog units and multiple officers descended on a city street as several people were reportedly injured in the incident

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Van and lorry crackdown in Wolverhampton sees vehicles seized, ticketed & dangerous weapon arrest

Drivers with weapons, banned, using phones, not wearing seatbelts and not having insurance were caught in a crackdown in the Bilston area

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Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's royal life revealed from 'prostitutes to staff complaints'

The former Prince Andrew has been thrust into the spotlight once more over the last few days

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Police crackdown sees illegal streaming blocked from millions of TVs

A major police operation has resulted in an illegal streaming platform shut down for good

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‘Dangerous’ dog on the loose topples woman in Midland town

An American Bulldog-type dog was on the loose and police are now asking for the public's help to idenify it and its owner

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Jaguar stop in Tamworth leads to Birmingham woman arrested on suspicion of drug dealing

Two suspected drug dealers, one a woman from Birmingham, have been arrested following a car stop in Tamworth

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Former BBC host charged with more than 30 historic sex offences

The former radio host has denied the allegations

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Hunt to find Tamworth school burglar wearing 'distinctive onesie'

A primary school was raided by a onesie-wearing burglar in Tamworth who was carrying a dark-coloured backpack and a white supermarket bag for life

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Sutton Coldfield shooting – police hunt 'men on e-bikes' as victim fights for his life

West Midlands Police has issued a fresh appeal following a horror shooting at a property in Sutton Coldfield at the weekend

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'Steve Wright wrote to me from prison - one paragraph chills me to the bone'

Steve Wright, famously known as the Suffolk Strangler, has confessed to killing a teenage girl back in 1999 in a dramatic U-turn today.

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Union hails teachers' jobs saved and more cash for schools in deal with trust but says 'secrecy can't continue'

The National Education Union has issued an open letter to parents thanking them for their support in the bitter strike action at Arthur Terry Learning Partnership schools which saw thousands of pupils miss school days as teachers fought to save their jobs

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'Major' £750k illegal IPTV operation shut down as Sky reports 'suspicious activity'

Four arrests have been made in connection with the large scale illicit streaming service

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GAME to close all UK branches including Merry Hill site as chain on brink of collapse

The gaming chain issued a notice to appoint an administrator last week

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12 counties in England facing snow as West Midlands verdict confirmed

Snow could blanket a dozen counties across England in the second week of February

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Sutton Coldfield shooting - Police appeal for footage and information after man seriously injured

Police are appealing for footage and information after a man was seriously injured following a shooting in Sutton Coldfield at the weekend.

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Sutton Coldfield shooting - Police appeal for footage and information after man serious injured

Police are appealing for footage and information after a man was seriously injured following a shooting in Sutton Coldfield at the weekend.

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Midlands rapist jailed over 'abhorrent' campaign of abuse

Steve Lloyd has been found guilty of one count of the rape and one count of engaging in controlling and or coercive behaviour

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Home’s windows smashed up in Tamworth with police hunting two men in connection with the crime

A home has had its windows smashed up in a suburb of Tamworth with police isuing descriptions of two men officers would like to speak to

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More than half of DWP disability assessors quit - over feeling 'despised'

A new DWP report shows more than half (52 per cent) of its health assessors left in a single year.