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Midlands woman banned from string of major shops after stealing items worth more than £4k
Lauren Brown had "a flagrant disregard for court orders…people and their property"
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Birmingham Amazon delivery driver seriously injured after being hit by own van
Paramedics administered advance life support to the driver
Driver dies following tipper truck collision near Cannock
The incident involved a black Skoda and a Scania tipper truck
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Midlands council leader says 'woke' Epping asylum ruling 'changes nothing'
Dudley Council's leader, Cllr Patrick Harley, says his lawyers will still look at how to keep asylum hotels out of the borough
Walsall thief jailed for stealing luxury Range Rovers and Jaguars in four days
Steven Elmore has been jailed for more than three years after admitting a string of car thefts
Murder-accused's message to parents of 16-year-old Birmingham boy he accepts he stabbed to death
Murder-accused Ishmael Farquharson, 34, said he believed his victim Sekou Doucoure had stabbed him in the back outside his home a week earlier and had 'feared for his life'
Madness star announces he has incurable cancer after 'unbearable pain'
Madness guitarist Chris Foreman has been with the band for 45 years and has now shared a health update with fans
British Gas, Octopus, EDF, EON, OVO customers 'can claw back £300' as bills rise
Householders are being warned that energy bills could otherwise "double or even triple" when colder weather combines with the new Ofgem price cap
Birmingham Paradise apologises for 'current appearance' of landmark building
The Birmingham Paradise development has transformed the city centre
Four in court after man seriously injured in Kingstanding street disorder
One man was seriously injured after violence flared on Hawthorne Road in Kingstanding around 5pm on August 20.
Missing Midlands teen found as man arrested on suspicion of child abduction
South Yorkshire Police have announced that missing teenager Jazmina has been found 'safe and well'
Couple falsely claimed £235,000 in benefits on top of husband's £403k wages
Paul Churchman was jailed after taking full responsibility for the pair's actions in rinsing the system over 11 years
Girl, 4, traumatised as dad 'beaten to a pulp' during family dinner at pub
Kaisen Kinsella, 27, was enjoying a meal with his partner, Georgy Annaise, and their two children, Sylvie Star, four, and Sully Moon, who is just seven months old, when he was viciously assaulted without warning
Wanted suspect believed to have returned from Dubai could be in Birmingham
Police want to trace 35-year-old Kamran Khan
Midlands teen, 15, discussed 'school shoot up' said 'I wanna kill so badly'
The boy also claimed he had a 'crossbow for killing Jews'
13 joyfully creative pictures from Birmingham Weekender featuring music, dance and theatre
Birmingham Weekender took over the Bullring and its surrounding streets over the August bank holiday to celebrate culture and creativity in the West Midlands
Man charged with seven knifepoint robberies at shops across the Black Country and Birmingham
West Midlands Police has charged a man with multiple knifepoint robberies at shops and supermarkets across Walsall, Sandwell, Wolverhampton and Birmingham.
Villa Park expansion and Blues Sports Quarter ‘will put city on the map’
Birmingham could benefit from two huge projects - Villa Park's expansion and Birmingham City's Sports Quarter
Joey Essex in unbelievable transformation with huge weight gain ahead of first boxing match
The reality TV star has been hitting the gym ahead of his official boxing debut this weekend
Rylan Clark's migrant rant on ITV This Morning was wrong on three points after backlash
Rylan Clark has been forced to defend his comments on ITV's This Morning after he claimed there was a narrative that people who cross the Channel are told "welcome, come on in"