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March 28, 2025

Connor Brookes murder trial set to overrun due to contested evidence of defendants on the witness stand

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West Midlands top cop tells Walsall residents an influx of new officers will ensure Section 60 powers will curb violent disorder

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March 27, 2025

West Midlands top cop addresses concerns over gun crime after fatal shooting in Wolverhampton

Sentencing of ten Black Country international drug kingpins gets underway in Wolverhampton

March 26, 2025

Arrests increase after West Midlands Police focus on apprehending more young knife crime offenders

Birmingham man stands trial alone for Bloxwich travel agents raid as partner in crime 'remains a mystery'

Murder trial over killing of Oldbury schoolboy Jahziah Coke entering final days

'I'm not obsessed with guns', man accused of drive-by shooting of Connor Brookes tells jury

March 25, 2025

Prison service confirms inmate died at Wolverhampton's HMP Brinsford just weeks ahead of release

Neighbour of boy accused of murdering Jahziah Coke describes him as 'a lovely caring boy always acting as peacemaker'

Wolverhampton thief who stole £482k from friend avoids sentencing due to ill health weeks after judge stopped her flying to India

March 24, 2025

'I couldn't believe what I saw, I'd have been home with my daughter if shooting was planned' murder accused tells jury

Five men appear at Wolverhampton Crown Court charged with Walsall murder of Mohammad Khan

Hardened criminal claimed West Bromwich robbery was result of being spiked with mamba

March 23, 2025

Seedy Sandwell pensioner jailed after arranging to meet 12-year-old for sex

Land Ahoy! Pirate ship sails into Wordsley primary school delighting pupils

'If I do not get out of there alive I will haunt the bosses": Tragic Dudley worker predicted his fate the night before death

March 22, 2025

Shocking CCTV footage of a knifeman attacking a victim sparks condemnation from Walsall bishop

Fire fighters dampen down huge Wolverhampton Heath Town waste centre blaze

Heath Town|Mar 22

Police cordon off two parts of Kingstanding after two people stabbed

Black Country company ordered to pay £120,000 over death of employee Maciej Rozanski

March 20, 2025

Smethwick couple admit running international prostitution ring from the Black Country for over five years

Sawn-off shotgun used to kill Connor Brookes was found in Staffordshire hedgerow a month after killing

With perfect timing The Boys from the Black Stuff march into Birmingham on a red letter day for the dispossessed

Entertainment|Mar 20

Walsall Uber Eats driver who battered father-in-law with a hammer outside McDonalds avoids jail

March 19, 2025

Woman pleads guilty to wounding over Smethwick stabbing after attempted murder charges dropped

'It does not feel real' boy accused of murdering Jahziah Coke 'traumatised' by killing

Two yobs who punched, kicked and stamped on man whose house they were arguing outside jailed

This is the face of the Wolverhampton PCSO now serving 11 and half years as a convicted paedophile

March 18, 2025

Call to sign petition for CCTV at Great Barr park where boy, 15, was stabbed

Thousands descend on Smethwick for Hola Mohalla Sikh festival

March 17, 2025

Woman denies murdering two-month-old baby in West Bromwich in 2020

Trial of man accused of murdering Rhiannon Skye Whyte at Walsall's Bescot railway station unable to start

Bilston man will stand trial after denying injuring three women in Wolverhampton drive-by shooting

'I can never forgive you for stealing my childhood' - victim of depraved Dudley paedophile tells court

Campaign launched to recognise West Bromwich Albion player whose Second World War SAS exploits have come to light

March 16, 2025

A great afternoon enjoying a value for money menu at Staffordshire sports bar

Staffordshire restaurant reviews|Mar 16

March 15, 2025

Wolverhampton PCSO jailed for string of sexual crimes including raping a boy

March 14, 2025

Jury hears how shotgun pellets peppered Connor Brookes van and riddled the surrounding area

Black Country slaughterhouse charged with 20 counts of animal cruelty after chickens 'kicked and thrown' across the floor

Wolverhampton business to stand trial over industrial accident which left employee with life changing injuries

March 13, 2025

Staffordshire live music scene given boost as Pitchers announces Saturday night gigs until July

Entertainment|Mar 13

Warrant issued for man arrested in Wednesbury with machetes and bolt cutters after he fails to attend court hearing

Connor Brookes 'was not involved in any gang or had anything to do with Bailey Atkinson's murder' court hears

March 12, 2025

First responding police officer 'found Conor Brookes slumped in the driver's seat covered in blood', court told

West Midlands Conservative councillor suffocated to death after placing plastic bag over his head in sex game, inquest hears

Five men charged in connection with Neo Graham told they have until April to admit or deny charges

Satellite expert tells jury car used in Connor Brookes drive-by shooting was equipped with GPS which left proof of journeys

Depraved Dudley paedophile who groomed girls on Snapchat to get explicit videos to share with other perverts jailed

March 11, 2025

Church leaders convinced Tipton paedophile to hand mobile phone to police