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Gun crimes on rise sharply in London, Manchester and Birmingham
Police are concerned that illegal firearms could end up in hands of terrorists.
Birmingham: Loaded gun, bullets, knives and drugs seized in Nando's police raid
Police raided the Nando's restaurant in Birmingham while teenagers were eating chicken.
Hawkeswood Metal disaster: Five dead after wall collapses at recycling centre in Nechells
West Midlands Police called by paramedics after wall collapsed at recycling plant.
West Bromwich school under fire for changing its name from Guns Village
Authorities want to change school's 140-year-old name 'because the news is full of shootings'.
England vs Sri Lanka, 2nd ODI: Where to watch live, prediction, betting odds, possible XI and live streaming info
England host Sri Lanka in the second ODI on 23 June. The first game ended in a tie.
Birmingham: Wife accused of disembowelling ex-husband with carving knife after sex
Dalya Saeed, 34, from Moseley has denied the attempted murder of taxi driver Bilal Mir
Ofsted finds leaflets in Islamic school denouncing music and dancing as 'acts of the devil'
The watchdog found the documents at the Darul Uloom Islamic High School in Birmingham.
Choking game: 12-year-old boy from Birmingham dies after taking part in deadly online craze
The body of Karnel Haughton was found by his mother at their home in Castle Vale.
Passengers fear terrorist attack as man shouts 'Allahu Akbar' on Emirates flight from Dubai to Birmingham
Shehraz Sarwar, 38, pleaded guilty to using threatening words and behaviour on the Boeing 777.
Birmingham pub bombings: Inquest reopened as West Midlands Police 'missed opportunity' to stop attack
Inquests into deaths of 21 people in 1974 bombings reopened following 'significant' information.
Kandyce Downer: Foster parent who murdered baby was scarred by father's death, says half-brother
Kandyce Downer's half-brother said a family tragedy 'sucked her down'.
Ozzy Osbourne 'honoured' as Birmingham names new tram after heavy metal star
Black Sabbath star unveils the pink Midland Metro tram and takes first ride to New Street Station.
Isis: West Midlands Police charge 3 men with Syria-related terror offences
A fourth man has been released on bail pending further investigations.
Church of Scientology faces calls for compulsory purchase orders on historic English properties in danger of going to 'rack and ruin'
Investigation exposes puzzling relationship between Church of Scientology and historic English property.
Scientology and its languishing English property: Pitmaston House, Birmingham
The Church of Scientology has left landmark English property worth millions undeveloped for years.
Isis: Three arrested in Syria-related London and Birmingham counter-terrorism raids
Separate dawn raids were conducted by police at addresses in London and Birmingham.
'Fabulous rear' advert puts heat on Marco Pierre White's Birmingham restaurant in sexism row
MPW Group and Birmingham Hotel La Tour face criticism over "sexist and offensive" poster campaign.
Stolen tractor demolishing a railway bridge in Abbotswood causes major delays to services
A stolen farm tractor which smashed through a railway bridge caused chaos to train services.
Birmingham: Shocking video shows man punching window and hurling death threats at bus driver
The clip of the incident has since gone viral and has been viewed more than 11,000 times
Leicester mother loses care of children she had planned to take to Isis-controlled Syria
The woman, from Leicester, was arrested last summer at Birmingham Airport with Isis propaganda on her phone
Mother of 4 Kandyce Downer guilty of 'barbaric and evil' murder of 18-month-old foster child
The mother of four tried to blame the toddler's murder on her son.
Three people charged in UK terror enquiry launched after Paris and Brussels attacks
The trio from Small Heath in Birmingham were arrested earlier in April.
UK housing: Plan allowing 51,100 new homes to be built in Birmingham gets go-ahead
The move will allow 6,000 new homes to be built on green belt land around Birmingham.
UK terror arrests: Birmingham teen arrested at Manchester Airport for Syria related terrorism offences
West Midlands Police's Counter Terrorism Unit say that no passengers were in danger at the time of the arrest.
UK terror plot: 5 arrested after international counter-terrorism investigation
Four men and one woman are being held in Birmingham and Gatwick airport accused of terrorism.
Police find £70,000 worth of cannabis growing near Birmingham city centre
Three roomfuls of cannabis found after engineer smelt cannabis at address near City Arcade.
Moeen Ali detained at Birmingham airport for 40 minutes
Ali was returning from India when he was stopped by border officials at the Birmingham airport.
Panama Papers: Birmingham Orion Building apartments owned by offshore firms in Mossack Fonseca leak
Tentacles of offshore property investors linked to Panama Papers extend beyond London.
Pegida UK: German founder Lutz Bachmann to speak at Birmingham anti-Islam rally
March organised by ex-EDL leader Tommy Robinson will again attract anti-fascist protests.
Starbucks: Woman breaks legs and pelvis after falling 25 feet down lift shaft
The woman reportedly stepped into the shaft – but the lift wasn't there.