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Centenary House probation centre in Kitts Green.

Parents fighting Birmingham probation centre to meet Jack Straw

PARENTS fighting to close a controversial probation centre in the city have won the chance to put their case to Jack Straw. Read

Police

Manager of Northfield British Legion attacked by thief in Birmingham

POLICE were tdoay hunting a thief who tried to rob the manager of Northfield Royal British Legion club in Birmingham. Read

Green Lane mosque.

Police under fire over Ofcom ruling on Birmingham mosque documentary

A SENIOR politician has accused West Midlands Police of "serious misjudgment" over the way it complained about a TV documentary exposing extremism in mosques, including one in Birmingham. Read

Police

Birmingham v Villa derby should be at 10am, says police chief

A SENIOR police officer wants the Birmingham v Villa derby to be played mid-morning to avoid further clashes by yob fans. Read

Police raid Birmingham drug dealers

A SERIES of police swoops aimed at smashing the illegal drugs trade blighting inner city Birmingham were under way today. Read

Disabled dad: I was attacked and no-one stopped to help me

A DISABLED father has spoken of his ordeal at the hands of two thugs who robbed him in a Birmingham alleyway. Read

Paul Weston, who was shot in the leg during a bank robbery by the gang that killed Joseph Nwabuko.

Confronting gunman 'the right thing to do', says ex-Birmingham cop

A RETIRED police officer blasted in the leg as he tried to disarm a gun-toting bank robber today told why he put his life at risk. Read

Lynton Fletcher

The ruthless linchpin behind Birmingham gang which brought terror

RUTHLESS robber Lyton Fletcher was the "key man" behind a hardened gang of armed crooks who left a wave of terror across the Midlands, police said today. Read

Lynton Fletcher goes to shoot Joseph Nwabuko.

The moment a Birmingham gangster sealed Joseph Nwabuko's fate

THIS is the moment cold killer Lynton Fletcher made the decision to return and gun down Joseph Nwabuko on the streets of Birmingham city centre. Read

Police

Drive-by gunman blasts city youth

A TEENAGER has been gunned down in a daylight drive-by shooting in Birmingham. Read

Alisha Begum

Firebomb murder suspects 'may be back'

TWO men suspected of fleeing abroad after the firebomb death of a Birmingham girl may be back in the Midlands, it was revealed today. Read

Police

Broad Street smash causes commuter chaos

COMMUTERS faced rush-hour chaos today after police closed Birmingham's Broad Street following a serious road smash. Read

Police

Woman dies in flats plunge

A WOMAN has died after falling from a tower block flat in Birmingham. Read

Law and order.

Man is stabbed to death

A MAN died after being stabbed during a row at a house in Birmingham - despite a desperate battle by doctors to save him. Read

Daniel Redfern

Daniel's a brave boy in blue

WANNABE Bobby Daniel Redfern had his dream come true when he became a brave Boy in Blue for the day. Read

Fake Adidas trainers seized in Alum Rock.

Fake designer hoard is seized

AN ALADDIN'S Cave of suspected fake designer clothes has been found hidden in a secret room in a shop in Birmingham. Read

Police

Few cops fined for speeding

JUST 14 out of more than 2,600 police officers caught by speed cameras in the West Midlands have been punished, new figures revealed today Read

Police

Cannabis suspect still held

A MAN arrested in a police swoop on a cannabis factory in a Birmingham house was today still in custody. Read

Cannabis plants

Drugs house raided by police

POLICE today smashed a cannabis factory hidden inside a Birmingham terraced house. Read

Gun crime.

Shots fired by gunmen at house

DRIVE-BY gunmen opened fire on a house in Birmingham. Read

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Mark Cowan is crime reporter for the Birmingham Mail.

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