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Terror on the No 97 as yobs strike

A GANG of up to 15 armed thugs brought terror to a Birmingham bus when they stormed on board and attacked a group of teenage passengers. Read

Prolific criminals on police hit list

MORE than 300 crooks behind a wave of crime in Birmingham have been identified by police in a major crackdown. Read

Crackdown on fly-tippers a success

A STOP and search blitz has been launched on traders who illegally dump a whopping 34,000 tonnes of rubbish in Birmingham each year.o Read

Blitz on the soccer louts

A POLICE taskforce has been set up to target soccer thugs heaping shame on Midland clubs. Read

Commuter chaos as robbers dump cash haul

MOTORISTS were scrambling for cash in Birmingham today after bungling armed robbers tossed thousands of pounds of notes from their car. Read

Family hit out at top judge's comments

THE family of murdered Birmingham barman Trevor Owens today told England's top judge: "You're talking a load of rubbish." Read

Pals' tributes to stab victim

TRIBUTES to tragic teenage stab victim  Odwayne  Barnes  were starting  to  pour  in  today  as police set up a confidential mobile phone number for witnesses. Read

Police seal off tower block in hunt for gunman

ARMED police surrounded a Birmingham tower block today after a gunman fled inside. Read

Armed raiders in third robbery

A GANG of gun-toting robbers who battered a shopkeeper with a bottle have struck for a third time, it emerged today. Read

Drivers caught in mobile phone crackdown

TEN drivers were caught using their mobile phones at the wheel in the West Midlands on the day tough new penalties came into force. Read

Two arrested after armed siege at flats

ARMED police surrounded a Birmingham tower block today after a gunman fled inside. Read

Police vow over knives after latest death

POLICE were today continuing to quiz four men over the stabbing murder of Odwayne Anthony Barnes. Read

City centre murder victim is named

THE first picture has been released of teenager Odwayne Anthony Barns who was stabbed to death in broad daylight as he waited for a bus in Birmingham city centre. Read

Four quizzed over knife murder

FOUR people were today being quizzed by detectives over the murder of a teenage boy fatally stabbed in a broad daylight attack in Birmingham. Read

Warning over dangers of fake cigarettes

THEY say smoking kills, but puff on one of the fake cigarettes on sale in the region and you are likely to die a lot quicker. Read

Man left for dead in hammer attack

A MAN was left for dead after suffering "horrendous" injuries when he was battered over the head by a hammer-wielding attacker. Read

Girl is charged with man's murder

A TEENAGE girl has been charged with murdering a man found beaten to death in a house in Birmingham. Read

Pupils held in bus gun scare

THREE schoolboys were arrested by armed police in a dramatic swoop on a packed bus in Birmingham, it emerged today. Read

Passengers hold key to college stab probe

BUS passengers could hold the key to identifying a knifeman who stabbed a teenager in Birmingham city centre and left him fighting for life. Read

Police closing in on armed gang

DETECTIVES today said the "net was closing" on a gang of Birmingham armed robbers behind a string of hold-ups at exclusive jewellers across the country. Read

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Mark Cowan is crime reporter for the Birmingham Mail.

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