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Crime boss ordered to pay back £28m

A BIRMINGHAM crook behind a £185 million criminal empire has been told to repay almost £30 million under Britain's biggest-ever confiscation order. Read

Arson on the No 57 bus

THIS was the moment a gang torched the top deck of a Birmingham bus as passengers sat downstairs. Read

Anti-terror police plea to public

POLICE chiefs today launched a major new anti-terror campaign calling on the public to report suspicious behaviour to police. Read

Salt boy tragedy couple 'left broken'

THE heartbroken Midland couple cleared of killing their young foster son today revealed they have not been told where he is buried. Read

Faulty power cable causes city traffic chaos

A FAULTY power cable brought traffic chaos to Birmingham city centre today. Read

Traffic chaos hits city centre

A BLOWN power cable brought traffic chaos to Birmingham city centre today. Read

Brother of shooting victim given ban

THE brother of a Birmingham teenager gunned down in a gangland shooting has been banned from parts of Birmingham. Read

Bus driver apologises for crash tragedy

A BUS driver banned from the road after a depot accident which killed a woman today told her family "I'm so sorry". Read

Nightclub thieves facing city-wide ban

CROOKS caught preying on revellers enjoying a night out in Birmingham face a ban from every bar, club and restaurant. Read

Mobile call that could cost motorists £1,000

TRAFFIC police in the West Midlands today warned things were about to get tougher for thousands of motorists still using mobile phones at the wheel. Read

Anguish at killer's four-year jail term

THE family of hit-and-run victim Rik Adams said nothing could compensate them for their loss after his killer was jailed for four years. Read

The driver's family will be reunited with him... we won't see Rik again

THE family of tragic hit-andrun victim Rik Adams today paid tribute to the "lovely, happy and successful" family man. Read

£20m drugs haul seized in police raid

DRUGS worth up to £20 million on the streets were seized in a dramatic police swoop in the Midlands. Read

Brum rail hub 'still on track'

CITY leaders today insisted a £500 million plan to transform New Street Station was still on track despite MPs' claims the project had been put on hold. Read

Take That tour to start in Brum

COMEBACK kings Take That today announced plans for a brand new tour and they have chosen to kick-start it in Birmingham. Read

Police in high speed link on fingerprints

COPS are set to use high-speed mobile phone technology to get a head-start on crooks blighting the lives of law-abiding families. Read

Brum DJ bans gun rap songs

A BIRMINGHAM radio DJ today pulled the plug on 'gangsta rap' music which he claims glamorises the deadly spectre of gun crime. Read

Mum stabbed by car-jackers

A TERRIFIED mother of two was left covered in blood after a brutal attack by knife-wielding carjackers in the Black Country. Read

Family at war over Mum's body

A FAMILY today told of their heartache over a tug-of-love row with their estranged brother which has resulted in their mum's body languishing in a morgue. Read

Family anger at killer's 'disgusting' sentence

THE anguished family of tragic hit and run victim Sarah Hunt were today dealt a second blow after prosecutors rejected pleas to appeal against her killer's "disgusting" sentence. Read

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Mark Cowan is crime reporter for the Birmingham Mail.

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