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City raids 'thwarted major terror plot'

A "SPECTACULAR" terror attack was said to have been foiled by police and MI5 today after eight men were arrested in swoops in Birmingham. Read

Weapons found in rail passenger checks

A CATALOGUE of frightening weapons seized from rail commuters during passenger checks in Birmingham. Read

Rowdy drinkers hit in the pocket

THOUSANDS of booze-fuelled louts have suffered an expensive night out - after being hit with on-the-spot £80 fines for causing trouble on the streets. Read

Copycat raid on cash depot

COPYCAT ram-raiders are thought to have escaped with tens of thousands of pounds after smashing their way into a Midland cash security centre. Read

Teen girl survives after falling in front of train

A TEENAGE girl had a lucky escape when she fell between a platform and a moving train at a Birmingham railway station. Read

Rail vandal was nailed by a crumpled receipt

CONVICTED railway vandal Allan Nicol was snared by a harmless looking till receipt. Read

Last chance for Brum Lotto winner

A BIG prize lottery winner from Birmingham was today warned time was slowly running out for them to claim their giant "life-changing" cash haul. Read

Police bus patrols in bid to stop thefts

POLICE will mount high visibility patrols on buses in Birmingham to help protect school children from falling foul of robbers. Read

Fears as drug-driving rate soars

THE number of motorists caught behind the wheel while high on drugs rocketed over the Christmas period, new figures out today reveal. Read

Hickey hits out at paper girl threat arrest

ONE of the four men convicted and later cleared of killing Carl Bridgewater has been arrested on suspicion of threatening to kill a Birmingham newspaper girl. Read

Receipt led police ro rail sabotage suspect

A RAILMAN who set out to sabotage the West Midlands network was caught after dropping a receipt at the scene of his last attack, a jury was told. Read

Ex-track worker admits rail attacks

A TRACK maintenance worker sabotaged the West Midlands rail network in an unprecedented campaign of vandalism and destruction, a court heard. Read

Award for PC shot during riots

A BOBBY blasted in the leg as he battled to control baying yobs during the Lozells riots is being honoured for his bravery tonight. Read

Four held over street violence

A MAN was battered unconscious in a street attack in Birmingham city centre. Read

Security guard attacked with golf club

A SECURITY guard delivering cash to a Birmingham supermarket was attacked by a thug wielding a golf club. Read

Man is killed in tree collision

A MAN has died after becoming trapped inside the wreckage of car which ploughed into a tree in Birmingham in yet more tragedy on the region's roads. Read

Hoodie car thief terror of OAP

A PENSIONER in her eighties was dragged from a car and dumped at the roadside after a hoodie stole the vehicle while she was still sitting in the back. Read

Police seize mini bikes

MORE than 250 mini-motos have been seized by police in the Birmingham over the past year, new figures revealed today. Read

'Evil' thieves raid city charity shop

RAIDERS who smashed into a Birmingham charity shop and robbed it of a chance to raise much-needed cash for sick children were today condemned as "evil". Read

Hitmen link to city shooting

THE machine-gun killers who shot dead a man as he worked out at a gym may have been hitmen from abroad, police revealed. Read

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Mark Cowan is crime reporter for the Birmingham Mail.

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