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Sword attack terror at Birmingham post office

ARMED robbers, one brandishing a sword and the other a sledge hammer, held up a Birmingham post office. Read

Man stabbed in Sparkhill

ONE man was stabbed in the stomach and two other left with minor knife wounds in what police believe was a street robbery which went wrong. Read

Extreme biker Craig Jones and Sergeant Richard Breeze

The safest man on two wheels

A WORLD record-holding motorcycle stuntman has agreed to go back to basics to improve his road riding skills as part of a police safety course. Read

Firms accused of health and safety breach

TWO firms have been accused of breaching health and safety laws after a giant screen set up to show England's World Cup matches crashed to the ground in heavy winds. Read

Christopher Anderson with granddaughters Lauren Anderson, aged 7 and Isabel Anderson, aged 2.

Murder dad tragedy no.2

THE death of a grandfather in Birmingham was the second tragedy to hit his family in five years, it emerged today. Read

Brian Tucker

Fraudster jailed for VAT con

A BIRMINGHAM racehorse owner has come a cropper after being jailed for conning thousands of pounds in tax breaks for horses he had already sold. Read

The cosmetics recovered by Customs Officers

Cocaine hidden in cosmetics

COCAINE with an estimated street value of up to £400,000 destined for the streets of the West Midlands has been found in bottles of cosmetics. Read

Praise for public as crime toll cut

POLICE chiefs today praised the public for helping to slash crime in the West Midlands to its lowest level since 1989. Read

Karren Brady and David Sullivan

Furious Blues bosses 'took no bungs'

FURIOUS Blues bosses Karren Brady and David Sullivan were today said to be insistent their arrest had "nothing whatsoever" to do with any suggestion that they received "bungs". Read

Karren Brady

Furious Karren Brady 'took no bungs'

FURIOUS Karren Brady was today said to be insistent that the police inquiry had "nothing whatsoever" to do with any suggestion that she or David Sullivan received "bungs". Read

Grandad 'doted on his family'

THE grief-stricken family of a dad-of-three stabbed to death in Birmingham today described him as a "decent and genuine family man". Read

Anil Patani

Delight at crime fall in March

POLICE in the West Midlands today looked set to be celebrating a dramatic drop in crime to levels not seen for almost two decades. Read

Shame of child porn on screen

POLICE who raided a Birmingham sales rep's home discovered 90 indecent images of children stored on his computer. Read

Karren Brady

Furious Karren 'took no bungs'

FURIOUS Karren Brady was today said to be insistent that the police inquiry had "nothing whatsoever" to do with any suggestion that she or David Sullivan received "bungs". Read

Andre Nunes

Second man charged over model murder

A SECOND man has been charged with the kidnap and murder of a former model from Birmingham. Read

Man arrested after body is found in West Heath

POLICE are treating the death of a man whose body was found at a house in Birmingham as "suspicious". Read

Man in court over Mailbox shooting

A MAN has been charged with a firearms offence in connection with a shooting at an upmarket Birmingham city centre restaurant. Read

Nehemiah Bryce

City shooting still a mystery

THE murder of a Birmingham man left for dead in an alleyway has left police baffled and they have still not been able to find a motive. Read

Man's badly burned body found in Birmingham park

THE body of a man found on parkland in Birmingham had suffered severe burns, it was revealed today. Read

Lillian Wilkes

Police award for brave Lillian Wilkes of Birmingham

AN 11-year-old girl has been honoured for her bravery after she fought off a robber trying to steal her mum's handbag. Read

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Mark Cowan is crime reporter for the Birmingham Mail.

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