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300 Santas beat cold for Birmingham Santa Dash

MORE than 300 Santas raced through the streets of Birmingham in a charity fund-raising event yesterday.Read

Quarry Bank company director seeks damages from a US tour operator after falling from a Segway

A MIDLAND company director is demanding compensation after being told he will never walk properly again following a horrific crash on a Segway scooter in America.Read

We never forget a murder, say West Midlands detectives

DETECTIVES last year dealt with 43 murders in the West Midlands and managed to catch the killer in all but four cases.Read

Family liaison officer: Crucial linchpin in tragedy

WHEN someone is murdered they are not the only victim. The brutal death of anyone leaves heartache in its wake, forever devastating the lives of family and friends.Read

Behind the Badge: Mark Cowan looks at the work of the murder police hunting the region’s killers

THE startling ring of the phone call can come at any time of that day.Read

Behind the badge: Police effectively manage offenders in the community

THE work to tackle sex offenders extends far beyond convictions at court.Read

Behind the Badge: Special focus on the police team tackling online child abuse

In the second of a five-part series of features on specialist police departments working behind the scenes to protect the public, Birmingham Mail Crime Correspondent MARK COWAN looks at the harrowing work of officers specialising in tackling online child abuse.Read

Birmingham Mail reporter takes part in police riot training - in pictures

Birmingham Mail reporter undergoes police riot trainingRead

Birmingham Mail reporter undergoes police riot training

I’M on a street surrounded by burned-out cars, broken glass and flame-scorched walls. Oh, and there’s a man preparing to throw a petrol bomb at me – just your average day at the office really.Read

Meet the ‘unsung heroes’ of West Midlands police...

THIS week the Birmingham Mail goes “behind the badge” to look at some of the specialist police units working to keep the public of the West Midlands safe, beginning with the tactics needed to control violent crowds.Read