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Home Secretary Jacqui Smith under pressure over Damian Green arrest

EMBATTLED Home Secretary Jacqui Smith was under mounting pressure today after she refused to apologise for the controversial arrest of Tory frontbencher Damian Green. Read

Police hunt thieves who tortured Harvington property developer

POLICE were today hunting masked thieves who tortured a wealthy property developer in a 12-hour ordeal which saw holes pierced in his legs. Read

Man arrested in connection with drug death released on bail

Two teenage women, one of whom died at Redditch’s Alexandra Hospital, were found unconscious at a property in Batchley Road at 1.30pm on Monday. Read

Man arrested in conection with a woman' drugs death in redditch is realeased on bail

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Snowmen wanted by Acorns children's hospice

FAMILIES are being encouraged to don their walking shoes and dress up as snowmen, reindeer, elves or Christmas trees in a bid to raise money for seriously ill children. Read

Teen dies in drugs mystery in Redditch

A TEENAGE mum of one died and another is fighting for life in hospital after they apparently overdosed on drugs at a house in Redditch. Read

Redditch Borough Council raises cash for Breast Cancer Campaign

WORKERS at Redditch Borough Council were pretty in pink when they dressed up for charity. Read

50 tackle blaze at Jade Garden restaurant in Redditch

ROADS around central Redditch were expected to remain closed for much of today while firefighters ensure that a blaze which gutted a Chinese restaurant is properly doused. Read

Dickie Bird judges sausage competition

BANGERS of the firework variety were not the only ones filling the Birmingham air with smoke. Read

Bosses killed in air crash

TWO West Midland company directors died when a helicopter crashed and burst into flames in farmland in Gloucestershire after disappearing into a bank of heavy cloud. Read

Astwood Bank carnival fireworks show predicted to go with a bang!

A FANTASTIC firework display will mark the 21st anniversary of Redditch's Astwood Bank carnival. Read

Midlands rocked by earthquake

THE Midlands was rocked by an earth tremor which people described as sounding like a lorry crashing into the side of their house. Read

Bid to find descendants of WW1 soldier Thomas Talbot

THE memory of a Dudey soldier killed in the First World War lives on following a chance discovery by a church warden. Read

Car crash cuts power lines near Kidderminster

A MAJOR route through the Midlands was closed today after a car crashed into a telegraph police and cut power to the area. Read

Factory call in payout fight

RELATIVES of a former Birmingham bakery worker who died from a painful asbestos-linked lung disease are calling on ex-colleagues to help them get compensation. Read

Parents defend suicide decision of paralysed son Daniel James

THE parents of a paralysed Midland rugby player who went to Switzerland for an assisted suicide defended his decision today as police launched an inquiry. Read