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Special service for Kidderminster soldier killed in Afghanistan to be attended by army comrades

COMRADES of a soldier killed in Afghanistan will be in the Midlands to pay their respects to the young dad.Read

Masked men raid Post Office in Lickey End

AN ELDERLY woman was reported to have been taken hostage this morning when two men raided a Midland Post Office.Read

MASKED raiders held up a Midland post office today, smashing a window and escaping with cash.

An elderly woman needed treatment from paramedics for severe shock after the hold-up at Lickey Post Office, in Lickey End.Read

Hero pilot Peter Burkill to receive jobseeker's allowance

An airline pilot from Worcester hailed a hero after helping to crash-land a stricken passenger jet at Heathrow Airport is set to receive jobseeker's allowance.Read

Worcestershire donor operation child celebrates third birthday

AS ENERGETIC James Jenkins cheerily paddles out of the sea it is hard to believe the youngster was once so desperately ill that his life hung in the balance.Read

Midlands police seize £800,000 of cannabis plants

THREE men were arrested in a drugs raid in which more than £800,000 worth of cannabis plants were seized.Read

Mercian Regiment soldier killed in Afghanistan

A British soldier was killed by an explosion in southern Afghanistan today.Read

Birmingham train services hit by fresh disruption

RAIL passengers in the West Midlands have been warned to expect more delays today because of engineering work.Read

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Worcestershire schoolboy took his own life due to exam pressure

A straight A-star schoolboy killed himself the day before a GCSE exam because he couldn’t cope with the pressure, an inquest has heard.Read

Three students return to Britain’s first all-female agricultural college in Studley after more than 50 years

THREE women who studied at Britain’s first all-female agricultural college have been reunited after more than 50 years.Read

Bromsgrove schoolchildren have lucky escape as bus crashes

A GROUP of children had a lucky escape today when their minibus was involved in a road accident.Read

Birmingham City v Aston Villa: Mum tells of ordeal caught up in derby violence

A MUM told today how she and her two young sons was left shaken after being caught up in derby violence.Read

New appeal in taxi driver Mohammed Arshad murder hunt

POLICE investigating the murder of taxi driver Mohammed Arshad have made a new appeal after a witness came forward to report a near-collision with a dark blue taxi at about the time of the attack.Read

Baby zebra Dougal's foal play fails to impress two-ton rhino

BABY zebra Dougal had a tough introduction to the law of the jungle – when an angry rhino squared up to him at West Midlands Safari Park.Read

Mohammed Arshad taxi murder: Police probe "near miss" accident

Detectives investigating the murder of taxi driver today issued an appeal forRead

London Midland rail passengers to be hit by industrial action

The rail firm which cancelled most of its services last Sunday because of staff shortages is facing the threat of industrial action in a row over pay, potentially affecting services across the West Midlands, it was confirmed.Read

Body of Kidderminster soldier Richard Brandon returned home

The fiancee and daughter of a Midland soldier killed in Afghanistan sobbed on streets of a military town yesterday as his body was returned home.Read

West Midlands soldier repatriated after death in Afghanistan

The fiancee and daughter of a soldier from Kidderminster killed in Afghanistan sobbed on the streets of a military town as his body was returned home.Read

Dad's safety plea to New Zealand PM after daughter dies in river tragedy

THE father of a young Midland tourist who died during a river adventure trip in New Zealand has pleaded with the country’s prime minister to make extreme sports safer.Read

Droitwich mum in charity run with triplet siblings on anniversary of dad's death

THIS set of triplets are preparing to put their best feet forward in honour of their late father when they participate the EDF Energy Birmingham Half Marathon.Read