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Birmingham and Worcesters Soldiers tell of life on the front line in Afghanistan

A MIDLAND soldier fighting in Afghanistan has described the adrenaline rush of being under fire – and says his colleagues are determined to prove “they could do the job”.Read

Colleagues' funeral tributes to Afghan blast victim Jason Williams

HUNDREDS of people lined the streets for the funeral of a “first-class soldier” killed in an explosion in Afghanistan.Read

Hundreds pay tribute at funeral of Worcester soldier killed in Afghanistan

Hundreds of people have lined the streets of Worcester for the funeral of a "first-class soldier" killed in an explosion in Afghanistan.Read

Funeral to be held for Worcester soldier killed in Afghanistan blast

Mourners will pay their final respects to a "forward-leaning and dynamic" Worcester soldier who died in Afghanistan.Read

Redditch store robbery witness plea

POLICE investigating a robbery at a Redditch newsagents involving a knife are appealing for further witnesses to come forward.Read

Tributes to 'outstanding' paratrooper Dale Hopkins

Mourners have paid their respects to an "outstanding and utterly professional" Worcestershire paratrooper killed in Afghanistan earlier this month.Read

Elephants show off their flair for music, art and football at West Midland Safari Park

ARE these the most talented elephants in the world?Read

Halesowen Town crisis: FA set to investigate after fake fags charge

THE FA is set to investigate a crisis-hit Midland football club after a former senior executive was charged with smuggling £5 million of cigarettes into the country.Read

Ex-Halesowen Town chief executive on fake cigarettes charge

THE former chief executive of a crisis-hit Midland football club has been charged after he allegedly failed to pay customs duty on £5.3 million-worth of counterfeit cigarettes imported into the UK.Read

'Robin Hood' jailed for 13 years for armed robberies

A Worcester student who claimed to be a "modern-day Robin Hood" has been jailed for 13 years for a catalogue of armed robberies across Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Devon.Read

Midland taxpayers to foot £70,000 bill for 'lost paperwork'

MIDLAND taxpayers are set to foot a “monumental” bill after bungling council staff lost cash payments totalling more than £70,000.Read

Reckless speeder jailed after 120mph police pursuit

A DISQUALIFIED driver involved in a police chase at speeds of 120mph has been put behind bars for more than two years.Read

Worcestershire school backed over home smacking

A leading Worcestershire public school that sacked a former nurse for smacking her own son at home has welcomed the rejection of her claim for unfair dismissal.Read

New Zealand adventure company accused over tourist's death

The operator of an adventure river trip in which a Worcestershire tourist drowned had no specific safety regulations, a court in New Zealand has heard.Read

Pirate Party to stand against MPs in the Midlands

A Worcester graphic designer is to challenge a Government minister at the next election as leader of the UK’s own Pirate Party, which campaigns to change the laws on sharing films and music over the internet.Read

Shock as rural cops use Tasers once a week

POLICE in parts of the rural West Midlands are using Tasers at least once a week, new Home Office figures have revealed.Read

A YOUNG woman suffered a fractured cheekbone after being viciously attacked in Kidderminster, police have revealed.

The woman, who is in her 20s, left the Royal Exchange pub in New Road at around 11.30pm on Saturday August 8 and walked into Oxford Street, towards the Comberton Road Ringway island.Read

Open verdict recorded on Bromsgrove stab man David Currier

Mystery surrounds the death of man who died from stab wounds at his home in Bromsgrove last February.Read

Emily Pankhurst autograph auctioned off

THE autographs of a host of famous people will go under the hammer in the Midlands.Read

Emily Pankhurst autograph auctioned off

THE autographs of a host of famous people will go under the hammer in the Midlands.Read