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Jacqui Smith facing home probe

HOME Secretary and Midland MP Jacqui Smith came out fighting after it emerged she was to face a parliamentary “sleaze” investigation over her second home allowance. Read

Pair in court over death of teenager in Worcestershire

TWO men have appeared in court charged with the murder of a Midland teenager who was stabbed in a car park. Read

Two in court over teenager's stab murder in Worcestershire

TWO men will appear in court today charged with the murder of a teenager stabbed in a car park. Read

Plans to close Redditch course leaves golfers feeling under par

A MIDLAND council is set to axe its municipal golf course in a bid to save more than £800,000. Read

Family pays tribute to teenager stabbed in Worcestershire

THE family of a teenager stabbed to death in a car park paid tribute to him, saying: "If he could help anyone, he would." Read

Worcestershire stab victim named

A 19-YEAR-OLD man stabbed to death in a quiet Midland village has been named as Shane Price. Read

‘Psychic’ dated top officer’s daughter

POLICE have launched an inquiry into a relationship between a convicted fraudster and the teenage daughter of a high-ranking Midland police officer. Read

A PEDESTRIAN was killed after a lorry crashed into him on a busy Midland road.

The man, who has not yet been identified by police, was hit by an articulated lorry on Stourport Road, Kidderminster at about 9am today Read

Detectives puzzled by dad’s death in Bromsgrove

POLICE investigating the unexplained death of a Midland dad today made a further appeal for witnesses. Read

Man found dead in Bromsgrove named

DETECTIVES today named a man found dead at a house in Bromsgrove as David Currier. Read

Jacqui Smith under scrutiny over allowances

HOME Secretary Jacqui Smith insisted that she had done nothing wrong by claiming more than £100,000 in taxpayer-funded allowances for living in her sister’s London home. Read

Mourning for gunshot victim

HUNDREDS of mourners braved the snow to pay their respects to a “well liked and much loved” Midland Post Office worker shot dead in an attempted armed robbery. Read

Hundreds mourn Fairfield post office raid victim

HUNDREDS of mourners have braved the snow to pay their respects to a "well-liked and much-loved" Worcestershire post office worker shot dead in an attempted armed robbery. Read

Witness appeal after fatal crash on M5

POLICE are appealing for witnesses to a fatal motorway collision in the Midlands. Read

Family rescued from suspected arson attack in Stourport on Severn

A MIDLAND mother and baby were rescued by a street of heroes after their house was allegedly deliberately set on fire. Read

House fires in Kidderminster and Stourport

THREE people were taken to hospital after two separate blazes in the Midlands. Read

POLICE are hunting thieves who stole a lorry from a Worcestershire street.

The blue flatbed, which has a rear-mounted Atlas crane, was stolen from Oldington Lane, Kidderminster, between January 22 and January 23. Read

Police want to trace car in shooting

POLICE investigating the fatal shooting of Midland sub-postmaster’s son Craig Hodson-Walker have appealed for help in tracing a car. Read

Top textile designers to put work on display at Forge Mill Needle Museum in Redditch

VISITORS to the Forge Mill Needle Museum in Redditch will be in stitches when 30 of the country’s top textile designers exhibit their work next month. Read

Top textile designers to put work on display at Forge Mill Needle Museum in Redditch

VISITORS to the Forge Mill Needle Museum in Redditch will be in stitches when 30 of the country’s top textile designers exhibit their work next month. Read