All news on the topic: West Midlands Police

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Care home staff forged will to steal 85-year-old resident’s £175,000 estate
This is the inside story of an extraordinary and chaotic trial that will further fuel alarm about the potential scale of financial abuse against the elderly across the UK.
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Convenience stores linked to gangs face zero-star food hygiene ratings
Two ‘Bob Shops’ were ordered to take urgent action on more than 80 issues after inspectors found a series of food hygiene breaches.
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Starmer calls police decision to bar Israeli fans from Europa League game ‘wrong’
British officials said Friday they were working to reverse a ban on Maccabi Tel Aviv soccer fans attending a Europa League game at Aston Villa next month because of security concerns, a decision that drew condemnation from politicians, sports organizations, and Jewish groups.
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Murder investigation launched after man in his 20s dies in Wolverhampton
Cops have launched an urgent murder probe after a man in his 20s died following a horrific attack.
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Suspect held on attempted murder after Birmingham nightclub attack
Four people have been arrested - one on suspicion of attempted murder - after four others were injured in a shooting at a nightclub in Birmingham.
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Police investigate racist attack on British born Sikh woman in Oldbury
The victim, reported to be a British-born Sikh in her 20s, informed officers that a racist remark was directed at her during the attack in the Tame Road area of Oldbury on Tuesday morning, which was reported to West Midlands Police just before 8:30 am.
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Failed assassination attempt in Birmingham: American woman hired for revenge convicted of conspiracy to murder and ammunition smuggling
An American woman who wore a niqab disguise and tried to shoot a stranger dead in the street only for the gun to jam is facing a life sentence.
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Birmingham Airport closed after emergency landing injures one
Birmingham Airport’s runway has been closed and flights are being diverted because of an "aircraft incident" - with one person confirmed injured.
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Cars stripped in minutes: ‘autocannibalism’ surges around Birmingham City stadium
"I arrived back at the car, the bonnet and the bumper had gone and the headlamps had just been taken off."
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Tragedy in Sutton Park: Body of missing teenager recovered from Powell’s Pool lake
The teenager vanished in the water at Powell’s Pool, a lake at Sutton Park in Sutton Coldfield, on Thursday evening, and West Midlands Police has confirmed he died
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Man dies after collision with police car in Birmingham
A man has died following a collision involving a police car in Birmingham.
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Nine jailed after £225,000 drug raid and machete attack in Birmingham
Nine men were later jailed after police found heroin and crack cocaine worth more than £225,000
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Murder inquiry launched as young man gunned down in broad daylight
A murder investigation has been initiated after a man in his 20s was fatally shot on a housing estate in Wolverhampton.
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Great-grandfather, 64, pulls out a gun on his own granddaughter in a dispute over his wife’s ashes
A great-granddad has been jailed for five years after he pulled a pistol on his granddaughter during an argument over his late wife’s ashes.
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Killer driver runs over e-bike rider to ’teach him a lesson’ for doing wheelies
A man has been found guilty of murder after intentionally hitting an e-bike rider with his car to "teach him a lesson" for doing a wheelie, police said.
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Hospital placed on lockdown after 16-year-old boy stabbed in the street
Police are investigating after a Birmingham hospital was forced into lockdown when a group ‘ambushed’ the emergency department.
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Gang ’ambushes’ Birmingham hospital A&E and raids ambulance after a 16-year-old is stabbed
A 16-year-old boy was taken to the hospital with serious injuries after being stabbed on Pretoria Road in Bordesley Green yesterday afternoon, prior to a disturbance occurring at a Birmingham hospital.
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Map shows locations in the UK where people are most likely to be killed by friends or ex-partners
Home Office figures have revealed how many people were killed and who by across the country - you can use our interactive map to see how your area compares in detail.
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Boy, 12, dies after Birmingham stabbing; teen arrested for murder
West Midlands Police say a 12-year-old boy was found with serious injuries after a stabbing near Scribers Lane in the Hall Green area of Birmingham on Tuesday.
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Woman raped outside shopping centre before second victim injured in ‘linked’ attack
A woman was raped outside a shopping centre and another was attacked and left with serious facial injuries.
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Boy, 14, stabbed in the street with teenager arrested for attempted murder
A 14-year-old boy is fighting for his life in hospital with stab wounds and another teenager, 15, has been arrested.
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Coventry woman missing for 52 years found alive and well
Mystery of Sheila Fox’s disappearance at 16 solved after fresh police appeal.
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Man arrested after two-year-old boy killed in ’stolen Porsche hit-and-run’ in Smethwick crash
West Midlands Police said a man has been arrested after a two-year-old boy was killed in a collision in Smethwick on Saturday evening - he is currently being questioned
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Smethwick crash: Boy, 2, killed in stolen Porsche hit-and-run; police launch manhunt
West Midlands Police are hunting a hit-and-run driver after a two-year-old boy was killed in a horror car crash involving a stolen Porsche in Dartmouth Road, Smethwick
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Dramatic moment police wrestle man to the ground as he flees on e-bike with a loaded gun
Police officers in Birmingham wrestled a gunman to the ground as he attempted to flee on an e-bike.