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Some of the worst speeding locations in the West Midlands have been revealed. Officers have been carrying out increased roadside checks as part of a targeted crackdown on speeding motorists.
It comes after police worked with residents and community gro…
Three members of a big-money car theft racket have been jailed after nearly £500,000-worth of motors were taken from across the Midlands. Martin Islip, Lawson O’Neill and Anthony Stewart were found guilty of conspiracy to steal 22 cars – worth more tha…
Police are appealing for information after a horror crash left a biker fighting for his life[1]. The collision between a bike and a car happened on Lode Lane at the junction of Rowood Drive, Solihull[2], at around 6.45pm last night, May 18.
The 29-year…
Ten new cycle and walking routes will go ahead after the West Midlands were awarded £12.6m from Active Travel England. The major funding boost will allow projects to be delivered in Birmingham[1], Walsall[2], Wolverhampton[3] and Coventry[4].
It includ…
A motorcyclist was airlifted to hospital in a serious condition after a crash with a car. It happened near Jaguar Land Rover’s factory in Solihull[1].
West Midlands Ambulance Service[2] said two ambulances, a paramedic officer, a doctor and a community…
As we approach the day of the King’s Coronation[1], Brummies will be seeing iconic parts of London all over the telly in the coming weeks. Buckingham Palace, with its guards and gates, the long Mall, which will no doubt be lined with flag-waving Brits …
HS2 worker in his 70s dies after suffering cardiac arrest while working on rail link site near Birmingham ‘in first fatality’ during constructionHS2 contractor, in his 70s, was discovered in cardiac arrest at the site in SolihullThe man’s death is thou…
A man has died while working on the High Speed 2[1] (HS2) rail link site in Birmingham.
The tragedy occurred yesterday on Balfour Beatty Vinci JV’s (BBV) site at Marston Green.
Emergency services raced to the scene where there they found a man in his 7…
A West Midlands Police officer allegedly ‘tipped off’ a child rape suspect who had fled the country, a court has heard. Sergeant Iftikhar Ali has been accused of reading crime reports and warning the male how serious the case was.
The suspect subsequen…
Police discovered the parts of 14 stolen cars and bikes after raiding a suspected chop shop in Yardley. The force’s Gangs and Vehicle crime[1] team found the broken up pieces of a stolen Toyota, Ford Focus, Nissan Juke, VW Golf and a motorbike as parts…