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Trojan Horse Phone Line Set Up For Whistle Blowing 

23 Apr 14

The City Council has published a list of 18 schools which Ofsted said it has inspected at the request of the Education Secretary Michael Gove.

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‘Squalid’ Brinsford ‘Should Close’ 

23 Apr 14

Inmates at HMYOI Brinsford had been living in dirty cells which contained graffiti and were poorly furnished, HM Inspectorate of Prisons (HMIP) said following an unannounced inspection.

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Stephen’s Story: “Final Thumbs Up” 

23 Apr 14

19 year old Stephen Sutton from Burntwood was diagnosed with bowel cancer aged just 15.

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Appeal After Man Found Injured 

22 Apr 14

Officers were called to Field Street just before 2am on Sunday 20th April after the 27-year-old man was found in the road after being in a collision with a vehicle.

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Wolverhampton Violence: Teen Arrested 

21 Apr 14

Police had several emergency calls from people in the Lichfield Street area just after eight o’clock; some said a gun had been fired.

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Man Charged With Killing Tamworth Dad 

21 Apr 14

Jonathon Woodhall, 27, from Tamworth was punched during a fight at the Deer’s Leap on Queslett Road.

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Police Investigate Possible Shooting In Wolverhampton 

20 Apr 14

West Midlands Police are investigating a possible shooting in Wolverhampton overnight (Saturday 19th) after a disturbance in the Lichfield Street area.

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Teen Charged With Erdington Stabbing 

20 Apr 14

Detectives working on the inquiry are keen to speak to two young women who were known to have been at the scene on Slade Road near to St Thomas Road at around 10:50pm, as well as a female nurse who gave first aid to the victim.

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Murder Investigation In Moseley 

17 Apr 14

Phillip Floyd was found on Forest Road on Tuesday 28 January and was rushed to hospital with serious facial injuries where he died a short time later.

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Tividale Teenager Attacked With Acid 

17 Apr 14

The girl, from MacDonald Close, answered a knock at the door at around 3pm on Tuesday (April 15) when a man assaulted her with high-strength cleaning fluid.

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Coventry Man Escapes Prison 

16 Apr 14

Peter Croft was sentenced in 2006 for wounding with intent and offensive weapons offences.

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Wolverhampton Family Appeal To Catch Carjackers 

16 Apr 14

Michael Green had just left the Trumpet Pub on High Street at around 11.30pm on Friday night (11 April) when he was targeted.

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Man Stabbed In Willenhall Park 

15 Apr 14

West Midlands Police officers have launched an investigation after they were called to Memorial Park on Pinson Road just before 3.30pm following reports of a man with a stab wound.

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Wolves promoted! 

12 Apr 14

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Birmingham Teenager “Laughed” After Murdering Schoolboy 

12 Apr 14

The teenager, from Ladypool Road, was jailed for life earlier this month for the fatal stabbing during a pre-arranged fight in Yardley.

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Bus Passenger Punches Would Be Thieves 

9 Apr 14

Detectives have released images of two hooded men who got more than they bargained for when they attempted to rob a bus passenger in Birmingham.

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Parents Fight For Right Not To Know You’re Dying 

9 Apr 14

Vickie Harvey’s parents have launched a campaign called “Vickie’s Wish” after they say she was explicitly told by her consultant she didn’t have much longer left to live.

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Drunk Jailed For Robbing Disabled Man 

8 Apr 14

Daniel Jones, who described himself as a 9/10 drunk, denied robbing a disabled man’s bag despite being caught on CCTV at Arena Park in Coventry.

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Second Man Jailed In Gun Trade Investigation 

7 Apr 14

Unemployed Amarjit Singh of Chilton Drive, Wolverhampton was caught with a second man, Andrius Valnuchinas, as part of a policing operation targeting serious criminals operating in the West Midlands.

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No New Investigation Into Birmingham Pub Bombings 

7 Apr 14

Chief Constable Chris Sims said no new evidence had been discovered that would help bring anyone to justice for the atrocity in Birmingham town centre which claimed 21 lives and left 182 injured.

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Brum’s New Penguins 

7 Apr 14

The colony went on public display on Monday 6th April, after spending the previous nine days getting used to their new home.

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CCFC Owners Win High Court Battle 

4 Apr 14

The Higgs Charity were suing SISU for £29,000 which they say they were promised in costs if talks to stay at the stadium broke down.

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Coventry Man Jailed For Strangling Wife To Death 

3 Apr 14

Muhammed Hussain Iqbal, 29, strangled his wife in the bedroom of their marital home on Awson Street after an argument got out of hand.

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West Midlands Surgeon Investigated Again 

2 Apr 14

He’s already facing legal action by up to 500 women who he operated on during his time at hospitals in the region.

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VIDEO: Car Flips In Birmingham 

31 Mar 14

A driver escaped with only minor injuries when he lost control of a car and ploughed into a bus shelter whilst trying to get away from police during a 90 mile per hour pursuit in Birmingham.

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Bag Of Bones In Bilston 

31 Mar 14

The discovery was made in Highfields Road, Bilston by workmen at around 11.50am on Monday 31st March.

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Man Charged Over Wolverhampton Stabbing 

31 Mar 14

Suhail Azam, from Newhampton Road East in Whitmore Reans, is accused of attacking his estranged wife 35-year-old Kanwal Azam at an address in Ingelby Gardens on Saturday (March 29) and leaving her with fatal knife wounds.

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Woman Injured In Wolverhampton Stabbing 

30 Mar 14

West Midlands Police were called to Ingleby Gardens, Whitmore Reans at around 3.20pm on Saturday 29th March.

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Woman Hears For The First Time 

28 Mar 14

A woman who heard for the first time thanks to a procedure at Birmingham’s Queen Elizabeth Hospital has posted a video of the that moment.

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Smethwick Man Wanted Over Robberies 

28 Mar 14

Remayo Sterling – of no fixed address – but originally from Smethwick is being sought following two robberies on Wednesday 12 March.

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Joshua Ribera Murderer Jailed For Life 

27 Mar 14

Armani Mitchell will serve a minimum of 18 years in jail after he became ‘enraged’ when he saw Joshua Ribera with his arm around the mother of his 17-month old daughter, so armed himself with a knife and plunged it into the 18-year-old’s chest …

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Tipton Drugs Baron Details Released 

27 Mar 14

Anslow – once Britain’s most wanted man after being sprung from a prison van by masked men in January 2012 – was cleared yesterday (March 26) at Woolwich Crown Court of being involved in the 2010 murder of a Staffordshire man.

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Search For On-The-Run Shropshire Murderer 

27 Mar 14

Maurice Travis, 33, was jailed for life in 1999 after he pleaded guilty to the murder of 17-year-old Alan Averall at Stoke Heath Young Offenders Institute.

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Controversial Search For Hospital Partner Called Off 

27 Mar 14

Ever since the trust was identified as having a higher than average death rate both private organisations and NHS trusts have been bidding to take over the running of it which had angered unions.

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Expert To Oversee Birmingham Children’s Services Improvements 

27 Mar 14

The government had threatened to take responsibility for the department – which has been rated as inadequate since 2008.

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Man Arrested Over Wolverhampton Murder 

26 Mar 14

Stephen Phillips was found dead at a property on Dudley Road, Blakenhall on 12 March.

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Tipton Man Cleared Of Murder 

26 Mar 14

27-year-old Richard Deakin was shot dead as he lay in bed at his home in Chasetown, Burntwood in 2010.

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Striking Teachers Rally in Birmingham 

26 Mar 14

Hundreds of schools across the West Midlands are closed or partially closed today – because of a strike by members of the NUT.

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Man Charged With Wolverhampton Hotel Murder 

26 Mar 14

29-year-old Gurminder Singh, from Green Street in Forrest Gate, London, is accused murdering of Amandeep Kaur Hothi at the Britannia Hotel.

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Two Stabbed In Wolverhampton Park 

24 Mar 14

Police were called to West Park in Whitmore Reans just after 6.20pm last night (23rd March) following reports that two men had received stab wounds after confronting the robbers.

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Woman Has Purse Stolen During Seizure 

22 Mar 14

The 25-year-old was on her way to work on 22 February when she blacked out and collapsed on Summer Row.

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Lifetime Membership For 87-Year-Old Dudley Zoo Visitor 

21 Mar 14

Muriel Thatcher from Wolverhampton has visited twice a month for the last 77 years.

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Thousands Preparing For Coventry Half Marathon 

21 Mar 14

The first runners will start at 8:45am on Sunday 23rd March in Millennium Place by the Coventry Transport Museum.

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Pelka Child Services “Inadequate” 

21 Mar 14

It’s after they’ve faced serious criticism over the death of Daniel Pelka.

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Coventry Mum Forgives Man Who Encouraged Her Son To Kill Himself 

20 Mar 14

In 2005, Mark Drybrough, 32, hanged himself after befriending William Melchert-Dinkel, who posted updates on a pro-suicide website as a woman.

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Dudley Couple Fundraising For Premature Babies In Daughter’s Name 

20 Mar 14

Daisy-Mae Little was born on 1st December 2013, 3-and-half months before her due date, weighing less than a bag of sugar.

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Small Heath Stabbing 

19 Mar 14

A MAN has been arrested after three people − including two children − were stabbed in what’s believed to be a domestic incident at a Birmingham home.

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Man ‘Killed Wife To Hide Sexuality’ 

18 Mar 14

Jasvir Ram Ginday is alleged to have told a neighbour he had set fire to “general rubbish” after killing Varkha Rani at their home in Walsall.

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HS2 Chairman Urges MPs To Speed Up Plans 

17 Mar 14

In a new report, Sir David Higgins has proposed a fast-tracked building timetable for the northern, phase two, section of the highly controversial project.

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Redditch Stabbing: Man Charged 

16 Mar 14

Police were called to an address on Evesham Road in Redditch on Saturday afternoon (15 March).

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