West Midlands drug dealers who got more than 80,000 phone calls from users in under 12 months finally locked up
The main operator Ishaaq Ayaz, aged 26, and Numaan Mahmood, aged 20, both from Birmingham, operated the ‘Frankie’…
Two teenagers charged with murder after stabbing outside Smethwick mosque
Zeshan Afzal, 18, was fatally stabbed on Oldbury Road last Friday (Feb 20) Two teenagers were charged with…
Teenager arrested after Zeshan Afzal stabbed to death outside mosque
Zeshan Afzal was discovered with serious stab wounds following disorder on Oldbury Road Zeshan Afzal A teenager has…
Smethwick mosque murder probe latest as tributes left for tragic Zeshan Afzal
Jamia Masjid has reopened after 18-year-old Zeshan Afzal was killed outside Tributes left following the death of 18-year-old…
‘Violence’ breaks out in Bearwood – full police statement
A main Black Country road is closed after three men were injured in a fight. A man was…
Armed police rush to ‘knifeman’ report at Bearwood shop – but CCTV shows something else
Firearms officers were called to a busy high street in Saturday morning following reports of a man with…
Katie Fox’s family pay tribute to ‘beautiful and kind’ daughter following fatal Birmingham stabbing
Katie Fox, 34, was taken to the hospital with a serious injury to her neck after she was…
Katie Fox murder accused’s trial date set after Birmingham city centre stabbing
Djeison Rafael, 21, has been charged with murder, possession of a knife as well as three separate allegations…
Smethwick storage site raided as people found living ‘in small spaces’
An Aladdin’s cave of car parts piled high, countless storage units, mountains of scrap, and even living quarters…
Midlands’ most deprived streets among poorest in England – mapped
Maps paint a stark picture of poverty and deprivation in our regionWest Bromwich town centre West Midlands streets…