Ryan Bridge, founder of Raise the Colours, denies wrongdoing after Birmingham City Council served him with an injunction over flagging operations, claiming he is the victim of a 'left-wing' conspiracy.
New enforcement cameras in Birmingham city centre caught 453 drivers making banned turns at Great Charles Queensway in June and July, with £70 fines issued.
Darren Hudson, 37, from Sandwell, has been jailed for three years after forcing his vulnerable partner to smoke crack cocaine and strangling her unconscious in a campaign of abuse.
Haziq Kazmi, 18, of Warwick Road, admitted carrying a zombie knife in his sock during a police stop in Acocks Green on July 28. He pleaded guilty at Birmingham Magistrates' Court and is due to be sentenced on November 10.
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Sarah Vernon, 43, was sentenced at Birmingham Magistrates' Court on September 3 for attempting to steal £124.05 of goods from Sainsbury's on Chester Road. She received a 12-month conditional discharge and was ordered to pay £26 compensation.
Brandon McPherson, 22, jailed 33 months for running 'Crash' county line from Wolverhampton home, supplying cocaine and heroin.
Abigail Steggles, 33, from Tamworth, received a 12-month community order at Stafford Crown Court after pleading guilty to coercive and controlling behaviour and criminal damage.
Michelle Neill, 55, received a suspended three-year sentence for gross negligence manslaughter after her paralysed sister Kelly died from sepsis caused by severe bed sores in unsanitary conditions.
West Midlands Police issue CCTV image of a man after a vulnerable Sutton Coldfield resident's bank cards were stolen and used in Yardley.
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Four men were jailed for life for conspiring to murder an 18-year-old in a Coventry car park. The victim survived thanks to the gang's incompetence.
A gunman fired at a Middle Field Road home in Northfield at 9.45pm on September 3, damaging a window. No injuries were reported, and a 48-hour dispersal order is in place. West Midlands Police are investigating.
Kelcie Reed, 24, received a suspended sentence after her XL Bully Prince fatally mauled her cousin Morgan Dorsett, 19, from Shrewsbury, in a Bristol flat.
A 68-year-old pedestrian was killed in a hit-and-run on Stratford Road, Hall Green, near Aldi at 8.45pm on September 4. Police are hunting the dark-coloured vehicle and driver, urging witnesses and the driver to come forward.
Kyle Fradley, 23, admitted assaulting a constable after kicking an officer in the groin and threatening to snap his arms off in Castle Vale on July 15. He received a 12-month community order and must pay £334 costs.
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CCTV captured Chereiss Bailey pushing John Anslow in his wheelchair hours before he killed her. His daughter helped dump her body in the Walsall Canal. Both face sentencing.
Steve Gubbins, 50, of Codsall, avoided jail despite admitting failing to comply with sex offender notification requirements, receiving an 18-month community order.
Two former Derbyshire police call handlers, Ellie-Mae Doherty and Jessica Fitzhugh, both 22, were jailed today for accessing and passing on confidential information to criminal associates.
Karen Joseph, 62, died after a crash involving a car pursued by police in Stratford-upon-Avon. Roman Kalas, 19, also died. IOPC investigates.
Tim and Nikki Horobin saved a 77-year-old woman and a man in his 80s from a house fire in Branston, receiving a commendation from Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service.
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John Anslow, 65, was found guilty of murdering sex worker Chereiss Bailey, 36, and with daughter Hayley-marie Ferguson, 42, of disposing of her body in a Walsall Canal.
Council tip trucks will no longer visit Daisy Farm Park on September 6 after travellers set up camp. Eviction proceedings start September 8, councillor confirms.
Phoenix Park in Wolverhampton has been cordoned off by police as part of preparation for a murder trial. Navpreet Singh, 26, died after an attack in October 2025; Jashan Singh, 20, has been charged with murder.
New Motability Scheme rules for PIP and DLA claimants in Scotland took effect September 1, cutting mileage limits. MSP Morven-May MacCallum urges Scottish Government rethink.
Drivers over 81 are urged to book optician appointments as the government considers mandatory eyesight checks for motorists aged 70-plus. Roadside tests found 10.2% of drivers aged 81-90 failed.
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Christina Alexander, 60, was stabbed at least 77 times by husband Robert Alexander in Dosthill, Tamworth, in June 2025. Her brother Neil Murphy speaks of 'utter shock and disbelief' after the killer was jailed for life with a minimum term of 20 years.
Abigail Steggles, 33, of Tamworth, received a 12-month community order for coercive control and criminal damage. She avoided jail at Stafford Crown Court.
A Birmingham councillor has demanded urgent police action over a 'specific group of young people' allegedly causing weekly havoc in Kings Heath, including vandalism and knife threats.
Six men admitted affray over fireworks launched at people and officers in Birmingham city centre on Halloween 2023, avoiding a violent disorder trial. Sentencing is set for December 3.
Alexander Harris, 30, from Birmingham, died in Pakistan after falling 200ft into a ravine on Musa Ka Musalla mountain. He reportedly took the wrong trail in bad weather.
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The family of Marcus Meade, shot by police in Redditch on Christmas Eve 2024, say they are angry and frustrated as the IOPC investigation remains unfinished almost two years later.
