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A robber who pointed a knife at a teenager after snatching his chain on a Black Country High Street has been jailed for five years.

A coroner has expressed concern after a Midland soldier was killed by a roadside bomb hidden close to an Afghan National Army sentry post which had been left unmanned.

A single mother-of-three who acted as a lookout while three friends brazenly stole pushchairs from a store at a Black Country shopping centre, has been ordered to complete 60 hours of unpaid work and pay £500 compensation.

A delighted couple have been reunited with the dogs they thought they had lost forever after their pets bolted following a crash on the M6 in the Black Country.

About 11,000 trains have been delayed by metal thieves ripping up cabling from the country’s rail network in just a year, it was revealed today.

The demolition of an eyesore former car dealership in Wolverhampton has been scrapped after the firm behind its multi-million pound transformation went back to the drawing board, it emerged today.

Hospitals in the West Midlands are seeing a rise in the number of children and adults diagnosed with life-threatening allergies.

They met almost 70 years ago at a dance for army cadets but Bill and Edna Keay proved they have still got all the moves as they celebrated their diamond wedding.

Dozens of community groups, churches and schools across the West Midlands were today celebrating after being handed a slice of £446,000 Lottery cash.

He has already starred as Michael Jackson across the world and now multi-talented 12-year-old MJ Mytton-Sanneh is back on home turf.