A  night club bouncer was today starting a six-year jail sentence after being caught with a handful of weapons.

Villagers and councillors raised concerns over a controversial new prison in South Staffordshire as it emerged the jail could house hundreds of extra inmates.

Five men jailed for life for the execution-style murder of a Black Country drug dealer have had their convictions quashed following a catalogue of failings by police.

The menu being served up to Midland prisoners to mark special celebrations was revealed today – with inmates tucking into meals like hot roast dinners, ciabatta sandwiches and Austrian mushroom strudel. The news has sparked criticism.

A debt-ridden accountant plundered nearly £10,000 from a client’s accounts to fund holiday trips abroad.

Two corrupt businessmen who ran a £100,000-a-year bogus burglar alarm racket across the Black Country were starting lengthy jail sentences today.

A getaway driver from Dudley who killed a man after hurtling through a red light as he sped away from a bungled shop raid has been jailed.

A man who “horrifically” neglected six of his parents’ pets, resulting in the death of five of them, has been warned he is facing a prison sentence.