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Murder probe launched after elderly woman found dead in Bewdley

A murder probe has been launched after the body of an elderly woman was discovered at a cottage in Bewdley.


Cost of translating for suspects is £2.5m

More than £2.5 million has been spent on interpreters and translators for suspects and witnesses by police forces in the Midlands during the past year, new figures reveal.


Police car involved in Kidderminster crash

A police vehicle was involved in a crash with another car that ended up crashing into a shop window.


Overtime bill for West Midlands Police up to £18m

The cost of overtime for West Midlands Police has jumped by almost 60 per cent in the last decade, new figures reveal today.


Metal thefts rise by 20pc as price soars

Metal thefts have exploded by 20 per cent in the West Midlands, with 800 more cases of lead and copper being stolen as prices rocket, it can be revealed today.


Police text messages call to save cash

Police in the Midlands are being urged to save money — by sending text messages rather than talking into their radios.


West Midlands Police staff in dash for the exit

Eight hundred West Midlands Police staff have applied for 400 places on the cash-strapped force’s voluntary redundancy scheme, the Express & Star can reveal.


Post box is stolen by metal thieves

Metal thieves have started stealing post boxes to sell on for scrap it emerged today.


Police spent £3.3m for outside consultants

West Midlands Police spent more than £3.3million asking for help from consultancy firms in two years, new figures reveal.


Five held in Kidderminster police drug raid

Four men and a woman have been arrested in the latest in a string of drugs raids in Kidderminster.

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