Trained mediators have helped cash-strapped West Midlands Police slash the number of staff grievances that progress to expensive employment tribunal proceedings, figures show.

Football banning orders of up to three years will be pursued for trouble-makers in the run-up to and aftermath of tomorrow’s Black Country derby.

A West Midlands Police worker got paid £120,516 compensation for a “bruise”, according to new figures.

Police investigating the Wolverhampton riots today launched a fresh appeal to round up nine final suspected thugs for their part in the summer troubles in the city.

A director of finance with West Midlands Police has quit his £121,000-a-year post for charging £200 to his official expenses account for an unauthorised hotel stay with a female colleague.

Complaints against West Midlands Police officers increased by 10 per cent in the past year, new figures revealed today.

A police officer who went to the aid of a man suffering a heart attack in a Black Country street is being honoured for his life-saving actions.

A woman who helped launder money from the sale of stolen cars has been ordered to sell her home to pay back £126,000 – or face more time in prison.

Twenty former officers have launched claims against West Midlands Police after being forced to retire under a cost-saving scheme, it emerged today. The claims could be heard at an employment tribunal.

Detectives investigating how a metal theft suspect suffered 60 per cent burns have released this image of a man they would like to speak to.