Final defendant in Connor Brookes murder trial tells jury he was kept in the dark about drive-by-shooting plan
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Adam Smith
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Senior Reporter for the Express & Star.
Arrests increase after West Midlands Police focus on apprehending more young knife crime offenders
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Birmingham man stands trial alone for Bloxwich travel agents raid as partner in crime 'remains a mystery'
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Murder trial over killing of Oldbury schoolboy Jahziah Coke entering final days
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'I'm not obsessed with guns', man accused of drive-by shooting of Connor Brookes tells jury
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Prison service confirms inmate died at Wolverhampton's HMP Brinsford just weeks ahead of release
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Jury sent out to deliberate in Oldbury schoolboy Jahziah Coke murder trial
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Wolverhampton thief who stole £482k from friend avoids sentencing due to ill health weeks after judge stopped her flying to India
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'I couldn't believe what I saw, I'd have been home with my daughter if shooting was planned' murder accused tells jury
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Five men appear at Wolverhampton Crown Court charged with Walsall murder of Mohammad Khan
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Hardened criminal claimed West Bromwich robbery was result of being spiked with mamba
Shocking CCTV footage of a knifeman attacking a victim sparks condemnation from Walsall bishop
Fire fighters dampen down huge Wolverhampton Heath Town waste centre blaze
Police cordon off two parts of Kingstanding after two people stabbed
Black Country company ordered to pay £120,000 over death of employee Maciej Rozanski
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Smethwick couple admit running international prostitution ring from the Black Country for over five years
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Sawn-off shotgun used to kill Connor Brookes was found in Staffordshire hedgerow a month after killing
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With perfect timing The Boys from the Black Stuff march into Birmingham on a red letter day for the dispossessed
Walsall Uber Eats driver who battered father-in-law with a hammer outside McDonalds avoids jail
Woman pleads guilty to wounding over Smethwick stabbing after attempted murder charges dropped
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'It does not feel real' boy accused of murdering Jahziah Coke 'traumatised' by killing
Two yobs who punched, kicked and stamped on man whose house they were arguing outside jailed
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This is the face of the Wolverhampton PCSO now serving 11 and half years as a convicted paedophile
Woman denies murdering two-month-old baby in West Bromwich in 2020
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Trial of man accused of murdering Rhiannon Skye Whyte at Walsall's Bescot railway station unable to start
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Bilston man will stand trial after denying injuring three women in Wolverhampton drive-by shooting
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'I can never forgive you for stealing my childhood' - victim of depraved Dudley paedophile tells court
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Campaign launched to recognise West Bromwich Albion player whose Second World War SAS exploits have come to light
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Jury hears how shotgun pellets peppered Connor Brookes van and riddled the surrounding area
Black Country slaughterhouse charged with 20 counts of animal cruelty after chickens 'kicked and thrown' across the floor
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Wolverhampton business to stand trial over industrial accident which left employee with life changing injuries
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Staffordshire live music scene given boost as Pitchers announces Saturday night gigs until July
Warrant issued for man arrested in Wednesbury with machetes and bolt cutters after he fails to attend court hearing
Connor Brookes 'was not involved in any gang or had anything to do with Bailey Atkinson's murder' court hears
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First responding police officer 'found Conor Brookes slumped in the driver's seat covered in blood', court told
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West Midlands Conservative councillor suffocated to death after placing plastic bag over his head in sex game, inquest hears
Five men charged in connection with Neo Graham told they have until April to admit or deny charges