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January 19, 2018

Supporting image for story: 'It was like the Wild West' - Thugs fired shotgun at rival gang after stabbing

'It was like the Wild West' - Thugs fired shotgun at rival gang after stabbing

January 18, 2018

Supporting image for story: Shooting suspect Tahir Zarif arrested in Pakistan two years after businessman killed

Shooting suspect Tahir Zarif arrested in Pakistan two years after businessman killed

Supporting image for story: Gambler racked up £1,000 bill on company phone

Gambler racked up £1,000 bill on company phone

Supporting image for story: Young burglar caught five months after judge gave him chance

Young burglar caught five months after judge gave him chance

Supporting image for story: Thief bit police officers after being caught filling bag in Wolverhampton boots

Thief bit police officers after being caught filling bag in Wolverhampton boots

Supporting image for story: Jaswant Rathore: GP jailed for 12 years after 10 sex attacks on female patients

Jaswant Rathore: GP jailed for 12 years after 10 sex attacks on female patients

January 17, 2018

Supporting image for story: Megan Bills: How loved teen ended up murdered and left to rot

Megan Bills: How loved teen ended up murdered and left to rot

Supporting image for story: Ashley Foster found GUILTY of murdering teenager Megan Bills in sick sex game

Ashley Foster found GUILTY of murdering teenager Megan Bills in sick sex game

Supporting image for story: WATCH: Heart-stopping moment police officer feared death after 19-year-old pulled a gun on her

WATCH: Heart-stopping moment police officer feared death after 19-year-old pulled a gun on her

January 16, 2018

Supporting image for story: Suspended sentence for killer driver in mother’s Mercedes

Suspended sentence for killer driver in mother’s Mercedes

January 13, 2018

Supporting image for story: Simon Johnson: How loving father-of-two ended up stabbed to death in a bungled cannabis burglary

Simon Johnson: How loving father-of-two ended up stabbed to death in a bungled cannabis burglary

Supporting image for story: Megan Bills murder trial: Accused did not mean to kill teenager during sex, court hears

Megan Bills murder trial: Accused did not mean to kill teenager during sex, court hears

January 12, 2018

Supporting image for story: Teen to serve at least 21 years after killing father-of-two during bungled cannabis burglary

Teen to serve at least 21 years after killing father-of-two during bungled cannabis burglary

January 10, 2018

Supporting image for story: Megan Bills: Murder suspect was fulfilling 'sexual fantasy’

Megan Bills: Murder suspect was fulfilling 'sexual fantasy’

January 8, 2018

Supporting image for story: Megan Bills: Murder accused 'left body to rot inside cling-film wrapped wardrobe'

Megan Bills: Murder accused 'left body to rot inside cling-film wrapped wardrobe'

Supporting image for story: Megan Bills: Teen found dead in wardrobe was 'killed in sick sex game'

Megan Bills: Teen found dead in wardrobe was 'killed in sick sex game'

Supporting image for story: Hixon rail crash: Rescuers, relatives and villagers mark fatal Staffordshire crash's 50th anniversary

Hixon rail crash: Rescuers, relatives and villagers mark fatal Staffordshire crash's 50th anniversary

January 7, 2018

Supporting image for story: Stourbridge Ring Road crash: Arrest made after car hits lamp post and lands on roof

Stourbridge Ring Road crash: Arrest made after car hits lamp post and lands on roof

Supporting image for story: West Bromwich road cordoned off after 'shots fired as group gather armed with knives'

West Bromwich road cordoned off after 'shots fired as group gather armed with knives'

Supporting image for story: Stourbridge Road murder: Man stabbed to death in flat above Dudley shop

Stourbridge Road murder: Man stabbed to death in flat above Dudley shop

January 6, 2018

Supporting image for story: WATCH: Armed robber holds up shop at gun point during terrifying raid

WATCH: Armed robber holds up shop at gun point during terrifying raid

January 5, 2018

Supporting image for story: Thugs avoid jail after attacking doormen outside The Goose pub in Wolverhampton

Thugs avoid jail after attacking doormen outside The Goose pub in Wolverhampton

Supporting image for story: Husband shot lock off front door as wife's new man jumped out of window

Husband shot lock off front door as wife's new man jumped out of window

January 4, 2018

Supporting image for story: Woman armed with cricket bat forced naked grandfather to jump off roof

Woman armed with cricket bat forced naked grandfather to jump off roof

Supporting image for story: £90,000 Trainline ticket cheat ordered to pay back £1

£90,000 Trainline ticket cheat ordered to pay back £1

December 27, 2017

Supporting image for story: Teenager detained at mental hospital after setting fire to six Black Country buses in eight days

Teenager detained at mental hospital after setting fire to six Black Country buses in eight days

Supporting image for story: Christmas Day babies: Meet the region's newest arrivals

Christmas Day babies: Meet the region's newest arrivals

December 26, 2017

Supporting image for story: Wolverhampton pair face long spell inside over shotgun and stabbing drama

Wolverhampton pair face long spell inside over shotgun and stabbing drama

December 25, 2017

Supporting image for story: Christmas Eve house fire sees 40 homes evacuated

Christmas Eve house fire sees 40 homes evacuated

December 23, 2017

Supporting image for story: JAILED: Wolverhampton burglar ran over policewoman as he fled from crime scene

JAILED: Wolverhampton burglar ran over policewoman as he fled from crime scene

December 22, 2017

Supporting image for story: Drink driver avoids jail after crash left him in a coma

Drink driver avoids jail after crash left him in a coma

December 20, 2017

Supporting image for story: JAILED: Man sexually assaulted girl he groomed online

JAILED: Man sexually assaulted girl he groomed online

Supporting image for story: Cocaine, cannabis and cling film: Woman caught with £20k drug farm spared jail

Cocaine, cannabis and cling film: Woman caught with £20k drug farm spared jail

December 18, 2017

Supporting image for story: Ex-cabbie from Wolverhampton guilty over £9m dirty money plot

Ex-cabbie from Wolverhampton guilty over £9m dirty money plot

December 17, 2017

Supporting image for story: 'It breaks my heart to leave him there' - Mother still devastated after Sean's death

'It breaks my heart to leave him there' - Mother still devastated after Sean's death

December 16, 2017

Supporting image for story: Speeding driver who killed schoolboy in Wednesfield crash jailed for two years

Speeding driver who killed schoolboy in Wednesfield crash jailed for two years

December 15, 2017

Supporting image for story: JAILED: Taxi driver found with huge haul of weapons and £1.5m worth of drugs

JAILED: Taxi driver found with huge haul of weapons and £1.5m worth of drugs

Supporting image for story: Simon Johnson: Netherton widow's moving tribute to murdered husband

Simon Johnson: Netherton widow's moving tribute to murdered husband

December 14, 2017

Supporting image for story: Simon Johnson: The mobile phone theft which led to father's murder

Simon Johnson: The mobile phone theft which led to father's murder

Supporting image for story: Simon Johnson: How father's friendliness ended in brutal murder

Simon Johnson: How father's friendliness ended in brutal murder

Supporting image for story: Boss faces jail over illegal eyesore waste mountain

Boss faces jail over illegal eyesore waste mountain

December 13, 2017

Supporting image for story: Simon Johnson: Teen found GUILTY of murdering father he stabbed to death

Simon Johnson: Teen found GUILTY of murdering father he stabbed to death

Supporting image for story: Aldridge couple face jail for selling toxic Disney dolls

Aldridge couple face jail for selling toxic Disney dolls

December 9, 2017

Supporting image for story: Sean Williams: Driver admits causing the 13-year-old's death

Sean Williams: Driver admits causing the 13-year-old's death

December 8, 2017

Supporting image for story: Brutal Tipton father's attacks leave seven-week-old baby 'blind and wheelchair-bound for life'

Brutal Tipton father's attacks leave seven-week-old baby 'blind and wheelchair-bound for life'

December 7, 2017

Supporting image for story: Wolverhampton heroin dealer hid £750k cash in loft insulation

Wolverhampton heroin dealer hid £750k cash in loft insulation

Supporting image for story: Black Country paedophile ring victim tells of her 'shame'

Black Country paedophile ring victim tells of her 'shame'

December 6, 2017

Supporting image for story: Parenting tuition for neglect couple after children described as ‘feral’

Parenting tuition for neglect couple after children described as ‘feral’

December 5, 2017

Supporting image for story: Black Country paedophile ring victim tells of her 'shame'

Black Country paedophile ring victim tells of her 'shame'

December 2, 2017

Supporting image for story: Black Country sex ring: Seven men jailed after family home used as 'paedophile brothel'

Black Country sex ring: Seven men jailed after family home used as 'paedophile brothel'

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