Police federation boss welcomes plans to give officers powers to seize and destroy more machetes and zombie knives
Raw sewage released in open water in Staffordshire and the Black Country for 10,900 hours last yearPlus
Police hunt Walsall man believed to be in Wolverhampton wanted on suspicion of making threats to kill
Two West Midlands Wilko stores staying open during talks - as closure dates given for four othersPlus
Authority ‘could lose out on £300k a year’ in possible returned investment after tightening the way it loans money