A Birmingham man has been jailed after admitting being a member of the banned extreme right wing neo-Nazi group Nation Action. Daniel Ward, aged 28 from Highmore Drive, Bartley Green, pleaded guilty to membership of the group contrary to section 11 of the Terrorism Act 2000 in January this year. […]

Pupils from St Michael’s School in Rowley Regis are delighted to win the award for Outstanding Young Community Project at the Police and Crime Commissioner Awards on Thursday 11 July. Student Voice at Rowley Regis School volunteer their time to making a positive change in their community and raise awareness […]

A woman is due to stand trial on Monday (22 July) accused of murdering her partner following a fatal stabbing in Birmingham. Gary Cunningham, aged 29, was found in a block of flats in Frensham Way, Harborne on Saturday 23 February this year. A post-mortem examination revealed he died as […]

As part of West Midlands Police’s determination to tackle violent crime, the force is taking part in a national two week firearms surrender led by the National Ballistics Intelligence Service (NABIS). The surrender will run between Saturday 20 July and Saturday 4 August, encouraging members of the public to hand […]

A company specialising in the manufacture and installation of industrial staircases has been fined following an incident where a worker became trapped at a site on Fenchurch Avenue in London. Westminster Magistrates’ Court heard that on 19 July 2018 Dragos Sultana suffered serious injuries when a section of staircase weighing […]

Three friends who appeared in a YouTube video glamorising drugs and guns have been jailed for a total of nearly 40 years following a West Midlands Regional Organised Crime Unit (ROCU) investigation. Remi Carty first came to police attention in 2016 when he was caught with a loaded pistol in […]

The personal information of people who have applied for UK visas must have gold plated protection, the Law Society of England and Wales said as news broke that Home Office contractor Sopra Steria has ended a subcontract with premium service provider BLS. “Contracted UK visa and immigration services have been […]

The government’s new Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Bill will help end the ‘blame game’ for separating couples, the Law Society of England and Wales said today as their written evidence to the bill committee was published. “With an estimated 42% of marriages ending in divorce,* this bill has the potential […]

Officers investigating a suspected shotgun discharge in Birmingham on Sunday (30 June) are appealing for information. Police were called to Wellington Street in Winson Green just before 11pm following a call from a member of the public who reported hearing a shotgun discharge. Four people who were attending a BBQ […]