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Police quiz Birmingham man over suspected terrorism links

Police were today continuing to quiz a man arrested in Birmingham for possessing terrorism materials.Read

Bull shot after running through Birmingham streets

Police marksmen were forced to shoot a bull as it rampaged through the streets of Birmingham.Read

Cyclist dies after collision with bus in Birmingham city centre

A cyclist has died after being trapped under a bendy-bus after a collision in Birmingham. Read

Police hunt for man who made indecent calls to Birmingham schools

Police have launched a hunt in Birmingham for a man thought to have made thousands of indecent phone calls to primary schools and nurseries across the UK.Read

Birmingham's Mr Egg takeaway shut down on health grounds

Birmingham's cult “greasy spoon” cafe Mr Egg has been temporarily shut down on health grounds.Read

Traffic chaos in Birmingham city centre after road closure

Road engineers were carrying out frantic repairs this morning to a major commuter route in Birmingham to get it re-opened in time for rush hour.Read

Birmingham lawyers say review of police cautions doesn't go far enough

LAWYERS in Birmingham have criticised Government plans to look at the controversial use of police cautions for not going far enough.Read

Hells Angel wanted over Birmingham Airport riot hands himself in

A Hell’s Angels biker who fled the UK after being convicted over his part in a volent riot between rival gangs at Birmingham International Airport has been re-arrested.Read

Teenagers' prank calls waste police time

Police emergency operators dealt with thousands of hoax callers from teenage pranksters, it emerged yesterday.Read

Birmingham Post reporter Mark Cowan tries out the West Midlands Police firearms officer training simulator

In the final part of our look behind the scenes at West Midlands Police, Birmingham Post Crime Correspondent Mark Cowan was granted access to the firearms officer training simulator to see how he coped with life-or-death decisionsRead

The high-tech 21st-century face of crime-fighting at West Midlands Police

As part of a week-long series looking behind the scenes at West Midlands Police, Crime Correspondent Mark Cowan looks at the work of the real-life CSIs.Read

Mark Cowan looks at the work of the murder investigators

In the second of a five-part series behind the scenes at some of the specialised units at West Midlands Police, Crime Correspondent Mark Cowan looks at the work of the team investigating murders.Read

How West Midlands Police officers are helping to smash the worldwide horror of online child sex abuse

In the second of a five-part series of features on specialist police departments working behind the scenes to protect the public, Birmingham Post crime correspondent Mark Cowan looks at the harrowing work of officers specialising in tackling online child abuse.Read

Nearly 2,000 registered sex offenders being monitored in West Midlands

The work to tackle sex offenders extends far beyond convictions at court.Read

West Midlands detectives destroy child porn images

Officers from the Child Exploitation and Investigation Team, who target the region’s worst child sex offenders, held a destruction day to ensure the images could never return to the streets.Read

Mock riots give police the tools to keep in control

It’s the side of police work that can terrify both police and public and which since the G20 protests has courted significant controversy. Will Oliphant looks at tactics West Midlands Police use to control potentially violent crowds.Read

West Midlands Chief Constable Chris Sims explains why protecting the public is often a behind-the-scenes business

In the first of a five-part series looking behind the scenes at some of the specialist units at West Midlands Police, Crime Correspondent Mark Cowan speaks to Chief Constable Chris Sims about the importance of protective services.Read

Warwickshire Police continue bid to stop the Bulldog Bash

Police chiefs insist they will continue efforts to ban the Bulldog Bash biker festival – despite the fact that this year’s event passed off peacefully.Read

£5,000 reward to find attackers of Adderley Park rail station worker

Train bosses have offered a £5,000 reward after a worker was battered over the head with a hammer during a robbery at a Birmingham railway station.Read

Women held in Aston and Handsworth over sham marriages

Two women who tried to trick their way into staying in the UK with sham marriages are facing deportation.Read