Aug 21 2009 | West Midlands News
The Persian, Misty, was thrown 30ft in the air by the unknown attacker, who snatched her from outside her home in Bedworth, Warwickshire, two weeks ago. Misty’s tail could not be reattached and she was put down. Read
Aug 21 2009 | West Midlands News
A paraglider injured in a mid-air collision has died. Read
Aug 21 2009 | West Midlands News
A £10,000 reward has been put up in a bid to find an arsonist who killed eight people from the same family. Read
Aug 21 2009 | West Midlands News
Birmingham police officers were stunned when they walked into their station canteen and found notorious criminals enjoying lunch. Read
Aug 21 2009 | West Midlands News
Clashes which followed recent anti-extremism demonstrations are under the spotlight at a public meeting featuring city MPs and community leaders on Sunday. Read
Aug 21 2009 | West Midlands News
A man has been extradited to the UK over the murder of the son of a prominent Labour Party activist who was stabbed to death outside his Birmingham home three years ago. Read
Aug 21 2009 | West Midlands News
Aug 21 2009 | West Midlands News
The number of people suffering from swine flu across the West Midlands is falling and new cases are slowing. New admissions to hospitals have dropped from 83 to 61 in a week and GPs report a fall of a third in visits from patients with the bug. There has been no increase in the eight deaths caused by the H1N1 virus across the region, although doctors have urged people to remain vigilant. Read
Aug 21 2009 | West Midlands News
Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi arrived back in Libya last night after being freed from prison on compassionate grounds. Read
Aug 21 2009 | West Midlands News
The bodies of three soldiers from the West Midlands who were killed in Afghanistan have been flown to RAF Lyneham. Read
Aug 21 2009 | West Midlands News
A Worcester student who claimed to be a "modern-day Robin Hood" has been jailed for 13 years for a catalogue of armed robberies across Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Devon. Read
Aug 21 2009 | West Midlands News
Aug 21 2009 | West Midlands News
Scores of would-be festival-goers who believed they had bought tickets for this weekend’s V Festival in Staffordshire face a weekend at home watching it on TV after falling victim to scam websites. Read
Aug 21 2009 | West Midlands News
A man with a record for making bomb hoax calls has been jailed for claiming a Real IRA bomb had been planted in Solihull. Read
Aug 21 2009 | West Midlands News
Taxpayers are set to foot a “monumental” bill after bungling council staff lost cash payments totalling more than £70,000. Read