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Trump claims Iran's Mojtaba Khamenei 'not alive' after alleged bombing

Trump has claimed Iran's new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, is "not alive", adding that if he is alive, he should surrender. The comments follow unverified reports of severe injuries from an alleged bombing

Saturday, Mar 14

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'Frankie' drugs line dealers from Birmingham caused ‘misery’ in large parts of city

The Frankie drugs line operator, Ishaaq Ayaz, made a mistake with his personal phone, which led to investigators linking him to the Class A drugs operation

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Sixty weapons seized and 70 arrests in month as West Midlands Police teams target knife crime

Hundreds of stop and searches across the West Midlands have led to the recover of 60 weapons including knives last month

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Moment Audi bursts into flames in Birmingham as forklift driver moves hurriedly to save cars

Locals desperately act to try and extinguish an Audi on fire and rescue nearby cars as flames erupt and smoke fills the street

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CPS offer to meet family of Mayar Yahia over 'careless driving' decision amid backlash

The Crown Prosecution Service have spoken out after backlash over charges against Javonnie Tavener

New British Passport rule now in force after Home Office u-turn

A Home Office U-turn will let some dual nationals use their European Union passport to enter the UK, it has been announced.

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Birmingham school issues alert after man with 'longbow' seen walking streets

West Midlands Police has issued an image of a man its officers would like to speak to after concerns wre raised of a man with a 'longbow' seen near a school

Driver jailed after partying and TikToks following fatal Lincolnshire crash

Madeleine Lonsdale, 18, was sentenced to 14 months imprisonment and banned from driving for three and a half years after the Marston crash that killed Harrison Carter, 18, and George Stephenson, 17

Spain brings in €60 rule for over-26s with UK tourists issued advice

Under a huge national rule shake-up, Spain will let people ride public transport regularly for 60 euros.

New sick leave rule for all workers in UK from April 6

Millions of workers face new sick pay rates under a shake-up greenlit and rubber-stamped by the Labour Party government.

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Major multi-storey car park in Solihull to close as work starts on huge town centre redevelopment

A large multi-storey car park is set to be closed then flattened as work get underway on a huge town centre revamp with homes, new retail space and public areas

School stabbing victim says 'I did not know this boy'

The schoolgirl has spoken out on social media following the alleged attack which sparked a three-hour lockdown with armed police

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Urgent appeal to find missing Solihull schoolboy with public told ‘call 999’

Charlie, 13, has been missing for almost a day and police are urging anyone that spots him to call 999 immediately and report it

Warning for all drivers using pay-at-pump at UK petrol stations

Warning has come as supermarkets and petrol stations see fuel prices soar amid the ongoing conflict in the Middle East between Iran and Israel and the US.

Man's body found in wheelie bin in Midland park 'may have been hit by vehicle'

The body of a man has been discovered in a council wheelie bin in Cash’s Park with police investigating how he died and who he is

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Tragedy as mystery man dies in street with police seeking public's help to identify him

The man, thought to be in his 60s, suffered a suspected medical episode on Grand Stand Road, in Worcester, on Wednesday, March 11

Man found guilty of raping student nearly 50 years ago

David Sharp, 66, was found guilty of breaking into student accommodation in Leeds in October 1977 and raping a terrified victim on her first night at university. He was convicted using DNA evidence nearly five decades later.

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Mum fears she can't sell home after telegraph pole installed two metres away

Tracey Crarer has lived in her Derbyshire home for 30 years but now wants to leave after BT Openreach erected the 26ft pole without consultation

UK tourists rush to cancel holidays to three popular countries - full list

Amid the war in Iran, UK tourists are cancelling holidays booked for Middle Eastern holiday destinations.

Petrol and diesel drivers face problem at forecourts not seen for 18 months

The average price of unleaded petrol has risen to 140.6p per litre, according to new data from the RAC

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Birmingham city centre police seize a dozen illegal e-bikes which will be crushed

Bikes were removed, along with an e-scooter which was being ridden illegally in the city centre, in just over two-hours, on Thursday, March 12

B&M announces it will shut ALL stores in England for 24 hours

B&M, which has stores in Birmingham, will also close stores in Wales and Northern Ireland on the same date.

Black Country marine jailed over one punch death of man who joked 'you're a Brummie'

Joseph Jones, 22, from Codsall, Wolverhampton, has been jailed over the attack in Exmouth, Devon last December

Majorca and Menorca brace for 'unusual' few months with UK tourists warned

Spain's weather agency, AEMET, which is its equivalent of the Met Office, has issued its prediction.

The key details as aspiring nurse, 18, 'told she was constipated' before death

The 18-year-old died on September 18, 2021, from a rare intestinal condition that had been repeatedly attributed to constipation.

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Family jailed over caravan site stabbing after blood-stained victim fled in pants

Five men have been jailed after a man, in his 20s, was stabbed at The Griff caravan site in Nuneaton

How Conservatives could control the fate of Reform UK's youngest council leader

A motion of no confidence has been tabled over the alleged behaviour of Warwickshire council leader George Finch

Police condemn selfish driver who killed four-year-old Mayar Yahia as she celebrated Eid

Javonnie Tavener, aged 23, fled the deadly carnage, returning 30 minutes later

Birmingham school warns of pupils in ‘balaclavas with weapons’ on bus amid ‘red v blue wars’ trend

The red v blue school wars online trend took a nasty twist in Birmingham with a school reporting armed children from a different school getting on a bus with their faces covered

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Wealthy UK nationals fleeing Middle East bypassing Britain to avoid tax

High-net-worth residents of the United Arab Emirates are heading to Ireland and France to wait out missile attacks.