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Wolverhampton bust unearths cannabis grow and £400k worth of suspected stolen machinery
A JCB handler, two forklifts, two scissor lifts and a cherry-picker were among suspected stolen machinery seized

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Teenager seriously injured after e-scooter crash in Wolverhampton
WMAS received multiple calls to the scene in Wolverhampton, before the boy was rushed to hospital


'Utter disgust' as rubbish dumped on graves at city church
Damian Maiden showed 'a sheer lack of respect' as he dumped waste across a number of graves at Holy Trinity Church

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Arrest, bikes seized and prosecutions in police roads crackdown
Police have staged a roads crackdown in the Black Country - seizing off-road bikes, prosecuting drivers and seizing drugs.


Brave local 'did what any neighbour would do' as grandad murdered next door
Harold Monk was brutally assaulted in his own home and died the next day in hospital, despite 'brave' efforts by his neighbour to intervene


Midlands city named 'unhealthiest' in entire country in new list
Obesity rates, lack of exercise and plenty of fast food outlets make these residents the 'least healthy'


Bouncer suffers broken eye socket and cheekbone in 4am attack
Police have shared a CCTV image of a man they wish to speak to


Police bust £141k cannabis farm after machines 'have trackers removed'
Officers discovered the cannabis factory at an industrial site


Moment killer burglar arrested on roof after fatal attack on great grandad
Paul Topham, 45, beat 94-year-old Harold Monk so badly that he died the following day


Worker suffers 'traumatic' injury at job in Wolverhampton
The Midlands Air Ambulance flew the man to Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham, their 80,000th mission


Jaguar Land Rover's factories to remain closed until next week
Jaguar Land Rover has said its UK factories will remain closed until next week after the carmaker was hit by a cyber attack at the end of last month


Everything we know about 'unusual' murder as evil burglar nailed by victim's last words
Paul Topham jailed for life for murder after killing much-loved grandad Harold Monk, 94, in Wolverhampton


Thief sneaked into 94-year-old's home and killed him during horror botched burglary
Paul Topham, 45, has been jailed for a minimum of 33 years for murdering pensioner Harold Monk


Urgent appeal to find missing Birmingham teen missing for days
Taha from Harborne has been missing for days and West Midlands Police is urging anyone that sees him to call 999 immediately


Wolverhampton doctor took vulnerable patient's wallet from coat and cloned bank card
Dr Sandra Chika Ndirika also used a nurse's bank card to order food


Phoenix Park shooting suspect charged with attempted murder
A man suffered gunshot wounds following an incident in Phoenix Park


Woman followed to Wolverhampton home by stranger prompting police appeal
West Midlands Police said he was seen lingering outside her home for some time before leaving


Police CCTV appeal to find man in camo cap after Matalan theft in Wolverhampton
Police issued the appeal after a thief stole from the major clothing and homeware store


Duo due in court after man suffers 'fractured jaw' in Wolverhampton robbery
A 43-year-old man suffered a suspected fractured jaw after being attacked and robbed in Evans Street


Family's urgent plea as last movements of missing Birmingham man William Shrine shared
Breaking news - William Shrine was last seen on a train going from Birmingham New Street to Pwhelli on the north west coast of Wales in May but has not been seen since
