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Tributes after legendary Post reporter Harry Hawkes dies
Economic Development
The 86-year-old, from Kenilworth, died at a care home on Thursday following a long illness
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West Midlands Police cash crisis hits fight against terror and cyber-crime
Economic Development
Crime Commissioner David Jamieson says Home Office is ignoring region's crucial battle with 21st century threats
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£100 eBay kit that could bag top car for thieves
Manufacturing
Devices get around keyless systems in luxury cars like Range Rovers which has prompted JLR to work on new ways to beef up security
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Chris Upton's best local history books of 2014
Retail & Consumer
Chris Upton digs out a few of the best local history books for your delectation.
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Guantanamo Bay detainee Moazzam Begg: stop the rage and violence
Economic Development
In a blog post on Facebook, Mr Begg said that it was now time to bring the cycle of violence to an end
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'Sheer luck' no more women died as scale of domestic abuse in Birmingham revealed
Economic Development
New stats show more than 25,000 are estimated to have suffered in the home according to the National Crime Survey
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Birmingham's Council Chamber shows steady resolve to rise up and fight sexual exploitation
Opinion
Councillors are adamant that Birmingham needs to come together to get a grip of child sexual exploitation.
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Whoever bombed Birmingham wouldn't stand a chance today
Economic Development
The detectives of the 70s were forced to investigate crimes using rudimentary methods. On the 40th anniversary of the Birmingham pub bombings Andy Richards looks at that awful night and how police today would have fared
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Second solicitor from AKZ Solicitors struck off
Professional Services
Zia Latif was struck off at a hearing in a case brought by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA)
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West Midlands Police told to take immediate action over child sex abuse approach
Economic Development
Watchdog said the force needed to take "immediate action" after finding the attitudes of some officers towards victims of child sexual exploitation were "unacceptable
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New recruits bolster Enoch Evans' growth plans
Professional Services
The appointments of Cheryl McSheen-Bailey and Jade Cranch come as the firm celebrates its 130th year in existence
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Scandi noir fiction in spotlight at Birmingham Literature Festival
Retail & Consumer
When Dagmar Winther, one half of Danish crime-thriller-writing team Sander Jakobsen, appears at Birmingham Library it will be in some ways a homecoming
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The Birmingham murder most foul that left its stamp on history
Retail & Consumer
The Midland-born Victorian social reformer Sir Rowland Hill - inventor of the penny postage stamp - played a little known part in a macabre episode in Birmingham's history, writes keen historian Peter Douglas Osborn
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Labour to scrap police and crime commissioners, party conference hears
Economic Development
The move was announced after West Midlands Labour candidate David Jamieson was elected on a turnout of just 10.38% in a by-election
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Birmingham Children's Hospital launches helpline after doctor abused boys
Economic Development
Myles Bradbury is facing jail after admitting molesting cancer patients, some as young as eight, at a hospital in Cambridge
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Jihadi threat will not go away, West Midlands Police chief warns
Economic Development
An estimated 500 Britons have travelled to fight, some of whom are from the West Midlands
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Birmingham solicitor struck off for mortgage fraud
Economic Development
Kamran Malik was jailed in February for property fraud offences and has now been barred from practicing by the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal
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New police commissioner 'has no mandate' says Ed Balls
Economic Development
Low turnout would have added to scepticism surround West Midlands police chief's role, according to shadow chancellor
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I'll switch Birmingham's speed cameras back on, new police boss pledges
Economic Development
New police and crime commissioner David Jamieson said he would be looking at the speed camera issue as a priority
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New PCC David Jamieson wants to turn speed cameras back on
Economic Development
West Midlands police and crime commissioner makes first pledge after dismal electoral turn-out
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Labour's David Jamieson elected West Midlands police and crime commissioner
Economic Development
Turnout for the election was 10.32 per cent of the eligible electorate which is just under two million
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New police unit to hunt down cyber crime gangs
Economic Development
Minister vows to take the fight to criminals through a new regional organised crime unit in the Midlands
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Minister warns of modern-day slavery in Birmingham
Economic Development
Karen Bradley, the Home Office minister for modern slavery and organised crime, has called for people in the city to be on guard about slavery
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West Midlands farmers see rural crime soar by 10pc says NFU Mutual
Economic Development
Research suggest tractors are being smuggled out of the country to Eastern Europe
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