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50 plain-clothed cops couldn't fit into uniforms for special op after weight gain

50 plain clothed officers in one force found they could no longer squeeze into their uniforms for a special operation that needed them to wear their kit

Daily Mirror

Oldbury: Two teenagers killed after car crashes into pedestrians in market town

West Midlands Police say a 54-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving

Evening Standard

Crazed thug battered his brother to death with guitar while he slept

Steven Barnes brutally attacked his brother after they had an argument about their elderly mum's care

Manchester Evening News

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Police officers served with ‘management action’ over mother and daughter murders

The Office for Police Conduct said West Midlands Police let chances to ‘take positive action’ slip for Khaola Saleem and Raneem Oudeh.

The Independent UK

Mother and daughter murdered while on the phone to police ‘failed beyond imagination’, family say

Raneem Oudeh, 22, and her mother Khaola Saleem, 49, were killed in August 2018

The Independent UK

Chilling 999 call of woman failed by police before ex-husband murdered her and mum

WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT An inquest has found that police "materially contributed" to the deaths of a mother and daughter after Raneem Oudeh begged for her ex-husband to be arrested before he stabbed them to death

Daily Mirror

Police failed murdered mother and daughter ‘beyond imagination’, family says

Raneem Oudeh, 22, was killed outside her mother’s home in Northdown Road, Solihull, West Midlands, on August 27 2018.

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‘Swimming through a sea of hate’: Transgender police officer breaks silence after coming out

PC Skye Morden found the courage to come out to family and friends after 19 years in the force

The Independent UK

Police officers ordered to stop calling short colleagues 'laptops' as word could offend

The term – slang for 'small PCs' – became popular after a 5ft 8in minimum height requirement for constables was ditched in the 1990s. The politically correct edict came from West Midlands Police bosses

Daily Mirror

Dog dragged along road by woman in mobility scooter is rescued by RSPCA

The incident was captured in shocking footage which went viral online, causing outrage

Wales Online

Muggers who used paving slab to batter a man with learning difficulties for £3 are jailed

Mohammed Ali and Umair Anys face a total of 23 years behind bars

The Independent UK

Police chief warns it is ‘completely mad’ to record petty disputes as crime

‘It shouldn’t be crime, but it’s getting really close to how we’re recording it,’ West Midlands Police chief says

The Independent UK

Police launch manhunt after victim, 29, stabbed to death on leafy cul-de-sac

Emergency services rushed to Handsworth Wood, Birmingham, on Friday evening where paramedics battle to save the young man.

Daily Mirror

Watch as 'off-duty police officer' attacks boy outside school after splitting up fight

The woman, who claims to be the mother of one of the pupils, breaks them apart then slaps the other boy

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The Independent UK

Inquiry after Black child mauled by police dog while being detained by armed officers

Exclusive: The boy was left badly injured and has had surgery since the attack in Birmingham

The Independent UK

‘Cowards’ caught on CCTV after shooting that left boy, 13, paralysed are jailed

Teenager is paraplegic after pellet passed through spinal cord in attack, court heard

Manchester Evening News

Emergency appeal as last image of missing girl, 16, seen four weeks ago at Manchester Piccadilly released

Dani Muslimovic is believed to have travelled to the city from Birmingham

Wales Online

Police officers free dogs 'locked in van' for almost three days

Photos shared by police showed the dogs being given food and water after their ordeal

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The moment woman catches 'creepy stalker neighbour' removing recording devices he planted in her home

Debbie Wearing-Jones gave a key to William Nolan, 59, and his wife so they could feed her two cats while she was away

The Independent UK

Conservative Party conference put on temporary lockdown due to ‘potential security alert’

Delegates not allowed to enter or leave International Convention Centre in Birmingham

Wales Online

Car thieves caught at McDonald's after getting the midnight munchies

They were caught red-handed with balaclavas and gloves in the car and examination of their phones revealed photos and video of them posing with stolen cars and driving them away

Daily Mirror

Pride parade hate crime leaves student determined to 'come back even gayer' next year

Raphael Kohn was targeted in 'terrifying' homophobic incident on his way home from the event, which he said was a reminder of why the LGBTQ+ community still needs Pride

Daily Mirror

Man found with fatal stab wounds in crashed car - police probe murder

Richard Hopley died in hospital after he was found in a car which had crashed in Metchley Lane, in Birmingham, suffering from stab wounds

Daily Mirror

Rookie cop allowed to keep pet snail at police station to calm his nerves

The 8in pet, nicknamed Sid by colleagues, was kept in a cardboard box with holes to allow air in. Sources said some officers at the station privately objected. The rookie has now left the force

Wales Online

Mum takes son out of school after teen 'threatens to stab him' in class dispute

Chantelle Stephens says she felt forced to pull the 14-year-old boy out of the Birmingham college after the threat was made

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