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Man with combat knife walks through city centre.

Watch: Man with combat knife walks through city centre

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Public debate new proposal to ban criminals from pubs & sports events

Footage released by Warwickshire Rural Crime Team shows the moment a lorry driver smashed into the 5ft-tall William Gladstone memorial cross in Lea Marston, Warwickshire, in August 2024.

Watch: Moment trucker smashes into 1905 memorial causing £40k damage

Sabrina Carpenter’s first English date on the Short n’ Sweet tour took place in Birmingham overnight.

What did Sabrina Carpenter play on her first UK tour date?

Gang re-enacts killing of father.

Watch: Gang re-enacts the moment they beat a father to death in a park

Simon & Oscar will play two shows in Lincolnshire in October.

Lincolnshire dates for Ocean Colour Scene duo’s acoustic show

Coun Martin Hill delivering the budget for 2025/26.

Lincolnshire County Council to increase council tax share by 2.99%

Coun Martin Hill delivering the budget for 2025/26. Photo: James Turner

County Council agrees to raise its share of council tax bill by 2.99 per cent

Krispy Kreme and happn create 'Doughnuts & Dates' spots

The top 15 early dating 'icks' revealed

It comes after Bristolians were ranked as the most romantic in the UK

What's your love language? Take this quiz to find out

Gunman opens fire at mourners attending wake.

Watch: Harrowing moment gunman opens fire at mourners attending wake

Warrant issued after £3m Viking hoard thief fails to appear in court.

Warrant issued after £3m Viking hoard thief fails to appear in court

Wild Meadow, the prize winning quilt design by Lindsey Patchworkers.

Join upcoming quilt show

Stock picture of a UFO

Watch: What I found behind the unassuming doors of a UK UFO group

This is the moment an armed criminal's own CCTV system filmed him taking part in a gun deal before the same cameras filmed firearms officers raiding his house less than an hour later.

Gangster films his own gun deal on CCTV moments before police raid

Watch: ‘Immaculate’ brand new net-zero 'ghost school' will never open

Melvin Eley at his barbershop in Stechford, Birmingham.

Watch: Meet the barber, 76, who has been cutting hair for 65 years

Police used a chainsaw to raid a drug house where they arrested a 13-year-old boy on suspicion of having a zombie knife.

Cops break into 'drug den' with chainsaw and make zombie knife arrest

Robbery gang who used Grindr to trap victims steal over £100k.

Watch: Robbery gang who used Grindr to trap victims steal over £100k

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer departs 10 Downing Street, London.

Watch: UK public give their view of AI as AI action plan is published

Mr Murals shared this before and after - what do you think?

Stunning Peaky Blinders street art mural appears

The Natural History Museum’s Dinosaurs Live! is among the shows with January sale discounts

Full list of every theatre in the UK with huge January sale savings

This is the dramatic moment two student police officers chased down a rapist in the street after he attacked a woman in a park.

Park rapist gets chased down by student cops in dramatic video

Motorway.

Watch: Avoid travel chaos this Christmas - list of busiest motorways

A dozen people have been jailed for over 100 years after one of Britain's biggest county lines drugs gangs which made £1.2 million a year was smashed by police.

Drugs gang gets smashed: Moment cops bust county lines criminals

Winter Wonderland in Hyde Park.

Watch: UK's busiest and most expensive Christmas markets ranked

Filmon Andmichaen fatally stabbed his girlfriend Liwam Bereket.

Watch: Man enters woods with pregnant girlfriend before murdering her

The Woof Truck - 'rusty old bike' (inset) and what it looks like now.

Video: I upcycled a rusty old bike to become a mobile dog treat vendor

'Sticky Bandits' gang who named themselves after the Home Alone crooks - stole £2.6 million worth of machines and metals - mostly targeting businesses while they were closed over the festive period.

Caught On Camera: ‘Sticky Bandits’ burglars leave 'Merry Xmas' tag

Sam Fender tickets on sale time, early access and prices confirmed

Snow has fallen - hit the ski slopes for less this winter with Jet2

The Beat live earlier this month

The Beat return to Lincoln for one of their last shows of the year

Musician Liam Payne performs at the "One Direction iHeartRadio Album Release Party".

Watch: British public recall celebrity deaths that affected them most

Fly to Guernsey: Aurigny releases further Summer 2025 routes

Replica of John Cadbury’s shop in Birmingham’s Bull Street at Cadbury World

Watch: We take a tour of Cadbury World featuring Beanmobile ride

Homebase, which has several stores in the Midlands including Kings Heath and Selly Oak, is set for administration, according to reports.

Homebase collapse - full list of sites at risk of closure

Spa at Manchester Marriott Hotel Piccadilly among top deals

Top UK spa deals by money saving expert in Spabreaks' biggest sale

2.6m ‘Sticky Bandits’ burglars tip van while trying to flee.

Watch: 2.6m ‘Sticky Bandits’ burglars tip van while trying to flee

Raef Virdee (4) at Daytona go-karting in Tamworth

Meet Britain's youngest racer - he's 4 and has his eyes on Formula 1

Man shoots fireworks at people in 'scenes like Star Wars' in Birmingham

Horrifying video shows man shooting people with fireworks

Some dogs don't mind the noise of fireworks - but for others it can be a traumatic experience.

Watch: RSPCA give advice on keeping pets safe during fireworks

CCTV shows Abdul Wahab carry out the hammer attack Stratford Road, Sparkhill, at around 2pm on February 21 2024.

CCTV shows thug smash man's skull with hammer in savage revenge attack
Shocking footage shows a thug smash a man in the skull with a hammer in a savage revenge attack.

The fire at the flat on Chase Road in Burntwood

Watch: Flat explodes into fireball leaving man fighting for his life

1,000 children aged six to 16 revealed Brighton is best for trick or treating

Sweet service launches for cities rated worst for Halloween treats

Chippy owner Zafar Iqbal. Bens Fish Bar on Warwick Road, Birmingham, October 22, 2024, where CCTV captured a man attempting to rob the place

Watch as knife-wielding fish & chip robber gets BATTERED by hero staff

I visited Halkidiki to see why it is one of Greece's 'unsung heroes'.

I visited Greece's 'unsung hero' destination & was blown away

The M42.

Watch: Man labels smart motorways “most useless invention ever”

Stephen Cuddy with the mini canal lock he built to house a narrowboat turned into a swimming pool.

Watch: Man spent £30k building ‘world's shortest canal’ in his garden

Last chance to enter prestigious care sector awards

Last chance to enter prestigious care sector awards

SO Festival is joining forces with Tappin' In to deliver a group participation project

Call out to join SO Festival for tap dancing extravaganza

The public on when to put the heating on.

Watch: When is it too early to put the heating on?

A crash as a result of a drink and drug driver. This is the moment a shameless driver tells cops he was speeding at 76mph in a 30mph zone because he wanted to have a bit of a blast.

I drove 76mph on 30mph road and told police I wanted a bit of a blast

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Police tape across crime scene

True Crime Weekend this Saturday and Sunday on Freeview channel 262

CCTV shows Shawn Seesahai moments before he is murdered by boys, 12.

Watch: CCTV shows teenager moments before he is murdered by boys, 12