A man seen on CCTV drinking from a can of beer moments before robbing a shop was traced when police recovered his DNA from the discarded item.

Police said it was one of several Birmingham stores targeted by knife-wielding Tyrone Dorsett in December and January. He's been jailed for 12 years after admitting 15 robberies, according to the West Midlands force.

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Masked Dorsett struck at the same Lozells store five times, making off with cash and cigarettes when he threatened the shopkeeper with a knife. But it was a raid at another Lozells shop that landed him in jail.

After saliva on the discarded can was examined and returned a hit on the 34 year old, police began looking for him, patrolling an area in which street robberies had been reported. There he was spotted, police said, and "arrested following a violent struggle".

A lap dancing club's licence is suspended after claims of fraud and links to organised crime are made.

A man shot by police last night is in a critical condition in hospital, an IPCC commissioner says.

Derrick Campbell told the BBC the wounded man is black and believed to be in his early 40s.

A man living near the scene of a police shooting in which a man was wounded in the chest said he saw "armed police running up and down the road" after a bang.

Emergency crews were called to Hereford Close, Rubery, at about 21:00 on Wednesday and the case has been referred to the IPCC.

Resident Simon Hodges was told by police to get back in his house.

A man believed to be in his 30s has been shot in the chest by police.

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It happened in Hereford Close, Rubery, at about 21:00 on Wednesday.

A police cordon remains in place.

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A contraflow system on the M5 this weekend will affect traffic in north Worcestershire this weekend, the county council says.

Concrete repairs and waterproofing work will be taking place at the Oldbury viaduct, between junctions 1 and 2, and the contraflow is being put in place with all traffic using the northbound carriageway.

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Changes have been put in place at key junctions in the area, including M5 junction 4a northbound and M6 junction 8 southbound, Highways England says.

The agency says this is to increase capacity where the M5 joins the M6 and M42 and reduce the amount of traffic heading towards the roadworks.

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A West Midlands Police officer who raises awareness of knife crime in schools says he's disappointed by a recent rise in incidents.

In the last five weeks, five people have died in stabbings in the West Midlands.

PC Rob Pedley has spoken to more than 150,000 children across the region in the last seven years and says the issue has changed from gang-related crime and involves younger people.

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The reopened inquests into the deaths of those caught in the 1974 Birmingham pub bombings will not take place in September as planned.

This is due to a legal aid row and the families' intention to seek a judicial review.

The "time frame is no longer viable," says coroner, Sir Peter Thornton QC.

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Twenty-one people were killed at two pubs in Birmingham city centre more than 40 years ago.

Earlier, victims' families said they would not be attending the fresh proceedings over the coroner's refusal to allow the naming of suspected perpetrators.

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On a busy night of pre-season friendlies, West Bromwich Albion won twice last night.

New signing Jay Rodriguez got the only goal at Burton, while Shaun Donnellan and Hal Robson-Kanu were on target in the Baggies' 2-1 win at Walsall.

Assistant head coach Ben Garner told BBC WM Sport preparations for the new campaign are on track.

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We told you yesterday about thieves breaking into volunteers' vans at a DIY SOS build in West Bromwich.

Nick Knowles, presenter of the property makeover show, said he was "really disappointed". Volunteers had been working to help a family that had lost a mother to cancer.

On the BBC Midlands Facebook page, external, the story made many of you angry.

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The last time someone was shot by an officer in the West Midlands was 17 years ago.

That's according to the West Midlands' police and crime commissioner David Jamieson who has been speaking to BBC WM after a man was shot by police in Rubery last night.

The man, believed to be in his 30s, was taken to hospital with a gun shot wound to the chest, West Midlands Ambulance Service said.

It happened at about 21:00 last night and Mr Jamieson said it was too early to talk of details, but he confirmed the shooting.

"There is an independent inquiry that will look into that, but just to put this in context, this is extremely rare, for officers to open fire. In fact, the last time someone was shot by an officer in the West Midlands was actually 17 years ago in June 2000 and it's been over 20 years since someone was fatally shot by a police officer."

The man shot by police in Rubery last night was wounded in the chest, West Midlands Ambulance Service says.

He is thought to be in his 30s.

Emergency crews were called to Hereford Close at 21:00 on Wednesday.

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West Midlands Police has arrested another man on suspicion of firearms offences. It said earlier "a firearm was discharged by an armed officer which resulted in one man being taken to hospital with a gunshot injury".

The case has been referred to the IPCC.

Strip club customers in Birmingham were drugged, fleeced of thousands of pounds and offered sex in private rooms, according to a report by police and the council.

The document said one punter at Legs 11 lap dancing bar in Broad Street was so worried their drink had been spiked after £9,000 was charged to their credit card, they bought a home drugs kit which tested positive for methadone.

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The authorities' joint report said that undercover trading standards officers "were offered sexual services" in locked VIP rooms for £1,000. It is recommending the club's licence be suspended, with a decision due on Monday.

West Midlands Police said it was investigating financial "irregularities" where "large volumes of money were being taken from people's accounts".

Some families of the Birmingham pub bombings victims say they will not attend fresh inquests into the deaths over a coroner's refusal to allow the naming of suspected perpetrators.

Campaign group Justice4the21 represents many of the relatives. It said in a statement ahead of the latest pre-inquest review that it would "no longer participate".

The group said its decision was based on the fact that material held by Devon and Cornwall Police, who reviewed the original criminal investigation, had not been disclosed to the families.

The relatives also made reference to a recent BBC interview with self-confessed IRA bomb maker Michael Hayes in which he said he had been part of a group that was responsible for the 1974 explosions. The group said it remained unclear how information provided by Mr Hayes would be investigated.

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A man has been wounded and taken to hospital following a police shooting.

West Midlands Police has cordoned off an area in Hereford Close in Rubery.

It happened at about 21:00 last night.

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The force added another man had been arrested on suspicion of firearms offences.

The case has been referred to the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) and police say the officer's body-worn video camera was on at the time of the incident.

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A cloudy and breezy day with some bright spells mixed with scattered showers and highs of around 20C (68F).

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