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In the past year more people had their prison sentences increased in the West Midlands than anywhere else in the country.

It's due to a scheme which allows people to question any sentences they think were soft and 27 offenders in the region had their jail terms extended.

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Disgraced breast surgeon Ian Paterson will tomorrow find out if his 15 year sentence will be increased after he was found guilty of performing unnecessary operations on a number of his patients.

In the West Midlands, 31 cases were referred to the scheme and 27 of them were increased.

They were among four men involved in planning an attack on a police or military target in the UK.

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They may not have had much success in the longer formats this season, but the T20 Blast is at least giving Bears fans something to cheer about.

A nerve wracking yet rewarding finish at Northants last night, Aaron Thomason entrusted with the final over and the 20 year old held his nerve to seal a two-run win.

It wasn’t just a morale boosting victory over last year's winners, the result puts Ian Bell’s team top of the North Group and well placed for a quarter final spot.

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Bell reckons they’re now getting the rewards for all their hard work in what's been a tough year, and whilst recovery seems unlikely in the County Championship, the consolation could be a run to Finals Day.

Next up is the derby with Worcestershire at Edgbaston on Friday which will be live on BBC WM and Coventry& Warwickshire from 19:00 BST.

Four men convicted of preparing a terror attack have been remanded in custody until sentencing tomorrow.

Following the guilty verdicts, Detective Chief Superintendent Matt Ward, head of West Midlands Counter Terrorism Unit, said: "Today's case was about four very dangerous extremists who were plotting to carry out a terror attack in the UK.

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"Today the communities of the Midlands, Stoke-on-Trent and Birmingham should feel relieved that they are much safer with these four dangerous individuals now going to spend a long time behind bars."

He described the accusations against his team as "groundless", saying: "They went against the integrity of the undercover operatives, they went against the integrity of the wider investigation.

"I'm really proud of our officers; I'm particularly proud of our undercover operatives who were in an incredibly dangerous situation."

A convicted terror group used a picture of Disney's three musketeers as their image on a group chat while they discussed their plans to carry out an attack in the UK.

West Midlands Police say evidence found on phones and other devices belonging to the group showed that the four men shared radical and extremist beliefs and ideologies, and believed in the use of violence to support these beliefs.

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Naweed Ali, Khobaib Hussain, Mohibur Rahman and Tahir Aziz have been found guilty by a jury at the Old Bailey following a 16-week trial.

The trial of four men found guilty of preparing a terror attack in the UK heard how a meat cleaver with the word "KAFIR" - Arabic for non-believer or infidel - scratched on to the metal blade was found in a car used by Naweed Ali.

An incomplete pipe bomb was also recovered. When police searched Tahir Aziz's car they found a Samurai sword by the driver's seat.

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The jury heard that alongside these deadly weapons the defendants had been looking at violent material online, joined extremist social media groups and bought new mobile phones to help them further their plans.

The court was told that Ali and Khobaib Hussain had a previous conviction for a similar offence, in July 2012 they both pleaded guilty to engaging in conduct in preparation of terrorist acts.

Their actions had included flying to Pakistan with the intention of undertaking terrorist training in a camp.

Mohibur Rahman also had a previous conviction after pleading guilty in 2012 to possessing a publication that included information on how to make a pipe bomb.

Four men have been convicted of planning a major terror attack.

Members of a terrorist cell who dubbed themselves the "Three Musketeers" are facing years behind bars for plotting a Lee Rigby-style attack after a partly-secret trial plagued by accusations of police corruption.

The gang, from the West Midlands, had been preparing to strike police and military targets on British soil.

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After deliberating for 22 hours, jurors convicted Ali, Hussain and Rahman of preparing terrorist acts.

The fourth defendant, Tahir Aziz, 38, was found guilty of the same offence after the jury deliberated for another 20 minutes.

As they were led from the dock, one of the convicted men shouted out: "I hope you're happy with your lies. Lying scumbags."

Four men found guilty of preparing a Lee Rigby-style terror attack will be sentenced at the Old Bailey tomorrow.

Naweed Ali, 29, and Khobaib Hussain, 25, both of Sparkhill, Birmingham, Mohibur Rahman, 33 and Tahir Aziz, 38 both of Stoke-on-Trent were arrested in August last year in an undercover police sting using a fake courier firm.

They had all denied preparing terrorist acts.

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The Old Bailey jury in the trial of the "Three Musketeers" terror cell has found a fourth defendant, Tahir Aziz, 38, guilty of preparing terrorist acts.

Members of a terrorist cell who dubbed themselves the "Three Musketeers" have been found guilty of plotting a Lee Rigby-style attack following a partly-secret trial plagued by accusations of police corruption.

The gang, from the West Midlands, were poised to strike police and military targets on British soil, the Old Bailey heard.

They were arrested in August last year after MI5 bugged the car of Naweed Ali and uncovered a pipe bomb and meat cleaver hidden in a JD Sports bag.

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Convicted terrorists Naweed Ali and Khobaib Hussain, both of Sparkhill, in Birmingham, and Mohibur Rahman, from Stoke-on-Trent, had claimed the incriminating evidence was planted by an undercover officer known as Vincent, who posed as the boss of a fake firm called Hero Couriers.

But they were unanimously found guilty after the jury deliberated for 22 hours.

The jury is still deliberating on the fourth defendant Tahir Aziz, 38, who denies the charge of preparing acts of terrorism.

A man was seen in Birmingham's city centre wielding a machete before he was chased and caught by unarmed police officers.

Members of a terrorist cell who dubbed themselves the "Three Musketeers" have been found guilty of plotting a Lee Rigby-style attack following a partly-secret trial at the Old Bailey.

Naweed Ali, Khobaib Hussain and Mohibur Rahman were convicted after the jury deliberated for 22 hours.

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A man was taken to hospital after a two-vehicle smash involving a £150,000 supercar, external in Sutton Coldfield.

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One of the world's most famous musical theatre producers says Birmingham played a big part in his career.

Sir Cameron Mackintosh has achieved international acclaim for bringing productions like Phantom of the Opera and Les Miserables to the stage.

His new show Miss Saigon is on a nine-week run at the Birmingham Hippodrome.

Volunteers are to clear Birmingham streets of waste left piling up because bin collectors are on strike.

Refuse workers are in the midst of a series of walkouts in a dispute with the city council over job losses.

Trade union Unite has announced walkouts will continue until September after talks with the authority failed.

Birmingham City Council said it hoped to reached a resolution "sooner rather than later", as one community group takes on cleaning the streets itself.

Naveed Sadiq from Bearded Broz, a group set up and run by volunteers from the Muslim community in Birmingham, said members would be collecting waste from the Yardley area on Wednesday evening.

He said the group will team up with Balsall Heath Forum and use its truck, which will be filled and the waste taken to the Tyseley waste collection centre.

"We are going to try our level best to get as much as we can," added Mr Sadiq.

"We are quite upset that it has come to this, but I also feel that we have a responsibility."

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One of the last surviving Spitfire pilots from the Battle of Britain has died.

Ken Wilkinson, from Solihull, who was among those famously dubbed "The Few" by Winston Churchill, was 99, the Battle of Britain Memorial Trust (BBMT) said.

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The chartered surveyor, once shared a risque joke with the Duke of Cambridge - and told him off for "flying choppers".

Mr Wilkinson leaves a daughter, Penny, and a grandson, Piers.

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Birmingham Bears moved to the top of the T20 Blast North Group with a thrilling two-run win against Northants at the County Ground.

Just two days after a tremendous 73 from 43 balls against Lancashire on his Bears debut, Adam Hose contributed 19 to the visitors' tally.

Captain Ian Bell described Hose's performance on Sunday as the best debut he has seen by a Warwickshire player, but there was to be no repeat as he was caught by Wakely off Nathan Buck.

Rob Keogh and Buck took two wickets each to keep Birmingham pegged back but de Grandhomme's fine 16-ball knock kept them on track.

Richard Gleeson then starred with the ball for the hosts, taking two superb wickets in three balls in the penultimate over of the Bears' innings, removing Keith Barker and Alex Mellor.