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Extra uniformed police patrols will be carried out in the Harborne area of Birmingham after the fatal stabbing of an 18-year-old, officers say.
The teenager suffered fatal injuries in Tennal Road at about 19:15 on Wednesday.
A 19-year-old man arrested on suspicion of murder remains in police custody.
A post-mortem examination is due to be held on Friday, police say.
Alice Cutter, 22, is accused of being a member of the banned organisation National Action.
Read MoreA man has admitted carrying out cyber-attacks on two police force websites.
Image source, Dominic Lipinski/PALiam Reece Watts, 20, admitted launching deliberate denial of service (DDoS) attacks on Greater Manchester and Cheshire police.
At Chester Crown Court, he pleaded guilty to two counts of unauthorised acts with intent to impair operation of or prevent access to a computer.
Watts, of Stratford Road, Chorley was remanded in custody and will be sentenced on 28 June.
DDoS attacks involve flooding a target's service with extremely high volumes of traffic in an effort to overwhelm them.
Animals are being slaughtered in fields with meat going into the illegal food chain, police say.
Read MoreTwo teenagers have been charged with robbery following two carjackings in Coventry on Wednesday.
The 18-year-old and a boy aged 16, both from the city, have each been charged with two counts of the offence.
The carjackngs happened on Wednesday morning in Middlemarch Road and Grangemouth Road, said West Midlands Police.
The pair are due before magistrates today.
Worcester Warriors have made Blues and Northland hooker Matt Moulds their seventh new signing for the 2019/20 season.
The 27-year-old will become Warriors' second signing from Super Rugby side Blues after winger Melani Nanai.
Image source, Getty ImagesHe has played for Northland alongside another new Warriors recruit, scrum-half Jono Kitto, and captained the province in the ITM Cup from 2015 to 2018.
Betsy Malpass, who "suffered a horrendous ordeal" in her home, lost her life savings.
Read MoreA man injured in a hit-and-run crash in Birmingham at the weekend has died, police say.
Trevor 'Gordon' Caldicott was struck by a car on Washwood Heath Road, Ward End, just before 21:20 on Saturday.
Image source, West Midlands PoliceThe 81-year-old was taken to hospital with head injuries but died on Tuesday after his condition deteriorated, according to the West Midlands force.
He was described as a "truly wonderful father and grandfather" by his family which has appealed for the driver to "do the right thing" and come forward.
Image source, West Midlands PoliceAn image of Gordon in hospital has been released in a bid to make the driver "think about the consequences of this collision", say police.
The boars squeezed under a gate to get into Bleak House Farm in Burntwood.
Read MoreWorcester sign New Zealander Matt Moulds from Blues with the hooker to move to Sixways next season
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Walsall's caretaker manager Martin O' Connor says the club is "teetering on the brink" as it faces relegation from League One.
The Saddlers need to win their last two games, starting with promotion-chasing Peterborough on Saturday, and then hope other results go their way, if they're to stay up.
Image source, Getty ImagesO'Connor says the club can't afford to "keep holding on and scraping" by.
A teenager from Stoke-on-Trent has appeared at crown court this morning, charged with murdering 18-year-old Megan Newton.
She was found dead at her flat on Fletcher Road in the city on Saturday and 18-year-old Joseph Trevor from Trentham was charged on Monday.
He appeared via video-link this morning and is scheduled to appear again on 13 May.
Crews tackling a house fire in Wolverhampton are making "good progress," the fire service says.
Image source, West Midlands Fire ServiceCrews were called to the Burland Avenue property shortly after 08:45.
Image source, West Midlands Fire ServiceAbout 20 firefighters have been on site.
One man who left the property was treated with oxygen by the fire service, before being checked-over by paramedics.
Armed police have arrested two men in Stoke-on-Trent on suspicion of possessing a firearm.
Officers were called to Grange Street in the Cobridge area at 10:00 and said the two men were aged 45 and 46.
Police said officers were now searching a property there following what they described as an "incident" which came to a "peaceful end".
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A country road in Cheshire has been closed since last night after cash was found there.
Cheshire Police said it was called to reports of suspicious activity on Mow Lane in Astbury at about 22:20.
Image source, GoogleOfficers have been searching the area between Biddulph and Congleton to find out the money's origin.
It is not known how much cash has been found.
The driver of a car that's overturned in Coventry City centre has been taken to hospital.
Image source, Richard HarrisonThe vehicle is currently blocking Upper Well Street near the Belgrade Plaza.
Image source, Richard HarrisonCrews were called to the scene just after 11:00, said the ambulance service.
Bus services are being diverted.
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Read MorePolice say they've caught 133 drivers using a mobile phone at the wheel during the first week of a crackdown in Shropshire, Herefordshire and Worcestershire.
The West Mercia force campaign started on 15 April and is due to run until 28 April. Motorists spotted using a handheld mobile phone while driving face a £200 fine and six points on their licence.
Image source, Getty ImagesThe force said that since 2016 there were four fatalities, 15 serious injuries and 54 slight injuries in its policing area where mobile phone use was recorded as a factor.
A teenager suffered "serious" injuries in a Birmingham alleyway stabbing on Wednesday afternoon.
The 18-year-old was attacked by two men between Pendragon Road and Wilmcote Road in Perry Barr at about 17:25, police said.
He was seriously injured and treated at the scene before being taken to hospital, according to the ambulance service.
West Midlands Police said the injury - to his buttock - was not believed to be life-threatening.
