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'Slang dictionary' shown to Birmingham murder trial as jury told meaning of 'zk', 'M' and 'wet'
Handsworth and Soho
The trial is concerned with a teenager alleged to have killed another teenager amid a postcode gang war in Birmingham
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Woman pleads guilty to threatening person with blade at Birmingham primary school
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Capri Anderson, 21, from Shard End, appeared at Birmingham Crown Court and pleaded guilty to threatening a person with a blade on school premises at Brownmead Primary Academy
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Birmingham couple accused of starving man in their care to a 'walking skeleton'
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Kenneth Newton, 57, and Melanie James, 63, are accused of murdering Rubin Blount at their Tamworth home in Staffordshire in November 2022 — both deny the charges
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Man battered girlfriend forcing her to 'flee to pub in her pyjamas'
Crime
Simon McKeown took the divorcee out for fancy meals and lavished her with gifts before subjecting her to a string of cruel assaults
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Rapist said 'let me stay' as staff released him from prison in major blunder
Crime
Bernadin Dedic is on the run in Bosnia after being wrongly freed from HMP Wormwood Scrubs
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Lily Whitehouse murder accused 'panicked' and lied about hit-and-run, court told
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Prosecutors allege 19-year-old suffered catastrophic chest injuries when Mohammed Azim used his flatbed truck 'as a weapon'
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Mum haunted by night baby 'flopped dead' after dad allegedly shook him
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Four-week-old Atticus Bartlett sadly died after suffering brain damage meaning he could not breathe independently again
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Birmingham 'gang territory road' which separates deadly rivals named in murder trial
Handsworth Wood
The trial is concerned with a teenager alleged to have killed another teenager amid a postcode gang war in Birmingham
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Thug boyfriend terrorised partner and threatened to 'take her beauty'
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Shezad Zaman, 37, was convicted of assaults, strangulation and stalking - the victim said she accepted she was going to die
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Birmingham teen swung knife in 'beheading motion' at rival trying to 'neck shot' him
Bordesley Green and Small Heath
Adam Ali, then aged 16, attacked Ibrahim Ishfaq against a background of trouble between them and their families, a court heard
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Murder accused denies wanting to hurt teen girlfriend
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Prosecutors allege Lily Whitehouse, 19, suffered catastrophic chest injuries when Mohammed Azim used his flatbed truck 'as a weapon'
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Baby killed by adopted dad was also biological son of 'wicked' teen killer
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Preston Davey, 13 months, was sexually and physically abused by the man who attempted to adopt him
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Why crown court judge spared terrifying Brierley Hill pub fight duo from prison
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A custodial sentence was the standard expectation, but the judge cited mitigating factors in the ruling
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Full story of Birmingham knife girl, 13, who snapped amid bullying, homophobia and toxic social media
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The case is one of the most alarming attacks heard by a Birmingham court in years. It has not made many national headlines, but it should be a wakeup call to every parent in the city.
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Driver sobs after killing much-loved student in A1 petrol station crash
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Urwah Tanveer, 20, was about to graduate from university and hoped to work in the NHS before she was killed
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Woman facing jail after threatening someone with knife at Birmingham primary school
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Capri Anderson, aged 21, confessed to an offence at Birmingham Crown Court where she appeared via a prison video link
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Man in court after teaching younger brother, 15, how to drive in Perry Barr
Perry Barr
Haaris Farouk, 23, said he was 'sorry' and would not do it again
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'I've killed her' - Birmingham man who killed girlfriend gets hospital order
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Ozekell Empire pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of Andrea Carr in Nechells and was sentenced to a hospital order and restriction order at Birmingham Crown Court
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Fake taxi driver rumbled in Birmingham city centre after passengers confirmed one thing to police
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Mohammed Ramzan, 38, claimed he was 'very close' to a city MP, a court heard
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Men armed with plank of wood and belt targeted punters in terrifying Brierley Hill beer garden fight
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A large plank of wood, a training belt and bottles of beer were used as weapons during the fight in front of young children and punters at the Dog & Partridge
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Inside the charity making the "greatest difference" to domestic abuse survivors in the West Midlands
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Black Country Women's Aid has been supporting thousands of victims of abuse every year for four decades
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'Bailiffs will come knocking' - drink driver three times over limit fined £1,118
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Tanyaradwze Magwenzi, 23, was found to have 106mcg of alcohol in 100ml of breath after his car collided with a bollard on Constitution Hill
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Birmingham takeaway boss fined after customer hospitalised with food poisoning
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Zulfiqar Ali pleaded guilty to three charges related to food safety and information regulations, between May and September 2025, as well as admitting three similar charges on behalf of Al-Shazan Ltd, based on Stratford Road
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Girl, 14, in court over triple stabbing at school
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The teenager has been charged with attempted murder
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