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Hundreds expected for Big Lunch

People attending the Big Lunch at Victoria Park, Smethwick, can take part in a cookery competition.

Wife guilty of helping film girls

A woman is found guilty of helping her husband film young girls at their West Midlands home using hidden cameras.

Man injured in street disturbance

A man is in hospital following a disturbance in Broad Street, Birmingham, while another man is arrested.

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Man charged with Co-op blackmail

A man is charged with demanding £3m from a Birmingham supermarket, threatening people would be killed.

Reward offered over missing woman

A family offers £8,000 for information about a relative who went missing nearly three weeks ago.

Men deny killing postmaster's son

Four men accused of killing a man and injuring his father in a post office robbery in Worcestershire appear in court.

Swine flu death in West Midlands

A second person from the West Midlands has died after contracting swine flu, the Strategic Health Authority.

Man shot 'after answering door'

A 39-year-old man is shot in the stomach after apparently answering his front door in Birmingham in the early hours.

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