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Is the hunting ban working?
13:07 UK time, Tuesday, 7 February 2012
New figures from a Freedom of Information request by the BBC raise fresh doubts over the effectiveness of the hunting ban.
9 February 2012
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Shots fired in carjacking attempt
Two men try to steal a woman's car at gunpoint as she parks on her drive and fire shots as they flee the scene.
Man arrested over hostel murder
Police arrest a man on suspicion of murder after the death of a man found dead at a Birmingham hostel.
Frontline police 'in office jobs'
"A very small number" of frontline officers in the West Midlands are filling office jobs while the force adapts to budget changes, the chief constable says.
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