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Gang crime 'has cost city £38m'
The battle to keep Birmingam's inner-city crime gangs in check has cost almost £38m in 40 years, a regional strategy report claims. (Read more)
Webcam man incited US child abuse
A 19-year-old man from the West Midlands is jailed for using a webcam to incite a woman from the US to abuse her own child. (Read more)
Man discovered dead in house fire
Police are investigating after a man is found dead in a house fire in the Stirchley area of Birmingham. (Read more)
Child asylum seeker numbers rise
The number of child asylum seekers across the West Midlands has risen by almost 700%, a BBC investigation reveals. (Read more)
Prayers said for Cadbury workers
Prayers are said in Birmingham for people fearing for their jobs after US firm Kraft Foods sealed its takeover of Cadbury. (Read more)
