1,000 Cannabis Plants Found in Birmingham Factory Raid
Police discovered a large-scale cannabis farm in Nechells, Birmingham, seizing over 1,000 plants worth hundreds of thousands. No arrests were made. Read the full story.
Police discovered a large-scale cannabis farm in Nechells, Birmingham, seizing over 1,000 plants worth hundreds of thousands. No arrests were made. Read the full story.
Two men were arrested in Acocks Green after a police raid uncovered a 'live and viable' revolver and suspected Class A drugs. Read the latest on the West Midlands Police operation.
West Midlands Police seized a Volkswagen Polo in West Bromwich after the driver, already warned for anti-social behaviour, was seen driving recklessly. Read the full details.
Three men aged 19-23 were arrested on suspicion of attempted robbery and drug supply after an armed police pursuit from Soho Road to City Road ended in a crash. Class A drugs were recovered.
Police seized an Audi A4 left abandoned in the middle of a busy Wolverhampton road. Officers discovered the driver was a known disqualified motorist. Read the full story.
A mother is fighting for life after gunmen fired seven shots into her Peckham home on Christmas Eve while her toddler played inside. Police appeal for witnesses.
A convicted heroin smuggler who orchestrated a firearms racket from his cell in a bid to reduce his sentence has had his jail term increased by six years. Read the full story.
A 17-year-old boy has been charged after police recovered a 'viable' firearm and ammunition on a busy Smethwick high street. He is due to appear in court.
Exclusive behind-the-scenes footage shows police's relentless fight against gun crime in Birmingham as shootings drop by half. See the dramatic raids and arrests.
Shocking police bodycam videos from Birmingham in 2025 show arrests of a gun smuggler, firework yobs, and dangerous drivers. Watch the dramatic footage and read the full stories.
Police in West Bromwich have arrested five people and seized over 100 wraps of heroin and crack cocaine in a raid on Trinity Street. One man was detained in the garden. Follow for more crime updates.
West Midlands Police arrested three men and recovered two lock knives after stopping a suspicious vehicle in Wolverhampton city centre. Read the full details.
Armed police rushed to Stratford Road in Sparkhill after gunshots were fired. One man was injured by shrapnel, and three men were arrested on suspicion of drug dealing.
Four men arrested and weapons recovered after a police chase in Birmingham. Masked robbers targeted a shop near Five Ways. Call 101 with info ref 20/485966/25.
West Midlands Police's County Lines Taskforce has charged two women after raids in Great Barr, Balsall Heath and Wednesbury uncovered Class A and B drugs, cash, and a machete.
A 12-year-old boy feared he would be killed when Michael Jarvie pointed a paintball gun at his head in Newcastle-under-Lyme. Read the full court details and sentence.
Good Morning Britain halted for a major royal update as it's revealed Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has surrendered his firearms certificate. Read the full story on the latest blow for the former prince.
Australian police release new details on the Bondi Beach attackers' preparations. The tragedy prompts NSW's toughest gun laws and new radicalisation offences. Read the full investigation.
A terrifying gun battle erupted outside a Greggs bakery in Sheldon, Birmingham. Witnesses describe shoppers with babies hiding as staff locked doors. Police are investigating.
Shoppers, including mothers with babies, were locked inside a Birmingham Greggs after a violent fight involving a gun erupted outside. Police are investigating the broad daylight incident in Sheldon.
Jason Young, 45, from Kent, has been sentenced to five years in prison after converting a staple gun into a deadly weapon. The discovery was made by an off-duty officer on a train.
A man in his 40s was arrested on suspicion of drug dealing after police found cocaine and heroin worth £20,000 during a raid on Prospect Road North. Report crime anonymously.
Kensington and Chelsea Council has impounded around 1,000 Lime, Forest and Voi e-bikes following resident complaints about blocked pavements. Operators respond to the parking crisis.
A father was shot four times on his doorstep in Darlaston. Five men have admitted conspiracy charges. Read the full story of the horrific attack.
West Midlands Police's expanded Project Guardian Taskforce has made over 70 arrests and seized nearly 70 weapons in a major crackdown on knife crime and serious youth violence.
West Midlands Police uncovered a shotgun, imitation firearms, Class A drugs and illegal alcohol during coordinated raids in Digbeth. Four arrests made in city-wide crackdown.
A shotgun and 13 rounds of ammunition were discovered by police during a raid on a property in Pendrell Close, Chelmsley Wood. A man and woman have been arrested. Join BirminghamLive for breaking news.
Leon Haughton sentenced to 32 years for attempted murder after a pre-planned shotgun attack in Dudley. Read the full story of the police investigation and dramatic arrest.
Leon Haughton sentenced to 32 years for attempted murder after armed police arrest in Wolverhampton. Read the full dramatic story of the shooting and investigation.
A judge has condemned the 'alarming prevalence' of firearms in Birmingham after a 20-year-old man was shot following a disturbance involving machetes. Read the full story.