2+ day, 14+ hour ago   (461+ words) A man is due to be sentenced after he admitted assaulting a woman in a major Birmingham street, a court heard. Wesley Usherwood was seen 'grabbing a woman by the nape of her neck' in a domestic incident on Soho…...

2+ hour, 12+ min ago   (265+ words) A 'prolific' offender who paid 'no attention' to the 'multiple' driving bans he'd received has found himself behind bars. Declan Boswell 'immediately confessed' to being a disqualified driver when he was pulled over by police - and was jailed within 24-hours....

1+ day, 18+ hour ago   (177+ words) Man admits assaulting paramedics at Heartlands Hospital in oxygen canister smoking row Birmingham Live A man assaulted two paramedics at a Birmingham hospital after being told to extinguish his cigarette due to the proximity of oxygen cannisters Elliot Brown, 41, from…...

2+ day, 11+ hour ago   (226+ words) Streetly drink driver caught nearly four times over limit after 'upsetting email' Birmingham Live A Walsall man was caught drink-driving nearly four times over the legal limit after receiving an upsetting email from his wife's lawyer Jason Bridgewater, 56, from Tudor…...

2+ day, 11+ hour ago   (392+ words) A paedophile has been locked up after he was caught sharing his sick fantasies in an online forum. Richard Stevenson discussed finding a partner to share in his abuse of very young children. The 39-year-old also shared deplorable sex abuse…...

2+ day, 12+ hour ago   (790+ words) Ben Matthews(Image: West Mercia Police) A violent man has been caged after he subjected a woman to a campaign of abuse for more than a year. Ben Matthews held a knife to the woman's throat and held what she…...

2+ day, 20+ hour ago   (405+ words) Peter Hawke, 70, had already served five years for separate sexual offences when police swooped at HMP Risley in Warrington A 'high-risk' registered sex offender was detained at the gates of a prison on the day of his release and has…...

2+ day, 16+ hour ago   (248+ words) David Oakley, the Bishop of Northampton A Stourbridge-born bishop accused of raping a schoolgirl has appeared in court. David Oakley, who is the Bishop of Northampton, is charged with one count of indecent assault and two counts of rape. The…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago   (439+ words) Sarah McCann, 60, was sentenced for several offences at Birmingham Magistrates Court on August 3 A woman assaulted her neighbour with a metal pole, before going on to kick a police officer in the groin, a court heard. Sara McCann, 60, damaged the…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (506+ words) A serial criminal who has almost 50 convictions for nearly 100 offences has avoided time behind bars despite being convicted of attacking a police officer. Lee Egege of Slade Road in Stockland Green appeared via video link from custody at the sentencing…...