11 h. ago Body of teenage boy pulled from lake after he went missing in water

Specialist teams were called in to search

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15 h. ago Boy pulled from lake after going missing in the water as community left 'gutted'

A Sutton Coldfield community has been left 'gutted' after a teenage boy's body was discovered floating in a lake after he went missing in the water on Thursday evening

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21 h. ago Sutton Park UPDATES: West Midlands Police confirm body of teenage boy pulled from lake

The teenager vanished in the water at Powell's Pool, a lake at Sutton Park in Sutton Coldfield, on Thursday evening, and West Midlands Police have confirmed he has died

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21 h. ago Sutton Park UPDATES: West Midlands Police confirm body of teen pulled from lake

The teenager vanished in the water at Powell's Pool, a lake at Sutton Park in Sutton Coldfield, on Thursday evening, and West Midlands Police has confirmed he died

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23 h. ago Sutton Park death: Tragedy as body of teenage boy is pulled out of lake

West Midlands Police and West Midlands Fire Service led a huge rescue operation in Sutton Park in Sutton Coldfield after a teenage boy got into difficulty in Powell's Pool

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3 d. ago Body found in woods confirmed as that of Coventry woman Reanne Coulson

West Midlands Police said the body has been formally identified and are continuing to appeal for information about the 34-year-old’s alleged murder.

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7 d. ago ‘Cowardly’ speeding driver who fled after killing toddler in crash is jailed

Sharjeel Shahzad ran off seconds after his stolen Porsche smashed head-on with a Toyota, causing fatal injuries to two-year-old Shehbaz Singh.

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1 week ago Man appears in court charged with murder of missing Reanne Coulson

Mohammed Durnion was remanded in custody at Coventry Magistrates’ Court.

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2 w. ago Body found in missing woman search as man charged with murder

Officers searching for Reanne Coulson found a body in Binley Woods on Friday afternoon, West Midlands Police said.

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2 w. ago Birmingham bus brawl sees 'person stabbed' and passengers 'fight with weapons'

West Midlands Police responded to a 'stabbing on a bus in Northfield' this week, following reports of a mass brawl, allegedly with weapons, on a National Express vehicle

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2 w. ago Police believe missing woman dead as woods searched and third arrest made

Reanne Coulson, 34, has been missing from Coventry since May 21 and her family have pleaded for information about her whereabouts.

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2 w. ago Fatal crash of car being followed by police caused by ‘speed, alcohol and drugs’

Muhammad Qasim, 29, died in hospital after suffering ‘catastrophic’ head injuries in a collision on Island Road in Birmingham in October 2023.

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2 w. ago Jury in crash inquest told they ‘may not record there was a police pursuit’

Muhammad Qasim, 29, died when he lost control of his car and hit a tree on Island Road in Birmingham in the early hours of October 2 2023.

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2 w. ago Family in direct plea to missing woman after man arrested on suspicion of murder

Reanne Coulson, 34, was last seen in Coventry in May and concerns were raised by her family after she failed to make contact on her birthday.

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3 w. ago Couple who wore Poundland animal masks during attempted murder jailed

Wasif Hussain and Nabela Tabassum have been jailed for attempted murder at Birmingham Crown Court.

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3 w. ago Police officer who followed BMW before fatal crash denies he was pursuing car

Muhammad Qasim, 29, died after failing to negotiate a bend and crashing into a tree in the early hours of October 2 2023, an inquest heard.

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3 w. ago Super recogniser PCSO dubbed 'Memory Cop' breaks his own record after catching 3,000 suspects

Eagle-eyed West Midlands Police PCSO Andy Pope, 47, has been hailed for his face recognition skills - and has now passed yet another milestone.

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