A £10,000 reward has been offered by Crimestoppers for information that leads to the arrest of 33 year old Ishmael Farquharson who is believed to be involved in the death of 16 year old Sekou Decoure last summer. The teenager was murdered in Lozells on July 12th.

A Birmingham burglar has been jailed after stealing from a vulnerable woman in her own home. Elisha Graham aged 39 entered the woman's home, being mistaken for a carer. Graham attempted to leave with her bag before being caught. She was sentenced to 15 months in jail.

Following investment last year from Mondelez Internation, Cadbury in Bournville can now produce an addition 125 million large sharing bars of Dairy Milk annually. Three of the company's nine sites are located in the West Midlands, creating 2,804 jobs directly.