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A householder dishonestly claimed benefits by failing to declare he owned a second home. Faruk Ajij, 56, was overpaid £6,579 in council tax and job seekers payments. He pleaded guilty to four counts of benefit fraud between 2009 and 2012.

A man was stabbed on one of Birmingham’s busiest bus routes. The 22-year-old victim was knifed on the No.11 bus in Church Road, Yardley. He staggered home with blood pouring from his wounds before seeking medical attention.

Kala Patel

Kala Patel

Kala Patel receiving an OBE for her services to childcare from Prince William, Duke of Cambridge

A few days ago, I gave a speech setting out Labour’s Economic Case for why Britain is better off in the European Union.

A Muslim car plant worker has been sacked for showing stunned colleagues pictures of himself wearing black, sneering and clutching an assault rifle shortly after the Charlie Hebdo terrorist atrocity.