
Stephanie Balloo
Real Life Editor at Birmingham Mail
Real Life Editor at @birmingham_live & Birmingham Mail. Specific interest in DV, RTCs, crime & injustice. DMs open/[email protected]. Views my own.
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6 days ago |
birminghammail.co.uk | Stephanie Balloo
West Mercia Police issued a witness appeal after the 17-year-old boy suffered leg injuries in a collision with a van driverPolicePolice have launched an investigation after a teenage motorcyclist was injured in a collision with a 'hit-and-run' van driver. The 17-year-old boy suffered leg injuries and was taken to A&E by a family member after the crash in Droitwich, Worcestershire yesterday, May 7.
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birminghammail.co.uk | Stephanie Balloo
NewsMidlands NewsBirminghamMugshot of 'selfish and dangerous' driver Mohammed Ibrahim released by police as he admits causing death of mother and daughterMohammed Ibrahim(Image: WMP)This is the face of a 'selfish and dangerous' driver who killed a mother and daughter in a tragic Boxing Day crash. Police investigators found Mohammed Ibrahim was speeding at between 80mph and 84mph in a 30mph zone when his BMW was involved in a collision on December 26, 2023.
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birminghammail.co.uk | Stephanie Balloo
Operation Fearless officers now tackling everything from retail crime to robbery in the heart of the citySome of the discoveries as part of Operation Fearless (Image: WMP)A huge haul of illegal tobacco, £50,000 in cash and a number of weapons have been recovered as part of a new crackdown on crime in Birmingham city centre. The discoveries, which come a week into the work of Operation Fearless in the centre, began as police stopped a car on Pershore Street at 3.15pm yesterday, May 7.
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birminghammail.co.uk | Stephanie Balloo
Fake medical practitioner Mohammed Alazawi finally convicted after incident in city sparked seven-year police probeMohammed Alazawi(Image: WMP)This is the face of a fake doctor who performed 'unsafe and illegal' circumcisions on babies and children across the UK. Mohammed Alazawi pretended to be a medical practitioner, leaving victims with lasting harm including infections and other complications as he was unqualified for the procedures.
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birminghammail.co.uk | Stephanie Balloo
Police arrested two men after discovering an imitation firearm, drugs and cash inside a car(Image: Getty Images/iStockphoto)Police have arrested two men after a concerned member of the public called to report a man 'armed with a gun'. They raised the alarm at around 2pm on Wednesday, May 7, telling officers a man was in possession of a firearm in Dudley. Armed officers then rushed to follow and stop a "suspicious vehicle" parked up on Gibbs Road in Lye.
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Youths charged with vicious attacks on other children, a bus driver and police officer - while others arm themselves with knives or 'try to steal e-bikes' https://t.co/j6p3TzCXHU

The inspiring story of a man who had a dream - and made it work out of one of the city's most deprived neighbourhoods https://t.co/ldOkzcztzu

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