Death of Irishman in Birmingham treated as murder

Phillip Leonard (34) died two weeks after an assault in the city centre

British model was ‘too afraid to escape captors’ during shopping trip

Police said Chloe Ayling was taken by group calling itself Black Death

‘Courageous’ apology from Michael Hayes for IRA bombings

Hayes takes ‘collective responsibility’ for actions in England, including Birmingham bombing

Dublin man says he was part of IRA gang behind Birmingham bombings

Michael Hayes’s apology rejected by relatives of one victim and by Paddy Hill of Birmingham Six

Image of woman standing up to far-right protester goes viral

Photograph of Saffiyah Khan becomes symbol of Birmingham’s defiance of extreme right

Westminster attack: Fifth person dies as attacker named

Khalid Masood (52) from Kent had previous convictions but was not under investigation

Storm Doris: Woman killed by debris in Wolverhampton

‘Weather bomb’ has brought down trees and grounded planes across UK

New close-pass cycling rules a golden opportunity for Garda

Initiative has made roads safer and generated goodwill for several UK police forces

Birmingham bombs: Details of knowledge on IRA threat wanted

Families of victims of 1974 atrocity want inquests to shed light on what authorities knew

Hillsborough officers cannot be disciplined as all have retired

Police involved in disaster which killed 96 Liverpool fans may still face criminal charges

Jockey Graham Gibbons stands down after urine-sample swap accusation

Kempton Park stewards held inquiry following a report from the clerk of the scales

Birmingham pub bombings coroner backs legal funding applications

Relatives of the victims of the 1974 bombings have applied for money for ‘proper’ representation

UK plain clothes police to hunt drivers endangering cyclists

West Midlands Police thought to be first UK force to proactively target ‘close-pass’ drivers

Five men die as wall collapses at English recycling plant

Sixth man injured as concrete and metal structure falls at Hawkeswood Metal plant

Tears and relief greet Birmingham bombings decision

Victims’ families hope fresh inquests will reveal the truth behind the 1974 attacks

Decision to resume Birmingham bombing inquests welcomed

SDLP says finding the truth must be ‘non-negotiable’

Birmingham campaigner urges bombers to tell the truth

Julie Hambleton appeals for those responsible for the 1974 attacks to come forward

Birmingham bombings: Coroner concerned tip-offs ignored

Details were passed to police next day but no further action was taken

Timeline: Birmingham bombings – event, reaction and aftermath

Coroner Louise Hunt confirms that hearings are to reopen on the back of fresh evidence

Birmingham bombings: Inquest reopens into 21 deaths

Solihull coroner’s court orders fresh inquest into the 1974 bombings

Birmingham bombings mole allegations are ‘very credible’

Ex-IRA chief supports calls from victims’ families for new inquests into 1974 attacks

Police officer jailed over hoax terror call to his own force

Amar Tasaddiq Hussain sparked a nationwide alert by sending anonymous warning

Hillsborough families to sue police for ‘abuse on industrial scale’

Lawyers start proceedings against South Yorkshire and West Midlands police

Police may have been ‘tipped off’ about Birmingham bombings

Suspicion among relatives that police lied to obtain convictions of Birmingham Six

Woman accused of being at centre of drugs gang in NI court

Chinese national played ‘exalted’ role in international operation, judge hears

Hillsborough police chief was working to ‘flawed’ plan

David Duckenfield has agreed that his failure to close a tunnel was cause of 96 fans’ deaths

Kennel Club investigating six other dog poisonings

Crufts organisers say connection between spate of illnesses still only speculation

Birmingham cannot forget carnage of 1974 bombings

Hundreds gather to remember those killed and injured in pub blasts 40 years ago

Birmingham bombings: city still struggling to cope 40 years on

IRA pub bombings in 1974 killed 21 people and injured over 180 others

Collymore urges action on death threat and racism on Twitter

Former England striker contacted police after receiving string of racist tweets

Newborn baby girl found in carrier bag by dog

UK police release photo of baby Jade in effort to find her mother in Birmingham

British police seek mother of newborn found in carrier bag

Baby girl found abandoned in Birmingham park is alert and contented

Punter dials 999 to complain about prostitute’s looks

Caller wished to report woman for breaching Sale of Goods Act

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