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Matthew Cooper
UK
Aston Villa fans line streets in Birmingham to celebrate Europa League win
An open-top bus parade, featuring three buses and celebrating Villa’s first major trophy since 1996, covered a 4.5km route.
By
Matthew Cooper
21 May 2026
Crime
Hotel worker 'stabbed 23 times by asylum seeker at train station'
Deng Chol Majek, who claims to be aged 19, denies murdering Rhiannon Whyte
By
Matthew Cooper
14 Oct 2025
Crime
Jury sworn in for trial of Sudanese man accused of train station murder
Deng Majek denies the murder of Rhiannon Whyte and unlawfully possessing a screwdriver at Walsall’s Bescot Stadium station.
By
Matthew Cooper
13 Oct 2025
Crime
Sex assault trial ex-police constable ‘back-handed’ victim as a joke, court told
Former officer Daniel Gentles, 22, admits touching the woman while on duty with Warwickshire Police but denies a single count of sexual assault.
By
Matthew Cooper
9 Oct 2025
UK
Man charged with murder of burns victim who died in 2019
Tobiasz Kozlowski, from Liverpool, has been charged with killing 45-year-old Polish national Tomasz Samel, who lived in Birmingham.
By
Matthew Cooper
7 Oct 2025
Crime
Jury out on man accused of stalking radio star Myleene Klass
Peter Windsor, 61, denies causing serious alarm and distress to the former Hear’Say singer and her Classic FM colleague Katie Breathwick.
By
Matthew Cooper
6 Oct 2025
UK
Family of Oldbury rape victim condemn ‘horrific’ attack
Relatives of the Sikh woman say they will only be able to rebuild their lives once the perpetrators are behind bars.
By
Matthew Cooper
3 Oct 2025
Crime
Alleged Myleene Klass stalker sent Nicola Sturgeon letter ‘signed in blood’
Peter Windsor, who is accused of stalking the former Hear’Say singer, was not prosecuted over the letter sent to Scotland’s then first minister.
By
Matthew Cooper
2 Oct 2025
Celebrity News
Myleene Klass tells jury of ‘sheer terror’ at parcels posted by alleged stalker
Peter Windsor denies causing serious distress to the radio host by mailing items, including an air gun, between November 2023 and August last year.
By
Matthew Cooper
1 Oct 2025
Celebrity News
Radio presenter tells Myleene Klass stalking trial of terror at ‘raving’ letters
Classic FM host Katie Breathwick told a court that parcels addressed to her and Ms Klass suggested Peter Windsor was ‘unstable’ and ‘unhinged’.
By
Matthew Cooper
30 Sept 2025
Crime
Alleged stalker sent Myleene Klass air pistol ‘as a joke’, court hears
Peter Windsor, 61, is on trial at Birmingham Crown Court after sending Myleene Klass ‘letters and items including fancy dress costumes’.
By
Matthew Cooper
29 Sept 2025
Crime
Alleged stalker facing trial accused of targeting Myleene Klass
Peter Windsor, 61, denies two counts of causing serious alarm or distress by stalking between 2020 and August last year.
By
Matthew Cooper
29 Sept 2025
UK
West Midlands Police renew appeal for information two weeks after Oldbury rape
Officers are keen to speak to anyone who has not already contacted police about the offence, which led to reward offers totalling up to £30,000.
By
Matthew Cooper
23 Sept 2025
Crime
US airman cleared part-way through rape trial after social media messages review
Keharron Lee Bogstad was found not guilty of three counts of rape on the direction of the judge, after prosecutors offered no further evidence.
By
Matthew Cooper
23 Sept 2025
UK
Rewards totalling up to £30,000 now on offer over ‘racially-motivated’ rape
Details of a Crimestoppers reward were announced hours after the Sikh Federation UK offered £10,000 for information leading to convictions.
By
Matthew Cooper
19 Sept 2025
UK
Murder inquiry under way after suspected arson attack
A casualty found seriously injured at the scene was taken to hospital but died a short time later.
By
Matthew Cooper
19 Sept 2025
Crime
Drug user who murdered ex-soldier in ‘cruel’ attack jailed for at least 11 years
Gregory Twigg, who was ‘raging’ after taking cocaine, was said in court to be remorseful at the ‘dreadful and tragic’ outcome of his actions.
By
Matthew Cooper
19 Sept 2025
UK
£10,000 reward offered for information leading to conviction of rape suspects
The Sikh Federation has also launched a poster campaign in the Oldbury area of the West Midlands to encourage witnesses to contact police.
By
Matthew Cooper
19 Sept 2025
UK
Oldbury rape: Police doing ‘everything possible’ to bring attackers to justice
The victim, reported to be a British-born Sikh aged in her 20s, told West Midlands Police officers a racist remark was made to her during the attack.
By
Matthew Cooper
18 Sept 2025
Crime
Vape shop knife killers jailed for life over ‘heinous’ murder of 17-year-old
A judge said he had seen no real evidence of remorse as he sentenced 19-year-old Abdurrahman Summers and two 16-year-olds who cannot be named.
By
Matthew Cooper
15 Sept 2025
UK
Police make arrest after motorbike stolen during round-the-world trip
The biker, from India, reported the theft after visiting Nottingham’s Wollaton Hall during the summer.
By
Matthew Cooper
9 Sept 2025
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