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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.
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Matthew Cooper
21 May 2026
UK
Former student convicted over bomb-making video had other ‘dangerous’ films
Detectives have released an image of a display of weapons owned by Adam Mahmood, who will be sentenced in November.
By
Matthew Cooper
9 Sept 2025
Politics
RAF Scampton unsuitable for asylum use and must have ‘positive’ future – council
West Lindsey District Council says it remains ready to help deliver a regeneration plan for the former air base, creating thousands of jobs.
By
Matthew Cooper
9 Sept 2025
Crime
Man facing jail after being found guilty of possessing bomb-making video
Jurors unanimously convicted former motor mechanics student Adam Mahmood of possessing a recording likely to be useful to a terrorist.
By
Matthew Cooper
8 Sept 2025
Celebrity News
Lancaster bomber sculpture paying tribute to air crews erected in Lincolnshire
The steel likeness of a bomber which crashed nearby in 1942 can be seen by motorists driving on the A46 near Norton Disney.
By
Matthew Cooper
8 Sept 2025
UK
Two women arrested over ‘racial abuse’ during Sky News interview
The interview in Nuneaton was disrupted as a local businessman was being asked for his view of tensions in the community.
By
Matthew Cooper
3 Sept 2025
Crime
Ozzy Osbourne theft case dropped after court told man permitted to take flowers
The case against Parviz Jafari was withdrawn after prosecutors reviewed evidence and accepted they could not prove he acted dishonestly.
By
Matthew Cooper
3 Sept 2025
Crime
Defendant tells jury he didn’t pay much attention to ‘rubbish’ bomb-making video
Prosecutors allege Adam Mahmood is guilty of having a recording likely to be useful to a person preparing an act of terrorism.
By
Matthew Cooper
2 Sept 2025
UK
Inmate dies in hospital two weeks after prison incident
Leicestershire Police said Dennis Green, 42, passed away last month after an alleged assault at HMP Fosse Way.
By
Matthew Cooper
2 Sept 2025
UK
Tories call for suspension of Reform UK councillor over ice cream van inquiry
Former Leicestershire County Council deputy leader Joseph Boam, 22, is facing claims so-called ‘treating’ took place near a polling station.
By
Matthew Cooper
2 Sept 2025
Crime
Terror trial suspect had weapons and downloaded bomb-making video, court told
Adam Mahmood claims knives found at his home were part of an interest in a Turkish TV drama about the Ottoman Empire.
By
Matthew Cooper
1 Sept 2025
Crime
House blast and rape suspect appears in court via prison video-link
Paul Solway, 57, is accused of destroying property with intent to endanger life after an explosion ripped through a terraced property in Derby.
By
Matthew Cooper
14 Aug 2025
Crime
No evidence Aimee Betro was paid for her role in assassination plot – police
The 45-year-old US citizen claimed to be in love with co-conspirator Mohammed Nabil Nazir, who joined her on a road trip after the bungled shooting.
By
Matthew Cooper
12 Aug 2025
Crime
Aimee Betro had intention to kill before flying to UK, detectives believe
US woman Aimee Betro, 45, was convicted of conspiracy to murder at Birmingham Crown Court.
By
Matthew Cooper
12 Aug 2025
Crime
Jury given majority direction in trial of US woman accused of murder plot
Aimee Betro, 45, denies any involvement in an attempt to shoot a businessman’s son in Birmingham in 2019.
By
Matthew Cooper
11 Aug 2025
UK
Two girls arrested after historic hotel destroyed in suspected arson attack
Police say no one was hurt in the blaze at the disused Raven Hotel, which was given listed status in the 1950s.
By
Matthew Cooper
11 Aug 2025
Crime
Evidence over in trial of US woman accused of taking part in murder conspiracy
Aimee Betro claims she had no knowledge of an attempted assassination and a follow-up shooting when she flew back to Amercia in 2019.
By
Matthew Cooper
1 Aug 2025
Crime
Drinker found guilty of his grandfather’s ‘senseless and brutal’ manslaughter
Jakob Walpole will be sentenced next week for killing Jaguar restoration expert John Brown.
By
Matthew Cooper
30 Jul 2025
Music
Ozzy Osbourne’s cortege makes touching detour past his childhood home
The hearse carrying the singer’s coffin was driven along Lodge Road in Aston en route to Birmingham’s Black Sabbath bench.
By
Matthew Cooper
30 Jul 2025
Crime
US woman claims murder bid evidence against her is ‘terrible coincidence’
Aimee Betro, from Wisconsin, denies being at the scene of an attempted assassination linked to a row involving rival businessmen.
By
Matthew Cooper
29 Jul 2025
Crime
US citizen denies being present at the scene of 2019 Birmingham murder plot
Aimee Betro told jurors she was in the city centre when someone dressed in a niqab was involved in an assassination attempt in the Yardley area.
By
Matthew Cooper
29 Jul 2025
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