00:00This is your morning update for Wednesday 30th July 2025.
00:06Brought to you by The Express and Star.
00:11Mystery men who helped five Birmingham criminals shoot Darlaston father warned they will be brought to justice.
00:18The mystery men who helped five Birmingham criminals shoot a Darlaston father minutes after the school run are still being hunted by police, the Crown Prosecution Service declared.
00:31Sutton Coldfield woman who survived being stabbed 24 times by partner while heavily pregnant sets out plans for new role as victim's advocate.
00:41A campaigner who survived being stabbed 24 times by her partner while heavily pregnant wants the West Midlands to be the best region in supporting victims of crime.
00:54Dudley Conservatives fire back at former chairman who defected to Reform UK.
01:01The Dudley Conservative Party has hit back at outgoing chairman Isat Shawani after he criticised the Tories when defecting to Reform UK.
01:12Extra police could hit West Midlands streets from mid-September.
01:16Communities across the West Midlands should finally see the impact of much-needed new police officers in the autumn.
