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Asylum seeker convicted of murdering Walsall hotel worker in ‘cowardly’ station stabbing

An “utterly callous” asylum seeker seen dancing and laughing after stabbing a hotel worker 23 times on a railway station platform in Walsall has been found guilty of murder.

Supporting image for story: Asylum seeker convicted of murdering Walsall hotel worker in ‘cowardly’ station stabbing

Supporting image for story: Relatives of murdered Walsall hotel worker Rhiannon Whyte vow to stay strong as a tribute to her memory after asylum seeker found guilty

Relatives of murdered Walsall hotel worker Rhiannon Whyte vow to stay strong as a tribute to her memory after asylum seeker found guilty

Supporting image for story: Murderer who killed Walsall hotel worker Rhiannon Whyte lied to jury about his age and claimed DNA evidence was untrue

Murderer who killed Walsall hotel worker Rhiannon Whyte lied to jury about his age and claimed DNA evidence was untrue

Supporting image for story: Diversions on buses between West Bromwich and Walsall after road collision

Diversions on buses between West Bromwich and Walsall after road collision

Supporting image for story: BREAKING: Brierley Hill care home bosses found GUILTY of defrauding a resident by fiddling her will months before she died

BREAKING: Brierley Hill care home bosses found GUILTY of defrauding a resident by fiddling her will months before she died

Supporting image for story: Victim of attack in Wolverhampton car park named and pictured as three are arrested on suspicion of his murder

Victim of attack in Wolverhampton car park named and pictured as three are arrested on suspicion of his murder

Supporting image for story: Investigations continuing into death of man in Wolverhampton park following attack

Investigations continuing into death of man in Wolverhampton park following attack

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BREAKING: Brierley Hill care home bosses found GUILTY of defrauding a resident by fiddling her will months before she died

A jury has found the former manager and owners of a Brierley Hill care home where a dying resident's will was fiddled before her death guilty of fraud.

Supporting image for story: BREAKING: Brierley Hill care home bosses found GUILTY of defrauding a resident by fiddling her will months before she died

Supporting image for story: Jury sent out to deliberate whether Brierley Hill care home bosses defrauded elderly resident before she died

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Supporting image for story: Victim of attack in Wolverhampton car park named and pictured as three are arrested on suspicion of his murder

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Supporting image for story: Walsall man charged after drugs investigation carried out

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Supporting image for story: Relatives of murdered Walsall hotel worker Rhiannon Whyte vow to stay strong as a tribute to her memory after asylum seeker found guilty

Relatives of murdered Walsall hotel worker Rhiannon Whyte vow to stay strong as a tribute to her memory after asylum seeker found guilty

Supporting image for story: Asylum seeker convicted of murdering Walsall hotel worker in ‘cowardly’ station stabbing

Asylum seeker convicted of murdering Walsall hotel worker in ‘cowardly’ station stabbing

Supporting image for story: Murderer who killed Walsall hotel worker Rhiannon Whyte lied to jury about his age and claimed DNA evidence was untrue

Murderer who killed Walsall hotel worker Rhiannon Whyte lied to jury about his age and claimed DNA evidence was untrue

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BMF committed to skills for the future in West Midlands during challenging times

A trade body, which oversees the multi-billion-pound building materials sector, has set out its commitment to advancing careers and securing skills in West Midlands, as the construction sector reports one of the most stagnant trading periods in a decade.

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