Situated in a far corner of a West Midlands metropolitan borough is a 'posh' town whose medieval name originates from a type of tree that grew in the area. It's a fitting backstory, given one of ...

who was knifed as he walked home from school in Hall Green. A boy of 14 has been charged with his murder. West Midlands Police said the region was "safer" as crime reduced in "nearly all areas ...