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West Midlands Police officers and staff spread Christmas cheer by collecting and donating gifts, food items, and toiletries to vulnerable families and individuals across the region. They donated selection boxes, bought presents from kids wish lists, and delivered toys to hospitals, hospices, and homeless shelters. These heartfelt efforts ensured no one in the West Midlands missed out on holiday joy this season.

Plunging cocaine prices force drug traffickers to reuse narco-submarines, leading to increased seizures in European waters. Spanish police have spotted more narco-sub activity, seizing record amounts of cocaine and dismantling synthetic drug labs. As traffickers adapt to tighter margins, police vow to keep chasing evolving routes across eight thousand kilometers of coastline.

West Midlands Police spreads Christmas cheer with gift donations, food collections, and toiletries for vulnerable families and individuals across the region. Officers in Solihull, Walsall, Birmingham, and Coventry contribute to various charities, including food banks, childrens hospitals, and homeless shelters, ensuring no one goes without during the holiday season.

David Templeman, an 81-year-old historian, falls victim to SIM-swap fraud, losing thousands from his and a charitys accounts. Despite banks inaction, Daily Mails intervention helps recover the funds, highlighting the growing threat of SIM-swap attacks.

Operation Machinize: UK Police Crack Down on Gangs Hiding Behind High Street Shops UK police are targeting gangs exploiting high street shops for money laundering and illegal activities. Operation Machinize resulted in raids on 2,734 premises, arresting 924 people, seizing £10.7 million in suspected criminal cash, and destroying £2.7 million worth of illegal goods. These shops, such as mini-marts, vape stores, barbers, and takeaways, are ideal for gangs to launder money or exploit illegal workers. The public is urged to report suspicious activities, like shop owners flashing unexplained wealth or workers looking exhausted and scared. A related bust involved a Kurdish network running over 100 shops, selling bootleg goods, underpaying workers, and funneling money to ISIS supporters.

Ukraine Reclaims Kupyansk, Russian Forces Suffer Major Defeat; Zelensky Calls for Peace Amidst Escalating Tensions

Missing Persons: A Call for Help from the West Midlands - A charity, Missing People, shares twelve long-term missing individuals from the West Midlands, including Freda Green, Stephen Cole, Devinder Pal Singh Anand, and Phillip Harris. Families seek closure as recent cases like Sami Tafere and Daniel Wayzel remain unsolved. The charity urges the public to stay vigilant and report any leads to help reunite families.

Saint Pauls West Hackney church in London undergoes a significant green upgrade with solar panels and heat pumps, reducing energy costs and setting a model for other religious institutions to follow. The project, funded by local community groups and council funds, is part of a larger initiative to decarbonize housing in the area.

In London, Christmas is a vibrant mix of global traditions. Poojas Gujarati family enjoys a fusion of Gujarati breakfast and roast dinner, while Deborah and Omid, a Christian-Muslim couple, celebrate with a goodies exchange and multicultural buffet. Daniel and Rachel, a Jewish-Christian pair, light Hanukkah candles alongside their Christmas tree. These diverse celebrations showcase Londons inclusive spirit during the holidays.