A pedestrian who died after being knocked over by a car in Smethwick has been named. Paul Frear, a Sergeant with West Midlands Police, passed away on Friday. In 2017 he won a Chief Constable's Award for providing first aid at the scene of a double stabbing. The victims both survived thanks to his swift action.<br /><br />A man was charged with attempted murder after a man was shot at a shop in Holyhead Road last month. Shaquarn Reid is further charged with firearms possession offences, attempted robbery and resisting arrest.<br /><br />Black Sabbath the Ballet opened its doors for the first time on Saturday and it was a starry opening night. Black Sabbath's Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, Robert Plant, Bev Bevan and Ozzy Osbourne's wife Sharon Osbourne were all in attendance for the show at Birmingham Hippodrome.
