Two rival criminal groups in Birmingham have been handed the UK's largest ever injunction, after what West Midland Police described as a "landmark ruling".
Eighteen men aged between 19 and 29 have been banned from parts of the city, forbidden from associating with each other and forced to register their phones and vehicles with the police.
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