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OAPs 'kept prisoner in their homes by machete-waving yobs' in city block of flats

Armed youths are said to have taken over communal areas and left elderly people scared to leave flats

Wales Online

'Britain's grottiest street' where mountains of fly-tipping can be seen from space

The stinking 7ft tall piles now stretches almost as far as the eye can see in Aston, Birmingham and contains car parts, mattresses, fridges, beds, sofas and other household waste

Daily Mirror

Homeowner who built house on DRIVEWAY forced to tear it down in planning row

Mr Singh's family previously said they were using the 'mini-property' as a gym and were defiant it was staying put. But the homeowner has significantly reduced the structure of the approved garage.

Daily Mirror

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Residents' despair over 'UK's most neglected street with post-apocalyptic scenes like The Last of Us'

Locals cannot believe the state of the road with 'crater-like' potholes, mountains of rubbish, and burnt-out cars

Daily Mirror

Driver had bailiffs sent to house after number plate mix-up

Steven Ward woke to find bailiffs knocking at his door after a W on his car registration was mistaken for another letter

Manchester Evening News

Man forced to pay bailiffs £500 fine after council misreads his number plate

Steven Ward, 41, says he was woken up by bailiffs from enforcement firm CDER Group threatening to take his and his girlfriend’s cars off their driveway

Daily Mirror

Bailiffs made man pay £500 and threatened to take car after number plate mix-up

After working through the night, Steven was woken by a knock at his door demanding payment

Wales Online

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Council mocked for painting tiny cycle lane that's barely the length of a bike

Locals have branded it 'bizarre' and a waste of taxpayers' money

Wales Online

Mum-of-7 racks up £1,000 in Clear Air Zone fines while visiting her son in hospital

One of Carly Caldwell's seven children was sectioned under the Mental Health Act in July 2021 and placed in Parkview Clinic in Moseley. During her trips back and forth to support him she was hit with the fines.

Daily Mirror

Confusion over 'Britain's shortest cycle lane' that is barely the length of a bike

Baffled locals have branded the tiny markings, that would take around a second to ride along it, as 'stupid' and 'useless'

Daily Mirror

Council blasted for installing tiny cycle lane barely the length of a bike

Locals brand new cycle lane ‘bizarre’ and ‘a waste of money’

The Independent UK

Illegal Hobbit-sized basement flat for rent leads to massive £80,000 fine

Two defendents were ordered to pay a huge fine plus costs to Birmingham City Council for renting the basement flat out illegally. In total, the pair will have to pay £83,000 in fines plus costs

Daily Mirror

Racist death threat graffiti leaves kids asking 'is someone going to hurt us?'

Despicable graffiti, including 'p*** scum out', 'dead', and 'ISIS out' appeared on an outside wall, window, door, back gate and paving slab at the family home in Birmingham on Monday

Daily Mirror

Mum's 'nightmare' after racist death threats leave scared kids asking 'is someone going to hurt us?'

The horrified mum says she has had to endure a catalogue of racially-motivated incidents

Wales Online

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The Independent UK

Revealed: Areas of UK where most parking fines are handed out

Parking fines cost up to £130 in London or £70 outside the capital

The Independent UK

Revealed: Areas of UK where most parking fines are handed out

Parking fines cost up to £130 in London or £70 outside the capital

Evening Standard

Birmingham nightclub licence suspended after footballer stabbed to death on dancefloor

The Crane venue could face closure after footballer Cody Fisher was stabbed on the dancefloor on Boxing Day.

The Independent UK

Birmingham nightclub licence suspended for 28 days after fatal stabbing

The Crane venue could face closure after footballer Cody Fisher was stabbed on the dancefloor on Boxing Day.

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Daily Mirror

Club staff 'tried to clear up drugs' as medics fought to save stab victim Cody Fisher

An attending police officer described chaotic scenes surrounding Cody's death with attending officers noting evidence of drug taking at the venue.

Daily Mirror

UK city giving out free food parcels with enough to feed a family for 4 days

Councils across the UK are supporting struggling households in different ways and one will be giving free food parcels which will provide 30,000 meals to those most in need this winter.

Birmingham Post

Birmingham to host world's oldest squash tournament for first time in 22 years

British Open will return to the city and welcome the global game's biggest stars as the legacy of hosting the 2022 Commonwealth Games continues

Daily Mirror

Man sleeps in his car after three years of 'racist' attacks hounds him out of his home

Haileab Tesfay's request to move from his flat in Kingstanding has been rejected by Birmingham City Council, who say he has to have “an exceptional need to move”

Daily Record

Family begs to leave mouldy council flat as children hospitalised with breathing issues

Said Ali claims the situation is getting out of control in the property and his son told him 'I can't breathe in here'.

Wales Online

Five children sharing one bedroom 'can't breathe' due to damp and mould

The family say they are living in poor conditions

Daily Mirror

Mum who wakes up choking and unable to breathe fears mouldy flat could kill her

Stephanie O'Neill said she is 'choking' and 'can't breathe' when she wakes up in the morning. The woman has a string of health problems, including asthma and bronchiectasis

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