Call for talks to safeguard jobs amid ‘tough decisions’ at Birmingham council The council does not have the money to pay off an equal pay liability, estimated to be more than £1 billion. The Independent UK · Sep 6, 2023
City council’s financial issues ‘deeply disturbing’, West Midlands Mayor says Andy Street said it was not for him to conduct an inquisition ‘however severely there needs to be one’ after Birmingham City Council’s announcement. The Independent UK · Sep 5, 2023
‘Dad is on fire’: Son’s horrifying plea for help after father set alight leaving mosque Mohammed Rayaz, 70, is struggling to open his eyes after he suffered severe burns to his face, hands and chest The Independent UK · Mar 22, 2023
Terror police probing connection between fire attacks on elderly Muslim men leaving mosques Community ‘devastated’ as they enter Ramadan fearing for their safety The Independent UK · Mar 22, 2023
Lady Rhondda: the little-known suffragette whose efforts led to greater equality for women The design for a statue of a leading suffragette has been unveiled in Newport, south Wales. Margaret Haig Thomas or Lady Rhondda was a lifelong campaigner for women’s rights and was the first woman to hold a hereditary peerage, though she was barred from taking up her seat in the… The Conversation · Mar 7, 2023
England likely to miss target to end rough sleeping by 2024, says Crisis Homelessness charity says it is ‘incredibly disappointing’ to see rough sleeping on rise across country The Guardian - UK · Feb 28, 2023