Met Office issues yellow weather warnings for rain as temperatures to rise to 22C Parts of the UK are preparing for heavy rain this week causing travel disruption and flooding The Independent UK · Oct 15, 2024
New report reveals slower and cheaper alternative to scrapped HS2 route The new route between Staffordshire and Cheshire would connect with the Northern Powerhouse Rail The Independent UK · Sep 12, 2024
Boy, 17, arrested in connection with TfL cyberattack The bank details of around 5,000 customers could have been compromised in the attack, TfL said The Independent UK · Sep 12, 2024
Mother pleads guilty to fatally stabbing daughter, 10, in West Midlands home Jaskirat Kaur, 33, admitted manslaughter of Shay Kang on basis of diminished responsibility The Guardian - UK · Aug 30, 2024
Muslim leaders urge restraint in response to far-right attacks Heads of mosques in West Midlands warn against reactive violence as some communities plan counter-protests to protect streets from rioters The Guardian - UK · Aug 6, 2024
VR show takes ravers old and new back to early UK acid house scene In Pursuit of Repetitive Beats is set in the West Midlands and will embark on eight-city tour starting in Birmingham The Guardian - UK · Jul 19, 2024
Tories at war: Andy Street warns against 'ideological zealots' in party bent on fighting Nigel Farage’s Reform The former Mayor of the West Midlands spoke out as Suella Braverman clashed publicly with Kemi Badenoch Evening Standard · Jul 11, 2024
What is devolution and how will Keir Starmer’s Labour change Westminster’s relationships with the UK? In the UK, devolved authorities operate in Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales as well as in other areas including London, Greater Manchester, the West Midlands and Tees Valley The Independent UK · Jul 9, 2024
GMB starts ballot process to be recognised at Amazon’s Coventry warehouse GMB officials urge staff to ‘together, vote yes’ as month-long process begins which may result in first union recognition in UK The Guardian - UK · Jun 19, 2024
Watch: Sunak campaigns in West Midlands as Tories pledge ‘triple lock plus’ for pensioners Watch as Rishi Sunak continued his general election campaign in the West Midlands on Tuesday, 28 May, after announcing a £2.4 billion tax break to help secure the support of pensioners as he battles to remain in No 10. The Independent UK · May 28, 2024
Viral hate campaign targeted Dudley teacher after fake racist video shared Doorbell video of woman canvassing for Labour in West Midlands shared by independent candidate The Guardian - UK · May 8, 2024
Rishi Sunak defiant in ‘taking fight to Labour’ despite shock election losses The Prime Minister insisted his plan was the right way forward, after the Tories lost the West Midlands mayoral contest to Sir Keir Starmer’s Labour. Evening Standard · May 4, 2024
Stunning Labour triumphs in London and West Midlands leave Sunak reeling Keir Starmer says the prime minister has no option but to call a general election The Guardian - UK · May 4, 2024
Labour condemns party source’s ‘racist’ West Midlands comment Unnamed source said Andy Street was likely to win mayoral vote thanks to ‘Middle East not West Midlands’ The Guardian - UK · May 4, 2024
The Guardian - UK · Apr 28, 2024 MMR jab uptake among young people in England up by 23% since 2023, says NHS Exclusive: Vaccinations rise amid national campaign, but reported measles cases have increased by 40% since March
The Guardian - UK · Apr 27, 2024 From Tyneside to London: five key battlegrounds in England’s 2 May local elections The main parties’ strengths and vulnerabilities will be starkly on show in the capital, the West Midlands, Tees Valley, the north-east and Dorset
The Guardian - UK · Apr 18, 2024 Andy Street ditches Tories in West Midlands mayoral campaign material Mayor says ‘brand Andy’ move is utterly deliberate as people are ‘sick and tired of Westminster’
The Guardian - UK · Mar 5, 2024 Girl, 10, found dead at house in West Midlands named as Shay Kang School in Rowley Regis describes her as ‘bright and fun-loving’ after woman held on suspicion of murder
The Guardian - UK · Feb 20, 2024 Peaky Blinders creator calls HS2 ‘gamechanger’ for West Midlands Steven Knight, who is building a film studio in Birmingham, says line is catalyst for activity as data shows £10bn boost to region
The Guardian - UK · Feb 15, 2024 Measles in all English regions, says UKHSA, as it urges parents to get children jabbed Major outbreak in West Midlands followed by cases all over the country with hundreds of children infected
The Guardian - UK · Feb 15, 2024 West Midlands PCC applies for judicial review over scrapping of his role Simon Foster will go to court over plan to transfer his powers as police and crime commissioner to region’s mayor
The Guardian - UK · Jan 29, 2024 West Midlands police promise tough action on West Brom v Wolves offenders West Midlands police warned that those involved in violence at the Black Country derby can expect to be hit with ‘club bans and wider football banning orders’
The Guardian - UK · Jan 24, 2024 West Midlands fire service chief found dead at home in Birmingham Police say death of Wayne Brown, reportedly under investigation over academic qualifications claims, not being treated as suspicious
The Guardian - UK · Jan 19, 2024 Surge in measles cases prompts UK to declare national health incident Parents advised to check vaccination status of children, with full uptake of MMR jab down to average of 85%
The Guardian - UK · Jan 15, 2024 Sikhs in West Midlands given ‘threat to life’ warnings as activists fear targeting by India Three members of a family receive notices from police amid concern about separatist campaigners’ safety