Small Heath – One Killed And Two Injured In Collision
After a horrific crash in Small Heath, one man has died and two people have been injured.
The three-car crash occurred on Heybanes Road, Small Heath at around 8pm Monday night.
A black Seat Leon collided with a Peugeot before hitting...
Tributes Paid To Woman Killed In Washwood Heath Stabbing
Neighbours have paid tribute to a woman who was stabbed to death in her own home.
Shaeen Ahktar was fatally knifed in Wright Road, Washwood Heath , just before 4pm on Sunday, October 15.
Her husband, Parvez Akthar, 46, is due at Birmingham Magistrates’ Court...
Campaigner To Take Ministers To Court Over Gender-Neutral Passports
Christie Elan-Cane has won permission to challenge the Home Office’s refusal to issue gender-neutral, or X passports.
The campaigner welcomed the decision by Mr Justice Gilbart in the high court in London that there would be a full judicial review of...
Homes Not Assets To Be Passed On To Children, Says Minister
In new footage recorded from the party’s conference, a Conservative minister has said homes should not be seen as assets for parents to pass to their children.
Jackie Doyle-Price, social care minister, told a fringe meeting that many older people...
Signs Of New North-South Divide Emerging In UK Housing Market
Rightmove say a new north-south property divide is emerging in the UK ahead of the Christmas period, with people selling second-stepper homes in the north of England standing the best chance of finding a buyer by Christmas.
The property website...
Low-Income Tenants Struggling With Rising Rents
New research indicates low-income tenants are now spending an average of 28% of their wages on rent, up from 21% in the mid-1990s.
The Institute for Fiscal Studies says low earners have been hit by substantial cuts to housing benefit,...
Minister Suggests UK will ‘Grow More Food’ If No Brexit Deal
Transport secretary Chris Grayling has said British farmers would produce more food themselves in the event of the UK leaving the EU without a trade deal.
Mr Grayling was responding to industry claims that food prices could rise sharply in the...
Thousands Take Part In Birmingham Marathon
Thousands of runners took to the streets of Birmingham for the city's first marathon in over three decades, including one 106-year-old man.
The 26 mile event started at Birmingham's Alexander Stadium and took in a number of the city’s most iconic landmarks...
Aston Martin Reveal DB11 Volante
Aston Martin’s DB11 has received a new addition, the drop-top Volante version, powered exclusively by the AMG-sourced 4.0-litre turbocharged V8 engine.
The new car is its sportiest open-top model yet, according to Aston. To ensure handling is as keen as...
Court Rules Birmingham Al-Hijrah School Segregation To Be ‘Unlawful’
Birmingham’s Al-Hijrah school’s policy of segregating boys from girls is unlawful sex discrimination, leading judges have ruled.
Three Court of Appeal judges in London overturned the finding by a High Court judge last year that Ofsted inspectors were wrong to...
Walsall Shop Closed After Mouse Droppings ‘Found Throughout Store’
Environmental health officers have closed Bangla Stores, on Milton Street, Palfrey, after they found mouse droppings inside.
Walsall Council received an anonymous tip off about the store.
Droppings were found “throughout the store” at the start of this week when workers...
Siôn Simon Revealed As Khalid Mahmood’s Kidney Donor
It has emerged that the life of prominent Birmingham Labour MP Khalid Mahmood was saved by a secret ‘live’ kidney transplant from one of the party's European MPs, Siôn Simon.
In a political world infamous for backstabbing, competitiveness and harsh...
