A Birmingham man has been sentenced to 40 weeks in prison for assaulting police officers who were responding to an emergency call at his address.
Kieran Wilson, 32, of Oval
A dangerous driver has been handed a 14-month suspended sentence after a high-speed chase in Birmingham.
Bheki Mutisi, 26, failed to stop for police on the 15th of
Nine months into Birmingham's bin strikes, why are refuse workers still on strike — and how have the strikes affected the city? In a special video explainer for Birmingham
What is the deeper impact of the refuse workforce’s ongoing industrial action? Daisy Dilys Bourne and James Henry Hickman speak to a union representative, striking bin workers — and members
Last academic year, Birmingham's schools had an average of one teacher for every 19 students, according to new government data.
This figure has risen by one since 2023,
2025 marks two years since the events of 7 October in Israel and Gaza. The conflict remains ongoing with casualties continuing to be reported and Hamas and Israel remain in
New data shows the growth in short term lets in Birmingham rose from 11,860 to 13,420 between June 2024 and June 2025. Owners of properties listed on online
A third of Birmingham city’s school children received free school meals in the last academic year, according to data from Birmingham City Council (BCC).
The last academic year saw
In 2024, 504 people died of drug-related poisoning in the West Midlands, according to new data released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
The death toll is the
