Birmingham Mail - April 16, 2025

Birmingham Mail - April 16, 2025

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April 16, 2025
Council to decide over household food waste collections
WALSALL Council cabinet members were deciding today on the delivery of the food waste collections that will come into force next year.
1 min
Appeal after reveller attack
A MAN was seriously hurt following an attack outside a popular nightclub.

1 min
Man admits dangerous driving over tot's death
'SELFISH' 30-YEAR-OLD FLED SCENE OF FATAL CRASH

1 min
Golf course collision woman remains in critical condition
A WOMAN in her 60s remains critically ill in hospital after a being struck by a van on a golf course.
1 min
Long queue for TikTok stars’ free jackets
HUNDREDS of people queued up for hours in Birmingham to see social media stars SpudBros, aka Jake and Harley Nelson, who have over four million followers on social media platform TikTok.

1 min
A legend in his own life rhyme
FELLOW WRITERS TAKE TO THE STAGE TO HONOUR LATE BIRMINGHAM POET BENJAMIN

2 mins
CITY 'CLAPPING FOR BIN CREWS'
BIRMINGHAM residents have turned out to applaud working bins staff as the city battles to get back to normal, according to the council's bins boss.

3 mins
Protesters locked out of Council House
STRIKING binmen were locked out of Birmingham's Council House as they tried to deliver a petition.
1 min
Union warns action could spread across the country
BINS strikes could spread beyond Birmingham, a union boss has warned as the dispute between refuse workers and the city’s council drags on.
2 mins
Taste of Italy at former pub
A NEW Italian restaurant has opened on the outskirts of Birmingham following a huge refurbishment of a former pub.

1 min
Thug admits throwing fatal blows at dad
VICTIM STRUCK HIS HEAD ON PAVEMENT

1 min
Police keep 'open mind' over body found in field
DETECTIVES are ‘‘keeping an open mind’’ in an investigation into the death of a man found in a field 15 miles from his home.

1 min
Planners defer decision on high-rise ‘gateway’
COUNCILLORS HAVE CONCERNS OVER PLANS FOR ‘DYNAMIC NEW DESTINATION

2 mins
Boy hurt in park attack
A BOY was seriously injured in an attack in a Birmingham park.
1 min
Borough with lowest crime rate revealed
DUDLEY is the safest borough in the West Midlands, according to the latest crime data statistics.
1 min
Repair Shop presenter Blades' trial delayed
THE trial of BBC presenter Jay Blades, who is accused of engaging in controlling or coercive behaviour towards his wife, has been delayed.
1 min
Birmingham's illegal vapes crisis laid bare
BIRMINGHAM'S vaping crisis has been laid bare after new figures revealed more than 42,000 illegal vapes were seized in the city in 2024 alone with an estimated value of nearly £500,000.
2 mins
Concern over derelict site of former pub
CONCERN over the lack of progress at a former pub site was expressed at a Walsall council meeting.
1 min
'I know 100% there are more victims who are still out there'
WOMAN RAPED BY CHILD PROSTITUTION GANG MEMBERS URGES OTHERS TO COME FORWARD

3 mins
Wheelchair user's plea to make town pavements safer
MAN SAYS HE HAS SUFFERED FALLS DUE TO 'POOR' PATHS

2 mins
Bar keeps late licence after police are rapped
HEARING CRITICISES 'MISLEADING' APPLICATION FOR REVIEW OF HOURS

2 mins
US budget cuts plan
THE White House has proposed gutting the United States State Department's budget by almost 50%, closing a number of overseas diplomatic missions, and eliminating funding for nearly all international organisations - including the United Nations, many of its agencies, and for Nato headquarters, officials have said.
1 min
Meghan's podcast childcare revelations
THE Duchess of Sussex has spoken about “juggling it all” and nursing a poorly Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet at home, in her latest podcast episode.

1 min
Teachers set to consider pay strike
THE largest education union in the country will launch a formal ballot on strike action if the Government's final pay offer for teachers “remains unacceptable”.
1 min
Account hacked for crypto scam
COMMONS Leader Lucy Powell had her X account hacked on Tuesday, with the page repeatedly publicising a “House of Commons cryptocoin” scam.

1 min
US 'working very hard' on 'great' trade deal with UK
THE US is “working very hard” with the UK on negotiating a “great” trade deal, vice president JD Vance has said.

1 min
Post Office hero Alan wants judicial review
SIR Alan Bates has urged victims of the Horizon scandal to take the Government to court over delays to financial redress.

2 mins
LIVE LUNG AND PROSPER
CAMILLA FOSTER ASKS THE EXPERTS ON THE BEST WAYS TO LOOK AFTER YOUR RESPIRATORY SYSTEM THIS SPRING
2 mins
9 ways to give babies the best start in life
PARENTS just want the best for their baby - and there can be nothing better than a healthy start to set them up for the rest of their lives.

3 mins
RICHARD IRVINE
DOUBLE TROUBLE FOR A FIRST TIME DAD OF TWINS
2 mins
Roar-some dinos on tour
The Natural History Museum's first stage show takes its audience back to a time when Dinosaurs ruled the Earth

1 min
Family secrets
THIS darkly comic drama follows three young siblings hiding a terrible secret, a goodhearted teacher, a stolen chicken and singer Jamelia as you've never seen her before.

1 min
Langley land KO Punch on Sheldon
THE Sheldon and District Winter League have been involved in the quarter-finals of their Punchbowl and Sheldon Shield.
8 mins
Ben gets to heart of the matter with rookie deal
WARWICKSHIRE have signed prom-ising teenage seamer Ben Blakemore on a rookie contract for the 2025 sea-son.

1 min
Fans need a sense of perspective
WHAT a fantastic day at Wembley on Sunday, apart from the result, of course. It was a time to celebrate Blues clinching the League One title and catching up with so many friends I have not seen for some time.

4 mins
Rayan backs winning run to continue
RAYAN Ait-Nouri feels Wolves can maintain their good form after winning four successive Premier League games for the first time, thanks to a 4-2 victory over Tottenham.
1 min
For he's a jolly good Fellows to play with says Mikey
MIKEY Johnston loves playing with fellow wing wizard Tom Fellows because he is so predictable.

1 min
Wagner in no mood to take foot off the pedal
TOM Wagner has not ruled out breaking Blues’ transfer record for a second successive summer.

2 mins
Birmingham Mail Newspaper Description:
Publisher: Reach Publishing Services Limited
Category: Newspaper
Language: English
Frequency: Daily
The Birmingham Mail is a tabloid newspaper based in Birmingham, England but distributed around Birmingham, the Black Country, and Solihull and parts of Warwickshire, Worcestershire and Staffordshire.
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