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Birmingham Post
'It's my duty to step up and take those tough decisions'
Council leader John Cotton tells Jane Haynes his ‘door is open’ to negotiate over bins saga — but that the authority won't jeopardise progress made on equal pay and service reform
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December 18, 2025
Birmingham Post
Cycling stars back bid for Midlands velodrome
THREE of the biggest names in British cycling have given their backing to the campaign for a West Midlands velodrome.
1 min |
December 18, 2025
Birmingham Post
Man who converted blank-firing guns given eight years
A BIRMINGHAM man who converted black-firing guns into real ones has been jailed in the first prosecution of its kind in the UK.
1 min |
December 18, 2025
Birmingham Post
Backpacker jailed over drunken fatal crash on e-scooter
A BACKPACKER from Redditch has been sentenced to four years in prison after a fatal e-scooter crash in Australia left a dad-of-two dead.
1 min |
December 18, 2025
Birmingham Post
Blue plaque to mark iconic literary event
Dickens gave his first reading of A Christmas Carol at Town Hall
2 min |
December 11, 2025
Birmingham Post
‘Critical incident’ declared as A&E waiting times soar
Patients left for over 9 hours as flu cases mount
2 min |
December 11, 2025
Birmingham Post
Strike had ‘minimal' impact, claims boss
NHS bosses in Birmingham and Solihull said recent strikes by resident doctors had 'minimal' impact on hospital services.
1 min |
December 11, 2025
Birmingham Post
Loss of man's finger in cogs of machine 'preventable'
A FIRM has been fined £24,000 after a worker’s hand was crushed in a machine - resulting in him losing a finger.
1 min |
December 11, 2025
Birmingham Post
Gym on court to create new padel facility
PLANS for new padel courts at a Shirley gym have been given the backing of Solihull planners.
1 min |
December 11, 2025
Birmingham Post
Ex-gangster jailed for shooting at family's home
A former 'Burger Bar Boys' gang member has been found guilty of shooting at a family's home in the middle of the night.
1 min |
December 11, 2025
Birmingham Post
Strangers on same flight arrested with 60kg drugs
TWO drug couriers, each carrying substantial amounts of cannabis, were apprehended with over 60kg of cannabis on the same flight - and didn’t know each other.
2 min |
December 04, 2025
Birmingham Post
Historic library frozen in time three years after closing
A HISTORIC Birmingham library that “will never reopen” in its original form remains frozen in time three years after closing.
2 min |
December 04, 2025
Birmingham Post
All manor of ways to preserve our city's past
Archaeological dig under way where Brum's lords lived
2 min |
December 04, 2025
Birmingham Post
Metro fare dodgers face £100 fines in clampdown
TENFOLD increases in fines for West Midlands Metro fare dodgers are to come into effect in the new year.
1 min |
December 04, 2025
Birmingham Post
Exam league tables reveal the region's best schools
THE best secondary schools in the West Midlands have been named in new exam league tables.
1 min |
November 27, 2025
Birmingham Post
AI will be top priority for Chambers' new president
Business leader and podcaster takes on new role
2 min |
November 27, 2025
Birmingham Post
Tolkien’s door knocker and briefcase up for sale
Auction also includes a pipe given by his friend CS Lewis
3 min |
November 27, 2025
Birmingham Post
Councillor KOs bystander at cricket nets event
A BIRMINGHAM city councillor ‘knocked out’ a bystander during the official opening of new cricket facilities at a city park on Monday.
1 min |
November 27, 2025
Birmingham Post
Murder probe as teenager is stabbed to death in street
A MURDER probe was launched after the fatal stabbing of a teenager in Birmingham.
1 min |
November 20, 2025
Birmingham Post
Care home boss spiked my drink – ex-worker
Whistleblower’s anger that crook was not stopped 10 years ago
3 min |
November 20, 2025
Birmingham Post
New Irish bar planned by owners of Snobs club
THE owners of Birmingham nightclub Snobs will open a new Irish bar at the site of a former club in Birmingham city centre.
1 min |
November 20, 2025
Birmingham Post
PM pledges to get back profits from asylum hotel
Post revealed how former Sutton Coldfield venue made millions
2 min |
November 20, 2025
Birmingham Post
Tributes to stab victim, 34, as city leader vows to keep city centre safe
Man, 21, appears in court charged with murder of woman
2 min |
November 13, 2025
Birmingham Post
City Labour group bruised after vote loss and defections
Bin workers’ union piles pressure on after series of setbacks
2 min |
November 13, 2025
Birmingham Post
'Turquoise wave coming' as Tories defect to Reform
DUDLEY'S Reform UK group says 'the turquoise wave is coming' after two more Conservative councillors defected to their ranks.
1 min |
November 13, 2025
Birmingham Post
'No family should ever have to endure such a loss'
THE family of a man who was fatally stabbed have paid his poignant tribute to Ms Fox.
1 min |
November 13, 2025
Birmingham Post
Minister and city MP returns donation to pharmacy boss
‘The Home Secretary and Birming- ham MP Shabana Mahmood has returned a cash donation to a businessman who is in charge of £60m worth of government spend- ing in Walsall.
1 min |
November 06, 2025
Birmingham Post
Labour 'sorry' for Neanderthal insult to asylum protesters
INGSWINFORD Labour Party has apologised after an image depicting hotel protesters as Neanderthals appeared on its social media.
2 min |
November 06, 2025
Birmingham Post
Residents set for more light relief
A LIGHT festival that illuminated the city in February is returning to the city in 2026 - and it'll be bigger than ever.
1 min |
November 06, 2025
Birmingham Post
City's recycling rate falls to 14 per cent as bins strike takes toll
THE recycling rate in Birmingham has plummeted to below 15 per cent as the bins strike continues to take a toll on the city.
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