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Sunday Mercury
Pressure could see end of fish and chip shops
THE boss of the England Fish and Chip Awards has issued a warning that traditional family businesses could cease to exist without adequate support.
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June 28, 2026
Sunday Mercury
‘You think you’re on that path of going to make it, but the reality sinks in’
Midlands musician George reveals the ‘dark side’ of TV’s The X Factor
2 min |
June 28, 2026
Sunday Mercury
It's the POWER of love!
Weightlifting couple who have both been crowned Britain’s strongest consume 90,000 calories a week
2 min |
June 21, 2026
Sunday Mercury
TEMPERS FLARE ON DAY OF PROTEST
POLICE made four arrests as massed lines of officers kept rival far right and anti-racist protesters apart on a day of tension in Birmingham city centre yesterday.
3 min |
June 21, 2026
Sunday Mercury
Legendary motor marque set for a comeback
ONE of the best-loved cars ever made is being manufactured again... right here in the Midlands.
1 min |
June 21, 2026
Sunday Mercury
Green light given to children's nursery at farm
AN agricultural building at a Meriden farm is to become a children’s nursery after receiving the green light from Solihull planners.
1 min |
June 14, 2026
Sunday Mercury
FIRE SERVICE FREES PASSENGERS LOCKED INSIDE TRAIN STATION
Travellers rang 999 after the shutters were down late at night
2 min |
June 14, 2026
Sunday Mercury
Multiple car windows smashed
DOZENS of parked cars were damaged with a crowbar in Birmingham.
1 min |
June 14, 2026
Sunday Mercury
McGINN FAN'S CHEEKY WAY OF CASHING IN ON WORLD CUP FEVER!
A BUSINESSMAN is flogging Scotland merchandise inspired by John McGinn’s famous backside - which he says are flying off the shelves ahead of the World Cup.
2 min |
June 14, 2026
Sunday Mercury
MOST-HATED CAT BIN LADY 'DOESN'T FEEL FORGIVEN'
Mary Bale hit the headlines after being filmed putting poor puss Lola into a bin
3 min |
June 07, 2026
Sunday Mercury
Two charged over stabbing
POLICE have charged two further people after 'disorder' broke out in Smethwick which saw 'two men stabbed'.
1 min |
June 07, 2026
Sunday Mercury
DETECTIVE, 35, DIED FROM BURNS INSIDE CAR ON HIS DRIVE
SERVING detective for West Midlands Police tragically died from horror thermal burn injuries in the back of a parked car in Birmingham, an inquest found.
2 min |
June 07, 2026
Sunday Mercury
Tributes to tragic Madi
A MIDLAND woman diagnosed with a cancer that affects just one in three million people has died aged just 22.
1 min |
June 07, 2026
Sunday Mercury
LONG ARM OF THE LAW!
THE name McCracken stands out in Birmingham as one of the city’s biggest boxing families.
2 min |
May 31, 2026
Sunday Mercury
Watchdog probe as driver injured in crash after police chase
THE UK police watchdog has launched an investigation after a driver was seriously hurt in a crash involving a West Midlands Police car.
1 min |
May 31, 2026
Sunday Mercury
Teens arrested over ‘racist’ attack on OAP
A SIKH pensioner who was violently assaulted in a ‘racially aggravated’ attack at Willenhall Memorial Park.
1 min |
May 31, 2026
Sunday Mercury
Man, 22, arrested as woman killed by car
Horrific scenes on major route near Birmingham city centre
1 min |
May 31, 2026
Sunday Mercury
McGinn's surprise hospice visit proves winner for patients
VILLA and Scotland star John McGinn paid a surprise visit to a Clydebank hospice ahead of the World Cup in a show of support following the death of his grandfather.
1 min |
May 31, 2026
Sunday Mercury
‘GHOST WAREHOUSE’ DRUG GANG NAILED
GROUP of men used ‘ghost warehouses’ to move drugs from mainland Europe to the UK, including one in Birmingham.
3 min |
May 24, 2026
Sunday Mercury
Girl, 6, traumatised after rape by sick 16-year-old boy
A COURT heard a 16-year-old Birmingham boy used a mobile game to distract a six-year-old girl as he raped her.
1 min |
May 24, 2026
Sunday Mercury
A PRINCE AMONG MEN!
The faces behind the Mercury's Claret & Blue podcast, Mat Kendrick and Dan Rolinson, enjoyed a close encounter with a true fan of Villa – and theirs – at the climax of the thrilling Europa League final. Here Mat reveals how he grabbed an exclusive chat with Prince William on a night to remember...
6 min |
May 24, 2026
Sunday Mercury
Boy charged with attacking staff at Tesco
A BOY has been charged with attacking staff at a Black Country supermarket.
1 min |
May 17, 2026
Sunday Mercury
Delivery driver guilty of murdering woman in back of rental van
‘Predator’ had been drinking before he went prowling for sex workers
1 min |
May 17, 2026
Sunday Mercury
WHOLE LOTTA LOVE FOR THE AXOLOTL!
...but it’s causing a headache for rescue charities
4 min |
May 17, 2026
Sunday Mercury
MP Mahmood: ‘It’s devastating for Labour’
HOME Secretary Shabana Mahmood admitted the result of the local elections were “a devastating night in Birmingham and across the country” for Labour.
1 min |
May 10, 2026
Sunday Mercury
COUNCIL LIMBO IN DIVIDED CITY
Jane Haynes says a Reform tidal wave in Birmingham didn't quite materialise this week — but now parties must manoeuvre to form a Coalition that can lead this huge cuty
3 min |
May 10, 2026
Sunday Mercury
High emotion on day it crumbled for Labour group
LABOUR'S Nicky Brennan fluctuated between tears and smiles, a need for supportive hugs and a need to be alone, as she paced the results hall in Birmingham's Utilita Arena waiting to hear her fate.
2 min |
May 10, 2026
Sunday Mercury
Protest outside store over sacking of shoplifter-tackling manager
A PROTEST was yesterday taking place in support of a former Morrisons manager who lost his job after he tackled a shoplifter in the supermarket.
1 min |
April 26, 2026
Sunday Mercury
Monty rises from the Ashes to play for village team!
FORMER
2 min |
April 26, 2026
Sunday Mercury
NURSERY WAS 'BACK TO BUSINESS' DAYS AFTER TOT'S DEATH
A DUDLEY nursery that \"played Russian roulette with children's lives\" was \"back to business\" just three days after a toddler's tragic death.
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