Local News
'About time' - warning as UK 'nail gel ban' to be enforced
From August 15, manufacturers and importers can no longer place new batches of TPO-containing products onto the UK market
Local messages
Birmingham machete gang jailed for aggravated burglary after terrifying armed home raids
Mohammed Ramirez, Sebastian Kandrac, Nathan Evans and Junior Yawli were part of a four-strong gang that carried out two frightening armed home raids
Inside Birmingham B&M stores fined £2m after mice gnaw food
B&M Retail Ltd has been fined £2 million after it admitted serious food hygiene breaches including mice droppings and gnawed food at three Birmingham stores
Get Weekly Updates
Get the headlines in your inbox every week.
Boost for Merry Hill shoppers as three new Black Country bus routes launch
Starting on Sunday, three new services will be running across the Black Country
Huge Birmingham rent fraud revealed as £5m and dozens of houses saved
Dozens of council homes were also recovered and returned to those who really need them after fraud investigation
Popular pub Villa Tavern wants to serve from 8am
Admiral Taverns applies to vary Villa Tavern’s premises licence in Nechells, Birmingham, to permit alcohol sales from 8am until 1am daily
Birmingham woman on trial accused of trying to kill boy by tampering with medication
Emma Jane Williams, 41, from Erdington, denies a single count of attempted murder after allegedly tampering with a child's medication
Manchester synagogue attacker's friend jailed for life over MoD terror plot
Mohammad Bashir, 31, drove Jihad Al-Shamie on a 10-hour round trip to conduct hostile reconnaissance at the UK's Defence Academy in Shrivenham, Swindon
Rare yellow health alert issued for West Midlands
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has issued a 48-hour yellow heat health alert for an area containing Birmingham and the Black Country
'Cannabis farm' discovered in quiet Birmingham street
Jetmir Hoxha, 20, and Zenel Domi, 21, were both charged with cultivation of cannabis, possession of a firearm, possession of ammunition, and abstracting electricity without authority
Kevin Keegan's Harley-Davidson sells for £35,000 days after legend's death
The 1990 Harley-Davidson Sportster, instantly recognisable thanks to its bespoke Newcastle United-inspired livery
Toddler suffers 'life-changing injuries' in dog attack at Midland pub beer garden
A two-year-old boy has undergone surgery after being attacked by a dog believed to be 'some kind of Bulldog breed' in a pub beer garden in Wolstanton
Prolific Midland drug dealer's historic links to rap legend 50 Cent
Samir Hassan, 37, was part of a group who flooded the streets of Derbyshire with multiple kilos of high purity cocaine in a Derbyshire drugs bust — despite rapper 50 Cent writing to a court requesting bail so Hassan could join his European tour
BBC makes announcement as filming for 'powerful love story' begins in Birmingham
An anticipated drama based on a book is currently filming in Birmingham and London
Andy Burnham £300 charge for drivers doing 10,000 miles a year
Motorists will have to pay more depending on the type of car they own
Andy Burnham 'unfair' £81 charge warning for households without a driveway
The reduction from 5% VAT to zero will come into effect on 1 October, saving a typical household about £45 a year from October 1.
Mum dies in crash heading to identify son's body 'ripping family apart in hours'
Nan Carol Tinsley, 70, was travelling to identify her son Andrew, 46, who died in the River Dee in Llangollen, North Wales
Police update after bomb squad called to Cradley Heath house
Carl Andrews, 59, has been charged with weapons offences
Midlands M6 driver stopped during rush hour to perform U-turn
Dean Romain, 39, was driving a silver Volkswagen Passat on the M6 southbound
BBC Strictly Come Dancing 2026 line-up so far as eighth celebrity contestant revealed
Eight celebrities taking part in Strictly Come Dancing 2026 have been confirmed with more names yet to be revealed in due course