The latest from England news from around the black country and the midlands region.
Including the latest from Birmingham airport and East Midlands airport.
The UK government has called in the army to help assist the Birmingham City Council in dealing with the sanitation crisis due to the ongoing Birmingham bin strikes. The military support will consist of three office-based personnel providing logistical planning with soldiers not being deployed for rubbish collection.
The months-long strike by the city’s bin workers originated from disputes over pay and job security.
The UK government has mobilised military planners to assist Birmingham City Council in addressing the sanitation crisis due to an ongoing strike by bin workers, posing a public health risk.
Cliff Notes A 38-year-old Romanian national was arrested at Stansted airport on suspicion of assisting a foreign intelligence service linked to a fire at a…
Cliff Notes The recent increase in the national insurance contribution rate from 13.8% to 15% and the lowering of the employer payment threshold is anticipated…
Cliff Notes Birmingham’s Small Heath area is facing a public health crisis as rubbish piles up due to an ongoing bin strike, attracting numerous rats…
Residents in Highgate, Birmingham, are dealing with an overwhelming stench due to bin strikes causing overflowing rubbish bins, attracting pests like rats and foxes.
Cliff Notes A 54-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder following a fire at a former station house in Rushton that resulted in…
Cliff Notes Reform UK launched its local election campaign in Birmingham, claiming to field candidates in every seat, a significant increase from 12% in the…
King Charles has cancelled engagements due to “temporary side effects” from ongoing cancer treatment, requiring a short period of observation in hospital.
Cliff Notes Morrisons plans to close 52 cafes, 35 meat counters, and other in-store services, risking around 365 job redundancies. The supermarket chain cites operational…
Cliff Notes – Heathrow Airport closes due to nearby fire Heathrow Airport is closed for the entirety of Friday due to a significant fire at…
Cliff Notes – Man killed by a police car in Birmingham A man in his 40s has died following a collision with a police vehicle…
UK Drops Down List of Affluent Nations After Decade of Stagnation, NIESR Finds The UK has fallen significantly in the rankings of affluent nations, largely…
Cliff Notes Cynthia Nodanche, a new resident of Birmingham, faced enforcement officers demanding £1,000 after driving her non-compliant Vauxhall Antara through the Clean Air Zone…
Cliff Notes The Crufts dog show attracts thousands of participants annually and has been hosted at the NEC since 1991, running over a four-day period.…
Cliff Notes Junior Handling Final: Julie Erikson, an 18-year-old junior handler, won the Joe Cartledge Memorial International Junior Handling final at Crufts with her Pointer…
Cliff Notes – Your rights to a refund Mass Cancellations: Eurostar has cancelled all 32 trains on the London-Paris route due to the discovery of…
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Graham, Zelenskyy trade barbs after suggesting Ukrainian president should resign Longtime Ukraine advocate Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., fired shots back at Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy,…
Chef’s killer Omar Wilson sentenced to life for a deadly attack in Leytonstone, East London, which caused the death of a Chef Mussie Imnetu. Jury…
Birmingham plagued by rats ‘the size of cats’ as bin strike and HS2 blamed Rats the size of cats are plaguing parts of Birmingham, residents…
“Lamsa means ‘touch’ in Arabic, and its heart is in the Bekaa Valley in Lebanon,” founder and creative director Natalie Garland told me when I…
Around a thousand supporters of Stephen Yaxley-Lennon (Tommy Robinson) march through central London, from Waterloo to Whitehall, to demand his release from prison, on February…
15 Year old who fatally stabbed another teen Muhammad Hassam Ali, 17, was killed by stranger after a four-minute conversation in city centre. The teen…
From leadership drama to fascist debate From leadership drama to fascist debate at the Conservative Party conference. There will also be ‘meet our candidates’ Q&As,…