DWP told to end state pension triple lock
A major think tank says the state pension triple lock should be scrapped to fund measures aimed at helping struggling working-class boys. Read the full report.
A major think tank says the state pension triple lock should be scrapped to fund measures aimed at helping struggling working-class boys. Read the full report.
A Warwickshire Police officer faces three theft charges for alleged offences while on duty. Pc Robert Davies will appear in court this week. Read the full details.
Justice Secretary David Lammy unveils sweeping reforms to reduce jury trials and introduce 'swift courts' to tackle record Crown Court delays, forecast to hit 100,000 cases. Read the full details.
Justice Secretary David Lammy proposes limiting jury trials to tackle England and Wales' 78,000-case backlog. Critics warn this could erode public trust in justice system.
A roundup of Birmingham criminals jailed in November 2025, including a paedophile exposed after his wife's £3m lottery win, a rapper who used a flamethrower, and a driver who killed a woman and her dog.
Discover how Kirit Thakore's journey from a chaotic rickshaw ride in India to his work with ex-offenders in the East Midlands is changing lives through peer mentoring and his new book.
Billyjoe Broad, 32, has been handed a three-year driving ban after failing to provide a breath specimen following an incident where a vehicle rolled into a Staffordshire pub. Read the full story.
Joanne Butler from Kidderminster receives community order after waging harassment campaign against ex-boyfriend, causing over £10,000 in damage. Read the full court details.
MP Liam Byrne urges the Government to reconsider its rejection of a public inquiry into the 1974 Birmingham pub bombings that killed 21. Victims' families demand truth and justice.
The Ministry of Justice has seized control of HMP Birmingham after inspectors found shocking conditions including violence, drugs, and squalor at the troubled Winson Green prison.
A Birmingham burglar's crime spree ends with a 28-month sentence after she committed shocking offences including throwing human waste at police officers during her arrest.
A persistent Birmingham drug dealer is back behind bars after continuing his criminal operations just months after being released from prison, with police uncovering his new enterprise following a dramatic car chase through the city.
Dominic Noonan, the infamous leader of Birmingham's most feared crime family, has been released from prison after serving less than half of his 11-year sentence, sparking concerns among law enforcement and community leaders.
Relatives of the 21 victims killed in the 1974 Birmingham pub bombings face fresh heartbreak as their legal challenge against the inquest verdict is rejected by the High Court.
A crucial breakthrough in the Birmingham Pub Bombings investigation has emerged, with previously unseen documents shedding new light on the 1974 atrocity that claimed 21 lives.
An Iranian asylum seeker paid £400 for a taxi from Coventry to London only to be abandoned in Wolverhampton, leading to a court case that exposes transport exploitation.