Residents and the Calthorpe Residents Society oppose the Calthorpe Estate's plan to sell hundreds of plots, including green spaces, via auction, fearing loss of community land and heritage.
Plans for two towers with 408 homes in Birmingham's Smithfield regeneration spark criticism from councillors over 'generic' design and missed chance for quality housing.
Former West Midlands Police superintendent Syed Hussain, 54, pleaded not guilty to fraud and transferring criminal property over a £720,000 investment scam at Westminster Magistrates' Court.
Car insurance prices have risen for the first time in years to £719, with drivers over 70 paying £482. Prices are 5% cheaper than last year but up £8 from three months ago, Confused.com warns.
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State pensioners can access nine freebies and discounts worth £14,288 in July, including benefits from NHS, Royal Mail and DWP, amid a change in government.
Sheila Burgman, 75, won £515 for repairs and £155 in costs from Kent County Council after her Peugeot 307 was damaged by a pothole in January 2024, following a two-year legal dispute.
Nearly 45% of chip shop owners are extremely worried about the future as a mushy pea shortage looms, according to a survey by the National Federation of Fish Friers.
Residents of Birmingham's Calthorpe Estate are fighting plans to sell 200 plots of land, including cherished green spaces, with seven plots set for auction on July 9.
Birmingham Erdington MP Paulette Hamilton says landlords exploit a loophole to turn rejected HMOs into exempt accommodation, harming communities with vulnerable tenants and anti-social behaviour.
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Olivia Hill, 33, sleeping rough in B&M car park after High Peak Borough Council deemed her 'not in priority need' for housing, despite mental health issues.
Haroon Rahman, 25, admitted possessing a knuckle duster after a family member called 999 reporting an assault at their Bordesley Green home on June 6.
A woman was found injured in Sandwell Valley Country Park after a sexual assault. Police are investigating and remain in the area. The victim has been discharged from hospital.
West Midlands Police urgently appeal for help finding missing Birmingham man, 30-year-old Kieran Smith, last seen on January 24.
Andy Burnham's proposed tax overhaul could leave middle-class families £23,280 worse off by abolishing the capital gains tax uplift on inherited property, leading to double taxation.
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Daljeet Dullay, 49, was sentenced for burglary after taking £600 worth of wedding dresses from a hotel room during a first date, also assaulting a police officer.
Residents fear that a new Morrisons Daily in West Bromwich, selling alcohol from 6am to 11pm, will increase anti-social behaviour and noise disturbance in the area.
Cornelius Price, 38, is the seventh person charged in connection with a burglary series and exploitation in Shropshire, appearing in court tomorrow.
West Mercia Police have found a body in the search for an 87-year-old man missing since June 28 in Broseley, Shropshire. The death is not suspicious.
Julie Gardner dismisses as untrue the suggestion that her son Daniel mistreated his children, after he was killed in a flat fire arson by his ex-girlfriend's partner Stephen Dale in Highters Heath.
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Households risk £200+ plumbing bills if they pour cream liqueurs down the sink. Experts warn these drinks are classed as FOG, causing fatbergs and blockages.
A car crashed into a house in Cannock, causing extensive damage. The homeowner described hearing an 'almighty bang' before the vehicle plowed into the living room.
A Telford man fears the release of the man who murdered his four children and ex-wife, as the killer approaches parole eligibility.
Martin Lewis urges households with British Gas, EDF, OVO, Octopus, and EON meters to take photos before the new Ofgem price cap starts on July 1, as bills rise by £221 a year.
Former Big Brother star Aisleyne Horgan Wallace, 47, says an XL Bully bite left her scarred for life, blaming the heatwave for the sudden attack.
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Three Afghan nationals who raped a 17-year-old girl in Bristol fled to Birmingham and then escaped the UK in a lorry, but were arrested in Calais and returned to face justice.
Teenagers on disability benefits can get provisional driving licences at 16, a year earlier than normal, for conditions including anxiety, ADHD, depression, and agoraphobia.
Two boys, aged eight and 10, were found dead in a car in Cyprus after allegedly being left inside to sleep. The father and stepmother were arrested on suspicion of negligence.
Phillemon Tsagwa, 37, was more than three times the drink-drive limit when he crashed his Jaguar in Birmingham. He told the court he had let his three children down and is now attending AA meetings.
A call has been made to extend a homelessness pilot from Birmingham and Coventry to the whole West Midlands, after £18m was approved for the two cities, with fears of a 'stampede' to them.
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Teresa Ryan demands defendants facing serious charges surrender passports after son's killer Rashad Ali fled to Pakistan before trial, jailed in absentia for five years.
