Badenoch vows ECHR exit
Tory leader shifts right to counter Reform UK rise Kemi Badenoch has announced plans to withdraw Britain from the European Convention on Human.
Politics
Birmingham
Developments
Politics
Viewpoint
JQ sell-off: ‘Brum deserves better’
Selling the family silver: Birmingham’s Café Block disposal and the failure of scrutiny Birmingham City Council has agreed to sell the freehold of.
Black Country
Politics
Transport
West Midlands Trains to be nationalised
Passengers set for railways reset West Midlands Trains will return to public ownership from February 2026, as part of the government’s overhaul of.
Business News
Finance
First Brands files for bankruptcy
$10bn collapse rocks debt markets US auto parts maker First Brands has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, revealing more than $10bn in.
Birmingham
Culture
Education
‘Action-art’ makes splash
Splash Art Republic hits Brum Birmingham is about to get messy – in the best way possible. Splash Art Republic has opened in.
Developments
Affordable targets slow building
London weighs lower threshold London is considering cutting the proportion of affordable homes developers must include in fast-tracked planning applications, amid warnings that.
Business News
People
Apprentice bags award
A 19-year-old groundworker apprentice from Shropshire construction firm McPhillips has been publicly earmarked as one to watch. Kai Ginifer was named ‘most promising.
Birmingham
People
Politics
£20m for Druids Heath
Druids Heath in Birmingham is set to receive £20m of government money over the next decade – and local people will decide how.
Business News
Finance
Revolut pledges £3bn boost
FinTech targets UK licence Revolut has promised to pour £3bn into the UK as it steps up efforts to secure a full banking.
Crime
Culture
Justice
‘Pause pro-Palestine demos’
Pro-Palestine protests are due to go ahead tomorrow despite calls from grieving Jewish community leaders, the home secretary and police to delay them.