Birmingham Airport cuts carbon emissions by 11% despite passenger growth
BHX’s emissions fell to a new low of 6,455 tCO₂e in 2025/26, down 38% since 2019/20, even as passenger numbers rose 6% Birmingham
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JLR sales slip in Q1, with Solihull’s Range Rover models taking a record share of the mix
Wholesale volumes down 9.2% and retail down 15.3%, but the Range Rover, Range Rover Sport and Defender range now accounts for over 80%
People
Harborne to get new banking hub after years of local campaigning
Birmingham MP Preet Kaur Gill welcomes the imminent opening following sustained pressure to restore face-to-face services Birmingham Edgbaston MP Preet Kaur Gill has
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Politics
Market volatility ahead after Starmer announces plan to quit
The outgoing PM cites party confidence as economic adviser warns of impacts Sir Keir Starmer has announced he will resign as leader of
Defence
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The West Midlands has defence in its DNA
Birmingham’s inaugural Defence Procurement Conference drew more than 2,500 delegates – and the resignation of two senior ministers laid bare just how high
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Birmingham in limbo: the city nobody wants to run
No party, no majority, no plan – a city of a million left ungovernable after a fractured election result By Tilton Storer Birmingham
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Birmingham women bring community spirit to the dinner table
A BBC broadcaster and six passionate Brummies prove that meaningful change can begin with a single meal By Rubina Begum People often imagine
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Reform makes huge gains, piling further pressure on embattled Starmer
Labour loses council seats the length and breadth of the country in local elections (Updated 0800 Saturday May 9) (First published 1600 Friday
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World Affairs
UK pledges £20.5 million in new aid to Lebanon
Minister for the Middle East Hamish Falconer visits Beirut, bringing total UK support to £30 million The UK has announced £20.5 million in
Sport
Extra 500 places released for Caerphilly 10K after strong demand
Popular road race also unveils new, faster route through the town Organisers of the Caerphilly 10K have released an additional 500 race places