AI cameras catch almost 19,000 seatbelt and phone offences in two weeks as Mayor urges drivers to “belt up and switch off”
A child sitting on a front seat passenger’s lap and a driver holding a phone with both hands were among the images captured
Automotive & Transport
Crime
Travel
St Kitts launches “SKN Jet Home” Challenge to bring UK diaspora home for Christmas
The biggest group of Kittitians arriving on a single flight will win a VIP airport welcome and exclusive tickets to Sugar Mas, the
Black Country
Crime
Dudley
Dudley MP joins police on patrol as Operation Advance targets crime across the borough
Sonia Kumar MP spent the morning with West Midlands Police officers during a day of intensified action against organised and violent crime, road
Crime
Transport
Rail crackdown as cable theft delay costs double to £6.8m
In 2025/26, passengers across Britain’s railways faced over 3,300 hours of delayed due to cable theft, vandalism and obstruction – delays equating to
Education
Jobs
Recruitment
Training
Heathrow Infrastructure Skills Council holds first meeting in Birmingham to tackle NEETs crisis
Lord Blunkett and former Skills and Apprenticeships Minister Robert Halfon co-chair the new Council, which will examine how Heathrow expansion and other major
People
Dudley MP sees Army Reservists train for the drone age
Sonia Kumar MP and Alex Ballinger MP visited B Squadron, The Royal Yeomanry, to learn how local Reservists balance service with work and
Charity
Sport
Birmingham engineering firm raises £10,000 for Birmingham Children’s Hospital with five-a-side tournament
adi Group’s annual football tournament brought 24 teams to Star City, with Total Power Group lifting the trophy. Birmingham engineering firm adi Group
Business News
Development
Developers invited to bid for West Midlands Futures Fund investment
Expressions of interest open on Thursday 8 October for commercial, mixed-use and large-scale residential schemes Private sector developers are being invited to put
Finance
West Midlands
West Midlands household incomes grow as UK living standards recover
Household incomes are rising across the UK and in the West Midlands, with official figures showing the poorest households have now recovered to
Technology
West Midlands
Mechanical engineer sets and breaks his own world record with 250+ mph remote-controlled car designed in PTC’s Onshape
A mechanical engineer from Rugby has used nearly 25 years’ experience working with PTC technology to help him design and develop the world’s