Podcast: UK unemployment
There are currently 1.67m people out of work in Britain, including 131,000 across the West Midlands region, according to the Office for National.
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Know your rights
Online Safety Act erodes liberties under guise of child protection With the communist Labour government just over a year into its first term,.
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‘Homelessness doesn’t take a holiday’
Birmingham’s SIFA Fireside charity is calling on West Midlanders to remember the plight of homeless people this summer. The group said the festive.
Environment
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Pet health study launched
The UK has launched a world-first study to monitor antibiotic resistance in healthy cats and dogs, aiming to better protect both animals and.
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‘The heart of hospice care’
Following the announcement by government of £75m in capital funding for hospices across the UK, Trevor Johnson, CEO of Acorns Children’s Hospice in.
Birmingham
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Ozzy honoured
Birmingham honoured one of its best-loved sons today as thousands lined the streets to witness his cortege drive past en route to a.
Defence
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Young soldier remembered
Private Harry Johnson, 19, from the 2nd Infantry Training Battalion,died following a physical training session at Vimy Barracks, Catterick, on July 24, the.
Birmingham
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Brum: UK’s first ‘Nature City’
Birmingham recognised for its passion for nature I must have looked strange, crouched down between a shop-front and a garden wall on the.
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VPN skirts online age checks
Online Safety Act enforcement On Friday July 25, 2025, a key part of the UK’s Online Safety Act came into force. Social media.
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Afghanistan veterans speak out
A major report published in late 2024 has laid bare the long-felt frustrations, quiet resilience, and future hopes of UK veterans who served.