The number of officers patrolling French beaches will double as a result of a new agreement reached by the Home Secretary and her French counterpart today to tackle migrant activity in the Channel. Home Secretary Priti Patel and French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin reaffirmed their commitment to make this route unviable. They signed an enhanced […]
Two drivers have been locked up after a 43-year-old passenger died following a high-impact collision on a dual carriageway in Sutton Coldfield. Anthony Moran was a front seat passenger in a silver Renault Megane when the fatal crash happened in the early hours of 8 December 2018. The Megane, which had stolen number plates, was […]
A jealous husband who stabbed his wife to death in a drug-fuelled rage been convicted of her murder. As their marriage crumbled, Tamer Moustafa accused his wife Nelly of having affairs with their next door neighbour and even his own father, among others, all of which were unfounded. On the morning of Monday 16 […]
We now have reason to hope that by Spring, community testing and vaccines will combine to end this era of restrictions. But to get there we must first navigate a hard winter when the burden on our NHS is heaviest and the cold weather favours the virus. The data already suggests national measures in England […]
The following is a statement on the news that Birmingham will be in Tier 3 (Very High) of the new COVD-19 restrictions after the end of the latest lockdown on December 2. Cllr Ian Ward, Leader of Birmingham City Council, said: “As has been the case throughout this devastating pandemic, our key focus has to […]
Have you seen Michaela Pulova with her two children Amelya Pulova and David Pulo?  Michaela PulovaPolice are urgently trying to find them after they went missing yesterday (Tuesday 24 November) at around 7.30pm. Amelya is aged one, and her baby brother David is four-months-old. David requires urgent medical attention so we really need to […]
Applications are now live for the next round of support grants for businesses in the city. After the Chancellor of the Exchequer announced details earlier this month about Local Restrictions Support Grant (LRSG), Birmingham City Council is pleased to report that applications for the scheme are now live. The funding for the schemes, which is […]