A 52-year-old fast food delivery driver has been convicted of raping a woman in Coventry. Naiem Malik Suleman offered the 22-year-old woman a lift in his car in the early hours of 19 January last year, after she had split up from her friends on a night out. But instead of talking her home, the […]
The National Living Wage will increase by 2.2 per cent from £8.72 to £8.91, and will be extended to 23 and 24 year olds for the first time. For workers aged under 23, Commissioners recommended smaller increases in recognition of the risks to youth employment which the current economic situation poses. The increase in the […]
Children at a West Bromwich school are urging parents and carers to park safely at drop off and pick up times – or risk a fine. Pupils at Lyng Primary School have designed their own banners which are being displayed on the railings outside the school in Horton Street. Sandwell Council’s road safety team have […]
The family of a man murdered in Sutton Coldfield last month are asking the community to respect their wishes for a quiet and peaceful funeral tomorrow (Tuesday). Gary Warner, aged 31, was stabbed in the chest and tragically died from his injures on 31 October. Gary’s funeral will take place tomorrow afternoon (24 November). His […]
Mr Speaker, thank you very much and with your permission, I will make a statement on the Government’s COVID-19 Winter Plan. For the first time since this wretched virus took hold, we can see a route out of the pandemic. The breakthroughs in treatment, in testing and vaccines mean that the scientific cavalry is now […]
The week-long operation – codenamed Sceptre – ran from 9-15 November and saw police teams across the region targeting suspected knife crime offenders and searching for hidden weapons. Officers conducted more than 100 stop and searches, seized weapons including machetes, Zombie knives and a sword, and arrested 55 people. Other tactics included sweeps of parks […]
People living in Birmingham and Solihull will soon get better, safer care and treatment, thanks to the introduction of joined-up health and care records. The Birmingham and Solihull Health Information Exchange (HIE), due to launch in the next few months, will bring together a person’s separate records into a structured, easy-to-read format. This will give […]
Police have recovered a huge haul of stolen toys, collectibles and old comics worth over half-a-million pounds. WMP retrieved the items while leading an investigation into large-scale burglaries in the Black Country and Cheshire which are believed to be linked. Police executed a series of raids which resulted in tens of thousands of boxes filled […]
Owners of flats in buildings without cladding will no longer need an EWS1 form to sell or re-mortgage their property. Owners of flats in buildings without cladding will no longer need an EWS1 form to sell or re-mortgage their property – thanks to an agreement reached today (21 November) between the Government and the Royal […]