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Judge to give ruling in police bid for Birmingham bombing journalist material

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Judge to rule in police bid for Birmingham bombing journalist material

A judge is expected to deliver his ruling in the case of a journalist who investigated the 1974 Birmingham pub bombings and resisted a police bid to force him to reveal his sources. Chris Mullin, 74, is challenging an application by West Midlands ...

22 Mar 2022 at 11:33

Police probing disappearance of teenager Phillip Harris in 1999 search property

Police investigating the disappearance of a 15-year-old boy almost 23 years ago have appealed for information after launching a search of a home he had links to. Phillip Harris vanished after telling his foster parents he was going to spend the ...

01 Apr 2022 at 15:25

Activists target site in Birmingham as motorists asked to ‘avoid the area’

Police are responding to activists at a site in Tyburn, Birmingham. West Midlands Police tweeted: “We are working to deal with this as quickly as possible.” It added that delays were expected on Wood Lane, Bromford Lane and Tyburn Road. Those ...

01 Apr 2022 at 07:55

Photo of pensioner’s injuries released by police after drug user jailed

The family of a pensioner who was attacked by a drug addict have released a photograph of his injuries to expose the severity of the offence. The picture of the unnamed 87-year-old man was released through West Midlands Police after Samantha ...

04 May 2022 at 16:25

Train timetables slashed due to pandemic staff shortages

Hundreds of daily trains are being removed from timetables in an attempt to improve reliability following weeks of short notice cancellations. At least eight operators have either already reduced frequencies on many routes or will do so in ...

31 Dec 2021 at 11:25

Train drivers to strike over pay

Train drivers at eight rail companies are to stage a 24-hour Saturday strike later this month in pay disputes, threatening more disruption to services. Members of Aslef at Arriva Rail London, Chiltern Railways, Greater Anglia, Great ...

14 Jul 2022 at 19:08

Police probe racism reports at Test match between England and India

Police have launched an investigation into reports of racist and abusive behaviour on the fourth day of the cricket Test match between England and India in Birmingham. West Midlands Police said they are liaising with officials at ...

05 Jul 2022 at 13:55

Truss pledges to put the West Midlands ‘at the heart of our economic revival’

Liz Truss has promised to put the West Midlands “at the heart of our economic revival” if she becomes prime minister. Ahead of the Conservative Party hustings in Birmingham, the Foreign Secretary set out her plan to boost growth ...

22 Aug 2022 at 23:30

Tory candidates set to clash over cost of living at Birmingham hustings

The cost-of-living crisis appears set to dominate the latest hustings clash between Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak as the Tory leadership rivals prepare to go head to head in Birmingham. Ms Truss promised to put the West Midlands ...

23 Aug 2022 at 11:28

Chief constable ‘sick’ of police ‘being used as culture war football’

A chief constable has said he is “sick” of police “being used as a culture war football”, after criticism of officers who were shown on social media dancing at an LGBTQ+ Pride event. Officers from Lincolnshire Police were ...

22 Aug 2022 at 18:18

Thousands of tons of paper and card ablaze at recycling plant

About 8,000 tons of paper and cardboard have gone up in flames at a recycling plant. Up to 110 firefighters had been tackling the blaze at the Smurfit Kappa storage yard in the Nechells area on the outskirts of ...

13 Jun 2022 at 10:34

West Midlands Ambulance Service could collapse, nursing director says

A struggling ambulance trust could face a “Titanic moment” and collapse entirely this summer, its nursing director has said, as committee papers warn of an England-wide “catastrophic situation”. Mark Docherty, ...

25 May 2022 at 11:05

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