For the first time in over ten years children’s social care services in Birmingham have been judged as ‘requires improvement to be good’, following the publication of today’s Ofsted inspection result.

A man has died following a two-car collision this morning, despite the best efforts of ambulance staff.

A man has been convicted of murdering a loving grandmother and stabbing her grandson leaving him with life changing injuries.

A pedestrian received trauma care by ambulance staff following a road traffic collision in Birmingham last night.

Five Romanians suspected of plundering 100s of West Midlands homes on seasonal burglary sprees from their homeland have been remanded into prison having been arrested by West Midlands Police.

West Midlands Police has charged a man suspected of stealing Christmas presents from under trees during a burglary spree in the early hours of 25 December.

Amendments to national laws mean residents who fail to take all reasonable measures to ensure they transfer waste to authorised carriers could face fixed penalty notices (FPNs) of £200.

Three teenagers have today (7 January) been arrested in Birmingham on suspicion of drug and weapons offences.

Detectives have arrested a man on suspicion of murder after another man was fatally stabbed in the head in Small Heath on Saturday (3 November).

Two boys injured by a single bullet in a drive-by shooting in Handsworth on Friday evening (2 November) are continuing to recover in hospital after undergoing surgery.