Seeing red
Animosity in Birmingham and recriminations in Dudley: we soak up the drama on election night
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'Bribe' allegations in battle for Dudley
Plus: Workers Party suspend their campaign in Sutton amid claims of violence
It’s Birmingham’s safest seat. Or is it?
In Ladywood, Shabana Mahmood faces her first real challenge
UEFA investigates Bellingham over gesture
Plus political resignations in Walsall and plans for a UK-first development in the city centre
Breathing down their NECs: Farage hopes his Brum rally can take him past the Tories
Reform UK bring the crowds. But why Birmingham?
Lighting the fuse: how Birmingham’s all-female abolitionist group helped end slavery
‘I would like to know when are they going to pay us for what they done to our families’
The missing detail: Meet Akhmed Yakoob’s ‘gang leader’ business partner
Exclusive: The Dispatch can reveal that last year, the breakout star of Birmingham politics set up a business with a convicted criminal
Shysters, buffoons and w***ers?
A cast of characters competes to win round voters in Sutton Coldfield
Can a crackdown on ‘zombie knives’ stop stabbings in the West Midlands?
Plus, summer finally arrives
The Library of Birmingham hosts a world class photo collection. Unfortunately, most of it is sitting in boxes
‘An archive is nothing if it’s not publicly accessible’
Lawrence Barton is the face of Birmingham’s Gay Village. Not everyone is thrilled
Exclusive: The well-known local businessman is facing claims of over £8 million over the collapse of a previous business