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A day of high drama: Inside the toppling of Andy Street
Labour are jubilant after taking the West Midlands mayoralty. But it went right down to the wire
Rwanda bound: First Birmingham asylum seekers detained
Rishi Sunak is serious about 'stopping the boats'
Nowhere does sound systems like Birmingham
How the heartbeat of Jamaican culture found a second home in the second city
Sir Keir Starmer is desperate. He’s desperate for Dudley
The Dispatch brings you the top lines ahead of the West Midlands council elections
Joseph Chamberlain’s cult of personality
He’s the mayor who transformed Birmingham from a sleepy and ignorant city into something great - but is there more to the myth?
For now, he is Mr Nobody. Next week, he could be our mayor
Labour’s candidate is a lifelong management consultant who is taking heat from the Daily Mail. But who is Richard Parker?
Birmingham: Rave's underdog
On the city's 'ultimate uncovered' musical history
‘Years of stolen wages’: School strikes loom across Brum
Plus: Andy Street’s pre-election pizzeria trip