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A four year old girl has died. Will the West Midlands ‘tackle the scourge’ of dangerous driving?
‘We have so much more to do’ – Andy Street
UB40 played their first gig in Birmingham in 1979. 45 years later they’re still inseparable from the city.
Finding hope at the band's St Andrew's @ Knighthead Park gig
Is the Old Rep at risk of 'cultural vandalism'?
Glenbrook property say they want the the theatre "to thrive". The public is sceptical.
The Brummie railwaymen of Transylvania
‘Rolling hills, peeing down with rain, I feel like it's nearly back at home’
A new report says the Commonwealth Games were a financial success. The city’s bank balance says otherwise.
Dear readers — welcome to your Monday briefing. We hope our absence over the long Easter weekend didn’t spoil last Monday for you too much. It’s certainly good to be back, with a jam-packed schedule of stories lined up for the weeks ahead. First though, a quick recap. Our
‘For the first time, Birmingham was becoming a multi-racial city’
The city was considered ‘a cauldron of racial hostility’. But one film covered the lives of newcomers from the West Indies with much more nuance.
Can Labour topple Andy Street?
As the campaign gets nasty, the May 2 election will be a referendum not just on the mayor’s record - but on the concept of the mayoralty itself
Petition kickstarts Wolverhampton waste war
PLUS: Why Bournville is campaigning against new masts and the start of the county cricket season
A Birmingham NHS Trust sends vulnerable patients to Priory Group Hospitals - two have died.
The Priory has been fined £650k for its failures. But what role has the Trust played in the tragedies?