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'Police are under pressure but officers who helped us after our home was targeted by a burglar could not be faulted"
3+ hour, 26+ min ago (361+ words) Police officers have been praised after their swift action at a Sutton Coldfield property which was being targeted in an attempted break in. The officers, from the Sutton Trinity team, were on the scene minutes after they were alerted to…...
Walsall Council ordered to pay mum £2.4k over child’s missed education
1+ week, 2+ day ago (305+ words) A Walsall mum has been awarded a "2,400 payout after the council failed to provide special education provision for her child. The mum, referred to as "Ms Y" complained to the Social Care Ombudsman that the council failed provide education as…...
‘A consequence of mass illegal immigration’: Shadow Home Secretary speaks out on the murder of Walsall hotel worker Rhiannon Whyte
2+ week, 2+ day ago (380+ words) Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp has blamed mass illegal immigration for the murder of 27 year-old Rhiannon Whyte at Bescot Stadium Train Station in Walsall The murder of Rhiannon Whyte by an asylum seeker shows "the consequence of mass illegal immigration,…...
Black and ethnic minority people more likely to be searched by West Midlands Police, report shows
2+ week, 4+ day ago (487+ words) Black and ethnic minority people are still more likely to be stopped and searched by West Midlands Police, a new report has found. In an annual report by West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner Simon Foster, figures show black people…...
"No place for illegal working in our communities": 1,315 immigration enforcement raids in the West Midlands unveiled in new Home Office figures
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (362+ words) Illegal working arrests and raids, including in the West Midlands, are at the highest level in British history according to new figures from the Home Office. The West Midlands alone saw 1,315 raids leading to 1,254 arrests last year (2025) with "businesses including…...
Conservatives cannot be trusted on citizenship – Reform UK
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (889+ words) A Reform UK spokesman said the Tories cannot be trusted amid the ongoing row over Alaa Abd El-Fattah's citizenship. Reform UK has said the Conservatives "cannot be trusted, after the decision to grant Alaa Abd El-Fattah citizenship. The activist, who…...
More than 41,000 people have now crossed Channel in small boats this year
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (329+ words) More than 41,000 people have now crossed the English Channel in small boats this year, after a flurry of activity on Saturday, the latest figures have revealed. Some 803 people made the dangerous journey in 13 dinghies from northern France, starting overnight on…...
'Self-indulgent lefties': Former Dudley Labour MP takes swipe at Stourbridge MP over her criticism of migrant plan
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (603+ words) A former Black Country Labour MP has praised the Government's plan to tackle small-boat channel crossings, and took a swipe at 'self-indulgent lefties' within the party who were opposing them. Ian Austin, former MP for Dudley North, warned that his…...
Another 503 migrants cross Channel in small boats in single day
3+ mon, 6+ day ago (236+ words) The latest arrivals come as the Government considers a major shake-up of immigration policy. A total of 503 migrants crossed the English Channel in one day as the Government considers a major shake-up of the country's immigration rules. The latest arrivals…...
Grooming gang investigations dropped due to ‘human error’, early review suggests
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (700+ words) Initial inquiries by a national taskforce suggest available lines of inquiry were not pursued in some sex abuse gang cases. The early stages of a massive review of cases involving alleged sexual abuse gangs has found potential human error led…...