1+ hour, 56+ min ago  (382+ words) Hotels across the Midlands, including Birmingham, Dudley and Leamington, are among 20 that have shut to illegal migrants A Birmingham hotel used to house illegal migrants will be given back to the community as the Government vows to 'restore control of…...

1+ day, 22+ hour ago  (627+ words) Home Office contracts with five hotels housing asylum seekers in Birmingham, Dudley and the West Midlands have ended today as part of a government purge. They are among 20 that will no longer operate as accommodation for 'illegal migrants' from today,…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (234+ words) Walsall Council has launched a review into the premises licence A Walsall curry house has been fined "45, 000 for hiring an illegal worker. Dera Restaurant on Caldmore Road was visited by immigration enforcement officers last year. A Pakistani national was arrested…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (343+ words) The Home Office has called for the licence to be revoked A Willenhall pizza joint fined "45, 000 by the Home Office is having its licence reviewed later this week. Immigration officers found two illegal workers on a visit to Pizza Pan…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (366+ words) British dual nationals have had to show a British passport or a certificate of entitlement of abode when boarding. A new passport rule for blue and burgundy holders is being enforced by the Home Office - in a shake-up for anybody…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (504+ words) Birmingham City Council has confirmed its pilot programme to introduce temporary sites for travellers is "not progressing. With unauthorised encampments in Brums green spaces leading to clean-up costs and disruption, the council has previously said it wanted to introduce a…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (819+ words) Big John's in Bristol Road, Selly Oak is said to have been employing an illegal worker and paying him cash-in-hand below the minimum wage(Image: Google ) A franchise of a popular Birmingham takeaway chain was found to be employing an…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago  (271+ words) Asylum hotels are also down by a third The Office for National Statistics (ONS) and Home Office have released the latest immigration figures, showing substantial decreases from Covid-era highs. Net migration to the UK has dropped to 171, 000 people in the…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (207+ words) Birmingham Live Operation Fearless targets knife crime, drugs and theft on Birmingham's Soho Road West Midlands Police have deployed 20 officers to tackle knife crime, drugs, theft and anti-social behaviour across Soho Road and Handsworth Triangle as part of Operation Fearless…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (409+ words) Lisa Marshall, 34, has spoken out after her husband Alan died by suicide. A woman who missed her husband's call while their son was playing a game on my phone has been forced to go on Universal Credit. Lisa Marshall, 34, has…...