3+ day, 13+ hour ago   (231+ words) Birmingham Live Birmingham courts sentenced a dozen criminals to immediate imprisonment in August, ranging from violent robbers to illegal immigrants using false documents Anthony Mullen received the longest sentence of 19 years after holding up a bank with a meat cleaver…...

4+ day, 9+ hour ago   (998+ words) From the couple who left behind children to enter the UK on a small boat to the bank robber armed with a meat cleaver - these are the latest Birmingham criminals to be jailed. This is our list of city convicts…...

4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (448+ words) The desk is 'perfect for homework' according to parents(Image: The Range) Children will be heading back to school in a matter of days and parents are making a mad dash to their local shopping centre to ensure they've got…...

6+ day, 11+ hour ago   (412+ words) Birmingham Airport is ‘comfortably’ keeping to the number of night time flights allowed in and out at night, Solihull councillors have heard. As the Local Democracy Reporting Service reported last year BHX bosses successfully applied to Solihull Council for an…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (181+ words) Police on William Barrows Way in Tipton Police were called to an address in the Black Country following reports of a disorder. The incident is said to have involved two men on William Barrows Way in Tipton. Officers were called…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (497+ words) The Home Office has launched a fresh crackdown on illegal working across the West Midlands. The number of visits by Immigrant Enforcement Officers soared by 49% in the past six months, while the number of arrests rose by 22%. This included the…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago   (696+ words) Maisie spoke to BirminghamLive about women's safety while out running "My heart rate rises and sometimes I feel like I'm shaking," 25-year-old Maisie Markland reflected on the often weekly harassment she faces as a female runner in Birmingham. The Jewellery…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago   (480+ words) A small boat collecting migrants along the French coast (stock pic)(Image: PA) A record 165 migrants crossed the Channel a single boat today. The number breaks the previous record from July, when 128 crossed from France to the UK in one…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (1079+ words) Refugees and asylum seekers living in Brum have spoken of their fear for the future amid concerns over ‘changing attitudes’ and ‘divisive’ politics. Their concerns were voiced after Birmingham Reform controversially called on the city council to end its status…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (380+ words) He appeared at Coventry Magistrates' Court.(Image: Leicester Mercury / Chris Gordon) A Telford man caught operating as an illegal gangmaster at a Warwickshire slaughterhouse has been punished by magistrates. Peter McGuigan supplied workers to an abattoir near Kenilworth even though…...