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Labour’s Saima Ahmed elected new councillor in Sparkbrook and Balsall Heath East by-election
A Labour candidate has won the Sparkbrook and Balsall Heath East by-election with a landslide result, despite an overall low voter turnout. Saima Ahmed won the council seat after receiving 2,410…
Pro-Palestinian activists crash two vans into UK factory owned by Israeli arms company
Pro-Palestinian activists have crashed two vans into a factory in Shenstone as part of an ongoing attack on the military drone making company. According to the activists, two vans were…
Conservative MP Jacob Rees-Mogg mobbed by angry protesters in Birmingham
Business Secretary Jacob Rees-Mogg received an unwelcome response from cost of living and climate change protesters as the Conservative Party conference got underway in Birmingham. Mr Rees-Mogg needed police protection…
Birmingham’s Centenary Square looks like a fortress for Conservative Party conference
The location around Centenary Square looks like "Alcatraz" as the area is closed off and secured for the Conservative Party conference which starts on Sunday (2 October). Broad Street is…
Armed police patrols and road closures for Conservative Party Conference in Birmingham
A colossal security operation begins this week in Birmingham as West Midlands Police prepare for the Conservative Party Conference on Sunday (2 October). The major event is expected to attract…
Palestine Action activists vandalise Tamworth warehouse to protest “Israeli state-terror”
Pro-Palestinian activists have staged a rooftop protest at a packaging factory in Tamworth, vandalising the building in protest at its supposed links with Israeli arms, they claim. Daubing red paint across…
LGBTQ+ Commonwealth protest held in Birmingham during Queen’s Baton Relay
Protests were held today as the Queen’s Baton arrived at Aston Hall in Birmingham on its final stop before entering Alexander Stadium for the Commonwealth Games opening ceremony this evening.…
IN PICTURES: Birmingham City Council leader Ian Ward’s new council cabinet
The Leader of Birmingham City Council announced his new cabinet this spring, with women in the majority of seats for the first time, and now new images have been released of…
First Black mayor elected to Wolverhampton city council in its 200-year history
History was made in Wolverhampton today after a former NHS nurse was elected to become the first black Mayor of the city. Councillor Sandra Samuels (Lab, Ettingshall) said she was…
Birmingham City Council leader Ian Ward survives leadership challenge from Cllr Waseem Zaffar
Birmingham City Council leader Ian Ward has narrowly survived a tough leadership challenge from his cabinet colleague Cllr Waseem Zaffar today. Results of a closed vote which took place today…