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Birmingham council cuts services while hiking tax to balance books
Birmingham may boast that it is Europe’s biggest local authority, but its city councillors will be voting tonight on whether to shrink services while hiking up council tax bills by more than 20 per cent in the next two years.
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People should be able to protest MPs ‘as long as it’s done respectfully’, says Birmingham activist
We were joined by Naveed Sadiq – an activist from Birmingham.
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‘A significant impact on services’: Birmingham could suffer after bankruptcy warns expert
We spoke to Councillor Stephen Houghton who is the chair of the Special Interest Group of Municipal Authorities, a collective of 47 urban councils known as SIGOMA.
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Birmingham City Council declares itself ‘effectively bankrupt’
Birmingham City council, the biggest local authority in the country, has effectively declared itself bankrupt with a formal notice of financial distress.
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Arrest made after man set on fire as he walked home from mosque in Birmingham
CCTV has captured the moment a man was set on fire as he walked home from a mosque last night in Birmingham.
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Man stabbed to death at Birmingham nightclub
West Midlands Police have launched a murder investigation after a man was stabbed to death on a nightclub dancefloor.
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Energy price cap: Birmingham families forced to choose between food or fuel
Millions of people will be forced to choose between food or fuel, as the price cap rises – even those considered comfortably off – and especially for those already struggling. Like Birmingham – which has four out of the 10 constituencies in the country with the highest rate of child poverty. We’ve heard from some…
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Birmingham among most vulnerable from spiralling energy costs
There are fears around energy supply and security this winter and an urgent need to be ready for what might come.
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Birmingham ready to match London Olympics with spectacular opening ceremony
Organisers of the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham promise that tonight’s opening ceremony will be on a par with the spectacular event that launched the London 2012 Olympics games.
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How rail strikes could disrupt Birmingham Commonwealth games
One city that’s been particularly worried about this rail strike is Birmingham, which is teeing up for the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Games tomorrow.
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Birmingham City’s Troy Deeney calls for mandatory teaching of black, Asian and minority ethnic history
The footballer Troy Deeney has launched a campaign to make the teaching of Black, Asian and ethnic minority history mandatory in schools – saying the current education system is failing children from minority backgrounds.
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Thirteen-year-old boy in critical condition after being shot in back in Birmingham
A 13-year-old boy is fighting for his life in hospital after he was shot in the back near a busy roundabout in the Hockley area of Birmingham on Thursday evening.
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Dea-John Reid: Man charged with murder of Birmingham teenager
A 35-year-old man has appeared before magistrates, charged with the murder of a 14-year-old boy in Birmingham.
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Birmingham nightclub revellers fined after police raid
More than 70 people have been fined after police in Birmingham raided a makeshift nightclub in breach of Covid laws.
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New ‘Test and Dine’ proposal offers lifeline to Birmingham restaurants
67 local authorities currently under England’s strictest measures will start enhanced community testing support programmes.
