Birmingham Clean Air Zone: First month sees 44k fines

Birmingham City Council has dished out more than 44,000 fines to drivers who failed to pay an £8 daily charge to enter its new Clean Air Zone. The CAZ, which went live at the beginning of June, began charging users of non-compliant older vehicles from 14 June. Non-payment results in a fine of £120, though … Read more

Shocking moment man leaps from roof of two-storey building ‘in bid to get away from police’ 

Shocking moment man leaps from roof of two-storey building ‘in bid to get away from police’ The unnamed man fell from the top of a two-storey house in Walsall, Birmingham Footage filmed by a passerby showed the moment the man lost his footing He tumbled onto the pavement below, landing hard before police approached  By … Read more

Police clearing debris on M6 forced to close motorway after woman goes walkabout

Decided to walk home? Police clearing debris on M6 forced to close motorway for longer than planned after woman goes walkabout on the hard shoulder Police released image of woman walking along M6 in Birmingham on July 20 Officers who were clearing debris had to close motorway longer than planned The pedestrian decided to walk along … Read more

Rochdale has the nation’s worst learner drivers, statistics reveal

Rochdale has the nation’s worst learner drivers, with just 31 per cent managing to pass their driving test, figures reveal Rochdale boasts the nation’s worst learner drivers, official statistics say  Novice motorists in Erith, South-East London, had the second-worst pass rate Other locations in the table include Leeds, Wolverhampton and Wanstead By David Jarvis For The … Read more

As airlines cut fares, rail trips will cost staycationers up to three times more than flying

Great train fare robbery: As airlines cut fares, rail trips will cost staycationers up to three times more than flying Four in five long journeys in the UK cost considerably more by train than by plane Which? found that the average mark-up for taking the train was 49 per cent CO2 emission from planes are … Read more

Helen Flanagan wows in a stylish monochrome gingham dress for stroll through Birmingham

Helen Flanagan wows in a stylish monochrome gingham dress as she heads out for a stroll in Birmingham with her baby son Charlie By Millie Payne For Mailonline Published: 15:21 BST, 9 July 2021 | Updated: 15:49 BST, 9 July 2021 She welcomed her baby Charlie three months ago. And Helen Flanagan looked every inch … Read more

Loganair flight from Inverness to Birmingham declares an emergency mid-air

Loganair flight from Inverness to Birmingham declares an emergency mid-air and is forced to divert to Edinburgh Flight LM582 transmitted code 7700 to air traffic control while over Scotland This informs them of general emergency onboard, such as an issue with aircraft Flight turned around near Peebles and diverted to Edinburgh Airport today No further … Read more

Moment drunk man wielding metal pole is Tasered by police at Birmingham train station

Moment drunk man wielding metal pole is Tasered by police at Birmingham train station after England’s win against Germany Footage shows a man waving around a bollard before being Tasered by an officer He then collapses behind row of chairs as officers rush to handcuff the suspect Clip, filmed on phone, has been viewed over … Read more

Horrific moment McDonald’s security guard grabs BATON and mercilessly beats unarmed woman to ground

Horrific moment McDonald’s security guard grabs BATON and mercilessly beats young prankster to ground then KICKS her in face after she lobs drink at him outside Birmingham branch Woman was filmed being beaten up and kicked outside Birmingham McDonald’s She throws cup of ice at the guard who immediately grabs a baton and beats her  … Read more

Wall Street titan Goldman Sachs unveils new Birmingham office

Goldman Sachs unveils new Birmingham office: Wall Street giant set to move into shared Wework location By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 BST, 16 June 2021 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 16 June 2021 Goldman Sachs is set to move into a shared Wework office in Birmingham to establish a presence in the … Read more