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New research indicates low-income tenants are now spending an average of 28% of their wages on rent, up from 21% in the mid-1990s. The Institute for Fiscal Studies says low earners have been hit by substantial cuts to housing benefit,...

Transport secretary Chris Grayling has said British farmers would produce more food themselves in the event of the UK leaving the EU without a trade deal. Mr Grayling was responding to industry claims that food prices could rise sharply in the...

Thousands of runners took to the streets of Birmingham for the city's first marathon in over three decades, including one 106-year-old man. The 26 mile event started at Birmingham's Alexander Stadium and took in a number of the city’s most iconic landmarks...

Aston Martin’s DB11 has received a new addition, the drop-top Volante version, powered exclusively by the AMG-sourced 4.0-litre turbocharged V8 engine. The new car is its sportiest open-top model yet, according to Aston. To ensure handling is as keen as...

Birmingham’s Al-Hijrah school’s policy of segregating boys from girls is unlawful sex discrimination, leading judges have ruled. Three Court of Appeal judges in London overturned the finding by a High Court judge last year that Ofsted inspectors were wrong to...

Environmental health officers have closed Bangla Stores, on Milton Street, Palfrey, after they found mouse droppings inside. Walsall Council received an anonymous tip off about the store. Droppings were found “throughout the store” at the start of this week when workers...

It has emerged that the life of prominent Birmingham Labour MP Khalid Mahmood was saved by a secret ‘live’ kidney transplant from one of the party's European MPs, Siôn Simon. In a political world infamous for backstabbing, competitiveness and harsh...

Autistic people, their friends and families, are invited to take part in a series of free, expert discussions on autism in central Birmingham on 25th and 26th October, and 15th and 16th November. The talks are being hosted by...

FIFA have banned the Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) with immediate effect due to "undue third-party interference". The world governing body said on Wednesday that the PFF's national and club teams are not entitled to take part in international competitions until the...

Our reporter Kiran Rai had the pleasure of interviewing Jeremy Corybn at the LAWA event and had dinner alongside him and his wife to discuss his personal opinion about what Lawa meant to him. LAWA work tirelessly to create a world in...

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Police say a 10-year-old Indian rape victim, who gave birth to a baby girl in August, had been made pregnant by one of her uncles. Police are filing charges against the suspect - who is the second uncle of the...