West Midlands Bus Station Workers and More Strike Over ‘Inadequate’ Pay Offer Friday, December 19, 2025 strike pay westmidlands unison transport workers labor authorities disruption industrialaction Staff at the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) are staging a strike today, Friday, December 19, demanding a fairer pay offer after rejecting a 3.2% wage increase proposed for 2025/26. The strike includes employees … Read More
UK Braces for -3C Snowfall with 11 Counties at Risk, Including Birmingham and West Midlands Thursday, December 18, 2025 uk snowfall winterweather temperature birmingham westmidlands england forecast snow metdesk The UK is gearing up for a sharp drop in temperatures and a significant snowfall, with forecasts predicting lows of -3C within days. WX Charts, utilizing Met Desk data, have turned predominantly white, signaling widespread … Read More
Family of man killed in Soho Road hit-and-run confronts devastating reality, says Mayor Tuesday, December 16, 2025 hitandrun sohoroad birmingham westmidlands roadaccident police emergency community manhunt victim The family of a man fatally struck in a hit-and-run collision on Birmingham’s Soho Road is grappling with an “unbearable reality,” according to the West Midlands Mayor, Richard Parker. The victim, believed to be in his 50s, … Read More
15-Year-Old Charged Following Stabbing Incident at Merry Hill Shopping Centre Tuesday, December 16, 2025 merryhill stabbing brierleyhill westmidlands assault youthcrime police investigation court safety A 15-year-old boy has been charged after a stabbing took place at Merry Hill Shopping Centre in Brierley Hill, West Midlands. The incident occurred on Friday, November 28, when police were called to the shopping centre … Read More
Growing Concern Over Missing Birmingham Schoolgirl Elizabeth Tuesday, December 16, 2025 missing birmingham police schoolgirl elizabeth urgent appeal westmidlands investigation safety Police continue to express serious concern for Elizabeth, a 16-year-old schoolgirl who has been missing from Birmingham since the evening of Tuesday, December 9. She was last spotted around 5:30 pm that day. Despite an … Read More
Police Seize 200 Boxes of Nitrous Oxide in Small Heath Factory Raid Tuesday, December 16, 2025 nitrousoxide police smallheath raid drugseizure laughinggas organisedcrime lawenforcement westmidlands operationtarget West Midlands Police conducted a significant raid on a factory unit in Small Heath, seizing 200 boxes of nitrous oxide canisters valued at approximately £30,000. The discovery took place at the Sapcote Trading Estate near … Read More