Rising Mental Health Claims Drive Soaring DWP Benefit Costs Friday, March 13, 2026 dwp mentalhealth benefits welfare incapacity disability expenditure labour policy security New data reveals that an overwhelming nine out of ten individuals deemed too ill to work and receiving Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) benefits suffer from mental health conditions. This figure is nearly nine times … Read More
Crufts Faces Growing Backlash as Campaigners Demand Channel 4 Withdraw Coverage Friday, March 13, 2026 crufts peta animalwelfare dogshow kennelclub animalcruelty channel4 dogbreeding clumberspaniel petadoption PETA has called on Channel 4 to stop airing the Crufts dog show after Best in Show was awarded to a handler previously convicted of animal cruelty. Lee Cox, who won Best in Show at the Birmingham event last weekend, was found … Read More
Exclusive Shock Poll Predicts Labour 'Wipeout' in Birmingham Local Elections Friday, March 13, 2026 labour birmingham elections council independents greens reformuk poll politics westmidlands A new exclusive poll reveals a devastating forecast for Labour in the upcoming all-out Birmingham City Council election, predicting the party will retain only a handful of seats after 14 years in control. The poll, conducted … Read More
Pregnant Woman Loses Baby in Devastating Solihull Crash, Reckless 16-Year-Old Driver Walks Free Friday, March 13, 2026 solihull crash recklessdriving pregnancy loss sentencing teenager bmw ptsd rehabilitation A tragic car crash in Solihull has left a pregnant woman grieving the loss of her unborn baby, while the reckless teenager responsible for the collision has been handed a suspended sentence and walked free. Usman Qasim, just … Read More
A Meeting of Faiths: What I Discovered Sitting with Birmingham’s Imam and Archbishop Friday, March 13, 2026 birmingham interfaith imam archbishop religion faith unity community respect diversity Stepping through the Ladies Entrance of Birmingham Central Mosque, I felt a mix of anticipation and reflection as I prepared to meet two significant figures: Imam Mohammed Asad of Birmingham Central Mosque and Archbishop … Read More
'I lost my mum and brothers to the same condition – I refuse to follow the same path' Friday, March 13, 2026 hypertrophic cardiomyopathy heart defibrillator awareness inheritance research bhf survival advocacy Thanieth Khan, a 32-year-old mother from Solihull, faced a devastating family tragedy linked to hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), a hereditary heart condition she was diagnosed with at just 14. HCM causes the heart muscle to … Read More