6+ hour, 12+ min ago   (1047+ words) High suicide rates, childhood poverty, and a burnt-out community centre - the statistics might be grim in this Black Country ward but the tight-knit community is fighting back against decades of deprivation It's only been 20 minutes since we arrived at Fens…...

17+ hour, 57+ min ago   (402+ words) Tesco Media's own insight shows that 42% of customers are looking to moderate their drinking, Tesco has launched a new campaign, Find Your Balance, this September in partnership with Drinkaware, helping customers who want to moderate their drinking by making low…...

6+ day, 22+ hour ago   (396+ words) Drivers can now access thousands of fast EV chargers as InstaVolt gets added to the Shell Card scheme. Fleet operators and business drivers will now have access to over 4,250 InstaVolt chargers across more than 1,200 locations when using the Shell Card....

1+ day, 25+ min ago   (401+ words) The Labour Party government Prime Minister is being urged to act Andy Burnham has been told "time is running out" for the government to change the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) state pension triple lock. The Labour Party government…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (248+ words) David Oakley, the Bishop of Northampton A Stourbridge-born bishop accused of raping a schoolgirl has appeared in court. David Oakley, who is the Bishop of Northampton, is charged with one count of indecent assault and two counts of rape. The…...

4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (369+ words) Fire tore through a new arts, food and creative hub in the heart of Digbeth with devastating consequences. The overnight blaze appeared to have gutted the Art Quarter venue. Flames were spotted last night and police and fire crews raced…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (355+ words) Andy Burnham told to hand £517, £345 or £172 energy bill discounts to millions of households Andy Burnham has been urged to raise taxes on banks to fund a £517 energy bill cut for households. Paul Nowak, general secretary of the Trades Union Congress,…...

4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (428+ words) Applicants are charged a whopping £1,709 to become a citizen compares with an estimated administrative cost of just £324. A Home Office British citizenship warning has been issued - with applicants charged more than five times the amount it costs to process the…...

4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (849+ words) The former Halescroft Centre, deemed surplus to requirements by Birmingham City Council Campaigners are pressing on with a last ditch bid to save a council-owned former youth offending centre in Birmingham from being sold to developers and lost to the…...

4+ day, 22+ hour ago   (166+ words) A man was charged after targeting women in Birmingham and Gloucester(Image: Newcastle Chronicle) A man was charged over violence against women after two incidents. West Midlands Police received multiple reports of two women being subjected to threats or assaults…...