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Shak Khan from Great Barr said he went to get a meal from Pizza Hut in Great Barr, but ended up with more than he could stomach – a £100 parking ticket, despite paying to park in Bromford Walk A takeaway customer who says he stopped outside a well-known pizza …

The shocking footage shows a large Royal Mail lorry having to slow down before overtaking the bike 15:19, 23 Nov 2025Updated 15:51, 23 Nov 2025 A delivery driver on an e-bike was caught on camera casually riding down the motorway near Birmingham. The shocking footage shows a large Royal Mail …

As Royal Mail have been told it can deliver second-class letters every other weekday and not on Saturdays to help cut costs by the industry regulator, we take a look back through the archives at the postal service. As we all send less mail today, Ofcom have announced reform to …

Ozzy Osbourne and the British Royal Family being fondly connected may appear surprising to most – and yet the Black Sabbath star enjoyed an unlikely bond with King Charles. Heavy metal hellraiser Ozzy, known to legions of fans as The Prince of Darkness, rubbed shoulders with royalty throughout his career, which …

The all-out strike by Birmingham bin workers has entered its eighth week. Around 350 refuse workers, bin loaders and drivers, walked out on March 11 to oppose massive pay cuts, ending the safety-critical Waste Recycling and Collection Officer (WRCO) role and the downgrading of crew sizes by a quarter. The …

The Postal Workers Rank-and-File Committee (PWRFC) passed a resolution in support of the 350 Birmingham bin workers at its meeting on April 27. We publish the resolution below. The Postal Workers Rank-and-File Committee at Royal Mail sends its solidarity to Birmingham bin workers now in the seventh week of their …

The driver, a man in his 70s and two others were taken to hospital News birminghammail.co.uk 17:03, 25 Apr 2025 A general view of Garretts Green Lane A car ploughed into a tree after the driver suffered a ‘medical episode’ behind the wheel. Police and paramedics were called to Garretts …

Well wishes have been pouring in for King Charles after he was admitted to hospital  amid his cancer treatment.  Charles, 76, was forced to cancel a string of engagements in Birmingham today after suffering ‘temporary side-effects’ that required a short period of observation in The London Clinic.  But he returned …

By LETTICE BROMOVSKY Published: 17:46 EDT, 27 March 2025 | Updated: 17:52 EDT, 27 March 2025 The Palace has released a statement after The King was admitted to hospital this afternoon.  The 76-year-old monarch visited The London Clinic on Thursday afternoon for a brief period of observation, after the side …

Hidden from plain sight, a network of secret tunnels runs underneath our feet across the city centre. These hidden chambers have been left out of prying eyes for decades. But with Birmingham City FC’s plan to create a new stadium tunnel, many could soon be heading back under the city. …