The Latest Breaking News from West Midlands

Body found in search for missing woman Reanne Coulson

Her family became increasingly concerned about her when she failed to make contact with them on her birthday

The Independent UK · Jun 27, 2025

Two 15-year-old boys among three teenagers convicted of vape shop murder

Reuben Higgins, 17, suffered four stab wounds, including a fatal blow to the heart, after being cornered inside a store in Solihull, West Midlands.

The Independent UK · May 21, 2025

Man, in his 70s, dead after two house fires in Bilston as police investigate

West Midlands Fire Service was called to the two fires on neighbouring roads near Wolverhampton in the early hours of Saturday morning

The Independent UK · May 10, 2025

Proportion of children living in low income families, by local area

Relative low income is defined here as any family claiming child benefit and at least one other household benefit.

Evening Standard · Mar 27, 2025

Full list of housing affordability in 2024 by local area in England and Wales

The most affordable local authority in 2024 was Blaenau Gwent in Wales.

The Independent UK · Mar 24, 2025

Proportion of workforce economically inactive because of sickness, by local area

Estimates range from 17.4% of the workforce in Clackmannanshire to 1.0% in the London borough of Lambeth.

Evening Standard · Mar 19, 2025

Brickbat: Thinking Too Loudly

Video from England shows a West Midlands police tell Isabel Vaughan-Spruce she had to leave a public area where she… The post Brickbat: Thinking Too Loudly appeared first on Reason.com.

Reason · Feb 24, 2025

Full list of proposed and confirmed top-tier council tax rises in England

Almost every council in England has either proposed or confirmed its council tax increase for 2025/26.

Evening Standard · Feb 19, 2025

Muslim convert guilty of plot to attack mosque of cleric who opposed terrorism

Jason Savage, 35, filmed reconnaissance trips to the place of worship and a nearby bookstore and researched homemade firearms online.

Evening Standard · Jan 30, 2025

Muslim convert plotted attack on mosque in chilling reconnaissance video

A Muslim convert has been found guilty of plotting a terrorist attack, including targeting a mosque and an anti-terrorism cleric.

The Independent UK · Jan 30, 2025