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Man Like Mobeen final season review – who said childish jokes can’t be hilarious?

Guz Khan’s last dive into Birmingham’s criminal underbelly is both hard-hitting drama and as delightfully puerile as ever. You won’t stop laughing … even if you can’t fully follow along

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Council must ‘come to its senses’, union chief says amid fresh bin strike talks

Unite general secretary Sharon Graham is leading the union’s negotiating team as talks aimed at ending Birmingham’s bin strike continue.

Evening Standard

May Day talks to take place in bid to resolve Birmingham bin strike

Sharon Graham will head the Unite union’s negotiating team at talks on Thursday morning under the auspices of conciliation service Acas.

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Union chief to lead negotiations in bid to end Birmingham bin strike

Sharon Graham will head Unite’s team at talks on Thursday under the auspices of conciliation service Acas.

Evening Standard

Killers re-enact murder hours after ambushing father on his evening walk

A group of murderers reenacted a violent attack hours after killing a father in a Birmingham park in March 2024.

The Independent UK

Birmingham lorry drivers’ pay cuts ‘an escalation’ of bin strike, union says

Unite’s Sharon Graham said ‘eye-watering’ cuts were being made to pay packets.

Evening Standard

‘It feels very much like a prison’: inside a cramped Birmingham homeless hostel

The hundreds of families squeezed into Oscott Gardens complain of mice, small rooms and antisocial behaviour

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Birmingham resident resorts to burning recycling inside home as waste strike continues

Firefighters have now warned other residents not to do the same during the ongoing bin strike

The Independent UK

Fire plea after Birmingham resident burns recycling inside home amid bin strike

Rubbish has been piling up in the streets since hundreds of bin workers walked out on March 11 in a dispute with Birmingham City Council.

Evening Standard

‘We’ve gone from helping earthquake and flooding victims to clearing up Birmingham’s bin bags’

Aston-based Faizan Global Relief Foundation has collected hundreds of bin bags with the help of volunteers who work through the night

The Independent UK

Unequal pain of Birmingham’s bin strike

Letters: Penny Smith has experienced very few missed collections, while Sam Baker suggests reasons why posher areas of the city may be cleaner

The Guardian - UK

Fresh talks over Birmingham bin strike to be held on May Day

Conciliation service Acas will be involved in the meeting for the first time since the row flared earlier this year.

Evening Standard

Rats the ‘size of dachshunds’ terrify Birmingham residents as bin strike prompts fear of surge in rodent-borne diseases

Union officials have said the end of the bin strikes are in ‘touching distance’ after a seven-week standoff

The Independent UK

Trans protest to be held in Birmingham following rallies in London and Edinburgh

Organisers said the aim of the rally is to show solidarity with transgender people.

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The Independent UK

Over 20 trans protests planned across the UK after thousands attend weekend rallies

Protests have been planned for a second weekend with more set for May

Evening Standard

‘Sword of Damocles’ driving vape changes, says Cancer Research chairman

Lord Stevens of Birmingham warned that there is ‘no health benefit’ if vape users become hooked on nicotine, when they have not previously smoked.

The Independent UK

Birmingham bin strike deal ‘could be in touching distance’, says union

Local residents facing mounting piles of rubbish after more than a month of industrial action

Evening Standard

Bank worker and her brother face trial accused of ‘brutal’ murder caught on CCTV

A jury at Birmingham Crown Court was shown ‘shocking’ footage of Minister Enfrence being repeatedly stabbed after a street row.

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“It really is like starting from scratch”: Ozzy Osbourne is doing “endurance training” ahead of final Black Sabbath show

The Prince Of Darkness will step onstage for the last time at Birmingham’s Villa Park on July 5

The Independent UK

Birmingham bin strike talks to resume as minister calls for union to accept ‘fair deal’

The dispute over pay and job security has seen both sides locked in a bitter standoff

Evening Standard

Talks to resume over Birmingham bin strike

Officials from Unite and the city council will meet in a renewed attempt to break the deadlocked dispute over pay and jobs.

The Guardian - UK

Joe Lycett’s United States of Birmingham review – what a brilliantly daft road trip, bab!

The comic’s love for his home town leads him on this charming and wacky odyssey to find ‘his people’ across the pond. Brummies of the world unite!

Evening Standard

Minister: Significant progress made to clear rubbish from Birmingham’s streets

The Conservatives pressed communities minister Jim McMahon to ‘rule out the humiliation of service personnel ever having to collect refuse’.

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Thousands Flood Birmingham Streets as Locals Say They’ve 'Never Seen Anything Like It'

Thousands of fans flooded Birmingham city centre on Sunday night as Swedish rock band Ghost rolled into town — but it wasn’t just the music that had everyone buzzing.

Evening Standard

Youth accused of Leo Ross murder appears before crown court judge ahead of trial

The 15-year-old, who cannot be identified, was not asked to enter any pleas during a nine-minute appearance before the Recorder of Birmingham.

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