Charity Representatives Highlight Mental Health Impact of Being Ignored on City Streets Wednesday, November 12, 2025 mentalhealth homelessness bigissue socialisolation birmingham vendors charity wellbeing interaction poverty Big Issue vendors in Birmingham and other UK cities are experiencing a troubling rise in social isolation, according to new research. A survey of more than 2,500 people revealed that two in five reported having no meaningful … Read More
Midlands' Top Secondary Schools Where Nearly All Pupils Achieve Excellence Wednesday, November 12, 2025 midlands secondaryschools gcse education grammarschools examresults academicexcellence warwickshire birmingham topgrades A new league table has identified the West Midlands secondary schools where almost every student attains top grades in English and maths GCSE exams. These schools are predominantly selective grammar or prestigious private … Read More
Troy Deeney Sees Mikel Arteta’s Relentless Drive in Birmingham City Boss Chris Davies Wednesday, November 12, 2025 birmingham chrisdavies troydeeney championship football manager mikelarteta coaching relentless blues sport Troy Deeney, former captain and lifelong Birmingham City fan, has voiced strong admiration for the club’s current manager, Chris Davies. In an exclusive interview with the Keep Right On podcast, Deeney drew a compelling … Read More
Police Launch Urgent Appeal for Missing 16-Year-Old Girl in Birmingham Wednesday, November 12, 2025 missing teenager birmingham police appeal westmidlands alexa search urgent safety West Midlands Police are urgently seeking the public’s help to locate Alexa, a 16-year-old girl who has been missing for over 48 hours. Alexa was last seen in Birmingham on Sunday, November 9, and her current whereabouts … Read More
Car Park Gunman Sentenced to 32 Years After Tracking Victim with GPS Tuesday, November 11, 2025 gunman gps attemptedmurder shooting wolverhampton dudley investigation westmidlands police crime Leon Haughton, aged 34, has been sentenced to 32 years in prison after shooting a man at close range in a Dudley car park earlier this year. On April 6, at around 1:20 a.m., Haughton tracked his victim’s vehicle using GPS … Read More
Man Who Attacked Two Women with Bottles and Set Fire to His Flat Sentenced to Nine Years Tuesday, November 11, 2025 assault arson burton-on-trent violence attack offensiveweapon prison publicsafety court crime Kyle Purcell, 21, has been sentenced to nine years in prison following a violent spree in Burton-on-Trent on the night of March 11. Within minutes, Purcell physically assaulted two women, wielding a beer bottle as a weapon. … Read More