HS2 will drive a £10 billion economic boost for the West Midlands during the next 10 years, according to new research. The impending arrival of the high-speed railway will lead to the... Read more »
Curzon Street Station in Birmingham Transport Secretary Mark Harper is visiting the West Midlands with his Australian counterpart Catherine King on Monday to see the construction of HS2’s iconic new Curzon Street... Read more »
The jibes about Keir Starmer being a member of the capital’s metropolitan elite have dogged him ever since he became Labour leader. Boris Johnson revelled in calling him a “lefty Islington lawyer”... Read more »
Three men have been jailed today (1 November 2022) for a total of more than30 years for their roles in an organised crime network that saw hugequantities of drugs and cash moved... Read more »
Homeless families have been sent to live over 60 miles outside of London by two South London councils. Southwark Council housed one family a two-hour drive away in the East Midlands, while... Read more »
Final preparations are underway to install a new landmark railway bridge in Birmingham which will become the longest single-span railway structure in the West Midlands. The 92-metre-long bridge in Stechford is being... Read more »
Weather warnings for South West England, East of England, West Midlands, East Midlands and South West England, as well as London & South East England, are in effect until 6pm on Thursday.... Read more »
A South London council is setting up three new children’s homes to stop it being forced to send children in care 75 miles away. Southwark Council intends to open three five-bedroom properties... Read more »
More than 1,000 jobs have been made available at Manchester, London Stansted and East Midlands airports. Manchester Airports Group (MAG) said the roles range from security officers, customer service officers and car... Read more »
London and the East Midlands are seeing the highest number of Omicron cases in England, official figures have revealed. But some cases in the south west of England are being missed because... Read more »
