1+ hour, 17+ min ago  (278+ words) A SPECIAL conference is aiming to help reduce drowning deaths through improved emergency response and prevention strategies. The Midlands Air Ambulance Charity is organising the Drowning Conference at its Shifnal airbase in Shropshire on Tuesday, June 2. The event will bring…...

4+ day, 20+ hour ago  (458+ words) BBMF Hurricane (Image: Midlands Air Festival) The organisers of the highly acclaimed Midlands Air Festival in Alcester are predicting a sell-out weekend for the world-famous show. Combining an international air display and one of Europe's largest hot air balloon events,…...

5+ day, 6+ hour ago  (547+ words) Jess Warner-Judd is celebrating her "second chance" at the London Marathon after epilepsy threatened to curtail her running career. The 31-year-old suffered a mid-race seizure during the 10, 000m final at the 2024 European championships in Rome, leading to confirmation of the neurological…...

6+ day, 8+ hour ago  (316+ words) The King has received a Blue Peter Green Badge for the "amazing work" he does in protecting the environment. Charles received the badge at Dumfries House in East Ayrshire for his personal work in promoting nature and sustainability, particularly through…...

6+ day, 13+ hour ago  (173+ words) A MAN has been charged with attempted murder after a 19-year-old was shot in Smethwick. Akobi Folarin, aged 23, is also accused of possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life. He appeared before magistrates in Wolverhampton on Saturday and…...

6+ day, 14+ hour ago  (244+ words) A MAN has been jailed after he was caught filming people in public toilets in Birmingham and Solihull. Troy Green, aged 22 was arrested in August 2025 after we received a report that someone had been filmed using public toilets. Devices were…...

1+ week, 1+ hour ago  (125+ words) You are typically allowed to fill'a maximum of two portable containers'with petrol at petrol stations. But did you know that there are several other rules that you might not be aware of? In some cases, you could even be landing…...

1+ week, 8+ hour ago  (483+ words) Ephron Mason-Clark scored a brace as Coventry clinched the Sky Bet Championship title with a convincing 5-1 victory over Portsmouth. Haji Wright opened the scoring before Mason-Clark pounced on an error from Nicolas Schmid just 90 seconds after the break, which was…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (997+ words) Sir Keir Starmer has blamed former top civil servant Sir Olly Robbins for deliberately keeping him in the dark over Lord Peter Mandelson's failure to pass security vetting checks before taking the role of ambassador to the US. The Prime…...

1+ week, 14+ hour ago  (211+ words) A sex attacker who subjected a stranger to racist and anti-Muslim abuse as he raped her at her home has changed his pleas to guilty. The outburst, which the judge described as an "ugly incident", happened after Ashby started mumbling…...