Birmingham council accused of giving ‘free rein’ to group erecting England flags
Raise the Colours describes itself as a grassroots movement ‘covering Britain in symbols of unity and patriotism’. Photograph: Andrew Fox/The…
Bedtime blues: London ‘killing off nightlife’ as UK city with strictest licensing rules
People drink outside the Dog and Duck in Soho. A residents’ group has vowed to oppose any new bars or…
‘A giant of the labour movement’: Roy Hattersley, former Labour deputy leader, dies aged 93
Roy Hattersley was made deputy leader under Neil Kinnock and was made a life peer in 1993 as Baron Hattersley…
Save the balti! Can Birmingham’s best dish come back from the brink?
Bowled over … Ammar Kalia tucks in to a balti. Photograph: Linda Nylind/The Guardian; The Standard, Brick LaneView image in…
Man hit by van in Birmingham after residents take down union flags put up by anti-migrant group
Man hit by van in Birmingham after residents take down union flags put up by anti-migrant group Police investigate incident…
‘Everyone was in tears’: the tenants given eviction notices just before ban in England
Jess Thiari, left, and Sharonjit Sutton are two of 12 tenants being evicted from their flats in a converted house…
Labour loses control of Birmingham city council after 14 years of leadership
Outgoing Labour leader of Birmingham council, John Cotton, said the party needed to ‘listen carefully’ to the electorate. Photograph: Jacob…