Birmingham news

• Sam Johnstone: Man Utd goalkeeper joins West Bromwich Albion for £6.5m

  03-07-2018 19:49 via bbc.co.uk
  West Bromwich Albion complete the signing of goalkeeper Sam Johnstone from Manchester United for an initial £6.5m fee.
  
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• Man released over Solihull attempted rape of girl, 11

  03-07-2018 19:09 via bbc.co.uk
  A 35-year-old man is released without charge over an attack on an 11-year-old in a Solihull park.
  
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• Tributes paid to man killed in Winson Green crash

  03-07-2018 17:08 via bbc.co.uk
  Ezra Moloigaswe was a "much-loved" son and brother who will be missed dearly, his family say.
  
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• Report: White Brits Will Soon Be Minority in Birmingham, UK - One America News Network (press release)

  03-07-2018 16:52
  Report: White Brits Will Soon Be Minority in Birmingham, UK
  One America News Network (press release)
  A report from the U.K. shows white British people will soon be outnumbered by Muslim migrants in the city of Birmingham. One America's Pearson Sharp explains how the reversal in population has also brought with it a wave of violent crime.
  
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• Councillors to get better maternity pay than Birmingham city council staff

  03-07-2018 16:50
  
  Until now councillors were denied paid time off to start a family
  
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• Cradley Heathens speedway team hopes to find a new home

  03-07-2018 16:35 via bbc.co.uk
  The club's search for a new track continues in a bid to preserve its legacy.
  
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• Wes Harding: Birmingham City defender signs new four-year contract

  03-07-2018 16:05 via bbc.co.uk
  Birmingham City right-back Wes Harding signs a new four-year deal at St Andrew's, tying him to the club until 2022.
  
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• 400 officers from West Midlands Police to be sent to London for Donald Trump's visit

  03-07-2018 15:55
  
  Headache for West Midlands Police, which is already dealing with rising crime and cuts to police numbers
  
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• Public backlash over M6 Toll price rise

  03-07-2018 15:24
  
  Motorists take to Twitter to air their frustrations
  
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• Unfinished hospital could be delayed further

  03-07-2018 15:16
  
  The Midland Metropolitan Hospital in Sandwell may not even be completed by 2022
  
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• Demolition starts on new £300m Edgbaston regeneration

  03-07-2018 15:00
  
  New Garden Square will have apartments, a hotel, restaurants and bars around a new square
  
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• World Cup match comes between England fan and Colombian wife

  03-07-2018 14:45 via bbc.co.uk
  What is it like to be married when your World Cup teams play each other?
  
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• Asda customer banned from every UK branch after fabric conditioner row - Birmingham Live

  03-07-2018 13:54
  Birmingham Live
  Asda customer banned from every UK branch after fabric conditioner row
  Birmingham Live
  A Midlands man has been banned from every single Asda store in the country. Mulkh Chumber, a shopper from Staffordshire, was slapped with the harsh punishment by the Walmart-owned supermarket chain. The 53-year-old has been banned amid a furious ...
  
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• HMP Birmingham 'overcrowded, in crisis and run by prisoners'

  03-07-2018 13:49 via bbc.co.uk
  Six inmates have died at Birmingham prison and a former officer says staffing levels became unsafe.
  
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• Birmingham City Women: Women's Super League side change name

  03-07-2018 13:36 via bbc.co.uk
  Women's Super League side Birmingham City Ladies changed their name to Birmingham City Women.
  
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• Bromsgrove MP Sajid Javid is favourite to be next Conservative leader

  03-07-2018 12:11
  West Midlands MP tops the poll in survey of Tory activists
  
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• Warning over £8 billion funding gap for social care and help for the homeless

  03-07-2018 06:30
  
  UK council chiefs issue major warning ahead of their conference Birmingham
  
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• One in four private-rented homes in the West Midlands are unfit for humans to live in

  03-07-2018 06:30
  
  The homes have 'category one hazards' such as a faulty boiler, damp, mould, dangerous electrics or fire risks
  
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• Clock tower developer accused of going back on community centre plan

  03-07-2018 06:30
  
  Developer wants to turn former Harborne school building into flats
  
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