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Byrne labels cash-for-status immigration plan as 'preposterous'

A Birmingham MP has heavily criticised proposals to give Britain’s estimated 500,000 illegal immigrants legitimacy in exchange for a £5,000 fee. Read

Byrne labels cash-for-status immigration plan as 'preposterous'

A Birmingham MP has heavily criticised proposals to give Britain’s estimated 500,000 illegal immigrants legitimacy in exchange for a £5,000 fee. Read

Firm fined after putting Birmingham residents at risk of poisoning

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is warning construction firms to check the safety of gas flues, following roofing work, after the occupants of 11 bungalows in Birmingham were put at risk of carbon monoxide entering their loft spaces. Read

New canalside plan for Birmingham city centre

Birmingham city centre could be transformed with an exclusive new canalside development, council bosses have revealed. Read

New Street plan dismissed as inadequate by MPs

The planned £600 million refurbishment of New Street Station is “cosmetic” and the Government needs to consider alternatives now, a hard-hitting Commons inquiry has warned. Read

Secret witness law comes into force

An emergency law allowing the use of anonymous evidence, such as the testimony used to convict the killers of Birmingham teenagers Charlene Ellis and Letisha Shakespeare, in court will come into force today Read

The fight for New Street Station

Birmingham City Council and Network Rail respond to criticism by MPs of the redevelopment of New Street Station. Read

Midland care scheme will help old people live at home

The Government has announced £5.5m of funding to build new flats for old and vulnerable people in the West Midlands. Read

Shakespeare tourist attraction calls in administrators

A company behind a Shakespeare tourist attraction in Stratford-upon-Avon has been forced to call in the administrators. Read

Civic Society U-turn on Colmore Row plan

The chances of a 35-storey skyscraper being built at the heart of Birmingham’s business district in Colmore Row have taken a knock after the city’s Civic Society announced a change of heart and said it was now opposed to the “over-ambitious” £160 million plan. Read

Birmingham pair "lucky" to escape from blaze

Two people have had a "very lucky escape" after they were saved from a blaze at a house in Birmingham. Read

Staffordshire woman hurt as car overturns

An 82-year-old Staffordshire woman is in hospital after her car overturned in an accident in Chasetown. Read

Police hunt for Shropshire packed lunch maker

Police in Shropshire have taken the unusual step of appealing for the maker of a packed lunch to come forward. Read

Police criticised over probe into Rachel Whitear drug death

The police investigation into the heroin death of Rachel Whitear has been criticised in an official report. Read

School closures list as council strikes continue

A second day of widespread disruption to schools, libraries, refuse collection and other council services was under way today in what union leaders hailed as the biggest industrial shutdown since the winter of discontent. Read

Three tons of cannabis uncovered in Coventry drug seize

In what is believed to be the largest cannabis seizure by West Midlands Police, three tons of cannabis resin have been seized by detectives. Read

Khan punches home rail safety message as Coventry named rail crime hotspot

Coventry has been named a hotspot for railway offences. Read

Family of murdered Lindsay help launch missing Britons aid

The parents of 22-year-old Lindsay Ann Hawker, who was murdered in Japan last year, will help launch a fund to support other families who suffer the agony of having a loved one go missing abroad. Read

Minister to announce aid for flood victims

Floods Recovery Minister John Healey is expected to announce further funding for flood-hit families today. Read

One in ten knife crimes in England and Wales take place in the West Midlands

The West Midlands has the highest incidence of knife crime outside of London, official figures have shown. Read