The rise - of 700,000 from the same time last year - comes despite the Labour Party government’s pledge to “get Brits working”.

Birmingham City signed Max Bird from Bristol City and the midfielder could make his home debut against his former club ...

This is the moment a bus yob threatened a fellow passenger on a Midland service - telling him "I will snap that leg". Darren Hanna also unleashed a tirade of racial abuse before he was arrested, ...

Rob Morgan, chief investment analyst at Charles Stanley Direct, said: "From April 2027, the annual cash ISA allowance will be cut from £20,000 to £12,000 for those under 65, while the overall ISA ...

Andy Burnham's promise to keep the Triple Lock means state pensioners look set to receive a 4.1 per cent uplift next April. The state pension from the Department for Work and Pensions ( DWP) rises ...

Officers uncovered suspected drugs and illegal cigarettes after smashing their way into a premises on Great Lister Street in Nechells ...

A woman swiped a man's necklace when she hugged him in the street. The suspected jewellery thief - described as wearing all black clothing and a head scarf - offered to sell the man gold in Brierley ...

West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) has bought out the entire bus operations run by National Express in the region. Mayor Richard Parker announced the board has approved the acquisition from the ...

Cabinet members told discarded cigarettes thrown onto uncut grass verges could be a threat to residential areas ...

The DWP is set to use £40 MILLION of its funding to give disabled people in England 24-hour free bus travel under Labour Party government reforms.

In many ways it has been business as usual but there have been some noticeable changes as the new era at Solihull Council has been getting underway. Last Saturday marked 100 days since the eventful ...