This is the story of Inga Rublite, who died after being found unconscious under her coat in an A&E waiting room over eight hours after arriving - her friends and family told me she could have been saved if she had been treated sooner theguardian.com/society/2024/a…

For the final piece in my The Guardian flooding series, I wrote about Tapton Terrace, a grandmother who lived there her whole life, and the home she died in during storm Babet. These stories will sadly become more common in an era of climate emergency theguardian.com/environment/20…

I value Brummie art, but who else does? | Stewart Lee theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

So proud to be just a small part of the rebel alliance standing up for Birmingham and our incredible creative communities and institutions. As someone who has zero arts skills (but can do a petition) there are SO many incredibly inspiring Brummies
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Join me and Darling Mummy in a Birmingham restaurant as we rinse Observer expenses! 😍❤️Joe Lycett Observer New Review

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UPDATE: Councillor Rick Payne has resigned from Birmingham City Council birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-…

NEW: The Home Office has lost a bid to appeal against a judge’s ruling that blocked plans to transfer policing powers to the West Midlands Mayor.

It means an election for PCC in the West Midlands WILL happen on May 2nd.

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The West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner WestMidsPCC has WON a High Court appeal against Home Office merging the role with Andy Street over lack of proper consultation.

Means May PCC election WILL happen as no time for anything else - but will the role stay?

This is such an insightful and powerful article by ⁦John Harris⁩ This is a political & societal issue, not a Birmingham issue > Birmingham’s cuts reveal the ugly truth about Britain in 2024: the state is abandoning its people theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Lovely piece in ⁦The Guardian⁩ on our ⁦Historic England⁩ listing. It’s beginning to@sink in what we’ve achieved ⁦Karen Newman⁩ ⁦BOM Now we need to get it reopened⁩ Birmingham ‘birthplace of heavy metal’ the Crown secures listed status theguardian.com/culture/2024/m…

The Crown Inn, Birmingham, is now Grade II Listed! 🎉

Regarded as the birthplace of heavy metal music, it's been recognised for the role it played in the development of the genre and for launching the career of famous Birmingham based band BlackSabbath. 🤘

© Elliott Brown

1) The The Guardian Foundation Scott Trust bursary pays course fees & living costs - plus, after you qualify you'll have the chance of a 9-month The Guardian contract.
And this year, 3 of the 6 places will be awarded to Black candidates* (see below).
Apply here:
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Jessica Murray has written an excellent piece that articulates (probably far better than I could!) why Birmingham is so angry at The Electric being pushed into closure, the neglect of Station Street and why we must give future Brummies these venues back.

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An incredibly sad day for our city and it's not the only one... #Birmingham #Birmingham CityCouncil theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

‘A huge step back for the city’: people in Birmingham on council budget cuts theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/m…

A lot less for a lot more, as bankrupt Birmingham given go-ahead by government to raise council tax by up to 10% (ditto Slough, Thurrock and Woking) theguardian.com/society/2024/f… via Richard Partington and Jessica Murray

Lawyers raise alarm at struggle to tackle UK local government corruption amid total breakdown in audit - by ⁦Jessica Murray⁩ theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/f…