Fergus Hewison

Dec 2, 2024 | bbc.com | Paul Kenyon |Fergus Hewison

Institutions may be overlooking inadequate language skills to receive high fees from overseas students.

Oct 10, 2023 | bbc.co.uk | Fergus Hewison |Adrian GoldbergBbc File |Adrian Goldberg

A deal that would have settled Birmingham's huge equal pay claims without "bankrupting" the council fell apart after trade unions found members were still suffering discrimination. Birmingham City Council is in financial crisis on multiple fronts. Equal pay claims of up to £760m are among the bills it cannot afford. But since the extent of the crisis was revealed last month, it has emerged the council thought it could originally settle the matter for just £120m.

Sep 5, 2023 | bbc.com | Adrian Goldberg |Fergus Hewison File |Fergus Hewison

Image source, Other/FacebookImage caption, Adam and Carly Taylor have links to The Crooked House and Himley Environmental landfill siteBy Adrian Goldberg & Fergus HewisonA company linked to the owner of the destroyed Crooked House was taken to court over a failure to comply with Environment Agency (EA) orders. The notice was issued to Himley Environmental Limited in 2021, which operates a landfill site and was at the time run by Adam Taylor, the husband of the wonky pub's owner Carly Taylor.

Jul 10, 2023 | bbc.co.uk | Paul Kenyon |Kat Collins |Fergus Hewison

Jul 10, 2023 | bbc.com | Paul Kenyon |Kat Collins |Fergus Hewison