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1 month ago | yahoo.com | Katie Thompson |Phil Mackie

Overflowing wheelie bins and black bags piled high have become commonplace in Birmingham in recent weeks. It's because refuse collectors have been striking on and off since January - and it shows. Many streets are littered with the contents of the bins, with rubbish strewn everywhere as animals have clawed their way into them.

1 month ago | bbc.com | Phil Mackie |Tanya Gupta

No prosecution against boy charged with murderPhil MackieBBC News Midlands CorrespondentTanya GuptaBBCTwo boys had faced charges and one is standing trialJurors in the trial of two boys accused of murdering 13-year-old Jahziah Coke have been told the prosecution has offered no evidence against one of the pair. The boys, who cannot be named because of their age, previously entered not guilty pleas and the development came as a trial opened at Birmingham Crown Court.

2 months ago | yahoo.com | Phil Mackie |Katie Thompson |Chloe Hughes

Efforts to construct HS2 have reached a peak with the completion of the first of 13 viaducts at a key rail junction, projects bosses said. The 472m (516yd) single-track River Tame West viaduct has been built at the Delta Junction site near Water Orton, Warwickshire. When all are completed, the 13 structures will take the railway over motorways, rivers, floodplains and local roads from London to Birmingham and on to Staffordshire.

Jan 17, 2025 | msn.com | Phil Mackie |Tanya Gupta

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Jan 17, 2025 | yahoo.com | Phil Mackie |Tanya Gupta

An American woman has appeared in a UK court charged with conspiracy to murder the owner of a Birmingham clothing shop as well as members of his family. Aimee Betro, from Wisconsin, was extradited from Armenia where she was arrested last summer over the allegations from 8 September 2019. The 45-year-old has also been charged with possession of a firearm with intent to cause fear of violence and is alleged to have been involved in the importation of ammunition from the US into the UK.