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March 29, 2025
Crime drops 6% in year, say police
CRIME across the West Midland has dropped compared to last year, with \"significant changes\" to police tactics among the factors credited for the fall.

1 min
DRIVERLESS SHUTTLES HIT ROAD
ALL ABOARD FOR FIRST PHASE OF 7K ROUTE

2 mins
Racers jailed over New Year's Day death crash
TEENAGER FLED SCENE WITH MATE AFTER PLOUGHING INTO WOMAN, 73

2 mins
'About time!' Readers back council's move to sack striking workers
BIRMINGHAM Mail readers have supported the city council's move to issue an ultimatum to the striking bin workers.
2 mins
Farage: Fix NHS funding
NIGEL Farage has denied wanting to make people pay to visit the doctor, but said Britain should “re-examine” how it funds the NHS.

2 mins
Hero dog's fatal injury on life-saving mission
WARWICKSHIRE Police have issued an emotional tribute to a \"brave\" dog who sustained a fatal paw injury whilst saving the life of a missing person.

1 min
Drivers urged: Don't tamper with clocks
MOTORISTS have been issued a warning as the clocks go forward tomorrow.
1 min
Loving, caring, funny... an incredible friend
A FAMILY grieving after the deaths of three boys in an horrific crash have paid tribute to their \"amazing, funny, loving and caring\" teen.

2 mins
£20k reward for info that convicts hit-and-run killer
CRIMESTOPPERS is offering a £20,000 reward for information leading to a conviction after a pensioner was killed in a hit-and-run crash in Stechford.

1 min
Pickpockets targeting New Street passengers
BIRMINGHAM New Street Station is ranked the worst for pickpocketing offences outside of London, new data has revealed.

1 min
Terminally ill woman marries love of her life
A WOMAN has married her long-term partner after she was diagnosed with inoperable stomach cancer.

1 min
16 arrests across Brum for gun crimes in a week
A SERIES of gun incidents led to 16 arrests in Birmingham in a week - with eight in a day and eight people charged.

2 mins
Tate effect is plain to see, claims police chief
A SENIOR police chief has warned that Andrew Tate's influence on young men is \"plain to see\", as he raised alarm over the growing reach of harmful online figures.
1 min
'Three strikes and you're out' Water Bill bid
A Bill that would take failing water companies back into public ownership offers a route out of Britain's water \"crisis\", according to the MP behind the proposals.
1 min
Starmer 'disappointed' by sentence guidance refusal
THE Sentencing Council has refused a request from the Lord Chancellor to change guidance that prompted a row over \"two-tier justice\".

1 min
'Reach a deal or nationalise British Steel'
THE Government is being urged to nationalise British Steel if a deal cannot be reached to secure the business.
1 min
UK 'reserves right to respond' to US tariffs
THE UK \"reserves the right to respond\" to American tariffs, Sir Keir Starmer has said after US President Donald Trump's decision to impose a 25% import tax on cars.

2 mins
Caught in quake terror
THAILAND'S defence minister said yesterday that three people were confirmed dead and 90 are missing at the site where a high-rise building under construction collapsed in a powerful earthquake.

1 min
Are we still up to the Blitz spirit?
THEY say the past is a foreign country; they do things differently there. It's a phrase that's been rattling around my head this week as I knuckle down to write a special supplement to commemorate 80 years since the end of the Second World War.

2 mins
DO YOU NEED A SPENDING REALITY CHECK?
WARPED PERCEPTIONS ABOUT MONEY COULD BE HAVING AN IMPACT ON YOUR FINANCES. VICKY SHAW LEARNS MORE

2 mins
Thunder Run set to land the Lincoln at Doncaster
HUNDER Run can secure victory in the William Hill Lincoln (Heritage Handicap) (3.35pm) as the new Flat season starts at Doncaster this afternoon.

4 mins
Root does not want to captain ship
JOE Root has ruled himself out of the running to be England’s next white-ball captain, insisting “that ship has sailed”.
1 min
Barnard agrees new Bears deal
WARWICKSHIRE vice-captain Ed Barnard has signed a new long-term contract with the club.

1 min
Brummies out but not down after unlucky 13
CAPTAIN Tobiasz Musielak says Birmingham’s belief received a huge early boost after almost grabbing a win at Leicester.

2 mins
Taylor puts his shirt on it being a fight to the finish!
MATT Taylor has highlighted the one quality which is a must for Solihull Moors' run-in to the end of the season - fighting spirit.

3 mins
Tony:Let's take game AWAY from our rivals!
IF Albion are to make the Championship play-offs, head coach Tony Mowbray knows their away form has to improve.

2 mins
Jean-Ricner could be a Belle of the ball
IN-FORM Wolves star Jean-Ricner Bellegarde has been nominated for the Premier League player of the month award, having set up every goal the club have scored this month.

1 min
Villa are in for Heck of a scrap!
PRESTON manager Paul Heckingbottom is relishing the chance to cause a major FA Cup upset tomorrow.

1 min
'Focused' Emery set to put all his energy into run-in
UNAI Emery hopes Villa can attack the final two months of the season with full energy - unlike last year.

2 mins
Summer switch could be on cards for Kieran
CHRIS Davies has confirmed Blues will look into the prospect of signing loan ace Kieran Dowell on a permanent basis.

3 mins
KEEPING IT REAL
JOE SWASH AND STACEY SOLOMON ARE LETTING THE CAMERAS IN ON THE \"EVERYDAY CRAZINESS\" OF THEIR FAMILY LIFE IN NEW REALITY SHOW, ELLA WALKER FINDS

4 mins
We spend hours scrolling through rubbish online... why not use the internet for a good cause?
NATALIE CASSIDY TELLS RACHAEL DAVIS ABOUT HER NEW CHANNEL 4 DOCUMENTARY INVESTIGATING WHICH VIRAL PRODUCTS ARE ACTUALLY WORTH BUYING

3 mins
I couldn't believe I hadn't heard of the woman whose career made mine possible
TV presenter June Sarpong's new book looks at the incredible life of the first black woman broadcaster to work at the BBC.ELLA WALKER finds out more

4 mins
Potty for plants
GIVE THE GIFT THAT KEEPS ON GIVING THIS MOTHER'S DAY AND SHOW HOW MUCH YOU CARE

2 mins
Hunger PANG
LAUREN TAYLOR chats to TV chef Jeremy Pang about going back to his Hong Kong roots and its mouth-watering recipes

3 mins
VIEW TO A THRILL
HISTORIC AND CHIC, MONTENEGRO IS A CUT-PRICE, SUNSHINE IDYLL,

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Birmingham Mail Newspaper Description:
Publisher: Reach Publishing Services Limited
Category: Newspaper
Language: English
Frequency: Daily
The Birmingham Mail is a tabloid newspaper based in Birmingham, England but distributed around Birmingham, the Black Country, and Solihull and parts of Warwickshire, Worcestershire and Staffordshire.
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