Restrictions in place ahead of protests
Access to parts of Birmingham city centre will be restricted today
Access to parts of Birmingham city centre will be restricted today
The Chief Constable of the West Midlands has been talking about August’s disturbances
West Midlands Police confident they will be able to handle any problems which occur on Saturday afternoon.
West Midlands Police are holding a public meeting tomorrow to further consider their response to last August’s disorder.
Next Saturday members of the far right English Defence League and their supporters will descend upon Birmingham
Dave Woodhall compares two parts of the same political whole.
Is society best served by locking away so many criminals? Dave Woodhall argues not.
At last – something worth visiting a motorway service station for.
Ros Dodd interviewed Ashley Blake shortly after his release from prison in 2010
Assistance for local businesses affected by the recent riots has been unveiled.
Dave Woodhall is enlisting your help.
The funerals of Shazad Ali, Haroon Jahan and Abdul Musavir will take place tomorrow.
All criminal law is to be repealed in a major U-turn on law and order policy, the Government announced today.
Birmingham city council has announced a series of measures aimed at businesses affected by last week’s disorder.
Richard Lutz is in Scotland- land of vicious football violence, demented sectarianism and an escalating murder rate. But no riots. He finds out why. North of the border then for a Scottish break. And as I pass Carlisle, things change. The air is sweeter, the accent sharper, the weather…well, the weather gets, shall we say,…
News from some of the region’s first response teams.
There are many explanations being put forward. Dave Woodhall says the simplest is close to the truth.
From Howard Elston, Our Man in the Know with the Blackberry in his hand and a cheese and onion sandwich in the other Top Tories, furious at having to cancel summer holidays, are to sue rioters for loss of leisure time. PM David Cameron had to wipe out part of his Tuscan jaunt; Treasury boss…
Alan Clawley writes,”…. they are invariably inflamed by economic disadvantage and gross inequality”
Sheilagh Matheson finds a huge gap between the two Britains as she travels home to Tyneside from a riot torn capital The 42nd floor of the NatWest Tower in London is a champagne bar called Vertigo, entry by reservation only, breath-taking views. It’s early evening and small groups of 20-30 year olds chat and laugh, sipping…
This evening seems to have passed off relatively quietly
Leaders of the three main parties on Birmingham City Council have issued a statement in the wake of last night’s tragic incidents.
Three men have died following a road collision in the Winson Green area of Birmingham
West Midlands Police are reporting that the region is returning to normal
By Our Chief Senior Diplomatic Correspondent Howard ‘The Ace’ Elston with the Scoop Of The Year
West Midlands Police continue to deal with some instances of disorder across the region.
The European Tour Operators Association (ETOA) has just put out the following statement about the riots in London.
From Richard Lutz It’s an eerie feeling to walk up to your high street to see if it stills exists. With Birmingham city centre being trashed, 130 arrests (and rising), clashes in Brindley Place and Soho Road under siege , would my own local shops be destroyed? Would I be walking over glass and remains…
Andy Munro gives a first-hand account of what can cause such disturbances – and how to prevent them happening.
Latest news from the problems in Birmingham city centre.