Lilian will move northeast early on Friday morning, bringing strong winds for northern England and Wales, as well as parts of southern Scotland. Warnings highlight potential travel disruption, the possibility of power cuts and dangerous conditions near coasts. #StormLilian has been named and is forecast to bring strong winds and heavy rain to parts […]
Child Benefit can be claimed for children after they turn 16 if they are staying on in approved education or training. Parents have less than 2 weeks to tell HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) their 16-19 year-old is continuing education or training or their Child Benefit payments will stop. Hundreds of thousands of teenagers will […]
Bordesley Green, August 20, 2024 – West Midlands Police have released further images of individuals they wish to speak to in connection with a disorder that occurred earlier this month in Bordesley Green. The incident took place on the evening of Monday, August 5, and involved a serious assault on a man, as well as […]
Fronts will arrive to the west of Scotland early on Wednesday and will bring with them persistent and at times heavy rain for much of Scotland, Northern Ireland and parts of northern England into Thursday. A Yellow Warning for rain has been issued from Wednesday morning through to Thursday afternoon for much of the west […]
Although Monday will begin a bright day for many, a weather front working its way in from the west will bring rain, firstly, to northern and western parts of the UK. By the end of the day most places across the UK can expect to see some rain; the driest conditions are likely to be […]
Data released today (16 August 2024) confirms 460 people arrested in connection with the violent disorder earlier this month have faced their day in court and at least 99 have already been sentenced. This means over 300 more people have appeared in court since last week. The rapid action taken across the justice system by […]
Police have arrested a 17-year-old boy in connection with last week’s disorder in Bordesley Green. The teenager was taken into custody today on suspicion of violent disorder and is currently being questioned by authorities. The arrest follows a public appeal, with police acting on information provided by the community. Officers have expressed their gratitude for […]
A man and woman have been jailed for a combined total of nine years for exploiting women for prostitution. George Tandarescu, aged 36 and Andreea Vasile aged 34 used a classified adverts website to promote the sexual services of several women. They used a number of addresses across the West Midlands as brothels where customers […]
From Tuesday 1 April 2025, door supervisors and security guards must undertake refresher training to renew their licence. The new ‘refresher’ qualifications will be available from 1 October 2024. The qualifications update safety-critical skills door supervisors and security guards use to keep the public safe. The SIA is encouraging affected licence holders to take the […]
The jet stream has two branches at the moment, one near northern Scotland and one near southern England. Their placement means that most of any rain or showers will fall either across the far north of the UK or across France, while a weak ridge of high pressure ensures a lot of dry weather for […]