Top Birmingham City Council Stories
Debate rage over mayor (Birmingham Mail) Birmingham City Council bosses have been branded a ‘disgrace’ by an opposition leader for the low-key public consultation over whether the city should have a Boris Johnson-style elected mayor.
30 jobs on the new Birmingham wheel (Birmingham Mail) Job hunters were being invited to get on board one of Birmingham’s biggest attractions today.
Overtime ‘part of the carer’s job’ (Birmingham Mail) Care and residential home assistants often worked overtime but just put it down as part of the job rather than claim the time back, an employment tribunal was told.
Ceiling collapses in baby’s bedroom (Birmingham Mail) A family are devastated after their bedroom ceiling collapsed following a blunder by council workmen.
Regional Headlines
Man dies in 500ft NZ cliff plunge
A young rock climber from the West Midlands died when he fell about 500ft (155m) down a cliff at a beauty spot in New Zealand.
Brawl biker in custody (Birmingham Mail) The Hell’s Angel biker who fled the UK after being convicted over his part in a violent riot between rival gangs at Birmingham International Airport has been rearrested.
Charges follow £3.5m heroin find
Heroin with an estimated street value of more than £3.5m has been seized by police in the West Midlands.
Employer lie detector use ‘grows’
Two former detectives who set up a lie detector business say more firms are wanting to test if potential employees have been lying on their CVs. Andrew Armstrong and Patrick Mulligan worked for West Midlands Police when they were seconded to St Lucia, where they were introduced to polygraphs.
National Headlines
Service marks lost WWI generation
Westminster Abbey has held a special Armistice Day service following the deaths this year of the three remaining World War I veterans living in the UK.
Six-year limit on DNA of innocent
The DNA of most innocent people arrested in England and Wales will no longer be held for more than six years, the Home Office has confirmed.
Freed child rapist, 16, detained
A teenager who kidnapped and raped a five-year-old boy, eight days after avoiding custody for another rape, has been detained for at least three years.
MEP jailed over expenses fiddle
A former British MEP who admitted fiddling £39,000 worth of expenses has been jailed for two years.
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