Birmingham

Shabana Mahmood: lord chancellor with political nous unafraid to shake up system

Her introduction to politics began as the child of the chair of Birmingham Labour party and as justice secretary she’s made tough decisions from day one

Rajeev Syal Home affairs editor

06, Apr, 2025 @8:53 PM

Who will win bigly from Trump tariffs? | Brief letters

Brief letters: Money-making potential | F is for… | Antisocial cats | The value of bin collectors | Manspreading

06, Apr, 2025 @4:39 PM

‘We’re not a third world country, we’re England’: anger rises as Birmingham’s bin strike takes toll on locals

With the city’s refuse collectors still on the picket line after four weeks, residents are pointing the finger of blame at the council

James Tapper

05, Apr, 2025 @2:39 PM

‘This is ideal for them’: business is booming for Birmingham’s ‘rat king’

The Guardian joins a pest controller on the city’s streets as residents fear a rise in rodents during bin workers’ strikes

Sammy Gecsoyler

04, Apr, 2025 @5:00 PM

UK politics: Unite hits back at Starmer over Birmingham bin strike, questioning Labour’s backing for ‘working people’– as it happened

Union says the government should intervene directly and force the council to settle the dispute

Andrew Sparrow (now) and Yohannes Lowe (earlier)

04, Apr, 2025 @4:25 PM

‘It’s horrible’: one month in, the Birmingham bin strike is causing a real stink

Locals are feeling the impact of the more than 17,000 tonnes of uncollected rubbish in the city’s streets

Jessica Murray Social affairs correspondent

01, Apr, 2025 @4:12 PM

Birmingham declares major incident over bin strike as piles of waste grow

Council leader says situation causing ‘harm and distress’ with 17,000 tonnes of rubbish uncollected

Jessica Murray Social affairs correspondent

31, Mar, 2025 @5:19 PM

Labour ads use NHS to attack Farage’s views before major Reform rally

Billboards in Birmingham cite party leader’s remarks about a new funding model as local elections campaigning begins

Peter Walker Senior political correspondent

28, Mar, 2025 @9:24 PM

‘Making art made me feel free’: the prison paintings of Myanmar’s Htein Lin

The artist, who has an exhibition at Birmingham’s Ikon Gallery, created a unique body of work from jail uniforms, soap and lids while detained by Myanmar’s regime

Saeed Kamali Dehghan

25, Mar, 2025 @6:00 AM