#west-midlands — Public Fediverse posts

England’s ‘most central city’ is an unexpectedly trending destination for 2026

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://metro.co.uk/2026/05/13/englands-most-central-city-unexpectedly-trending-destination-2026-2-28339222/

RE: https://mstdn.social/@jonpsp/116556897215001371

also in #Nottinghamshire and the #WestMidlands
'Media needs to take a stand against Reform’s press bans'

https://www.nottinghampost.com/news/news-opinion/media-needs-take-stand-against-10961008

'Lee Anderson - who we know has been advising councillors in Nottinghamshire - to ‘beware of the media’

Lee Anderson: “Let me give you a word of advice, beware of the media, don’t speak to them, you’ve no need to, you’ve actually no need to speak to the papers, TV and radio at all.”

#democracy #PressFreedom #ReformUK #UK #ukpol #politics #Midlands

The lesser-known delights of Staffordshire from Italian gardens to elegant dining

Staffordshire isn’t generally a place of big-name attractions. In fact, many people might be able to name only one: Alton Towers, which recently reop…
#dining #cooking #diet #food #FineDining #Italianfinedining #Italia #Italian #italiano #italy #midlands #staffordshire #UKTravel #WestMidlands
https://www.diningandcooking.com/2631523/the-lesser-known-delights-of-staffordshire-from-italian-gardens-to-elegant-dining/

The lesser-known delights of Staffordshire from Italian gardens to elegant dining https://www.diningandcooking.com/2631523/the-lesser-known-delights-of-staffordshire-from-italian-gardens-to-elegant-dining/ #FineDining #Italia #Italian #ItalianFineDining #italiano #italy #midlands #staffordshire #UKTravel #WestMidlands

UK airport to close after 90 years — with all flights scrapped by the end of the week

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://metro.co.uk/2026/05/06/uk-airport-close-90-years-flights-scrapped-end-week-28259960/

I’m planning to be at BiCamp at the end of May https://www.bicamp.org.uk/ (a #bisexual #community #event) #camping #WestMidlands

Two children die in Wolverhampton house fire https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/apr/25/children-die-in-wolverhampton-house-fire #Wolverhampton #WestMidlands #England #UkNews

How the Walsall rapist John Ashby exposed his misogyny rapping online https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/apr/25/hate-filled-videos-misogynistic-loner-guilty-racially-motivated #ViolenceAgainstWomenAndGirls #RapeAndSexualAssault #Walsall #WestMidlands #England #Crime #UkNews

Man, 32, jailed for life for rape and assault of Sikh woman in Walsall https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/apr/24/man-john-ashby-32-jailed-for-life-for-rape-and-assault-of-sikh-woman-in-walsall #Crime #WestMidlands #UkNews #England #Race

Man admits rape and religiously aggravated assault after court confrontation https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/apr/21/man-admits-and-religiously-aggravated-assault-after-court-confrontation #ViolenceAgainstWomenAndGirls #RapeAndSexualAssault #UkNews #WestMidlands #Walsall

Couple in their 60s forced to live in tiny garden shed for FOUR YEARS after plans to build dream home blocked by polluted river 12 miles away https://www.allforgardening.com/1699856/couple-in-their-60s-forced-to-live-in-tiny-garden-shed-for-four-years-after-plans-to-build-dream-home-blocked-by-polluted-river-12-miles-away/ #AcrossTheUK #garden #news #WestMidlands

Good morning from sunny Birmingham.

#WestMidlands

HS2 engineers prepare to install section of M6 viaduct http://dlvr.it/TRkRpk #HS2 #Infrastructure #RailNews #WestMidlands

Wishing everyone a wonderful day as nature intended! ✌️😊 #quoteoftheday #naturism #beyourself #westmidlands #bodypositivity

Minister claimed thousands of pounds on expenses for promotional videos https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/mar/21/labour-minister-al-carns-claims-on-expenses-for-promotional-videos-birmingham #MpsExpenses #Politics #UkNews #Birmingham #Labour #WestMidlands

Meet the Naturist events. Email for details and to book at [email protected] #naturism #westmidlands #birmingham #Stourbridge #halesowen #bodypositivity #uk

A rainy evening in Birmingham. #WestMidlands

Birmingham bin workers’ strike: why did it start and when will it end? https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/mar/11/birmingham-bin-workers-strike-why-did-it-start-and-when-will-it-end #Birmingham #WestMidlands #UkNews #IndustrialAction #Waste #Environment #LocalGovernment #Unite #TradeUnions #England

Government’s response to Maccabi Tel Aviv fan ban was ‘clumsy’, say MPs https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/feb/22/governments-response-to-maccabi-tel-aviv-fan-ban-was-clumsy-say-mps #WestMidlands #Police #UkNews #Football #MaccabiTelAviv #AstonVilla #Sport

I ate bhajis and orange chips in the West Midlands’ cultural gem — B-List Britain

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://metro.co.uk/2026/02/16/ate-bhajis-orange-chips-west-midlands-cultural-gem-b-list-britain-26443310/

One for #WestMidlands folks, just stumbled across this wonderful 1965 promotional video for the Bullring.

https://youtu.be/aWglgu--Wvc

UK commuter train brings back first-class travel for first time in 10 years

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://metro.co.uk/2026/01/30/uk-commuter-train-brings-back-first-class-travel-first-time-10-years-26607949/

#TheCharlatans in 60 Seconds 📺 #music #musicians #WestMidlands #thecharlatans #indie #britpop - YouTube

https://m.youtube.com/shorts/kU2ABMaNvFA

Deny, deny, admit: #UK police used #Copilot #AI “hallucination” when banning #football fans

After repeatedly denying for weeks that his force used AI tools, the chief constable of the #WestMidlands police has finally admitted that a hugely controversial decision to ban #MaccabiTelAviv football fans from the UK did involve hallucinated information from #Microsoft Copilot.
#security

https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/01/deny-deny-admit-uk-police-used-copilot-ai-hallucination-when-banning-football-fans/

Starmer says X reportedly now complying with law over Grok image abuse – UK politics live https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/jan/14/pmqs-live-digital-id-cards-keir-starmer-kemi-badenoch-labour-conservatives-latest-news-updates #Politics #UkNews #Pmqs #KeirStarmer #KemiBadenoch #IdentityCards #Labour #Conservatives #DavidBlunkett #RachelReeves #EdMiliband #WindPower #HeidiAlexander #Police #WestMidlands #MaccabiTelAviv #HouseOfCommons #Environment #ZackPola...