Birmingham
Top 5 Midlands-based crime dramas, chosen by filmmaker and author Nigel Proctor

Top 5 Midlands-based crime dramas, chosen by filmmaker and author Nigel Proctor
Criminal activity against a backdrop of smoke-stacked factories and the rigours of canal life
Joe Lycett: ‘Let’s fix things in our backyard before we try and fix the world’

Joe Lycett: ‘Let’s fix things in our backyard before we try and fix the world’
The United States of Birmingham is an eye-opening look at the state of that nation from Joe Lycett
My son died after taking deadly nitazenes, aged 33. Why did nobody save his life?

My son died after taking deadly nitazenes, aged 33. Why did nobody save his life?
Nitazenes, a deadly new synthetic opioid, are killing hundreds of people across the country. This is Simeon McAnoy’s story
The inside story of nitazenes and the drug deaths crisis rocking Britain: ‘No one is talking about it’
The inside story of nitazenes and the drug deaths crisis rocking Britain: ‘No one is talking about it’
How ex-Big Issue vendor went from rough sleeper to inspiring activist: ‘I want to change the world’
How ex-Big Issue vendor went from rough sleeper to inspiring activist: ‘I want to change the world’
Ex-Big Issue vendor launches powerful Christmas single to help homeless people

Ex-Big Issue vendor launches powerful Christmas single to help homeless people
Neighbours band together to tackle energy bills and show how climate action starts at home

Neighbours band together to tackle energy bills and show how climate action starts at home
1,000 asylum seekers in cash-strapped Birmingham face homelessness by Christmas

1,000 asylum seekers in cash-strapped Birmingham face homelessness by Christmas
Banksy unveils new Birmingham work to draw attention to homelessness
