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Birmingham & Black Country

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Need To Know Birmingham & Black Country
'Brazen' shoplifting in the Black Country
Police recorded 31,786 shoplifting offences across the West Midlands between 2025 & 2026.
16 Sep 2026,5 mins
'Hurdles still to come' in Birmingham bin strike
Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey discusses plans to end Birmingham's bin strike.
5 mins
Hidden Birmingham
Made in Birmingham, Heard Everywhere
How an accident in the Jewellery Quarter, led to the invention of the whistle.
23 Apr 2026,10 mins
'I didn't go to Birmingham' Frank Skinner
West Midlands legend Frank Skinner joins Beck Want to discuss '30 Years of Dirt' tour.
4 mins
Hidden Black Country
The Hunt for the Pigman of Cannock Chase
Did a secret experiment in World War II create a creature that lurks in Staffordshire?
10 Jul 2026,13 mins
Anti-social behaviour in the West Midlands
WMP Superintendent Simon Inglis discusses his role as lead on anti-social behaviour.
5 mins