Lewis Warner
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Proud to have been nominated for RTS Midlands ‘Journalist of the Year’ for the second year running!
The faces here have done some great work this year 👇🏼👏
The faces here have done some great work this year 👇🏼👏
September 30, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Proud to have been nominated for RTS Midlands ‘Journalist of the Year’ for the second year running!
The faces here have done some great work this year 👇🏼👏
The faces here have done some great work this year 👇🏼👏
Communities are fighting back against new housing.
Councils are under pressure: can they hit new house building targets without losing local trust?
🏡 Home & Hostility: The Battle to Build Britain - streaming now on @ITVX
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Councils are under pressure: can they hit new house building targets without losing local trust?
🏡 Home & Hostility: The Battle to Build Britain - streaming now on @ITVX
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September 23, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Communities are fighting back against new housing.
Councils are under pressure: can they hit new house building targets without losing local trust?
🏡 Home & Hostility: The Battle to Build Britain - streaming now on @ITVX
www.itv.com/watch/news/h...
Councils are under pressure: can they hit new house building targets without losing local trust?
🏡 Home & Hostility: The Battle to Build Britain - streaming now on @ITVX
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EXCLUSIVE
Anti-immigration protesters 'wrongly' targeted a hotel in Dudley housing homeless people, the town’s council leader has claimed.
Hundreds of people attended a rally on Sunday, 17th August, that started in the town centre and marched to the Superior Hotel.
Anti-immigration protesters 'wrongly' targeted a hotel in Dudley housing homeless people, the town’s council leader has claimed.
Hundreds of people attended a rally on Sunday, 17th August, that started in the town centre and marched to the Superior Hotel.
September 5, 2025 at 4:50 PM
EXCLUSIVE
Anti-immigration protesters 'wrongly' targeted a hotel in Dudley housing homeless people, the town’s council leader has claimed.
Hundreds of people attended a rally on Sunday, 17th August, that started in the town centre and marched to the Superior Hotel.
Anti-immigration protesters 'wrongly' targeted a hotel in Dudley housing homeless people, the town’s council leader has claimed.
Hundreds of people attended a rally on Sunday, 17th August, that started in the town centre and marched to the Superior Hotel.
NEW: The leader of Leicestershire County Council has said his 22-year-old deputy stood down because he was “uncomfortable” in the role and found it “very demanding”.
He said Cllr Joseph Boam came to him directly with concerns about the pressures of the job.
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He said Cllr Joseph Boam came to him directly with concerns about the pressures of the job.
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August 22, 2025 at 1:48 PM
NEW: The leader of Leicestershire County Council has said his 22-year-old deputy stood down because he was “uncomfortable” in the role and found it “very demanding”.
He said Cllr Joseph Boam came to him directly with concerns about the pressures of the job.
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He said Cllr Joseph Boam came to him directly with concerns about the pressures of the job.
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Police have been advised to share the ethnicity and nationality of suspects charged in high profile cases in a bid to curb misinformation spreading online.
It follows the alleged rape of a 12-year-old girl in Warwickshire said to involve two Afghan asylum seekers.
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It follows the alleged rape of a 12-year-old girl in Warwickshire said to involve two Afghan asylum seekers.
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August 13, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Police have been advised to share the ethnicity and nationality of suspects charged in high profile cases in a bid to curb misinformation spreading online.
It follows the alleged rape of a 12-year-old girl in Warwickshire said to involve two Afghan asylum seekers.
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It follows the alleged rape of a 12-year-old girl in Warwickshire said to involve two Afghan asylum seekers.
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Hundreds of people gathered at an anti-immigration protest in Nuneaton yesterday after two men, reportedly Afghan asylum seekers, were charged over the alleged rape of a 12-year-old girl in the town.
August 10, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Hundreds of people gathered at an anti-immigration protest in Nuneaton yesterday after two men, reportedly Afghan asylum seekers, were charged over the alleged rape of a 12-year-old girl in the town.
NEW: 🚆 West Midlands Trains will be taken into public ownership from 1 February 2026, the government confirms.
It runs services under the West Midlands Railway and London Northwestern brands.
This is part of the DfT’s wider Public Ownership Programme.
It runs services under the West Midlands Railway and London Northwestern brands.
This is part of the DfT’s wider Public Ownership Programme.
July 29, 2025 at 8:05 AM
NEW: 🚆 West Midlands Trains will be taken into public ownership from 1 February 2026, the government confirms.
It runs services under the West Midlands Railway and London Northwestern brands.
This is part of the DfT’s wider Public Ownership Programme.
It runs services under the West Midlands Railway and London Northwestern brands.
This is part of the DfT’s wider Public Ownership Programme.
Reform UK’s leader of Warwickshire County Council has stood down after just 41 days.
A council statement said that “much to his regret”, Councillor Rob Howard, Attleborough, had stepped back from his post.
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A council statement said that “much to his regret”, Councillor Rob Howard, Attleborough, had stepped back from his post.
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June 25, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Reform UK’s leader of Warwickshire County Council has stood down after just 41 days.
A council statement said that “much to his regret”, Councillor Rob Howard, Attleborough, had stepped back from his post.
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A council statement said that “much to his regret”, Councillor Rob Howard, Attleborough, had stepped back from his post.
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Friends and family of the Nottingham attack victims are marking the second anniversary of their deaths.
Hundreds walked through the city in memory of Barnaby Webber, Grace O’Malley-Kumar and Ian Coates.
Hundreds walked through the city in memory of Barnaby Webber, Grace O’Malley-Kumar and Ian Coates.
June 13, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Friends and family of the Nottingham attack victims are marking the second anniversary of their deaths.
Hundreds walked through the city in memory of Barnaby Webber, Grace O’Malley-Kumar and Ian Coates.
Hundreds walked through the city in memory of Barnaby Webber, Grace O’Malley-Kumar and Ian Coates.
NEW: Labour's Simon Foster tells me they'll be 'further challenges' at West Midlands Police because of the spending review.
He wanted money for 700 more police officers. He admits he hasn't got them.
He wanted money for 700 more police officers. He admits he hasn't got them.
June 11, 2025 at 4:30 PM
NEW: Labour's Simon Foster tells me they'll be 'further challenges' at West Midlands Police because of the spending review.
He wanted money for 700 more police officers. He admits he hasn't got them.
He wanted money for 700 more police officers. He admits he hasn't got them.
BREAKING 🚨
Reform UK have officially taken control of Staffordshire County Council.
Reform UK have officially taken control of Staffordshire County Council.
May 2, 2025 at 10:55 AM
BREAKING 🚨
Reform UK have officially taken control of Staffordshire County Council.
Reform UK have officially taken control of Staffordshire County Council.
It’s a big week for the Midlands, with thousands of voters getting ready to head to the polls on Thursday 1 May 👇🏼
Here’s a look at what to expect…
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Here’s a look at what to expect…
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April 29, 2025 at 4:53 PM
It’s a big week for the Midlands, with thousands of voters getting ready to head to the polls on Thursday 1 May 👇🏼
Here’s a look at what to expect…
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Here’s a look at what to expect…
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NEW: Military planners have been called in to help tackle the mounting piles of rubbish in Birmingham.
A govt spokesperson said: “In light of the ongoing public health risk, a small number of office-based military personnel with operational planning expertise have been made…”
A govt spokesperson said: “In light of the ongoing public health risk, a small number of office-based military personnel with operational planning expertise have been made…”
April 13, 2025 at 7:55 PM
NEW: Military planners have been called in to help tackle the mounting piles of rubbish in Birmingham.
A govt spokesperson said: “In light of the ongoing public health risk, a small number of office-based military personnel with operational planning expertise have been made…”
A govt spokesperson said: “In light of the ongoing public health risk, a small number of office-based military personnel with operational planning expertise have been made…”
NEW: Labour group leader on Dudley Council has quit accusing the Prime Minister of "attacking the most vulnerable in society".
Cllr Pete Lowe, had been a member of the Labour Party for 41 years.
I spoke with him earlier 👇🏼
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Cllr Pete Lowe, had been a member of the Labour Party for 41 years.
I spoke with him earlier 👇🏼
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March 19, 2025 at 9:45 PM
NEW: Labour group leader on Dudley Council has quit accusing the Prime Minister of "attacking the most vulnerable in society".
Cllr Pete Lowe, had been a member of the Labour Party for 41 years.
I spoke with him earlier 👇🏼
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Cllr Pete Lowe, had been a member of the Labour Party for 41 years.
I spoke with him earlier 👇🏼
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EXCLUSIVE
West Midlands Mayor blames Environment Agency for leaving a planned 630-home site in Wednesbury bare
Richard Parker says the authority has been “hiding behind red tape and bureaucracy"
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West Midlands Mayor blames Environment Agency for leaving a planned 630-home site in Wednesbury bare
Richard Parker says the authority has been “hiding behind red tape and bureaucracy"
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March 5, 2025 at 6:39 PM
EXCLUSIVE
West Midlands Mayor blames Environment Agency for leaving a planned 630-home site in Wednesbury bare
Richard Parker says the authority has been “hiding behind red tape and bureaucracy"
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West Midlands Mayor blames Environment Agency for leaving a planned 630-home site in Wednesbury bare
Richard Parker says the authority has been “hiding behind red tape and bureaucracy"
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EXCLUSIVE
The Children's Commissioner for England is "furious" that Birmingham City Council has cut £39m from its children's services
Councillors have just approved a budget slashing £148m in 2025/26
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The Children's Commissioner for England is "furious" that Birmingham City Council has cut £39m from its children's services
Councillors have just approved a budget slashing £148m in 2025/26
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March 4, 2025 at 6:51 PM
EXCLUSIVE
The Children's Commissioner for England is "furious" that Birmingham City Council has cut £39m from its children's services
Councillors have just approved a budget slashing £148m in 2025/26
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The Children's Commissioner for England is "furious" that Birmingham City Council has cut £39m from its children's services
Councillors have just approved a budget slashing £148m in 2025/26
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Homeowners in Birmingham’s Druids Heath say they are determined to save their properties from demolition as part of a £1 billion regeneration project.
The city council plans to replace 1,800 homes on the post-war estate with 3,500 new ones.
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The city council plans to replace 1,800 homes on the post-war estate with 3,500 new ones.
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February 21, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Homeowners in Birmingham’s Druids Heath say they are determined to save their properties from demolition as part of a £1 billion regeneration project.
The city council plans to replace 1,800 homes on the post-war estate with 3,500 new ones.
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The city council plans to replace 1,800 homes on the post-war estate with 3,500 new ones.
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‘Potential’ for children to die following cuts, admits Birmingham council boss
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February 7, 2025 at 6:21 PM
‘Potential’ for children to die following cuts, admits Birmingham council boss
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Adult social care and child services to bear brunt of 'bankrupt' Birmingham council's £148m cuts
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February 4, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Adult social care and child services to bear brunt of 'bankrupt' Birmingham council's £148m cuts
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NEW: Birmingham council tax will increase by 7.5% NOT 9.99%.
Cllr John Cotton: “Michael Gove and the previous Tory Government were adamant that council tax would have to go up by 9.9 per cent for a second successive year, regardless of any progress made over the last 12 months" (1/2)
Cllr John Cotton: “Michael Gove and the previous Tory Government were adamant that council tax would have to go up by 9.9 per cent for a second successive year, regardless of any progress made over the last 12 months" (1/2)
February 3, 2025 at 4:41 PM
NEW: Birmingham council tax will increase by 7.5% NOT 9.99%.
Cllr John Cotton: “Michael Gove and the previous Tory Government were adamant that council tax would have to go up by 9.9 per cent for a second successive year, regardless of any progress made over the last 12 months" (1/2)
Cllr John Cotton: “Michael Gove and the previous Tory Government were adamant that council tax would have to go up by 9.9 per cent for a second successive year, regardless of any progress made over the last 12 months" (1/2)
Leicestershire County Council has published fresh budget proposals, outlining a multi-million pound investment in services while confirming a 4.99% rise in Council Tax from April.
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February 1, 2025 at 7:22 AM
Leicestershire County Council has published fresh budget proposals, outlining a multi-million pound investment in services while confirming a 4.99% rise in Council Tax from April.
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There’s been confirmation that Birmingham’s council tax will increase by 10% next year, as previously announced.
The council has also revealed that the budget gap for 2025/2026 has widened, with £153 million in savings now required, up from the previously forecasted £67 million.
The council has also revealed that the budget gap for 2025/2026 has widened, with £153 million in savings now required, up from the previously forecasted £67 million.
January 21, 2025 at 3:13 PM
There’s been confirmation that Birmingham’s council tax will increase by 10% next year, as previously announced.
The council has also revealed that the budget gap for 2025/2026 has widened, with £153 million in savings now required, up from the previously forecasted £67 million.
The council has also revealed that the budget gap for 2025/2026 has widened, with £153 million in savings now required, up from the previously forecasted £67 million.
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January 18, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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Council leaders in parts of the Midlands have asked the Government to postpone local elections scheduled for May.
The request forms part of plans for the most significant reorganisation of local government in decades.
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The request forms part of plans for the most significant reorganisation of local government in decades.
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January 15, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Council leaders in parts of the Midlands have asked the Government to postpone local elections scheduled for May.
The request forms part of plans for the most significant reorganisation of local government in decades.
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The request forms part of plans for the most significant reorganisation of local government in decades.
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Around 20 members of the Broxtowe Borough Council Labour group, including council leader Milan Radulovic, accused Starmer of abandoning core Labour values.
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January 2, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Around 20 members of the Broxtowe Borough Council Labour group, including council leader Milan Radulovic, accused Starmer of abandoning core Labour values.
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