Ladywood has the highest UC claimant count. (Image: Rob Browne) An area of Birmingham has the highest benefit claimant rate in the country, new figures have shown.

Children’s brains grow the fastest from birth to age five and they should hear 21,000 words a day for optimal development, according to Small Magic, a local, free early literacy program working ...

One being questioned after man found shot to death on porch of east Birmingham house Updated: Jun. 23, 2025, 6:56 a.m. | Published: Jun. 23, 2025, 6:42 a.m.