Birmingham headlines 8 March: Mum of three found guilty in fatal hit and run
A mum of three has been found guilty of manslaughter after a man suffered fatal injuries after being knocked off a motorbike in Kingstanding last May. Kerry Fair pursued the 30-year-old in "revenge" after being told that he had stolen the motorbike from her daughter's boyfriend's address hours earlier.
MP Shabana Mahmood has spoken out against the government's Warm Homes Discount Scheme saying that people in need to miss out on help with energy bills. Last year the government changed the eligibility criteria which Ms. Mahmood says has left some of our most vulnerable out in the cold.
New data shows that Birmingham is leading the way for cycling in the West Midlands. The research comes from a campaign led by advocacy group People for Bikes, which has produced city ratings based on different cities cyclability.
