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Big John’s in Birmingham found to be employing illegal worker and paying them below minimum wage

Big John’s in Birmingham found to be employing illegal worker and paying them below minimum wage

Published by Sam Flores

An outlet of a popular Birmingham takeaway chain has been found to be employing an illegal worker following a raid by Government immigration officials. The Big John’s outlet in Bristol Road, Selly Oak, was visited by members of the Home Office’s ICE (immigration compliance and enforcement) team last June. Officers raided the venue on Thursday, June 19 at 1.30pm, and found four workers, one of whom was working illegally in the kitchen. Read more: Watch moment armed police ram knifeman about to head wrong way down motorway The man from Pakistan had arrived in the UK on a student visa in February of last year, but that only entitled him to work term time for 20 hours a week. He was said to be nervous when confronted and stuttered in his replies. He did, though, hand over his mobile phone, which had messages showing he worked well in excess of 20 hours a week, sometimes triple that. Big John’s in Selly Oak sits at the junction of Bristol Road and Elliott Road in Selly Oak …

West Midlands Police detective died from burn injuries in back of parked car – inquest

West Midlands Police detective died from burn injuries in back of parked car – inquest

Published by Sam Flores

A serving detective for West Midlands Police tragically died from horror thermal burn injuries in the back of a parked car in Birmingham, an inquest found. The body of Det Con Tayyab Malik was discovered in a Volkswagen Polo on the driveway of his home on Yardley Wood Road, in Billesley, on February 24. The 35-year-old had doused himself with a flammable liquid and ignited it in the Billesley Common area, a Birmingham coroner found. The officer then made his way home and tried unsuccessfully to gain entry to the property before getting into his vehicle from the rear. READ MORE: Evil stepmother who set husband alight in brutal arson murder dies in jail Det Con Malik was later discovered unresponsive by a neighbour and was pronounced dead at the scene. A post-mortem examination found his death to be from thermal burn injuries. The inquest found he had experienced difficulties in his personal life since July last year. Digital examination of his phone found he had researched ways to end his life. While an unsent …

How Birmingham pupils are helping to break bad travel habits

How Birmingham pupils are helping to break bad travel habits

Published by skeptic

Our school’s work on travel and sustainability was recently recognised when we were crowned Modeshift STARS national secondary school of the year. This followed local and regional awards last year. We’re a city school so most of our young people do not get to us by car. But we believe there is always more we can do to encourage sustainable travel among children and young people, families and staff. Traffic and congestion are key issues in our local area and our pupils have driven a wave of initiatives that are reshaping travel habits across the school community. Source link

Draft of King’s ‘Letter from Birmingham Jail’ found at Virginia seminary archives

Draft of King’s ‘Letter from Birmingham Jail’ found at Virginia seminary archives

Published by Sam Flores

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (RNS) — Within a red binder, each of its typewritten pages encased in plastic sleeves, sits an early draft of the famous letter written by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. as he was held in a jail in Birmingham, Alabama. Ten pages that once were considered for the 1963 “Letter from Birmingham Jail” were discovered in March by a graduate student concluding an internship by examining papers donated to the African American Episcopal Historical Collection, a joint venture of the Virginia Theological Seminary and the Historical Society of the Episcopal Church. The draft was found in the papers of Bishop John M. Burgess, the first African American to serve as an Episcopal diocesan bishop, and his wife, Esther. The papers, donated by the daughters of the couple that was active in the Civil Rights Movement, are housed at the seminary near Washington, D.C. “I screamed, but I also wept,” said Riley Temple, the collection’s growth specialist, of seeing the letter, with its yellowed pages, for the first time. He views it as …

Birmingham man who raped and installed hidden cameras in victim’s home is jailed

Birmingham man who raped and installed hidden cameras in victim’s home is jailed

Published by Sam Flores

A Birmingham man who raped and installed cameras in his victim’s home has been jailed for more than 10 years. Mark Williams, 40, abused a woman and limited her contact with her family and friends in a campaign lasting months. He even installed hidden cameras so he could watch her every move. Read More: Teenage girl found dead at Kingsbury Water Park in Warwickshire The victim’s living hell came to an end when she bravely came forward in September 2024, disclosing she had been raped by Williams at an address in Walsall. During a video-recorded interview, she told officers that Williams controlled her finances, contact with her friends and family and fitted concealed cameras in her home. Ensure our latest headlines always appear at the top of your Google Search by making us a Preferred Source. Click here to activate or add us as your Preferred Source in your Google search settings. The woman was able to show officers text messages from Williams, and we were able to gather supporting evidence from family members. West …

Mother of drowned sisters died in Birmingham lake in tragic family revelation

Mother of drowned sisters died in Birmingham lake in tragic family revelation

Published by Sam Flores

The mother of three sisters who died in the sea also died by drowning in Birmingham, it has been reported. Jane Adetoro, 36, Christina Walters, 32, and Rebecca Walters, 31, all from west London, went into the sea in Brighton in the early hours of May 13. Devastated relatives said they might have been traveling to the coast to pay tribute to their mum Janice Adetoro who drowned in Brookvale Park, Erdington, in 2010. READ MORE: I visited what’s left of Newtown Wellbeing Centre – the people there have one demand Janice, 43, suffered from stress-related mental health issues and vanished from her home in Linton Walk, Erdington, in the early hours of January 5. Her worried brother Lincoln Walters and mum, Cynthia Smith-Walters, made a public appeal for help but her body was later pulled from the ornamental lake. Ensure our latest headlines always appear at the top of your Google Search by making us a Preferred Source. Click here to activate or add us as your Preferred Source in your Google search settings. …

Birmingham bus probe after ‘group demand money from boy’ on number 35 service

Birmingham bus probe after ‘group demand money from boy’ on number 35 service

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West Midlands Police have issued an image of three men they wish to trace after a boy was the victim of an ‘attempted robbery.’ The victim was travelling on the number 35 bus in Kings Norton when he was rapproached by three men who reportedly demanded money off him. He managed to get off the bus unharmed while the men stayed on board and carried on with their journey. Read More: Birmingham protest held after food park opens in Alum Rock without planning permission The incident happened near to the stop on Shannon Road, at around 7.45pm on 25 February. Police have released a CCTV image of three males they would like to speak to and urge anyone who knows them to contact them. Ensure our latest headlines always appear at the top of your Google Search by making us a Preferred Source. Click here to activate or add us as your Preferred Source in your Google search settings. WMP said: “Do you recognise these three men? “We would like to speak to them in …

Anger as couple using Birmingham Airport meet & greet parking service charged £100 penalty

Anger as couple using Birmingham Airport meet & greet parking service charged £100 penalty

Published by Sam Flores

A couple who used a meet and greet parking service at Birmingham Airport received a £100 penalty charge a week after returning home for parking in a hotel car park. Becky and David Whitworth headed to Ireland over Easter and used what they thought was an official parking service. They dropped their Kia Sportage car off at the valet area at BHX at around 1pm on Thursday, April 2 having booked through ‘Birmingham Airport Parking’ at the website: birminghamcarparking.co.uk, which at the time they did not realise was not an official BHX provider. Read more: Jet2, Ryanair, Easyjet, TUI, BA jet fuel update for June, July, August flights The booking reference said the car parking was with ‘Birmingham Airport Valet Service’ and was ‘serviced by AK Meet and Greet Limited’. While the ‘Birmingham Airport Parking’ website also states the company name as Saro Parking Limited. Of note, AK Meet & Greet Limited, has an address of 68 Houldsworth Crescent, Coventry, CV6 4HJ as does Saro Parking and also AK Meet & Greet Bham Airport Ltd. …

Faces of ‘skilled’ underground cable thieves who caused chaos for thousands in Birmingham

Faces of ‘skilled’ underground cable thieves who caused chaos for thousands in Birmingham

Published by Sam Flores

These are the mugshots of a “skilled” gang who were caught stealing £50,000 worth of underground cables in Birmingham – knocking out communications for thousands of residents in the process. Firearm officers and a dog handler were patrolling nearby when they were alerted to a group of men below a manhole cover in Great Charles Queensway on January 20. In dramatic footage shared by West Midlands Police, one officer warned the Romanian gang of thieves to “come out” or “the dog’s coming in”. READ MORE: West Midlands Police statement as UK terrorist attack ‘highly likely’ after threat level raised Sophisticated alarms designed to detect tampering with the BT cables – a valuable metal – were trigged. Openreach, which operated the cables, called 999 and officers rushed to the scene. Thousands of customers in the area suffered interruptions to their phone and internet connections because of the theft. The cables cost roughly £50,000 to replace, and the cost of overnight repairs was even greater. One of the risks was that alarm systems would have been disabled …