All news by author: Jane Haynes

In Birmingham alone, there are more than 4,000 families who have nowhere permanent to call home, including 8,560 children - 1,420 of them forced to live in B&Bs and hotel rooms

Sauna, sass and going with the flow - Finland might be the coolest country on the planet with gorgeous lakes and forests, plus fascinating museums, amazing doughnuts, saunas and music festivals

Councillor Nicky Brennan, Birmingham's community safety and equalities lead, said she was told of a decision to humanely kill the dog in a briefing from the force's community safety team yesterday

The glorious and peaceful Loire Valley shows rural France at its best with Disney-esque castles, fine wines and fabulous food

Pleck House tower block in Birmingham has been left stinking of sewage due to a blocked waste pipe for weeks and the foul smell has left residents gagging

Wayne Hawkeswood and Graham Woodhouse have both been jailed after five men were killed at the Nechells metal recycling site in Birmingham when a wall collapsed on them

An elderly man was robbed of his life savings by two conmen posing as roofers, who followed him in his bedroom, cornered him and escaped with a box full of cash