Local news · updated 30 October 2026
Midlands news
Latest news from Midlands, United Kingdom: 16 stories in the last two weeks, on a map. Updated every 5 minutes.
Latest from Midlands
- Met Office issues 5-hour 'travel disruption' warning for 28 areasexpress.co.uk · Midlands ·
- Meet Britain's hardcore preppers spending £10k on supplies and holding 'Silent Legion' training campslbc.co.uk · Midlands ·
- Man seriously hurt in Hanbury crasheveshamjournal.co.uk · Midlands ·
- East Midlands business confidence rebounds as firms plan to recruitthebusinessdesk.com · Midlands ·
- Labour's new £5,950 VED car tax charge from April 2027aol.co.uk · Midlands ·
- Met Office issues fog warning in England as drivers urged to stay alertaol.co.uk · Midlands ·
- Major railway line to close for nine days as £3m upgrade gets under wayderbytelegraph.co.uk · Midlands ·
- Final 400 places available on air ambulance helicopterworcesternews.co.uk · Midlands ·
- Festive events to raise funds for Midlands Air Ambulanceludlowadvertiser.co.uk · Midlands ·
- Driver taken to hospital by air ambulance after Hanbury crash The Droitwich Standarddroitwichstandard.co.uk · Midlands ·
- Derbyshire council argues Chancellor's budget offers 'crumbs' despite claims of 'fresh hope'erewashsound.com · Midlands ·
- Andy Burnham's 'huge faith' in Derby's 'world-famous' Rolls-Royce after £2.5 billion deal announcedderbytelegraph.co.uk · Midlands ·
- CALENDAR OF EVENTS - Columbia Starthecolumbiastar.com · Midlands ·
- Government lays out rules for rental property registrymortgagestrategy.co.uk · Midlands ·
- Driver taken to hospital by air ambulance after Hanbury crash The Redditch Standardredditchstandard.co.uk · Midlands ·
- Government confirms four groups will not get £100 Household Energy Payment this wintercambridge-news.co.uk · Midlands ·
- Andy Burnham insists government working flat out to curb benefit spendingmirror.co.uk · Midlands ·
- Derby selected for major European food and nature projecterewashsound.com · Midlands ·
- Chamber describes 2026 Budget as 'underwhelming' and missing full growth potentialerewashsound.com · Midlands ·
- British families face the worst decade for household incomes on record, IFS warns after Budgetlbc.co.uk · Midlands ·
- Rental property registration guidance issued for agentspropertywire.com · Midlands ·
- Healey warns of more 'hard decisions' and departmental spending cutspeeblesshirenews.com · Midlands ·
- Healey warns of more 'hard decisions' and departmental spending cuts | East London and West Essex Guardian Seriesguardian-series.co.uk · Midlands ·
- Voters welcome Budget energy measures, but demand more action on cost of livinglabourlist.org · Midlands ·
- Royal Mail delivery warning for CH, LL and SY postcodeschesterstandard.co.uk · Midlands ·
- Coventry high street funding boost as Government backs regeneration plancoventrytelegraph.net · Midlands ·
- East Midlands Ambulance Service prepares for busy Halloween and Bonfire Nightgrimsbytelegraph.co.uk · Midlands ·
- Casewells opening weekend line-up revealed at Bury Marketburytimes.co.uk · Midlands ·
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