Birmingham City Council

An independent report into a free support service, which helps parents of children with special education needs appeal decisions has been published.

Businesses in B8 - Birmingham's worst postcode for rodents - say that "rats as big as cats" are plaguing the streets after dark.

Martina Shurmer, 21, said she "cries most nights" as a result of living in a "damp and freezing" council flat in Birmingham.