Department for Transport

Bus network in Birmingham protected (Picture by Shaun Fellows / Shine Pix Ltd)

Four new Birmingham bus routes planned - here’s where

Noise camera trials have taken off in England

‘So disappointing’ Birmingham MP reacts to noise camera trial area

The green man at pedestrian crossings is set to light up for longer - as Brits walk slower than they did before.

Green man at UK pedestrian crossings to undergo major change

HS2 construction in Curzon Street, Digbeth, Birmingham, July 2023

Date first HS2 trains are due to arrive at Curzon Street unveiled

Birmingham Bus

Bus fare rises in Birmingham halted in National Express U-turn

Sandwell council House, Oldbury (Photo - George Makin)

Sandwell Council to ask Government for more police powers

e-scooter accidents

E-scooter collision injuries increase by 90% in the West Midlands

England’s slowest motorways revealed - which roads make the list?

Train passengers in England risk losing access to wifi onboard amid cost cuts.

Passengers could lose wifi service on train amid cost cuts

Most dangerous driving hotspots in the UK unveiled - is your area on the list?

Most dangerous driving hotspots in the UK unveiled

Longer lorries to be allowed on Britain’s roads under new laws

Under 25’s could be banned from giving lifts under new plans

Drivers under age of 25 could be banned from giving lifts to friends

Rishi Sunak has scrapped smart motorways. Credit: Getty/Adobe Stock/Kim Mogg

All new smart motorway projects scrapped over safety and cost concerns

The DVLA has issued a warning to drivers in the West Midlands - here’s how to avoid a fine

DVLA ‘on the lookout’ for untaxed vehicles in West Midlands

Drivers are being warned by the DVLA to pay their car tax

DVLA £1,000 fine warning - how to renew car tax & when to do it

(Composite: NationalWord/Shutterstock)

Two in three drivers fear relaxing MOT rules will put lives at risk

20mph speed limit should be target for new urban roads, says DfT

Government ‘will miss EV charger target by 20 years’, Labour says

MOTs could be required every two years under proposed change

New MOT rules could change test timings to save drivers money

(Photo by KAZUHIRO NOGI/AFP via Getty Images)

Self-driving cars could cause congestion to nearly double

A report has shown that a third of local roads in England are in need of repairs

Third of local roads in England need urgent repair, report says

The scene in Bordesley Green, Birmingham, where a 12-year-old schoolboy riding an e-scooter has died after being involved in a horror crash with a bus

Voi issues statement following death of boy, 12 after e-scooter crash

The scene in Bordesley Green, Birmingham, where a 12-year-old schoolboy riding an e-scooter has died after being involved in a horror crash with a bus.

Schoolboy, 12, dies in horror crash involving bus and e-scooter

Drivers face penalty points for not wearing a seat belt

Grant Shapps is the new home secretary. Photo by Hollie Adams/Getty Images.

Who is new home secretary Grant Shapps?

Noise detecting cameras launched to tackle anti-social ‘boy racers’

‘Noise Camera’ that can detect rowdy drivers trial across UK

The trials are set to be extended

Birmingham’s e-scooter trial set to be extended until May 2024

(Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

Liz Truss would consider scrapping smart motorway speed limits

Birmingham bids to become the HQ for the Great British Railways

Last chance to vote for Birmingham to host Great British Railways HQ

Motorists could drive lorries without a formal test under licence plan

West Midlands Railway

Birmingham makes shortlist to be home of Great British Railways

Britain puts brakes on mandatory speed limiter technology

Government scraps plug-in car grant with immediate effect

Voi e-scooters

E-scooter casualties increase by more than 400% in the West Midlands

Cycle routes in the West Midlands

12 West Midlands cycling and walking schemes get £17m boost

Yellow box junction changes to see drivers fined over ‘incorrect’ use.

Picture ; John Devlin

£1.3bn boost for West Midlands transport infrastructure

National Express Hydrogen Buses

West Mids gets £30m grant to launch UK’s largest hydrogen bus fleet