All posts by Wan Ulfa
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Hotel, restaurant chains top low pay “list of shame”
Two West Midlands football clubs were among those named and shamed Friday in a government list of companies who flouted Britain’s minimum pay laws. At the...
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West Midlands employers fined over minimum wage infractions
Government inspectors fined 117 different employers for failing to abide by the minimum pay laws: from multinational hotel and restaurant chains to small businesses. Of...
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No suspect identified: how majority of knife crime cases in Birmingham end
The number of knife crimes in Birmingham has almost doubled since 2014. The majority of cases ended up without suspect identified, Wan Ulfa investigates. A 19-year-old...
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Rough sleeper numbers in the West Midlands are on the rise, studies say
More people are sleeping rough across the West Midlands, according to the latest government figures. The numbers released on Thursday for last autumn record a...
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One in four women are embarrassed to take smear test
A survey by the charity, Jo’s Cervical Cancer Trust found that one in four young women in the UK are embarrassed to take a pap smear test....
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Carillion: West Midlands companies with pension deficits
Analysts are warning that Carillion is not the only major West Midlands company with a significant pension fund deficit. As local businesses and politicians struggle...
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West Midlands NHS is losing its European nurses
The number of European nurses who left the NHS in the West Midlands is increasing. For the first time since 2012, the number of European...
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House rentals: West Midlands growth passed the national average
For the first time since 2008, the growth of private house rental prices in the West Midlands passed the national average. In 2017, the rental...
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West Midlands use of Clare’s law is among the lowest in England
The use of a law intended to protect the potential victim of domestic violence in West Midlands is still low compared to other regions...
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Domestic violence cases soar as funding is cut in Birmingham
Domestic violence “high-risk” cases in Birmingham have nearly doubled in the last 4 years, according to an investigation by The Bureau of Investigative Journalism and...
