Birmingham headlines 4 July: Senior Tory Sajid Javid says MPs £86,000 salaries should be doubled ‘to attract more talent to Parliament’
Former cabinet minister Sajid Javid has said MPs salary should be doubled to attract more talent to Parliament. The comments come amid a Tory exodus from parliament, with around 30 Tory MP's announcing that they are standing down at the next general election.
Fifty West Midlands firefighters tackled three separate blazes which are believed to be deliberate on Saturday at Sutton Park. Operations Commander Jason Holt said the number of fires attended by the Fire Service in the park over the past week is a concern.
Police are hunting thieves who broke into a zoo and stole two endangered TURTLES before dumping them next to a children's playground. Keepers discovered the "extremely rare" Turtles were missing from their exhibit at Dudley Zoo on Saturday morning