The West Midlands and Birmingham have been ranked highest in a new 5G mobile coverage study of the UK’s Combined Authority areas.
Telecoms advisory company umlaut placed the West Midlands first for 5G coverage, whilst Birmingham also ranked highest for 5G coverage among the top six cities in England and Scotland.
The findings would suggest that the West Midlands is reaping the benefits of West Midlands 5G (WM5G), which was established as part of the UK Government’s 5G Testbeds and Trials Programme led by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport.

New analysis by the TUC has found that annual adult social care spending in England is still £600 million lower than a decade ago.
The analysis finds that in 112 of the 150 responsible local authorities, social care spending per head of the population is still below 2010, with spending per head eight per cent below the level in 2010 for England overall.
The TUC also highlights regional reductions, ranging from 18 per cent in London, to five per cent in the South East, East Midlands and East of England.

Nearly half of motorists are still not ready for a 2035 switch to EVs, with higher purchase prices and charging concerns holding buyers back.

Almost 60 per cent of people in England are living in areas where levels of toxic air pollution exceeded legal limits last year.

Newcastle CC has outlined how people in the city can work together to drastically cut emissions and see a lasting reduction to our climate impact.

Edinburgh's vision to become one of the world's smartest capital cities has received a major boost thanks to an agreement with CGI.

Stronger leadership and co-ordination from the Prime Minister is needed if the UK’s commitment to reach net zero by 2050 is to be credible.

The LGA has reported that the number of children referred to children’s social care services for support fell by almost a fifth during lockdown.

New research has shown that more than 380,000 homes granted planning permission between 2011 and 2019 remain unbuilt.

Vulnerable children are facing a dangerous reduction in support as councils cut services to fill the financial black hole left by coronavirus.