Charlotte Edwards Business reporter, BBC News Getty Images The transport secretary has pledged to reduce the number of learner drivers in England waiting more than five months to sit practical tests. Heidi Alexander said the government would aim to clear the backlog by next summer, providing at least 10,000 extra driving tests a month to...
Phil Mackie Midlands Correspondent Shyamantha Asokan BBC News, West Midlands Chris Blakemore BBC Radio WM BBC Bin workers belonging to the Unite union remain in a standoff with the council after an all-out strike started on 11 March Birmingham City Council says it is on track to clear a backlog of uncollected waste by the...
