The latest news, updates and events in Birmingham
Detectives investigating the fatal stabbing of Thomas Rogers in Bristol Road already have his two brothers on a murder charge and have now charged a fourth man in connection with the shocking knifing. The latest person to be taken into custody is Macauley Welby who was arrested in Mansfield on Wednesday (23 Sept) in connection…
While it’s very rare for fresh feature films to be hitting major cinema screens across the globe during the coronavirus pandemic and with the ever-changing lockdown rules adversely affecting all aspects of the wider economy, let along the entertainment industry, British-American film director Christopher Nolan has taken quite a gamble with the international release of…
Warning: this report contains distressing images. A young man was taken into police custody in Birmingham city centre early this morning, after a vehicle he was believed to have been driving was involved in a “serious collision” which has left at least two people injured. The incident took place in Smallbrook Queensway next to the Holloway Circus roundabout at approximately 3.00am…
A vicious off-road biker was found guilty of manslaughter after he fatally punched a man who challenged him over his dangerous and reckless riding. James Rowley was tearing up grassland off Jubilee Crescent, Coventry, on a stolen scrambler on 17 March when he was approached by care manager Thady ‘Joe’ Higgins who tragically lost his…
Businesses could be subject to new fines of £10,000 if they fail to adhere to new guidance surrounding measures such as curfews and face coverings announced by the Government yesterday (September 22). In a briefing to ministers, Prime Minister Boris Johnson revealed the latest guidance to curb the increase of COVID-19 cases and prevent the…
A paedophile from Chelmsley Wood who was jailed last year for abusing young girls has been convicted of further sexual offences after three more victims bravely came forward as a result of the publicity surrounding the case. Kenneth Light was jailed for more than eight years in September 2019 after being found guilty of indecently…
A special online musical event has been planned by the team behind the Simmer Down Festival, as a tribute to BME communities affected by the coronavirus pandemic. Dubbed ‘Simmer Lock-down Lounge’, the event will be live streamed across YouTube and Facebook for people to enjoy on Sunday (September 20).
Police have charged a man with the murder of his own brother who was fatally stabbed at a residence in Birmingham. Joseph Garmson was found seriously injured at a property in Lutley Grove, Bartley Green, on Monday evening around 8:30pm.
Police are appealing for witnesses and dashcam footage after a man died after a car collided with a bollard in Sutton Park last week. Officers were called to reports of a white Vauxhall Corsa on a bollard in a car park access road off Park Road at around 12.50pm on Wednesday (September 9).
West Midlands Police have launched an urgent appeal for a missing child from Coventry. The force has out out a call for anyone who may have seen 11-year-old Tyler Stacey, who has gone missing from his home in Allesley in Coventry.