The latest news, updates and events in Birmingham
A stalker who harassed and tormented women across the country – claiming to have found their missing dogs before bombarding them with indecent images – has been jailed after he was traced to an address in Birmingham. Steven Bowkett, 33, trawled missing pet websites looking for women’s phone numbers and then messaged them falsely claiming…
A knifeman has been jailed for 22 years for the attempted murder of a former housemate at a bedsit in the Lozells area of Birmingham. Jacob Taylor, 26, was arrested in Winson Green on the evening of 20 May last year shortly after he had brutally stabbed his victim multiple times in Leyton Road, Lozells.
Former US Secretary of State Colin Powell died today, aged 84, of COVID-19 complications. The family of the former military officer confirmed that he died on Monday morning (18th Oct) at Walter Reid Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, where he was being treated.
Police have stepped up patrols and say “we won’t tolerate this kind of violence” after a boy aged 16 was shot in Coventry today (16th Oct). The youngster is in hospital following the shocking incident which took place in Bishop Street, near Coventry city centre, just after 1am.
Police confirmed Sir David Amess, MP for Southend West in Essex, was tragically stabbed to death at his surgery meeting in Leigh-on-Sea this afternoon. The horrific killing took place in Eastwood Road North shortly after 12.05pm today 15th Oct).
A disgraced West Midlands Police officer was sacked yesterday (14th Oct) for abusing his position of trust after engaging in a sexual relationship with a domestic abuse victim during the course of his duties. James Ankrett, 40, admitted corrupt or other improper exercise of police powers after forming an inappropriate relationship with the vulnerable victim…
Historic audio recordings touching upon the trials and tribulations of people who arrived in Birmingham as part of the Windrush Generation are being made available to the public for the first time ever by Birmingham Museums. The oral histories, available online, feature the life stories of people who came to the UK from the Caribbean…
After recent weeks and days which have seen violent and horrific homophobic attacks in Birmingham a joint statement has been released by city leaders to show solidarity and support for the LGBTQI+ community. The verbal and physical abuse suffered by Birmingham’s LGBTQI+ community has left people terrified and frightened to venture out for fear of being on…
A protest against LGBTQ+ hate is to be held in Birmingham this week following a series of shocking homophobic attacks in the city in the last few months. The most recent attack was against a man who had a wine bottle thrown at his head in Birmingham city centre during the weekend, police have reported.
A student from Moseley was left with blood pouring down his face after suffering a savage homophobic attack which took place in Birmingham’s Gay Village on Sunday (October 10). The victim was walking along Holloway Circus in the early hours of Sunday morning when he was attacked by a thug with a glass bottle and…