The latest news, updates and events in Birmingham
The Birmingham 2022 Queen’s Baton Relay arrived in New Zealand on 12 March and spent four days travelling the nation, coinciding with Commonwealth Day today. This year, Commonwealth Day (14 March) was a celebration of “Delivering a Common Future” for all nations and territories in the Commonwealth by innovating, connecting, and transforming.
Jane Campion’s film The Power of the Dog scooped up the Best Film and Best Director gongs at the BAFTA 2022 awards on Sunday (13 March). The film was up against some very strong contenders which included Kenneth Branagh’s Belfast and Denis Villeneuve’s Dune but Campion’s psychological film walked away with the top prizes.
This year’s St Patrick’s Day parade in Birmingham has been cancelled for the third year in a row but festival organisers say a series of events will take place to celebrate the spirit of the popular annual ceremony. The cancellation of the parade is due to the extensive roadworks currently taking place in Digbeth which…
Over 100 community groups across Birmingham are to stage their own festival events and projects as part of the Birmingham 2022 Festival, thanks to funding from Birmingham City Council. The Creative City programme will see 107 community groups and artists get creative over the six months of the Birmingham 2022 Festival which accompanies the Birmingham…
Armed police were called out after a shocking double stabbing incident took place in Birmingham city centre involving a number of youths. Two teenage boys were stabbed in the city centre around 2.30pm today (Thursday 10 March) while shoppers looked on in horror.
Over 700 Birmingham children and families attended a programme of special events to celebrate World Book Day which took place on Thursday 3 March. Instead of just a single day to celebrate World Book Day there was a series of events which took place across Birmingham libraries throughout the week of World Book Day, with…
A violent thug from the Shard End area of Birmingham who bit, beat and dragged his girlfriend by her hair and asked her to marry him has been jailed for his brutal attacks. Mario Sassano, 43, was jailed for five years for assault and coercive control which left his victim terrified and traumatized.
Iqra Nisar, who has been missing since last Friday, has been found safe and sound say police. The teenager was last since in the Small Heath area of Birmingham on Friday 4 March and fears were growing over her personal safety.
Police and family of a missing Birmingham teenager are growing concerned about her safety and have launched an urgent appeal to find her. Iqra Nisar, aged 19, was reportedly last seen on Friday afternoon in Small Heath (4 March).
A father-of-four who was seriously injured in a hit and run in Birmingham in January has sadly died, say police. Shiraz Ali Khan, aged 41, passed away on Friday (25 February) in hospital after being hit by a blue Renault Clio on Highgate Road, near the junction of Moseley Road, Highgate, at around 6.30am on…