The latest news, updates and events in Birmingham
Police have arrested a man after a hit-and-run in Birmingham city centre left a man fighting for his life. Cops seized a car in connection with a collision on Islington Row Middleway near Five Ways last weekend, and are now appealing for specific witnesses to get in touch.
A gang of teenagers who stole up to 100 cars in the last year have been jailed, the youngest of the group only 16 years of age. Police caught the criminal clan after linking them to a string of burglaries and violent carjackings, and have released helicopter CCTV footage capturing showing the moment the crooks were…
Police have launched a murder enquiry after a man was found dead in a car in The Coppice, in Coventry yesterday. West Midlands Police officers attended after being alerted by ambulance service colleagues and sadly the man in his 30s was pronounced dead at the scene, at around 1.40pm on Friday (18 November).
Birmingham’s New Street station was alive with music from the movies today, thanks to the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, who treated commuters to two special pop-up performances to kick off the weekend. Commuters were pleasantly surprised to see the orchestra blasting out popular theme tunes and soundtrack numbers from some of cinema’s most popular…
West Midlands Police issued an apology tonight after the shocking murder of a mother and daughter in 2018. Raneem Oudeh, 22, and her mother Khaola Saleem were both brutally stabbed to death outside their home in Northdown Road, Solihull, on 27 August 2018 by Oudeh’s estranged husband who had followed them home.
Police have sealed off several streets in the Aston area of Birmingham this evening after a shocking mass fight which ended with four men being stabbed and hospitalised. The mass brawl took place in Witton Road around 5pm on Friday (18 November).
One of the best-loved teenage novels – Noughts & Crosses by former children’s laureate Malorie Blackman – comes to Birmingham in a gripping stage adaptation. Blackman’s dystopian story about oppression and love in the 21st century is being performed in a touring theatrical version at The Alexandra Theatre in Birmingham.
A striking street art portrait of England football coach Sarina Weigman was painted in Birmingham to honour the inspirational sportswoman described as a “legend” by football fans. Birmingham-based artist Adam Illes recently painted the large scale mural on a Digbeth canal wall as Weigman was interviewed in the city.
West Midlands Mayor Andy Street has been in Bangladesh this week following his weeklong trade mission to neighbouring India. In his first visit to the independent South Asian nation, the Mayor met with local business, academic and political figures to reflect on the existing close ties between the West Midlands and Bangladesh; and explore new trade, diplomatic and…
A busy area in the Moseley suburb of Birmingham has been closed off as eight fire crews battle a blaze at a four-storey building in St. Mary’s Row this evening. The fire was reported shortly before 5pm on Monday (14 November) at the junction of Alcester Road and Salisbury Road.