Author Archives: Staff Reporter
Four men appear in court following arrests for Birmingham drugs line charges
Staff Reporter
September 7, 2024
Four men have appeared before court charged with offences relating to a drugs line that's been operating in Birmingham since 2020. Following a long and complex investigation, West Midlands Police…
Two more men jailed over Birmingham gun and knife violence on Ward End church car park
Staff Reporter
September 7, 2024
Two more men have been jailed after gun and knife violence flared on a Birmingham church car park. One man was stabbed with a machete and another was shot in…
Dale Francis, 36, charged with murder of Akashdeep Singh following fatal Wolverhampton house fire
Staff Reporter
September 7, 2024
A 36-year-old man has been charged with murder following a fatal house fire in Wolverhampton, police have confirmed. Dale Francis, aged 36, from Basford, Stoke-on-Trent, has been charged with murder,…
Guns and drugs seized as West Midlands Police major crime unit uncover organised crime gangs
Staff Reporter
September 7, 2024
Police in Birmingham and the Black Country have seized drugs and guns from properties across the region in recent months, they have revealed. "More guns, drugs and suspected serious and…
44-year-old man charged with five counts of attempted murder following Walsall disorder
Staff Reporter
September 6, 2024
West Midlands Police have charged a 44-year-old man with five counts of attempted murder following disorder in Walsall. Shazhad Mahmood was charged today (Friday 6 September) and was remanded into…
LIVE UPDATES: General Election 2024 – Birmingham results
Staff Reporter
July 4, 2024
Voting has closed across the country for the UK General Election and now the process of vote counting and results announcements begins. We're at the ICC for the Birmingham count…
Passenger anger at new mayor as regional bus fares set to rise across West Midlands
Staff Reporter
June 13, 2024
Public transport users have been left raging after bus fare hikes were announced only a month after the new West Midlands mayor was elected on pledges to reduce ticket prices.…
PETA stunt displays ‘trapped orca’ in busy shopping street to protest animal abuse in leisure tourism
Staff Reporter
June 13, 2024
An activist dressed up as an "orca" was displayed in a 'tank' outside a leisure tourism store in Birmingham today, protesting alleged animal cruelty. The publicity stunt organised by animal rights…
Pro-Palestine activists hold silent die-in to protest Birmingham Pride “genocide” sponsorship
Staff Reporter
May 25, 2024
Dozens of pro-Palestine demonstrators staged a powerful protest in Birmingham today (May 25) to coincide with the Birmingham Pride parade amid controversy over the event's headline sponsor. The West Midlands…
LGBT+ groups announce renewed calls for Birmingham Pride boycott amid ongoing Gaza crisis
Staff Reporter
May 23, 2024
LGBTQ+ groups have renewed calls for a boycott of Birmingham Pride this weekend in response to the ongoing crisis in Gaza. Activists are urging members of the community to boycott…