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Gunman jailed for 24 years for shooting teenager in Ward End church car park
A gunman has been jailed for 24 years for shooting a teenager as violence flared on a church car park in Birmingham. Awais Ahmed was himself stabbed with a machete as he opened fire on Antroye Coley, hitting him once in the chest.
Mouthwatering cuisine and TikTok foodies headlining Halal Food Festival in Birmingham this weekend
One of the world’s largest halal food festivals is back in Birmingham this weekend, showcasing an immense array of culinary delights and tasty treats from across the globe. Just in time for the May Bank Holiday, the Halal Food Festival will be returning to the NEC on 25 and 26 May.
Two men arrested on suspicion of murder after two women die in Wolverhampton house fire
West Midlands Police have arrested two men on suspicion of murder after two women died following a house fire in Wolverhampton this morning. Police were called to Dunstall Hill, alongside other emergency services, just before 2am in the early hours of this morning (Saturday 11 May).
Birmingham man jailed for eight and a half years for firearms and drug offences
A Birmingham man has been jailed for eight and a half years for firearms and drugs offences. A firearms warrant was initially executed at the home address of Jelani Selassie in Lees Street, Winson Green on 15 September last year.
International aid agencies warn of starvation and death as Israel seizes Rafah crossing, restricting humanitarian aid flow into Gaza
International aid groups have warned of exacerbating an already grave humanitarian crisis in Gaza if an Israeli offensive on Rafah goes ahead, after Israel blocked the supply of essential aid and demanded thousands of people leave the city. Already severely constricted by eight months of war on Palestine, the flow of emergency food and medicine…
Protesters challenging Rwanda plan arrested outside Home Office immigration centre in Solihull
Police officers arrested 13 protesters following a demonstration at a Home Office immigration centre in Solihull yesterday evening. The group were apprehended just after 9pm on Monday (April 29), after preventing access to Sandford House, where they had spent most of the day in support of 5 asylum seekers who had reportedly been detained by authorities in…
Man charged after Birmingham woman in her 70s robbed and hospitalised
A man has been charged after a woman in her 70s was knocked to the ground and robbed in Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter, police have reported. A suspect was arrested shortly after the woman’s bag was snatched at the junction of Warstone Lane and Vyse Steet yesterday morning.
BREAKING: 13 people reportedly arrested outside Home Office centre in Solihull
We have news coming in this evening of 13 arrests being made outside an immigration centre in Solihull. According to reports from activists, the arrests were made outside Home Office reporting centre Sandford House in Homer Road just after 9.00pm, where campaigners have been protesting throughout the day against a government operation launched today (Monday…
Two men convicted after father-of-two Ali Salih Abdalaah beaten to death in Ladywood, Birmingham
Two men have been convicted after killing a father of two in Ladywood in October 2022. Ali Salih Abdalaah, aged 36, was killed after being beaten to death in a hallway in Brecon Tower, Guild Close.
Two men, aged 37 and 51, charged with burglary in Coventry
West Midlands Police have charged two men with burglary after an address was broken into in Coventry. Officers were called to Browns Lane, Allesley just after 1.50am yesterday (26 April).