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Gunman jailed for 24 years for shooting teenager in Ward End church car park
Staff Reporter
May 22, 2024
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…
Mouthwatering cuisine and TikTok foodies headlining Halal Food Festival in Birmingham this weekend
Staff Reporter
May 22, 2024
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…
Two men arrested on suspicion of murder after two women die in Wolverhampton house fire
Staff Reporter
May 11, 2024
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…
Birmingham man jailed for eight and a half years for firearms and drug offences
Staff Reporter
May 10, 2024
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…
International aid agencies warn of starvation and death as Israel seizes Rafah crossing, restricting humanitarian aid flow into Gaza
Staff Reporter
May 9, 2024
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…
Protesters challenging Rwanda plan arrested outside Home Office immigration centre in Solihull
Staff Reporter
April 30, 2024
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…
Man charged after Birmingham woman in her 70s robbed and hospitalised
Staff Reporter
April 30, 2024
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…
BREAKING: 13 people reportedly arrested outside Home Office centre in Solihull
Staff Reporter
April 29, 2024
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…
Two men convicted after father-of-two Ali Salih Abdalaah beaten to death in Ladywood, Birmingham
Staff Reporter
April 27, 2024
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…
Two men, aged 37 and 51, charged with burglary in Coventry
Staff Reporter
April 27, 2024
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 yesterday (26 April). (more…)