The latest news, updates and events in Birmingham
Following the terror attack on worshippers leaving Finsbury Park mosque in the early hours of this morning, the CEO of Amirah Foundation – a Birmingham charity that works with abused and vulnerable Muslims – issued the following statement: “We are deeply shocked and saddened by the senseless terror attack at Finsbury Park Mosque in London,…
A peace vigil has been organised by representatives of Birmingham’s Muslim community following the London attacks this week. Community leaders have called two vigils in response to the violent attack in Westminster, which left 5 people dead and around 29 injured. Following an attack in the heart of London on Wednesday, a candle-lit peace vigil has…
West Midlands Police have responded to claims that a “homeless” man was arrested from a McDonald’s restaurant in Birmingham city centre. During an incident just over a week ago, a local teenager confronted an officer from West Midlands Police after over five officers were sent to a McDonald’s restaurant in Birmingham’s Cherry Street to remove…
A local teenager has taken on a PC from West Midlands Police after over five officers were sent to a McDonald’s restaurant in Birmingham to remove an allegedly “homeless” man. 17-year-old Luke Holland from Kings Heath challenged the officer after a team of officers attempted to remove a man who was reportedly sleeping in the Cherry…