The latest news, updates and events in Birmingham
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 organised criminals have been taken off the streets of the West Midlands by our dedicated Major Crime Unit Proactive Teams (MCUPT),” a statement from West…
The electric scooter trial scheme in Birmingham will cease at the end of February, says operator Voi. The surprise announcement follows in the wake of recent casualties, including a fatality, involving electric scooters.
A young boy is today fighting for his life after his electric scooter collided with a car in the Balsall Heath area of Birmingham. The horrific accident happened at the junction of Taunton Road and Stoney Lane at around 5:30am this morning (20 February).
A Labour candidate has won the Sparkbrook and Balsall Heath East by-election with a landslide result, despite an overall low voter turnout. Saima Ahmed won the council seat after receiving 2,410 ballots from residents, 22% of whom turned out to vote.
The historic Gala Pool inside Birmingham’s iconic Moseley Road Baths is hosting a special audio spatial journey called BOSA which throws a spotlight on the journey of a migrant woman. The story concentrates on a woman’s journey from the Balkans to Birmingham in search of a new home.
Birmingham had its very own Marvel superheroes delivering food to the city’s homeless and vulnerable this Christmas as community volunteers brought some festive cheer and warmth as they delivered food parcels dressed as Spider-Man. Members from The Waste Warriors community volunteer team from Small Heath went around the city on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day delivering…
Inspiring Brummies in positions of leadership across the city’s Muslim community are to share their journeys, struggles and achievements in a series of events to mark Islamophobia Awareness Month. Organised by the Birmingham chapter of national community empowerment alliance Citizens UK, the ‘In conversation…’ discussions will be held at local venues to engage with diverse communities across…
West Midlands Police have charged two further men with murder in the ongoing investigations into a fatal shooting in Birmingham more than two years ago. Fahmi Daahir and Omar Elmi, both aged 22, are due to appear at Birmingham Crown Court tomorrow (Tuesday 11 August) charged with the murder of Abdul Rahman Abubaker. The 24-year-old…
Three Birmingham men have been jailed for kidnapping a college student and forcing him to rob his own family home. Brothers Ibrahim and Hassan Rauf captured the 18-year-old student on 8 May last year after Ibrahim lured him into a shop in Balsall Heath on the pretence of feeling faint and needing help.
One of Birmingham’s architectural gems, Moseley Road Baths, in Balsall Heath, is reopening the doors of the Gala Pool to the community to showcase its first ever art exhibition. From Thursday 5th March to Saturday 28th March, the Gala Pool (with a newly restored roof) will host the free-to-attend ‘Specular Reflecular’, an immersive art installation…