The latest news, updates and events in Birmingham
Two men have received jail terms after four police officers were assaulted during an incident in Lozells last year. Hamad Gernas, aged 23 and Adam Issa aged 33 were sentenced at Birmingham Crown Court yesterday (Monday 29 January).
West Midlands Police have charged a boy, 15, with murder after a teenager was stabbed in Birmingham city centre. The boy has now been charged with the murder of 17-year-old Muhammad Hassam Ali.
Police detectives have arrested two people following the murder of a teenager in Birmingham city centre. Muhammad Hassam Ali was found seriously injured at just before 3.30pm on Saturday 20 January.
The teenage boy who died after being stabbed in Birmingham this weekend has been named, as detectives renew their appeal for more information to help catch his killer. Muhammad Hassam Ali, 17, died from his injuries after he was stabbed in Victoria Square, Birmingham on 20 January.
West Midlands Police have launched a murder investigation after a teenager who was stabbed in Birmingham city centre has tragically died. Police were called to Victoria Square after a 17-year-old boy was found seriously injured at just before 3.30pm yesterday (20 January).
Birmingham City Council and Newham Council in London have issued separate statements following the horrific fire attack against Mr Mohammed Rayaz in Edgbaston on Monday night. The statement comes as a 28-year-old man appeared in court today charged with two counts of attempted murder.
A suspect taken into custody over an attack against an elderly Muslim man in Birmingham has also been linked to a similar attack in London, say police. Police have also revealed the name of the Birmingham grandfather who was set on fire during the horrific incident and ended up in hospital with life-altering injuries.
A man has reportedly been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a worshipper was set on fire as he walked home from a mosque in Birmingham. Police launched an investigation into the shocking incident, which took place last night in Shenstone Road in Edgbaston.
An investigation has been launched after a man was set on fire as he walked home from a mosque in Edgbaston, Birmingham, only days before the start of Ramadan. West Midlands Police believe the man was walking home from Dudley Road mosque when he was approached by another man near the junction of Brixham Road and…
West Midlands Police have handed out a £10,000 fine to a venue in Digbeth after it held an event in a specially constructed marquee and claimed it was an outdoor event. Officers were called to Lab 11 on Saturday (17 October) night following “concerns that different households were mixing”, which is currently banned as Birmingham’s COVID-19 alert level is presently at…