The latest news, updates and events in Birmingham
The Alexandra theatre in Birmingham is reopening its doors after being closed for a total of 491 days due to the coronavirus pandemic. Audiences will be welcomed back with a dazzling reopening season, which also celebrates the 120th birthday of the iconic Birmingham venue, from Tuesday 20 July 2021.
Over a thousand people gathered in Birmingham this afternoon to protest in solidarity with Palestinians amid the ongoing Israeli military bombardment of the Gaza Strip. Passions were running high as between 1,500 and 2,000 people turned out in Victoria Square to show solidarity with Palestine before marching through the city centre, waving banners and chanting slogans.
Bright orange scooters installed in Birmingham city centre in recent months as part of a new public transport initiative are set to be more readily available across other parts of the city. Following on from a successful launch period, the operating area of the city’s Voi e-scooter trial will be expanded to the north and…
The Digbeth Restricted Parking Zone will be introduced tomorrow (Monday 2 November), aiming to allow local residents and businesses the opportunity to park their vehicles in areas reserved for them whilst restricting commuter parking in the area. Birmingham City Council is introducing a mixture of permit parking for local residents and workers, paid for parking (pay &…
Birmingham City Council has revoked the licences of two popular city venues for breaching COVID-19 rules. Following a full review of two premises, a nightclub and a restaurant in Birmingham have had their licences revoked following a number of COVID-19 legislation breaches.
Warning: this report contains distressing images. A young man was taken into police custody in Birmingham city centre early this morning, after a vehicle he was believed to have been driving was involved in a “serious collision” which has left at least two people injured. The incident took place in Smallbrook Queensway next to the Holloway Circus roundabout at approximately 3.00am…
Organisers of Birmingham’s Frankfurt Christmas Market have confirmed that the popular festive event will not take place this year, as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. The market, which attracts around 5 million visitors a year, marks the start of the festive season when it opens in November. This will be the first time since…
CCTV images of fifteen people wanted in connection with violence that broke out during an unofficial Coventry City FC promotion party have been released by police. Trouble flared on the evening of 9 June earlier this summer, after several hundred people gathered in Broadgate to celebrate the team’s promotion to the Championship.
The man who sadly lost his life in yesterday’s stabbings in Birmingham has today been described as ‘the light of our life’ by his family. Jacob Billington was just 23 when he was stabbed in Irving Street as he was out with school friends from Liverpool visiting one of their group who is studying in…
Police have arrested a man on suspicion of murder and seven counts of attempted murder over a series of stabbings in Birmingham yesterday. The suspect was detained at an address in Selly Oak at around 4am this morning after West Midlands Police detectives worked through the night in a bid to catch the man responsible.