The latest news, updates and events in Birmingham
Two years ago we stood on our doorsteps clapped, banged pots and pans and sounded car horns. We were urged to stay at home to protect the NHS. At protests around the UK over the weekend, NHS workers urged everyone to protect the health service in a very different way; by opposing the NHS staff vaccine mandate.
Hundreds of people gathered in Birmingham this afternoon to protest against mandated COVID vaccinations. Congregating in Chamberlain Square, activists rallied as part of international action against a vaccination mandate that could see thousands of NHS staff lose their jobs.
West Midlands Police officers broke up an illegal ‘lock in’ at a football club in Walsall over the weekend. After receiving several reports since April about Walsall Wood football club secretly opening and not complying with COVID-19 restrictions, police finally took matters into their own hands.
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.
A Solihull hotel manager has been handed a £10,000 fine after breaching COVID-19 regulations by hosting a funeral party with hundreds of attendees. As well as the fine, the Castle Bromwich Hall Hotel in Solihull has been banned from holding events until January next year following the funeral gathering last Friday (September 25) which was attended…
Birmingham households have been banned from mixing in new lockdown measures announced to push down the coronavirus rate of infection in the city. Council leaders have said the restrictions will begin on Tuesday, after it was revealed the city now has the second highest rate of COVID-19 infections in England.
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…
A Birmingham restaurant has been reprimanded for breaking government health and safety rules during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The Tipu Sultan restaurant, located in Moseley, is the first business in the city to receive a Direction Order from Birmingham City Council after it was found to be breaching COVID-19 guidelines.
Birmingham City Council has launched a new drop and collect service to provide citizens an easier opportunity to get tested for coronavirus. Due to a recent rise in the number of cases in the city and Birmingham being placed on the national watchlist, the local authority is actively testing local households to prevent the spread of…
A national cinema chain has announced it is giving thousands of free cinema tickets to NHS key workers to express gratitude to them for their hard work during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Odeon cinemas has begun offering Blue Light Card members the free tickets, as a way of saying thank you to these public sector heroes across the country.