The latest news, updates and events in Birmingham
Two men have been convicted after the shooting of a man in Birmingham. Usman Khan and Amaan Ajaz were found guilty of attempted murder and assisting an offender after the shooting of a 32-year-old man in Washwood Heath on 30 April last year.
Two cousins have been jailed for more than 30 years after police seized up to £20 million of hidden cocaine from a van in the West Midlands. Drug blocks were discovered within concealed compartments – opened by a sophisticated system – which we unearthed after stopping and searching the vehicle.
Police have arrested two people, including a teenager, after four buses were set on fire in Solihull. Police received reports of two people onboard the number 49 bus attempting to set fire to seats on the top deck last night (8 January) at around 8pm.
A suspect who was arrested in connection with the murder of Muhammed Sohail in Saltley, Birmingham, has been charged. Jervais Boyaram, 35, from Guernsey Drive, Birmingham, has been charged with murder, possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life and possession of ammunition.
Detectives investigating the fatal shooting of Muhammed Sohail in Saltley (19 February) have arrested a man and a woman over the tragic killing. Police detained a 35-year-old man on suspicion of murder last night (28 February) in the Chelmsley Wood area of Birmingham.
Detectives investigating the murder of a man found with fatal injuries in Birmingham have named him as Muhammed Sohail. The family of the 25-year-old murdered in Wright Road, Saltley, have paid tribute to him as West Midlands Police appeal for people to come forward with more information.
Police have launched a murder inquiry after a man was found with fatal injuries in Wright Road in the Saltley area of Birmingham in the early hours of Saturday (19 February). Officers were alerted at 12.45am by ambulance crews who had found the tragic victim with serious injuries inside a car.
A manhunt is underway as police investigate two murders after discovering a man’s body at a flat in Coventry last night (26 October). West Midlands Police have launched a hunt to find prime suspect Anthony Russell, who they believe is responsible for the killings of a mother and her son.
Over 100 paedophile suspects have been arrested in the last 12 months in the West Midlands. Caught by a specialist Regional Organised Crime Unit working in the region to trap sex offenders, the online cops hunted down the predators across several busy digital platforms.
A teenager has today pleaded guilty to the murder of Hazrat Umar, who was fatally stabbed in Birmingham earlier this year. The 17-year-old – Adam Muhammad of Hawksyard Road in Birmingham – was walking along Norwood Road, Bordesley Green on Monday 25 February, when he pulled out a Rambo style knife and began the brutal attack on…