The latest news, updates and events in Birmingham
West Midlands Police have charged 46 men over Thursday night’s violence outside Villa Park. Of those, 43 have been charged with a public order offence, while two have been charged with assaulting police officers and another has been charged with possession of a knife.
A far-right extremist from Leamington Spa was caught making a “submachine gun and ammunition” and collecting terrorism material, say police. During the trial at Birmingham Crown Court the jury heard how Ben Styles, 25, was inspired by the Islamophobic Christchurch terrorist and making weapons in his garage with the aim of starting “a religious war”.
A dangerous far-right terrorist who planned to carry out attacks against ethnic minorities, including British Muslims, has been sent to a Young Offender’s Institution for his crimes. Vaughn Dolphin, 20, was jailed for 8-and-a-half years at Birmingham Crown Court on Thursday 11 May.
A dangerous far-right terrorist from Walsall, who “hated Muslims and plotted to shoot minorities”, has been found guilty at Birmingham Crown Court today for a strong of terror related offences. White supremacist Vaughn Dolphin, who wanted to harm communities he opposed, was found guilty of possessing explosive material and manuals on how to make improvised explosives…
A conspiracy theorist who wanted to launch terror attacks and overthrow the British government because he believed it was run by “a Jewish elite” has been found guilty at his trial in Birmingham and jailed. Oliver Lewin, 38, planned to attack phone, radio and TV masts and damage the road system in his plot to…
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.
Detectives investigating a serious disorder that broke out between teenagers in Dale End yesterday have released CCTV images of more than 20 suspects they want to question. Trouble flared in High Street in the city centre, near Boots, just before 5.45pm and left three Birmingham teenagers with stab injuries.
Birmingham was transformed into a paradise for keen fashionistas this weekend as it once again hosted a special fashion and beauty extravaganza. Style Birmingham Live, a three-day event, launched full-throttle on Friday with a vast range of events, demonstrations and catwalk displays being showcased at shops, malls and stages across the city centre.