The latest news, updates and events in Birmingham
A prestigious Birmingham ballet school is celebrating 20 years by launching a new photography campaign championing some of its best and brightest. Last year, Elmhurst Ballet School celebrated its centenary, and the celebrations are continuing into 2024 as the school marks 20 years in its current home in Edgbaston, Birmingham.
West Midlands Mayor Andy Street has announced he will be engaging in a public Q&A event in the Moseley area of Birmingham. The session is open to all and will take place in Moseley Village on Wednesday 19th July from 6pm – 7pm.
Today marks the 10th anniversary of one of the worst terror incidents in the recent history of Birmingham when an elderly and fragile Muslim man was knifed to death by a neo-Nazi terrorist who wanted to “start a race war”. On April 29, 2013, white supremacist terrorist Pavlo Lapshyn stabbed and murdered Birmingham pensioner Mohammed…
Outdoor Eid al-Fitr prayers in Birmingham, which were planned for Friday morning, have been cancelled due to thunder, rain, wind and a hail warning issued across the region today. Green Lane Masjid announced that despite the outdoor cancellations the prayers will go ahead indoors at the mosque on Friday (21 April) as there are no…
A Birmingham mosque is getting ready to host two mega Eid al-Fitr celebrations as the Muslim community prepares to mark the end of Ramadan later this month. Small Heath Park and Edgbaston Stadium are the locations selected by organisers Green Lane Masjid and Community Centre for the two Eid al-Fitr events which are expected to…
Two 16-year-old boys, who were arrested after a man was attacked while walking home from a mosque in Birmingham last week, have been released on bail. The 73-year-old victim was left injured following the brutal assault as he walked home from Kings Heath Mosque on Wednesday (29 March).
Two teenage boys have been arrested after a worshipper was attacked in the street as he walked home from a mosque in Kings Heath. West Midlands Police said a 73-year-old man was attacked in York Road, Kings Heath, at around 11pm, on Wednesday (March 29.)
An anti-racist community group has condemned the attack against an elderly Muslim man who was savagely attacked by thugs as he walked home from a mosque in Kings Heath yesterday. Local residents and councillors have expressed shock at what has been described as a “racist” and “Islamophobic” attack by campaigners against hate crime.
Police are investigating after a pensioner was assaulted by three men on his way home from a mosque in Kings Heath. The victim, aged 73, was walking along York Road, when three men got out of a black vehicle which was parked on the street.
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.