The latest news, updates and events in Birmingham
After last week’s hugely popular poster tribute by Foka Wolf to community activist Barrington Patterson, a new stencil has been painted in Small Heath near the home of Birmingham City FC. The new art is the work of a mysterious Birmingham street artist known as Disney who previously painted a poignant tribute to little Arthur…
A street art tribute has been pasted up in memory of the late Barrington Patterson, fondly known by all who knew him as ‘One Eyed Baz’. A much-loved community volunteer and youth mentor from Handsworth, described as “a humble, gentle giant who served humanity”, who sadly passed away on Tuesday (22 March).
Police have launched an investigation and are hunting for CCTV and mobile footage of a terrifying and shocking attack against two unarmed black youths by a violent mob of Coventry FC supporters on Tuesday night near Broadgate Square. The two young men were the “target of a violent attack from a large crowd” according to…
A shocking and deeply distressing video showing a horde of Coventry City FC supporters chasing and abusing two black teenagers yesterday has caused outrage and indignation. Police have launched an investigation into the terrifying incident which took place not far from the Lady Godiva statue in Coventry around 9:15pm on Tuesday night.
A fake news story and video about “Muslim gangs” in Birmingham has gone viral all around the world, despite the individuals in the footage not being Muslim or from Birmingham. Not only was the footage not filmed in Birmingham, it isn’t even from the UK. Yet, that hasn’t stopped it from being shared thousands of…