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Three teenagers were shot and injured during a large funeral gathering in Hamstead Road, Birmingham, just after 6pm last night (Friday). The shocking incident took place close to a school and church and police quickly closed off the road as an investigation was launched into the shootings.
Aston Park was heaving with thousands of mourners on Friday to pay their final respects to gifted young boxer Ali Tazeem who tragically died in a car crash on Easter Sunday in Wolverhampton. Ali Tazeem’s family and friends were also in attendance in Aston Park as prayers were offered up for the 18-year-old boxing prodigy…
Hundreds of mourners and fans are expected to attend the funeral of teenager boxer Ali Tazeem who was killed in a car crash in Wolverhampton last Sunday. The funeral prayer service for the talented young Midlands boxer will be held in Aston Park, Birmingham, today (Friday 22 April).
Work has started on a temporary mortuary site at Birmingham Airport in preparation for a predicted rise in the number of fatalities from coronavirus. The site – the UK’s third largest airport outside London – will initially be able to accommodate 1,500 deaths as usual mortuary provisions reach capacity, but will expand to hold more.
New emergency measures have been put in place to limit the number of people attending funerals across Birmingham, following national guidance to ensure social distancing is enforced. The ‘extreme’ clampdown on bereavement services has come into force after reports of confusion about protocol at recent funeral and wake services, resulting in services with too many…
Birmingham Airport could be used as a mortuary during the coronavirus crisis, according to the city council. The airport – the UK’s third largest outside London – is reportedly co-operating with relevant authorities to find a “suitable location” within the site, should the need rise.
Family members performing last rites for a father-of-eight and a much-loved member of the local community, all while wearing face masks and standing separately from one another. This was the heartbreaking scene today during the funeral service of an elderly Muslim man from Birmingham, who died only days ago after contracting coronavirus.
A much-loved grandfather from Birmingham has died after contracting coronavirus, his family have announced. Afsar Hussain, 86, from Saltley is believed to have passed away in the early hours today (March 21) after a short battle with the COVID-19 virus.
Thousands of mourners came out to pay their respects to a victim of last Sunday’s Lee Bank Middleway crash this afternoon, as he was laid to rest following a moving funeral service at Birmingham Central Mosque. Officials at the mosque have estimated that 10,000 people attended the Janazah service of 33-year-old taxi driver Imtiaz Mohammed, the…