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.
A dangerous driver “unfit through drugs” has been arrested by police in connection with the death of a child cyclist in Coventry Road, Birmingham. The young lad tragically died at the scene in South Yardley despite the best efforts of paramedics.
Emergency services have confirmed that a child was killed in last night’s serious collision in Coventry Road, Birmingham. The young cyclist was struck on the busy A45, near South Yardley, and all traffic in the area came to a standstill as emergency services arrived at the tragic scene.
Emergency services attended a scene of horror after a car ploughed into a brick wall in the Bordesley Green area of Birmingham on Wednesday night (19 April). Causalities from the wreckage of two cars were rushed to nearby Heartlands Hospital with no official word issued about the medical condition or the number of people injured…
A three-year-old girl who was a passenger in a car has tragically died following a horror crash in Yardley which resulted in a car smashing into a fence and rolling over on Wednesday (22 December). The fatal accident occurred in Church Road, Yardley, on Wednesday evening and the toddler was rushed to Birmingham Children’s Hospital…
Police are appealing to trace three women who were sexually assaulted outside McDonald’s in Bordesley Green late last year. The matter was reported to officers by someone inside the restaurant who had witnessed a man approaching and grabbing women outside the eatery on 20 November.
Officers from West Midlands Police have been delivering soft drinks to NHS workers after a local college asked for assistance in distributing excess stock from vending machines. Following the coronavirus lockdown and closure of educational institutions, South and City College in Birmingham had hundreds of untouched drink bottles, from a wide variety of brands, left over…
An inspirational teenager from Small Heath in Birmingham has raised £600 to buy food for frontline medical workers during the coronavirus pandemic and baked 165 cakes for NHS staff. Aatif Ahmad from Small Heath said he was inspired to raise the money and bake the cakes to help lift the spirits of the frontline NHS…
A nationwide social media campaign has been set up to show appreciation and give thanks to NHS workers on the frontline fighting coronavirus. The ‘Clap For Our Carers’ campaign, or #clapforourcarers, will see people across the UK applaud NHS workers on Thursday 26th March at 8pm.
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.