The latest news, updates and events in Birmingham
A man has been found guilty of manslaughter after a father-of-three was fatally stabbed in Hockley last year. Hazim Al-Bajouri, 43, died after being stabbed in the chest by Cyle Crowley on 12 June.
Two teenage boys were jailed today for the manslaughter of teenage footballer Sekou Doucoure over a gang-related turf war in Birmingham. Pierre Thomas, aged 18, and a 17-year-old who cannot be named due to his age, received custodial sentences at Coventry Crown Court on Friday (10 March).
A fourth young man has been arrested after a teenager was shot in the back in the Hockley area of Birmingham in November. The 13-year-old boy suffered life changing injuries when he was shot in Hockley Circus just before 7pm on 18 November.
Horrific news is coming in of a 13-year-old boy who was shot in the back last night near Hockley Circus in Birmingham. The teenager was attacked shortly before 7pm last night (18 November) and is currently in a critical condition in hospital.
A Birmingham man was sentenced to 4 years imprisonment at Birmingham Crown Court yesterday (23 August 2021) after pleading guilty to 26 offences for manufacturing and selling fake designer clothes. Inderjit Sangu (67), formerly of Sandwell Road, Birmingham, had previously pleaded guilty to 26 offences under the Trade Marks Act 1994.
A man has been arrested for the brutal murder of a teenager who was stabbed to death in the Hockley area of Birmingham on Saturday (31st July). Police arrested the man at around 9pm on Sunday after extensive CCTV and other enquiries led officers across the border into Staffordshire.
Thousands of British Sikh protestors arrived in cars and tractors outside the Indian consulate today in the Jewellery Quarter to show solidarity with Punjabi farmers who are battling against controversial new laws in India which threaten livelihoods and human rights. People drove to the rally in cars, trucks, and tractors to show their support for…
West Midlands Police are stepping up efforts to strictly enforce COVID-19 regulations in a bid to help control the spread of coronavirus. The ramping up of protective action follows several weeks of local officers and PCSOs engaging with the public, together with widespread publicity.
A man has been charged in connection with the shocking discovery of three handguns plus hundreds of rounds of ammunition at a family home in the Bordesley Green area of Birmingham. West Midlands Police forced entry at a house in Norton Crescent, Bordesley Green, at 6am yesterday (12 May) where 39-year-old Mohammed Sajad was detained…
Days after the shocking drive-by shooting in Bordesley Green another shooting took place last night in Great Hampton Street, Birmingham. Police are appealing for information after a young man, believed to be 20yrs-old, was shot just before 7pm on Tuesday in Hockley.