The latest news, updates and events in Birmingham
Two more men have been jailed after gun and knife violence flared on a Birmingham church car park. One man was stabbed with a machete and another was shot in the chest as two groups clashed on the car park of Christ Church on Burney Lane, Ward End.
A gunman has been jailed for 24 years for shooting a teenager as violence flared on a church car park in Birmingham. Awais Ahmed was himself stabbed with a machete as he opened fire on Antroye Coley, hitting him once in the chest.
A shocked father from the Hodge Hill area of Birmingham called emergency services after a black and white striped snake measuring 5ft was spotted slithering around the family’s living room. The stunned father quickly removed his children into another room and waited in terror for help to arrive on Sunday 12 June.
Birmingham had its very own Marvel superheroes delivering food to the city’s homeless and vulnerable this Christmas as community volunteers brought some festive cheer and warmth as they delivered food parcels dressed as Spider-Man. Members from The Waste Warriors community volunteer team from Small Heath went around the city on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day delivering…
A dangerous burglar who preyed on pensioners – threatening one with a knife and breaking another victim’s shoulder – has been jailed after he was linked to a series of violent break-ins in Shard End, Hodge Hill and Edgbaston. Clinton Copeland, 36, targeted addresses with wheelchair ramps or handrails in his wave of terror against…
West Midlands Police are appealing for information to find a girl from Hodge Hill who went missing on Tuesday night. Police have released the name and a photo of a young girl who went missing after she left her home last night (Tuesday 25th February) in the Hodge Hill area of Birmingham.
A delivery driver from Birmingham has been jailed for luring a 15-year-old runaway into his van and raping her. Mohammed Basharat spotted the vulnerable girl wandering the streets of Birmingham on 16 August 2017.
Several major wards in Birmingham have been neglected by council refuse collections for the past two weeks, according to local residents. Growing anger has resulted in an apology being made by a city councillor, in response to the uncollected household rubbish piling up in inner city streets, leading to public health concerns.