The latest news, updates and events in Birmingham
Police are appealing for witnesses after a 19-year-old man died when the vehicle he was travelling in crashed into a tree in Nechells, Birmingham. Officers were called to the scene of the tragedy in Nechells Parkway shortly after 5.15pm yesterday (May 1).
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.
A major incident has been declared after 100 firefighters from various West Midlands fire stations tackled a fiery inferno at a paper recycling plant in Mount Street, Birmingham. The Smurfit Kappa site, located in Nechells, was engulfed by an enormous fire on Sunday night around 7:30pm.
Award-winning Birmingham actor, comedian and television presenter Adil Ray has described the Commonwealth Games as an “embarrassment” for his home city, as a race row over diversity and inclusivity continues to mar the sporting event. The Good Morning Britain presenter added his voice to a chorus of concerned creatives and community leaders who have already expressed…
A Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games official has come under fire from community leaders after suggesting Birmingham does not “have enough large ethnically-led creative organisations” to help facilitate reaching out to more diverse communities. Martin Green, the Chief Creative Officer for the Games’ organising committee, was responding to a question about whether recent concerns from members of the…
A second man has been charged in connection with the murder of a teenager who was tragically stabbed to death in the Small Heath area of Birmingham. Mohamed Abdulkarim, 18, will appear at Birmingham Magistrates’ Court on Monday (20 December) accused of murdering Yahya Sharif who was fatally stabbed in Coventry Road, Small Heath.
Arrests have been made following the tragic murder of teenager Yahya Sharif who was stabbed to death in Small Heath last Friday (10 December). One man has been charged with murder and another male arrested on suspicion of murder, say police.
A teenager who was fatally stabbed in the Small Heath area of Birmingham has been named as Yahya Sharif as police continue efforts to hunt the killer. The 18-year-old, from Nechells, was knifed in Coventry Road around 5.30pm on Friday (10 December).
Birmingham City Council has secured almost 30,000 additional lateral flow testing kits following a successful door-to-door operation in COVID hotspots across the city. Three quarters of the 80,000 rapid testing kits supplied by the Department of Health and Social Care when Birmingham became an area of enhanced support on 14 June have now been distributed…
Two very talented and exciting wordsmiths from Birmingham were named the city’s new Poets Laureate yesterday, chosen to represent the city through written and performance poetry. The Brummie duo were selected for special honours during yesterday’s National Poetry Day celebrations, which also marked the start of this year’s Birmingham Literature Festival.