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.
Over 70 firefighters battled overnight to control the Lickey Hills fire, which started on Monday afternoon as heatwave temperatures soared, and fears are growing that a huge area of the iconic beauty spot have been reduced to ash by the catastrophic inferno. Fire services have confirmed that around 5 hectares – which measures to the…
As the heatwave temperatures continue to soar there are reports coming in of a major fire incident at the popular Lickey Hills country park. Fire crews from Birmingham responded to calls of a major incident around 1:15pm this afternoon (Monday 18 July) at Rose Hill Road in Rednal.
Two brothers who ambushed and stabbed a man to death in Birmingham as he left his home are facing life behind bars today after being convicted of murder. Mohammed Farouk and his younger brother Ridhwaan killed Amin Talea, but the motive remains a mystery.
A 13-year-old boy who was critically injured while riding his bike on Groverley Lane, Northfield, has sadly died, police have announced. The young teenager passed away on Saturday evening and his family are being supported by specialist officers from West Midlands Police at this distressing time.
Over 100 community groups across Birmingham are to stage their own festival events and projects as part of the Birmingham 2022 Festival, thanks to funding from Birmingham City Council. The Creative City programme will see 107 community groups and artists get creative over the six months of the Birmingham 2022 Festival which accompanies the Birmingham…
A balaclava-wearing gang of armed robbers who “used extreme violence” to rob homes and shops with sawn-off shotguns and hunting knives are behind bars for a total of almost 100 years. The five-strong gang – led by father and son crooks Nicky and Corey Rothero – struck at homes, shops, pubs and a bingo hall…
A Birmingham man has been charged with the brutal death of a little toddler at a property in The Green, Northfield. The 21-month-old girl was found unconscious with a serious head injury at an address in The Green, Northfield, on 19 November 2017 and she tragically died two days later in hospital from the wounds….
A man wanted in connection with an arson attack at a home in Northfield, where a woman and children escaped death, has been arrested by detectives after an appeal was launched. 34-year-old David White was detained at a property in Rubery after West Midlands Police issued an appeal for information on Thursday 16th April.
West Midlands Police have launched a manhunt after a house in Northfield was set on fire while a woman and two children were inside the home. Police are hunting a man after a terrifying arson attack place at a property in Farren Road, Northfield, on Monday 13th April 2020 just before 8.30am. The occupants of…