The latest news, updates and events in Birmingham
West Midlands Police have arrested three people on suspicion of murder of a man found dead at a block of flats in Ladywood, named as Ali Salih Abdalaah. Officers detained two men, aged 22 and 29, and 41-year-old woman in connection with the death of Abdalaah and they remain in custody for questioning.
Two men have been arrested after a man was stabbed to death at a Coventry mosque last night. Officers were called to the Jamiah Masjid & Institute at the junction of Durbar Avenue and Queen Mary’s Road just after 9pm yesterday to reports of a fight involving a large group of men, some armed with knives,…
A post mortem on the body of a man found in a car at Good Hope Hospital in Sutton Coldfield has proved inconclusive, say police. West Midlands Police launched an investigation into the death of a 56-year-old man from Kingstanding, Birmingham after his body was discovered on Friday (22 April).
West Midlands Police have arrested five people after several fights erupted across Birmingham following the Birmingham City v Millwall match yesterday. A large operation was in place for the football fixture, say police, but incidents broke out across a large area of the city on Saturday (23 April). “The level of violence – which our officers put themselves…
A West Midlands Police investigation into the death of a 56-year-old man from Kingstanding, Birmingham continues after his body was found in a car at Good Hope Hospital in Sutton Coldfield yesterday. The man’s family was informed by police of the tragically sad news after the body was discovered in a car park on Friday 22 April, and the…
Police have seized around £1 million worth of drugs, over £20K of cash and weapons and arrested over 100 people suspected of running illegal narcotics supply chains – all within a one week period. Last week (7-13 March), West Midlands Police took part in a national operation targeting County Lines that run heroin, cocaine and…
West Midlands Police have expressed they are increasingly worried about a missing teenager, who has not been seen for two weeks. Raman, a 16-year-old from West Bromwich, was reported missing on Thursday 3 March and police have released new images of him in the hope of jogging someone’s memory and helping to locate him.
Police have arrested two men and seized weapons after reports of clashes between two groups in Birmingham city centre this afternoon. The incident happened in Corporation Street by the Square Peg at around 5.15pm after staff there reported two teenagers running into the pub, one of whom was bleeding from a head wound.
Two young thugs have been found guilty of murder, after they viciously assaulted and robbed a Birmingham pensioner at his home in Birmingham. Robert Morrison tragically died after contracting pneumonia, six days after being robbed and assaulted by Ian Knowles and Ismaila Mohamed in December 2018.
WARNING: Some readers may find the images below upsetting. A Birmingham grandfather was repeatedly punched, kicked and cut with a saw after being attacked in his own bed by intruders. The shaken 65-year-old victim has agreed to release images of some of his injuries as West Midlands Police appeal for help in tracking down those responsible.