The latest news, updates and events in Birmingham
Local residents have been left shocked after a man’s body was found in Birmingham city centre near Holloway Circus Queensway. The body of a male was found in the city centre on Saturday, with police confirming it had been discovered near Holloway Circus Queensway at around 10.50am yesterday (12 November).
Police have named the victim of a fatal stabbing which took place in the Sparkbrook area of Birmingham earlier this week. Fuaad Husein, aged 45, was discovered in a pool of blood at the junction of Stratford Road and Priestley Road on Monday 26 September.
A murder investigation has been launched after a man was found with vicious stab wounds in a road in Birmingham in the early hours of this morning (Monday). Police were alerted by paramedics who were treating the wounded victim in Stratford Road, at the junction of Priestley Road, Sparkbrook, at around 12.50am.
Warning: this report contains distressing images. A young man was taken into police custody in Birmingham city centre early this morning, after a vehicle he was believed to have been driving was involved in a “serious collision” which has left at least two people injured. The incident took place in Smallbrook Queensway next to the Holloway Circus roundabout at approximately 3.00am…
A man was today arrested on suspicion of wounding after two paramedics were attacked in Wolverhampton this afternoon. The paramedics, one male and the other female, were conducting a safe and well check at a property on Stephens Close around 12.30pm when they were attacked by the occupant.
A man has been arrested for arson following a fire at a 16-storey tower block in Nechells in the early hours of Thursday morning which left residents terrified. Police and fire crews were called to Francis Street at around 2am following reports of a fire at Humber Tower in the Nechells area of Birmingham. Around…
A nationwide social media campaign has been set up to show appreciation and give thanks to NHS workers on the frontline fighting coronavirus. The ‘Clap For Our Carers’ campaign, or #clapforourcarers, will see people across the UK applaud NHS workers on Thursday 26th March at 8pm.