The latest news, updates and events in Birmingham
Public health concerns have been highlighted after a resident was left horrified when a rat was spotted crawling around the inside of a car in the Bordesley Green area of Birmingham this week. The shocking picture was shared on social media on Monday (31 January) and local people have been left aghast as numbers of…
A city councillor who is facing a public protest from angry residents is to be investigated by Labour Party colleagues, Birmingham City Council leader Cllr Ian Ward has exclusively told I Am Birmingham. An investigation into the conduct of Cllr Zaheer Khan is underway ahead of a planned protest being organised by frustrated residents against Labour councillors Cllr Zaheer Khan and…
A Birmingham councillor has released a video message urging the city’s Pakistani community to stop the spread of “fake news” around coronavirus. Warning about the dangers of sharing and spreading false COVID-19 information across social media platforms, Cllr Waseem Zaffar has suggested unverified and inaccurate information about the virus is putting lives at risk.
Sandwell Council has begun alerting people across the borough to a rapid rise in COVID-19 cases, especially in Smethwick. Data sent to the council on Saturday shows another twenty positive cases across Sandwell, with eleven of them in Smethwick, according to a statement from the town council.
A Birmingham thug who claimed he had coronavirus has been arrested and jailed for and spitting at police officers. Christopher Harris has been sentenced to 26 weeks in prison for assault after he claimed he had coronavirus and spat at three police officers in Birmingham.
Police have launched an investigation after shots were fired at a taxi on Dudley Road in Birmingham on the afternoon of 9th April 2020. Detectives were alerted after two men fired a gun at a taxi that was parked up outside Top Taste takeaway in Dudley Road just after 4.40pm on Thursday 9th April 2020.
West Midlands Police have confirmed that three men were jailed this week for coughing, spitting or threatening to infect people with coronavirus. Police are hoping to send out a firm warning to anyone who uses coronavirus as a threat against police officers or members of the public as three men are jailed for their abusive…
West Midlands Police have arrested around 400 domestic abuse suspects in the last two weeks and are urging anyone suffering at home during the coronavirus lockdown to seek help. Police have confirmed today that officers have been dealing with an increase in reports of domestic violence in the region following Boris Johnson’s coronavirus lockdown.
Police have rebuked a ‘fake’ video being shared on social media which aims to demonise Birmingham Muslims by claiming they are congregating at a mosque in Small Heath during the coronavirus lockdown. In recent days, the video has been circulating across social media allegedly showing a large group of worshippers entering and leaving a mosque following…
Hollywood star Idris Elba has confirmed he has tested positive for coronavirus and gone into self-isolation. The British actor has took to social media to say he feels okay and currently has no obvious symptoms, but has been isolated since he found out that he may have been exposed to the virus.