The latest news, updates and events in Birmingham
University Railway Station’s impressive new buildings open their doors to passengers for the first time this Sunday. With new wider entrances, stairways and exits serving the neighbouring University of Birmingham and Queen Elizabeth Hospital, more open space to circulate and wait, lifts to the platforms, a larger ticket office and better customer facilities it will…
Police have launched a hunt for a driver who fled the scene after an accident which seriously injured a mother and child in Kings Heath this morning. The poor victims were at a pedestrian crossing on the High Street near Asda when they were struck by a vehicle which then made off at around 8.50am.
Two brothers who nearly paralysed a woman in a brutal assault in Birmingham have been caught and jailed. Brandon Holmes, 25 and Dale Holmes, 32, from Weoley Castle pleaded guilty to the shocking attack during their trial at Birmingham Crown Court on 25 January.
A student from Moseley was left with blood pouring down his face after suffering a savage homophobic attack which took place in Birmingham’s Gay Village on Sunday (October 10). The victim was walking along Holloway Circus in the early hours of Sunday morning when he was attacked by a thug with a glass bottle and…
Bright orange scooters installed in Birmingham city centre in recent months as part of a new public transport initiative are set to be more readily available across other parts of the city. Following on from a successful launch period, the operating area of the city’s Voi e-scooter trial will be expanded to the north and…
A Birmingham food distribution charity has been busy handing out essential food supplies to hundreds of vulnerable and homeless people during the coronavirus pandemic. Volunteers from Feedo Needo, which is based in Smithfield House, Digbeth, have been helping to distribute much-needed food supplies in Birmingham as the pandemic places a huge strain on charities across…
A Birmingham woman who has been given a ‘second chance’ after receiving a liver transplant has urged more people from the black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) community to become organ donors and save lives. Sunaina Paul, 31, from Bearwood, who only ‘had months to live’ is recovering in hospital after receiving a life saving…
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.
To mark the 70th anniversary of the National Health Service, BBC Two presents a 90-minute live event from the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham hosted by Anita Rani and Nick Robinson. In front of an audience of patients and NHS professionals, the centrepiece of the BBC’s NHS at 70 season – produced in partnership with…