The votes have been counted and Ozzy is the name of the Birmingham 2022 Games

Is it Brummie? Is it Bostin? Is it Boulton? No, the Birmingham bull is Ozzy!

The votes have been counted and officials have revealed the winning name for the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games bull sculpture.  The towering Birmingham bull has been named Ozzy (in reference to the Black Sabbath lead singer) after a nationwide competition to find him a permanent name ahead of his new home at New Street Station.

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Elderly man dies and his wife hospitalised after horrific hit-and-run in West Midlands

Police have launched an appeal for witnesses following a serious collision in the West Midlands which resulted in the death of an elderly man and his wife hospitalised. The 64-year-old man, described by his family as “kind and selfless”, tragically died after being hit by a car in the collision, which happened at around 8.30pm…

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Sandwell couple Rupinder Bassan and Jasbir Kaur were both brutally murdered in their home

“More could have been done” to save Oldbury couple from knife-obsessed killer, says new report

Professionals who handled the case of a West Midlands couple, who were brutally murdered, have come under scrutiny after a report exposed how early warning signs about the knife-obsessed killer were not followed up by authorities. Jasbir Kaur and Rupinder Singh Bassan – described by family members as “loving, generous and kind-hearted” – were both…

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