The latest news, updates and events in Birmingham
A Walsall man has been jailed for more than 20 years after being convicted of a series of rapes against women and young girls. Brian Guest, 65, was jailed on 23 January after being found guilty at Stafford Crown Court of rape, sexual assault and indecent assault against his victims, which included children.
A peaceful vigil has been called in Birmingham to show solidarity with the victims of the Colorado Springs shootings, which left five people dead and many more injured. Organisers of the event are calling on Brummies to honour those who lost their lives in the United States last weekend, in what has been widely described as a…
West Midlands Police are appealing for information after a woman was attacked and robbed in her own home after arranging a date through a popular dating app. The 44-year-old matched with a man on the digital platform and met him in the foyer of her apartment building in Tipton at around 1.30am on 8 December.
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…
26 suspects accused of disturbing child sex offences dating from between 2008 and 2016 have been formally charged following an investigation by police. A police spokesperson confirmed that the 14 men and 12 women, aged between 20 and 69, will appear at Birmingham Magistrates Court on 22 and 23 June to face charges of historic…
Four years ago on June 12th 2016, a mass shooting in Florida, sent shockwaves around the world as 49 innocent people were shot dead at an Orlando nightclub. Gunman Omar Mateen murdered 49 and left another 50 people injured at Pulse nightclub, a popular LGBTQ+ venue, before himself dying in a shootout with police in the same night.
West Midlands mayor Andy Street has joined a chorus of voices concerned about the sudden surge in knife crime in Birmingham this month, describing the recent spate of attacks as “tragic”. In a statement following several deaths from knife attacks, the mayor said the stabbings were “unacceptable” and “unprecedented”.
Birmingham has been rocked by a wave of brutal knife crimes during the month of February that have left three teenagers dead and several people in hospital with serious injuries. The city is in shock as casualties continue to increase, with seemingly random knife attacks taking place within days of each other, and everywhere from…
Chief Constable Dave Thompson of West Midlands Police has vowed to implement extensive stop and search powers for the foreseeable future, as police step up their efforts to tackle the rising surge of knife crime. He also pledged to continue extra patrols with additional officers in areas of Birmingham offering communities visible reassurance after the…
Detectives investigating a serious disorder that broke out between teenagers in Dale End yesterday have released CCTV images of more than 20 suspects they want to question. Trouble flared in High Street in the city centre, near Boots, just before 5.45pm and left three Birmingham teenagers with stab injuries.