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Four men arrested after shocking disorder at Ramadan markets in Small Heath
Staff Reporter
April 18, 2023
Four men have been arrested in connection with Sunday night's violent disorder in the Small Heath area of Birmingham. Police and Trading Standards officers were allegedly subjected to verbal and…
Who is María Oliva, the rising Spanish music star?
Staff Reporter
April 12, 2023
María Oliva is an emerging music artist hailing from southern Spain. Since she was 10 years old, María has been singing songs. (more…)
Twenty-one convicted in largest child sexual abuse investigation conducted by West Mids Police
Staff Reporter
April 5, 2023
A gang of twenty-one people have been convicted of serious sexual offending against children in Walsall in the largest child sexual abuse investigation conducted by West Midlands Police. The crimes…
Teenager Kassam Akram jailed for brandishing gun in Birmingham street
Staff Reporter
April 5, 2023
A teenager who brandished a gun on the streets of Birmingham has been jailed for five years. Kassam Akram was jailed at Birmingham Crown Court on 30 March after being found guilty…
Coding, art, music & filmmaking: The Easter workshops on at Birmingham’s Apple store
Staff Reporter
April 5, 2023
Birmingham's Apple store is offering free sessions to keep kids entertained this Easter, and learn new skills in the process. The 'Today at Apple' sessions - designed specifically with kids in mind…
‘It absolutely sickens me’ – Kings Heath residents come together following brutal attack on mosque worshipper
Staff Reporter
April 2, 2023
Residents and activists have gathered in Kings Heath to show solidarity with an elderly man who was brutally attacked while walking home from a local mosque in the Birmingham suburb. The…
Two teenagers bailed after man assaulted while walking home from Birmingham mosque
Staff Reporter
April 1, 2023
Two 16-year-old boys, who were arrested after a man was attacked while walking home from a mosque in Birmingham last week, have been released on bail. The 73-year-old victim was left injured following the…
Two teenage boys arrested after man brutally attacked on way home from Kings Heath mosque
Staff Reporter
March 31, 2023
Two teenage boys have been arrested after a worshipper was attacked in the street as he walked home from a mosque in Kings Heath. West Midlands Police said a 73-year-old…
Community group condemns “Islamophobic” Kings Heath attack after Muslim man hospitalised by violent thugs
Staff Reporter
March 30, 2023
An anti-racist community group has condemned the attack against an elderly Muslim man who was savagely attacked by thugs as he walked home from a mosque in Kings Heath yesterday.…
Thugs attack mosque worshipper on his way home in Birmingham’s Kings Heath suburb
Staff Reporter
March 30, 2023
Police are investigating after a pensioner was assaulted by three men on his way home from a mosque in Kings Heath. The victim, aged 73, was walking along York Road, when…