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Birmingham Performance and Innovation Centre plans unveiled for city by UK Athletics
Staff Reporter
November 24, 2022
Birmingham will host a new Performance and Innovation Centre from summer 2023, after agreeing a partnership with the City Council, UK Athletics has confirmed. The facility will be situated on the…
Solidarity vigil called in Birmingham for Colorado Springs LGBTQ nightclub victims
Staff Reporter
November 23, 2022
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…
Man arrested after Birmingham hit-and-run left victim fighting for his life
Staff Reporter
November 20, 2022
Police have arrested a man after a hit-and-run in Birmingham city centre left a man fighting for his life. Cops seized a car in connection with a collision on Islington Row…
Teenage gang who stole 100 cars caught and jailed after high-speed police chase
Staff Reporter
November 19, 2022
A gang of teenagers who stole up to 100 cars in the last year have been jailed, the youngest of the group only 16 years of age. Police caught the…
Police launch murder probe as man found dead in Coventry car
Staff Reporter
November 19, 2022
Police have launched a murder enquiry after a man was found dead in a car in The Coppice, in Coventry yesterday. West Midlands Police officers attended after being alerted by ambulance…
IN PICTURES: Commuters in awe as CBSO musicians perform at Birmingham New Street Station
Staff Reporter
November 18, 2022
Birmingham’s New Street station was alive with music from the movies today, thanks to the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, who treated commuters to two special pop-up performances to kick…
West Midlands Mayor Andy Street makes first-ever visit to Bangladesh during trade mission
Staff Reporter
November 15, 2022
West Midlands Mayor Andy Street has been in Bangladesh this week following his weeklong trade mission to neighbouring India. In his first visit to the independent South Asian nation, the Mayor met with…
Residents “shocked and scared” as man’s body found in Birmingham city centre near Holloway Circus Queensway
Staff Reporter
November 13, 2022
Local residents have been left shocked after a man's body was found in Birmingham city centre near Holloway Circus Queensway. The body of a male was found in the city centre on…
Climate change could damage West Midlands transport infrastructure, new report finds
Staff Reporter
November 12, 2022
The effects of climate change in the West Midlands could damage local transport networks, the water supply and disrupt business supply chains, according to a new report. A new research…
Palestine Action activists arrested after defacing Lord Balfour statue in Parliament
Staff Reporter
November 12, 2022
Two women have been arrested by police after entering the House of Commons to deface a memorial statue of former Prime Minister Arthur Balfour. The Palestine Action activists, reportedly pretending to…