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Rapper Dizraeli to perform at Hare & Hounds in Birmingham this week to mark anniversary
Staff Reporter
April 26, 2022 | 11:54 am
He's a poet, producer, firestarter; a songwriter-MC, multi-instrumentalist, Dizraeli has always been an artist in a genre of his own. After twenty years in the game and fighting fitter than…
Birmingham man found with loaded gun during visit to probation officer is jailed
Staff Reporter
April 26, 2022 | 10:17 am
A man has been jailed for five years after cops found a loaded gun in his manbag – while he was going to see his probation officer. Jerome Powell was…
Death of 56-year-old man found in a Birmingham hospital car park remains ‘officially unexplained’, say police
Staff Reporter
April 25, 2022 | 08:12 pm
A post mortem on the body of a man found in a car at Good Hope Hospital in Sutton Coldfield has proved inconclusive, say police. West Midlands Police launched an…
Contractor appointed to build three new Birmingham railway stations in £61 million scheme
Staff Reporter
April 25, 2022 | 04:30 pm
Transport for West Midlands has appointed construction firm VolkerFitzpatrick to build three railway stations on the Camp Hill line in south Birmingham. It is part of the £61 million scheme…
Harry Styles to headline Radio 1’s Big Weekend 2022 in Coventry
Staff Reporter
April 25, 2022 | 03:58 pm
Harry Styles has been added to the line-up, headlining Radio 1's Big Weekend 2022 in Coventry on Sunday 29 May, with Pa Salieu and Rina Sawayama also joining the star-studded…
Uber Eats to refuel fasting delivery drivers with free food during final week of Ramadan
Staff Reporter
April 25, 2022 | 03:36 pm
As members of the Muslim community continue to fast during the final days of Ramadan, Uber Eats today launches 'Sundown Spots' - a series of pop-up restaurants offering free iftar…
Council leaders’ hustings to be held in Birmingham ahead of local elections in May
Staff Reporter
April 25, 2022 | 12:01 pm
Aston Students’ Union is set to host a Birmingham City Council leaders’ hustings ahead of the local elections on 5 May. Local leaders from the Labour, Conservative, Lib Dem and…
13-year-old boy dies after being struck by car while riding bicycle in Northfield, Birmingham
Staff Reporter
April 25, 2022 | 08:50 am
A 13-year-old boy who was critically injured while riding his bike on Groverley Lane, Northfield, has sadly died, police have announced. The young teenager passed away on Saturday evening and his…
Police arrest 5 people after violence following Birmingham City v Millwall match
Staff Reporter
April 24, 2022 | 02:17 pm
West Midlands Police have arrested five people after several fights erupted across Birmingham following the Birmingham City v Millwall match yesterday. A large operation was in place for the football fixture, say…
Brum council erects 8.2m-high St George’s Day flag on Town Hall ahead of Commonwealth Games
Staff Reporter
April 23, 2022 | 02:24 pm
A giant St George flag has been hoisted onto the side of Birmingham’s Town Hall building to mark the national holiday and welcome Team England athletes ahead of the Commonwealth Games in…
