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Coding, art, music & filmmaking: The Easter workshops on at Birmingham’s Apple store
Staff Reporter
April 5, 2023 | 01:04 am
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 | 12:30 pm
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 | 06:00 pm
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 | 10:00 am
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 | 04:21 pm
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 | 02:15 pm
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…
Three teenagers arrested following Birmingham knife battle on Washwood Heath Road
Staff Reporter
March 29, 2023 | 03:00 pm
Police have arrested three teenage boys after disorder broke out involving weapons on Washwood Heath Road, at its junction with Drews Lane. Officers were called shortly before 4pm yesterday (March 28)…
US drag superstar Alyssa Edwards to launch brand new UK tour in Birmingham this May
Staff Reporter
March 23, 2023 | 11:04 pm
Drag superstar Alyssa Edwards is heading from Texas to Birmingham this spring to share her life story with a generous dose of camp glamour. Following appearances on the Emmy-Award winning…
Five men arrested for terrorism offence transported to the West Midlands
Staff Reporter
March 23, 2023 | 10:02 pm
Five men from across the country have been arrested for a terrorism offence, and been brought to the West Midlands for questioning. Detectives from Counter Terrorism Policing West Midlands (CTU) arrested the…
Man arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after mosque worshipper set on fire
Staff Reporter
March 21, 2023 | 03:10 pm
A man has reportedly been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a worshipper was set on fire as he walked home from a mosque in Birmingham. Police launched an investigation into the…