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Dudley teen jailed for injuring four after trying to run over her ex-boyfriend
A Dudley teenager has been jailed after injuring four people in a deliberate act of reckless driving in Birmingham last August. Lydia Baya had taken her mother’s car and, following…
Birmingham council reach agreement to integrate Old Curzon Street Station into new HS2 terminus
Britain’s new high-speed railway, HS2, has received the go-ahead from Birmingham City Council to begin the transformative refurbishment of the Old Curzon Street Station, marking the next phase of work…
Police appeal after grandfather violently attacked and cut with saw during robbery [WARNING: GRAPHIC IMAGES]
WARNING: Some readers may find the images below upsetting. A Birmingham grandfather was repeatedly punched, kicked and cut with a saw after being attacked in his own bed by intruders. The…
Lockdown January 2021: What are the new tougher national restrictions and rules?
As Prime Minister Boris Johnson announces a new lockdown for England to be enforced from Tuesday, what exactly are the updated restrictions? According to the latest government statement, the lockdown - beginning today and…
PM Boris Johnson announces third national lockdown amid surge in coronavirus cases
A new lockdown for England will be enforced from midnight, the UK Prime Minister has announced. In a bid to curb the continued and increasing spread of COVID-19, everyone in the country…
Birmingham LGBTQ nightclub offers closed premises as free NHS vaccination centre
As the UK's coronavirus vaccination roll-out gets underway with the newly approved Oxford/Astra Zeneca vaccine suitable for standard refrigeration, a nightclub in Birmingham has offered their premises for use by NHS…
Handsworth music legend Apache Indian awarded BEM in Queen’s New Year Honours
Reggae star and Birmingham music legend Apache Indian has been awarded a British Empire Medal (BEM) in the Queen's New Year's Honours. Recognised internationally for his fusion of bhangra, reggae and…
Two teenagers arrested as 7-year-old girl seriously hurt in Birmingham car crash
Police have arrested two 17-year-olds following a serious car crash in Birmingham last night that left a child seriously ill in hospital. The three-car collision happened in Pershore Road, at…
West Midlands Police Chief Constable Dave Thompson is knighted in New Year honours
Police Chief Constable Dave Thompson is one of three members of West Midlands Police to have received awards in the Queen’s New Year’s Honours, in which he was awarded a knighthood. Mr…
45,000 arrests made by West Mids Police during 2020, including man who ‘hid samosa in buttocks’
West Midlands Police arrested more than 45,000 crime suspects during the course of the last year, the force have revealed. Between New Year’s Day and 30 December, a total of 45,719…