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Police investigation launched after Birmingham teenager stabbed in head
Staff Reporter
February 12, 2020 | 09:13 pm
West Midlands Police were called to reports of a stabbing in the Garretts Green area of Birmingham at 4:20pm this afternoon (Wednesday 12 February). A 15-year-old boy was found on…
New music venue to open on site of old Birmingham Ballroom and Carling Academy
Staff Reporter
February 12, 2020 | 08:28 pm
A new entertainment venue is opening at the site of the old Carling Academy in Birmingham's Dale End. According to reports, the historic city centre building which has most recently housed…
15 weapons and drugs worth £300,000 seized in Wolverhampton crime crackdown
Staff Reporter
February 10, 2020 | 12:28 pm
West Midlands Police have seized a haul of weapons and drugs during an ongoing crackdown on gangs and serious crime across Wolverhampton. The successful clampdown follows a series of operations have been carried…
Woman fighting for life after Erdington flat plunge – two arrested for attempted murder
Staff Reporter
February 10, 2020 | 12:10 pm
A woman is fighting for her life after she was allegedly thrown out of a third floor window in a block of flats in Erdington. The 24-year-old fell from a tower block…
VIDEO: Arenacross 2020 lands in Birmingham for motocross extravaganza
Staff Reporter
January 31, 2020 | 06:47 pm
As Arenacross takes over Birmingham's Resorts World Arena for two days as part of its UK tour, our reporter Vimal Korpal finds out more about the exhilarating, stunt fuelled, action-packed,…
Chat show host and Drag Race judge Alan Carr to bring new UK live comedy tour to Birmingham
Staff Reporter
January 29, 2020 | 03:35 pm
Comedian and chat show host Alan Carr is heading to Birmingham this Autumn for a show where he'll be musing upon the things that make his life weird and wonderful. It's…
VIDEO: Tez Ilyas on series 3 of Man Like Mobeen
Staff Reporter
January 25, 2020 | 07:00 pm
Actor and comedian Tez Ilyas chats to I Am Birmingham journalist Adam Yosef about Series 3 of hit BBC Three comedy Man Like Mobeen. (more…)
VIDEO: Guz Khan on series 3 of Man Like Mobeen
Staff Reporter
January 25, 2020 | 06:00 pm
Coventry actor and comedian Guz Khan chats to I Am Birmingham journalist Adam Yosef about Series 3 of hit BBC Three comedy Man Like Mobeen. (more…)
Birmingham cars to be banned from driving through city centre, according to new council plans
Staff Reporter
January 13, 2020 | 01:45 pm
Private cars are to be banned from driving through Birmingham city centre under new plans to cut pollution. Set out in a newly published transport plan, vehicles are expected to be able to…
Mayor Andy Street to shine spotlight on unsung heroes in Community Champion awards
Staff Reporter
January 9, 2020 | 04:05 pm
The search is on for the unsung heroes of the West Midlands who are making a difference to other people's lives. Mayor of the West Midlands Andy Street today launched…
