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Urgent police appeal after man was injured in Handsworth shooting
Police are appealing for information after a 21-year-old was injured after shots were fired in Handsworth yesterday. The man suffered a gunshot wound to his hip in Soho Road at…
VIDEO: Suffragette mosaic revealed at New Street station in Birmingham
Timelapse footage has captured the moment a giant mosaic portrait of suffragette Hilda Burkitt was put together at Birmingham New Street station. Made up from more than 3,700 individual photos,…
TV celebs to pop into West Midlands schools to promote Sports Personality of the Year
Celebrity personalities from the world of television will be dropping into several Birmingham schools this month to promote BBC Sports Personality of the Year. Super Movers, a BBC and Premier…
Why do people wear white poppies for Remembrance Day?
Along with the famous red poppies sold and promoted by the Royal British Legion each year, many people also choose to wear white poppies to mark Remembrance Day. Some wear…
Sikh temple describes vandalism of new Indian soldier statue as “despicable and cowardly act”
The management of a Sikh temple who last weekend unveiled a brand new statue to commemorate the contributions of South Asian soldiers during the First World War, have described its recent vandalism as a "despicable…
Brand new statue honouring Sikh soldiers vandalised, only a week after being unveiled
A brand new statue of a Sikh soldier, unveiled last week to commemorate the contributions of Sikhs during the First World War, has been vandalised. Graffiti which has appeared on…
Birmingham to honour the fallen at city centre Remembrance Service this weekend
Birmingham will fall silent on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month, as the city remembers the fallen on Sunday - 100 years after the First…
Christmas at the Cathedral – Festive market and grotto to launch at Birmingham Cathedral
Birmingham’s popular Frankfurt Christmas Market returns this month, with a tempting selection of food and drink, alongside stalls selling traditional toys, ornaments and gifts; the annual festive markets are back in…
Birmingham Christmas Market set to return next week – Here’s what to expect! [+ VIDEO]
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas, as Birmingham's popular Frankfurt Christmas Market returns this month to get the city in a festive mood. With a tempting selection of food…