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International Women’s Day 2019: What’s on in Birmingham
Laura Sanders
March 1, 2019
International Women's Day is coming up and this year's campaign theme is 'Balance for Better'. The 2019 #BalanceforBetter campaign runs all year long. It doesn't end on International Women's Day. (more…)
Birmingham knife crime surge “unprecedented” says West Mids mayor Andy Street
Staff Reporter
February 28, 2019
West Midlands mayor Andy Street has joined a chorus of voices concerned about the sudden surge in knife crime in Birmingham this month, describing the recent spate of attacks as…
February: Public outcry as a month of teenage stabbings rages across Birmingham
Rangzeb Hussain
February 27, 2019
Birmingham has been rocked by a wave of brutal knife crimes during the month of February that have left three teenagers dead and several people in hospital with serious injuries.…
5 photos of Birmingham on the warmest February in 20 years
Staff Reporter
February 27, 2019
It's suddenly become an unusually warm winter. The warmest February recorded since 1998. The UK has seen record-breaking February weather, with temperatures reaching up to 20°C in some parts of…
Stop and searches continue as West Midlands Police tackle surge in Birmingham knife crime
Staff Reporter
February 27, 2019
Chief Constable Dave Thompson of West Midlands Police has vowed to implement extensive stop and search powers for the foreseeable future, as police step up their efforts to tackle the…
Police arrest a teenager after the fatal stabbing in Bordesley Green
Rangzeb Hussain
February 26, 2019
Detectives investigating the death of a 17-year-old boy in Birmingham have arrested a teenager on suspicion of murder which took place in the Bordesley Green area of the city. The…
Teenager stabbed in Bordesley Green as knife attacks continue to rock city
Rangzeb Hussain
February 25, 2019
A murder investigation has been launched following a stabbing that left a teenager dead in the Bordesley Green area of Birmingham this afternoon, only days after a similar attack in…
Teenage victim of fatal stabbing in Small Heath named as Abdullah Muhammad
Rangzeb Hussain
February 24, 2019
A 16-year-old boy who was fatally stabbed in Small Heath last Wednesday (20 February) has been named by West Midlands Police as Abdullah Muhammad. Abdullah was found critically injured in…
Birmingham equality educator shortlisted for global teaching award amid LGBT protests
Rhiannon Storer
February 22, 2019
A Birmingham teacher at the centre of a row over lessons on LGBT+ rights is up for a $1 million global teaching prize. Andrew Moffat, assistant headteacher of Parkfield community school…
Drug addict jailed for causing death of Birmingham PCSO Holly Burke
Rangzeb Hussain
February 22, 2019
A drug addict whose dangerous driving led to the death of West Midlands Police PCSO Holly Burke has been jailed for nine years. Darren Ogom, from Longdales Road in Kings Norton,…