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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
Rhi 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,…
Murder investigation launched in Small Heath after teenager stabbed to death
Rangzeb Hussain
February 21, 2019
Only days after the fatal stabbing outside Joseph Chamberlain College last week, there was another stabbing last night in Birmingham that left a teenager dead in Small Heath. Detectives have…
Police pledge more officers to tackle rise in knife crime following death of teenager
Rangzeb Hussain
February 21, 2019
West Midlands Police have promised to put more officers in charge of tackling the rise in knife crime after another teenager lost his life in the Small Heath area of…
Birmingham blue plaque unveiled to commemorate civil rights activist Ida B. Wells
Staff Reporter
February 14, 2019
A memorial plaque has been unveiled at an Edgbaston community centre in Birmingham to commemorate a heroic civil rights activist who opposed lynching of black people. Seen as one of the…