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Dyslexic artist launches sign language poetry video with young children to raise disability awareness
Staff Reporter
June 20, 2020
A video has been released for Learning Disability Week featuring young school children from across Birmingham sign performing a poem written by a dyslexic poet from the city. Joe Cook, 28, is…
Sexual predator pleads guilty to 31 shocking sex attacks against young women
Abdul Kareem
June 18, 2020
A serial sex attacker described by police as "a dangerous and manipulative sexual predator" has pleaded guilty to committing sexual offences against women, including taking indecent pictures of a child,…
‘Peaky Blinders’ actor sparks speculation about David Beckham cameo
Rangzeb Hussain
June 17, 2020
There's speculation about footballer David Beckham having a cameo in the latest series of 'Peaky Blinders' after actor Paul Anderson shared a cryptic post on social media. Paul Anderson, who…
82 children rescued from the clutches of drug gangs and over 20 criminal networks smashed
Abdul Kareem
June 17, 2020
A police crackdown has resulted in over 20 County Lines drugs networks being shut down and rescued 82 children from the clutches of ruthless drug dealers. Since last November detectives…
26 child sex abuse suspects arrested and due to stand trial in Birmingham
Rangzeb Hussain
June 16, 2020
26 suspects accused of disturbing child sex offences dating from between 2008 and 2016 have been formally charged following an investigation by police. A police spokesperson confirmed that the 14…
Five yobs arrested over shocking mob attack on two black men in Coventry
Abdul Kareem
June 15, 2020
Five yobs have been questioned by police following an appeal for information into the shocking mob attack against two defenceless black men in Coventry city centre last Tuesday (9 June).…
Brave faith-inspired volunteers from Small Heath clear up dangerous drugs waste in Birmingham parks
Rangzeb Hussain
June 13, 2020
A group of Brummies from Small Heath have formed a volunteer group to cleanup dangerous drugs waste from streets and parks across the Midlands region to motivate communities and to make…
Fresh ‘Black Lives Matter’ protest art appears in Digbeth following global protests
Rangzeb Hussain
June 13, 2020
New street art has been painted in Digbeth today which shows solidarity with police brutality victim George Floyd and the 'Black Lives Matter' campiagn. The large scale wall in Digbeth…
Police release photos of three men wanted for mob attack on two black men in Coventry
Abdul Kareem
June 11, 2020
Breaking news tonight as police release photos of three men wanted in connection with the terrifying mob attack on two black youths in Coventry on Tuesday night. Another man has…
Police investigate ‘hate crime’ after two black men chased and attacked by Coventry mob
Abdul Kareem
June 11, 2020
Police have launched an investigation and are hunting for CCTV and mobile footage of a terrifying and shocking attack against two unarmed black youths by a violent mob of Coventry…