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Public raise over £1,000 to repair Birmingham mosque windows after horror attack
Rangzeb Hussain
November 8, 2022
After the windows of a mosque in the Sparkhill of Birmingham area were smashed by a dangerous individual last Friday (4 November), people have come together and raised money to…
“There is no cure” says Duran Duran’s Andy Taylor after shocking cancer diagnosis
Rangzeb Hussain
November 7, 2022
Music fans have been left shocked after iconic Birmingham band Duran Duran announced original guitarist Andy Taylor has stage four metastatic prostate cancer. Taylor, 61, revealed the news via a…
Hunt launched for hit-and-run driver who killed Philip Dale in Birmingham
Rangzeb Hussain
November 5, 2022
Police have named the victim of the horrific hit-and-run tragedy in the Bordesley Green area of Birmingham. Philip Dale suffered fatal injuries after being struck near the junction of Heybarnes…
Dramatic scenes as Birmingham scrapyard engulfed in flames
Rangzeb Hussain
November 5, 2022
Bordesley Green residents woke up to shocking scenes as a scrapyard in the area went up in flames this morning (5 November). Firefighters battled to control the blaze at a…
Stunning life-size Peaky Blinders sponge cake on show in Birmingham
Rangzeb Hussain
November 5, 2022
A stunning replica of Tommy Shelby in sponge cake form went on display at the Cake International Show at The NEC in Birmingham on Friday (4 November). The Peaky Blinders…
Birmingham mosque windows smashed during Islamophobia Awareness Month
Rangzeb Hussain
November 4, 2022
The Muslim community in Sparkhill has been left shocked as people awoke to news that their local mosque had been vandalised in the early hours of Friday morning. The appalling incident…
South Asian soldiers film gets screening at Birmingham Film Festival during Remembrance Week
Rangzeb Hussain
November 3, 2022
A poignant film exploring the contribution of South Asian soldiers in World War I, and the dangers of forgetting the past during present times where division and misunderstanding can lead…
Residents demand action after man killed in Bordesley Green hit-and-run accident
Abdul Kareem
November 2, 2022
Residents are calling for action after a pedestrian was killed last night in a shocking hit-and-run tragedy in the Bordesley Green area of Birmingham. Police are appealing for information and…
Birmingham man charged with murder of three-week-old baby Mohammed Ibrahim
Staff Reporter
October 20, 2022
A Birmingham man appeared at court today charged with the murder of a three-week-old baby on Tuesday. Kadees Mohammed, 29, from Dovey Road in Sparkhill was charged at Birmingham Magistrates…
“Dangerous child sexual predator” jailed for grooming offences in West Midlands
Staff Reporter
October 20, 2022
A man described by police as a "dangerous child sexual predator" has been jailed for 13 years after attempting to meet and groom underage girls for sex. Sam Collier, aged 28, of…