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Major incident declared after 120 firefighters battle raging inferno at Birmingham recycling plant
Rangzeb Hussain
June 13, 2022
A major incident has been declared after 100 firefighters from various West Midlands fire stations tackled a fiery inferno at a paper recycling plant in Mount Street, Birmingham. The Smurfit…
Birmingham volunteer group which helps vulnerable people receives The Queen’s Award
Rangzeb Hussain
June 12, 2022
A community volunteer group which has offices in the Small Heath area of Birmingham has been honoured with The Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service. Purbanat CIC received the prestigious award…
Birmingham paedophile beast admits to sexually assaulting two little girls
Rangzeb Hussain
June 11, 2022
A Birmingham paedophile beast who admitted five charges of sexually abusing two little girls was jailed on Friday. Trevor Spurrier, aged 47, began his horrific abuse of the first girl…
Commuter chaos at New Street Station as ticket machines out of action ahead of tech upgrade
Staff Reporter
June 8, 2022
Self-service ticket machines are out of action at New Street Station in Birmingham, forcing throngs of customers to queue for tickets and causing some to miss trains and connections or…
Sir Lenny Henry joins stars behind drama ‘My Name is Leon’ ahead of BBC television premiere
Staff Reporter
June 8, 2022
Ahead of the film adaptation of bestselling book 'My Name Is Leon' coming to BBC Two this Friday, actor and executive producer Sir Lenny Henry joined the Birmingham writer behind…
Co-founder of “white jihadist” terror group who claimed “Hitler was right” jailed
Abdul Kareem
June 7, 2022
The co-founder of an extremist neo-Nazi group described as a “racist, anti-Semitic, Islamophobic and homophobic organisation” has been jailed today after a successful operation which involved officers from the West…
Shocking scenes as car crashes into pub in Bordesley Green area of Birmingham
Abdul Kareem
June 7, 2022
Dramatic scenes tonight in the Bordesley Green area of Birmingham after a car crashed into the side of a pub and broke through into the building. The car ploughed into…
Hollywood star Johnny Depp “hugs and kisses” delighted staff at Birmingham curry house
Rangzeb Hussain
June 6, 2022
Hollywood star Johnny Depp "hugged and kissed" delighted staff at the Varanasi restaurant in Broad Street on Sunday (5 June) as he prepared to join musician Jeff Beck on the…
Birmingham imam honoured by Queen for feeding the homeless and vulnerable during COVID lockdown
Rangzeb Hussain
June 6, 2022
A Birmingham imam who helped to feed homeless people, refugees and victims of domestic abuse during the COVID-19 lockdown has been awarded an MBE in the Queen’s Birthday honours list.…
Police launch hunt for youths who started horrific blaze on Birmingham bus
Abdul Kareem
June 5, 2022
Police have launched an investigation after a shocking arson attack by youths on a West Midlands bus in the Yardley area of Birmingham on Saturday (4 June). The fire was…