News - Page 71
Teenager arrested in connection with sexual assault against a child in Birmingham park
Rangzeb Hussain
September 19, 2021
A 16-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of sexual assault after a child was lured away from a playground in Rowheath Park, Birmingham, and attacked around midday yesterday (18th…
18 firefighters from three stations tackle severe house fire in Bordesley Green
Rangzeb Hussain
September 15, 2021
A fire which broke out last night (14th Sept) in the bedroom of a house in the Bordesley Green area of Birmingham took crews from three fire stations before the…
Disgraced West Midlands cop faces jail after having sex with vulnerable domestic abuse victim
Rangzeb Hussain
September 14, 2021
A serving West Midlands Police officer was convicted today (14th Sept) of abusing his position after engaging in a sexual relationship with a domestic abuse victim during the course of…
Callous crooks snatch surgeon’s glasses used in life-saving heart operations
Rangzeb Hussain
September 14, 2021
A Birmingham heart surgeon who performs life-saving heart operations is appealing for the return of his specialist operating glasses which were stolen from his car outside Queen Elizabeth Hospital on…
Small Heath councillor under investigation as angry residents plan protests in Birmingham
Rangzeb Hussain
September 13, 2021
A city councillor who is facing a public protest from angry residents is to be investigated by Labour Party colleagues, Birmingham City Council leader Cllr Ian Ward has exclusively told I Am Birmingham. An…
Grand Hotel Birmingham gets celebrity launch following £45m restoration and revamp
Staff Reporter
September 10, 2021
It may have only been weeks ago that Hollywood A-lister Tom Cruise was staying at the venue while filming Mission Impossible 7 in the city, but The Grand Hotel Birmingham has…
Man, 50, convicted after racially abusing footballer Romaine Sawyers on Facebook
Staff Reporter
September 9, 2021
A man has been convicted of racially abusing footballer Romaine Sawyers online after being tracked down by a dedicated football hate crime officer. Police Constable Stuart Ward of West Midlands Police…
Community comes together to salvage defaced Malcolm X mural supporting Palestine
Rangzeb Hussain
September 7, 2021
A mural in Kings Heath commemorating the visit to Smethwick by civil rights activist Malcolm X in 1965, with the art showing solidarity with Palestinians, was vandalised this week but…
Murder investigation launched after man dies following assault on Birmingham night out
Staff Reporter
August 30, 2021
Police have launched a murder investigation after a man was fatally hurt while on a night out in Birmingham city centre. The 50-year-old, from Birmingham, was involved in a disorder in…
Police charge man with wounding and threats to kill following Erdington ‘gun and grenade’ stand-off
Staff Reporter
August 30, 2021
Police have charged a man with "wounding and threats to kill" following a tense stand-off in Erdington. Drama unfolded at a property in Hillaries Road, Erdington last week when a negotiator…