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Pro-Palestine activists hold silent die-in to protest Birmingham Pride...

Dozens of pro-Palestine demonstrators staged a powerful protest in Birmingham today (May 25) to coincide with the Birmingham Pride parade amid controversy over the event’s headline sponsor. The West...

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PETA stunt displays ‘trapped orca’ in busy shopping street to protest animal...

An activist dressed up as an “orca” was displayed in a ‘tank’ outside a leisure tourism store in Birmingham today, protesting alleged animal cruelty. The publicity stunt organised by animal rights […]...

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Passenger anger at new mayor as regional bus fares set to rise across West...

Public transport users have been left raging after bus fare hikes were announced only a month after the new West Midlands mayor was elected on pledges to reduce ticket prices. […] The post Passenger...

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LIVE UPDATES: General Election 2024 – Birmingham results

Voting has closed across the country for the UK General Election and now the process of vote counting and results announcements begins. We’re at the ICC for the Birmingham count […] The post LIVE...

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44-year-old man charged with five counts of attempted murder following...

West Midlands Police have charged a 44-year-old man with five counts of attempted murder following disorder in Walsall. Shazhad Mahmood was charged today (Friday 6 September) and was remanded into […]...

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Streets flooded and roads closed as burst water main causes chaos in Birmingham

This was the scene earlier today as families waded through flooded streets in Birmingham following a major water leak on Stratford Road. Severn Trent has confirmed that a burst main […] The post...

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Guns and drugs seized as West Midlands Police major crime unit uncover...

Police in Birmingham and the Black Country have seized drugs and guns from properties across the region in recent months, they have revealed. “More guns, drugs and suspected serious and […] The post...

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Dale Francis, 36, charged with murder of Akashdeep Singh following fatal...

A 36-year-old man has been charged with murder following a fatal house fire in Wolverhampton, police have confirmed. Dale Francis, aged 36, from Basford, Stoke-on-Trent, has been charged with murder,...

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Two more men jailed over Birmingham gun and knife violence on Ward End church...

Two more men have been jailed after gun and knife violence flared on a Birmingham church car park. One man was stabbed with a machete and another was shot in […] The post Two more men jailed over...

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Four men appear in court following arrests for Birmingham drugs line charges

Four men have appeared before court charged with offences relating to a drugs line that’s been operating in Birmingham since 2020. Following a long and complex investigation, West Midlands Police […]...

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