Five mosques in Birmingham attacked with sledgehammers

Investigations linking counter-terrorism officers has been launched after mosques in Birmingham had their windows smashed with a sledgehammer overnight. Neighbourhood officers are working closely with mosques around the West Midlands today. Officers were called at 2.32am on Thursday 21st March...

JustGiving Appeal for ‘beautiful and superstar brothers’ Funeral

A JustGiving appeal to raise funds for the funeral of two "beautiful baby boys" who were tragically killed in an horrendous crash has been launched. Sanjay and Pawanveer Singh died when their BMW collided with an Audi S3 at the...

Passenger Claims Racial Profiling on Flight

A passenger on a EasyJet flights claims he was the victim of 'racial profiling' after an airline steward burst into the toilet he was using during the flight. Adil Kayani, from Sutton Coldfield, was interrupted by a male employee. The steward...

Vaisakhi Celebrations in Birmingham – 28th April 2019

April is the time of year when Sikhs around the world celebrate the festival of Vaisakhi, one of the most important dates in the Sikh calendar. The festival marks several important events including; the time Sikhi was created as a...

Serious Hygiene Failings Causing Restaurant Fine of £10,800

An Indian restaurant in Lye is being given a hefty fine of £10,800 after failing serious hygiene.  Dudley Council’s environmental health officers inspected Isha’s restaurant in October 2017. Owners, Rajori Garden Ltd, and company director, Ram Lal pleaded guilty to five...

Moor Street station Birmingham will get a huge revamp

Moor Street station in Central Birmingham is set to undergo a major renovation which will see two new platforms built to cope with the expected increase of five million passengers per year by 2043. Transport chiefs reveal early concepts...

Two children killed in Birmingham New Road car crash

A police manhunt is under way after a driver fled the scene in Wolverhampton, after causing a serious car accident. Two brothers have died and their mother left seriously injured after their car was hit in a crash just moments...

New Zealand 49 killed in two mosque shootings Birmingham reacts with grief

The two shootings in New Zealand have left Forty-nine people killed and four people are in custody after a terrorist attack during Friday prayers at two mosques. The disturbing incident unfolded in the New Zealand city of Christchurch. Birmingham has reacted with...

New services at J4 M42 in Solihull but local residents object

Some fresh images depicting what a new motorway services in Solihull could look like have been released. As more than 1,000 residents in the neighbouring area object to the new development.  Applegreen Plc has announced more than a dozen artist's...

Birmingham’s Clean Air Zone charge approved

The Government has permitted Birmingham's Clean Air Zone (CAZ) proposals but left the city council with a funding gap of millions of pounds for the plan. The authority has been granted £38m from the Clean Air Fund to pay for...

Perry Barr Athletes village to deliver only 58 ‘family council houses’ after Commonwealth Games

An extensive 1,414-property athletes village being built for the Commonwealth Games will provide just 58 affordable houses for desperate Birmingham families. Criticism of scheme as 12,500 people on housing waiting list at Birmingham City Council. The huge Perry Barr development will house 6,500...

Women shot while walking alongside her Boyfriend on Washwood Heath Road

The victim was shot in the arm in a terrifying drive-by shooting on Washwood Heath Road in Ward End. A woman has been injured after she was shot by a gun in a horrific drive-by shooting. The victim was walking along...