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Five men have been sentenced to lengthy prison terms following a brutal robbery in which a man was subjected to a horrifying ordeal, including being burned with a lighter, struck with a glass bottle, and forced to strip. The attack, which took place on Lozells Road in Birmingham, left the victim shaken after he was […]
Two individuals are in custody today following the seizure of a substantial quantity of Class A drugs in Birmingham. In the early hours, officers conducted a stop and search on a vehicle, leading to the discovery of approximately 100 wraps of suspected Class A drugs. The male driver, aged in his 30s, was promptly arrested. […]
Birmingham Crown Court has found 23-year-old Berryman guilty of three charges of attempted murder following a targeted shooting at a wake in Birmingham. The incident, which took place earlier this year, led to an intense police investigation after the getaway vehicle was found abandoned the next day, two miles from the scene in Little Francis […]
Police are seeking public assistance in one of their longest-running missing person cases, issuing a renewed appeal for information on Frank Whitehurst, missing since 2010. Frank, then 63 and now presumed to be 77, disappeared after leaving his care home in Moseley, Birmingham, in October 2010. Standing approximately 6ft 2ins tall, with a medium build, […]
Sandwell Council has joined forces with arts organisation Walk the Plank to bring a mesmerising Fire Garden to the Sandwell Valley Victorian Garden on Friday, 8 November, and Saturday, 9 November. This family-friendly event will transform the Sandwell Valley Visitor Centre into a fiery wonderland of sculpture and light, showcasing breathtaking, hand-crafted fire installations by […]
Birmingham City Council has joined more than 100 local authorities across England in calling on the Government to address the nation’s “broken council housing finances.” The plea comes ahead of next week’s Autumn Budget and urges the Government to confront the “unsustainable” debt levels councils are struggling with, a burden previously allocated by national policy. […]
Police have charged a 19-year-old man as part of an ongoing investigation into the murder of Riyan Ali, aged 19, who was found with critical injuries on Alderson Road, Washwood Heath, on Saturday, 19 October. The suspect, Faieq Ghazanfar, also aged 19, was arrested on Monday, 21 October, and is now charged with conspiracy to […]
A 22-year-old woman, Jia Xin Teo, has been found guilty of murdering her newborn baby in Coventry. The verdict was delivered at Warwick Crown Court on 24 October following the tragic incident that occurred in March this year. Police were called to Teo’s address on Raglan Street on 6 March after hospital staff raised concerns […]
A burglar who urinated on the kitchen floor before stealing from a Birmingham home has been sentenced to two years and five months in prison. Nicole Sonahar, 28, forced entry into a property on Lozells Road on 17 July this year. CCTV footage captured her urinating inside the house before fleeing with a stolen bicycle. […]
A 27-year-old woman who died following a stabbing at Bescot Stadium railway station on Sunday 20 October has been named by police as her family pay tribute to their much-loved daughter, sister, aunty, granddaughter, niece, cousin and friend. Officers were called to Bescot Stadium railway station just after 11:25pm on Sunday 20 October to reports […]
