At this already challenging time, coronavirus is forcing extreme limitations on the bereaved and the manner in which memorial services are directed. According to a local mosque spokesman, millions of Muslims living in Birmingham were struggling to bury their loved ones. Code 19 Funeral Service has been announced by Dawat-e-Islami Stechford. The vital service includes […]
Dr Vishna Rasiah, a well-respected and much-loved colleague at Birmingham Women’s and Children’s, has sadly passed away following treatment for COVID-19. Dr Rasiah, known to all his friends as Vish, was a Consultant Neonatologist at our Women’s Hospital and was highly-regarded across the Midlands as part of his role as Clinical Lead for the regional […]
Police urging drivers to keep sticking to the speed limits and reduce further strain on our NHS staff from serious collisions. we captured a driver doing 76mph in a 30mph zone in Bordesley Green; while a woman with a baby passenger was stopped doing 59mph along Stratford Road. Those caught speeding face fines, penalty points […]
A brother and sister have been jailed for their part in a Birmingham stabbing after our officers found the knifeman hiding in his sister’s wardrobe. Lorenzo Foley lashed out at a man in Balsall Heath on 21 November last year with a knuckleduster knife in an attempted robbery as he demanded his phone and cash. […]
In Birmingham, more than 70,000 Muslims pray in the Small Heath park, which is not possible this year. Mosques urged to set up video links to live-stream activities, as MCB warns acts of worship during Ramadan could be affected Green Lane Mosque confirmed that due to risk of the virus spreading they cancelled the Annual […]