Heartbreaking: Arthur Labinjo-Hughes died after being found collapsed at a house in Solihull Police have charged two people over the death of a six-year-old boy from Solihull. Officers were called to a house in Cranmore Road at around 3pm on Tuesday (16 June) where Arthur Labinjo-Hughes was found unresponsive. The youngster, who was found in cardiac arrest, […]
A man who carried out a series of sex attacks on women has been jailed after a miniature car air freshener helped us link him to the shocking crimes. Petricia Gheorghita raped two Coventry sex workers, and tried to rape a third, between August and November last year. The women disclosed the offences to us […]
Detectives investigating a collision in Handsworth that left a woman with serious injuries continue to appeal for information. Police were called to Wye Cliff Road on Monday 9 March after a woman was run over by a car when she collapsed shortly before 10.40pm. The 35-year-old suffered serious spinal injuries and is recovering in hospital […]
Latest weather from Met office Today: A wet start for much of the region, with showers slowly clearing northwards around lunchtime. It will remain rather cloudy, although some clearer spells should develop from the afternoon, allowing some sunshine to break through. Maximum temperature 19 °C. Tonight: Any lingering spots of rain will clear through the […]
A gang of callous crime “tourists” who plundered homes on winter trips to the West Midlands have been jailed after we ended their seasonal burglary spree. Heartless Romanian thieves Ninel Spiru, Avram Spiru and Nicolae-Bogdan Baiceanu smashed their way into more than 30 homes in just a few weeks either side of Christmas. They ransacked […]
A serial sex attacker has pleaded guilty to committing sexual offences against women over a period spanning three decades across three counties. Appearing at Warwick Crown Court in February Phillip Blackwell, 55, pleaded guilty to committing sexual offences against five women, four of which occurred in Birmingham over 1997 and 1998 and one in Nuneaton […]
Following the re-opening of three council car parks on Monday 15 June, Birmingham City Council has now re-opened the Markets multi-storey car park. Following the re-opening of three council car parks on Monday 15 June, Birmingham City Council has now re-opened the Markets multi-storey car park. Non-essential retail opened for business this Monday (15 June), […]
An appeal has been launched for IT donations to help city school pupils whose education has been affected by the coronavirus lockdown. As new research illustrates the impact of the coronavirus on the education of school pupils, an appeal is now being made to businesses, residents and anyone else who can help bridge the digital […]
Police have charged a man with conspiracy to murder after a man was shot inside a house in Sheldon. The 28-year-old victim suffered multiple injuries when he was shot five times in the property in Downsfield Road at 10.30pm on Friday, 29 May. Thankfully he survived the attack and has since been discharged from hospital. […]
A man has been charged after a firearm was found in a car in West Bromwich. The revolver was found in the centre console of a Renault Megane on Nicholls Street shortly before 8pm on 15 June. Both the car and the gun have been recovered for forensic examination. Nathan Stewart was arrested and charged […]