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March 25, 2025

Lottie got on her bike and rode six miles over six weeks

Six-year-old Stafford girl raises over £600 as thanks for heart op

Your World|12 hours ago

A pile of bin bags in the Selly Park area of Birmingham. Credit: Alexander Brock. Permission for use for all LDRS partners.

Call to halt rollout of fortnightly bin collections in Birmingham

Environment|20 hours ago

March 24, 2025

A Morrisons sign

Morrisons to shut 52 cafes and 17 stores this year - full list of closures in the West Midlands

A Morrisons supermarket

Morrisons: Full list of 52 cafes and 17 convenience stores set to close

Two arrested after store and house raid in Birmingham

Duran Duran formd in Birmingham in 1978

Duran Duran launch their own unisex perfume

Police want to speak to this man after a number of people were assaulted in Kingstanding. Photo: West Midlands Police

Man due in court over Kingstanding knife incident

Team celebration kicks off 2025 at Amazon

Team celebration kicks off 2025 at Amazon

Your World|Mar 24

Bloodywood - O2 Institute Birmingham

An amazing night of crossover music

Your World|Mar 24

One Stop head of security Musa Sharif (L) handing over donated books to Canterbury Cross Schools business manager Alison King-Harmes (R)

School receives book donations boost from shopping centre

Your World|Mar 24

Collette Iles, Associate Director of Nursing with University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Trust. PIC: UHB NHS Trust.

'It was vicious' - West Midlands NHS staff recall anxiety of Covid-19 pandemic five years on

'I learned my trade in the Black Country and love it' - Birmingham comedy legend Jasper Carrott reflects on the area that made him after turning 80

Birmingham City Council House. Taken by LDR Alexander Brock. Permission for use for all LDRS partners.

Birmingham City Council gives statement on temporary traveller sites

Environment|Mar 24

March 23, 2025

Police want to speak to this man after a number of people were assaulted in Kingstanding. Photo: West Midlands Police

Police issue picture of fifth potential victim in Kingstanding stabbing

Bickford Road in Aston, Birmingham, where gunshots were fired earlier today. Photo: Google

Two men in hospital after shots fired on Birmingham street

March 22, 2025

The police on Hawthorn Road

Shocking CCTV footage of a knifeman attacking a victim sparks condemnation from Walsall bishop

Manhattan II sensory equipment

The Midlands PROPs Awards transforms care for Birmingham Children’s Hospital

Your World|Mar 22

Trevor Johnson, Imam Asad, Shaz Saleem, Louise K at special event

Acorns host first ever Iftar event

Your World|Mar 22

Misfits Music on stage. Bass instruments.

Join The Music Seekers on a musical adventure across Birmingham

Your World|Mar 22

Peter McLean, from Birmingham, walks through the city centre with a knife.

Birmingham man with combat knife walks through city centre in broad daylight

Knife crime

Police cordon off two parts of Kingstanding after two people stabbed

Boundary Outlet

M&S outlet announces welcome return to Black Country town

Good Hope Hospital in Sutton Coldfield. PIC: Google Street View

Sutton Coldfield hospital ordered to make rapid improvements following safety concerns

EasyJet staff including UK Country Manager Ali Gayward (centre) at the launch of their Birmingham base in March 2024.

Low cost airline easyJet celebrates first birthday at Birmingham base

Business|Mar 22

March 21, 2025

The day of action saw drugs and cash seized across the region. Photo: West Midlands Police

County Lines day of action sees arrests and thousands of pounds of drugs seized across West Midlands

'Adorable' Wolverhampton three-year-old died after trainee medic pierced artery during op

It happened at the Arcadian Centre.

West Midlands Police launch appeal over 'disorder' which saw three men stabbed

Tyrese Mignott

Man jailed after shots fired in Perry Barr

Birmingham Airport

Heathrow Airport closed: Will flights be delayed at Birmingham Airport due to diversions?

Sir Keir Starmer

Prime Minister on calls for more police officers to tackle knife crime in West Midlands

New jobs to come to West Midlands as energy firm moves to region

Politics|Mar 21

March 20, 2025

Police discovered six guns hidden behind a bath panel at the address

Watch: Moment officers seize six guns in dramatic raid of Birmingham flat

Rows of overflowing bins

Talks to halt Birmingham bins strike end without deal

Police tape near a scene of a suspected crime

Watchdog launches investigation after pedestrian fatally struck by police car

West Midlands Police Crime Commissioner Simon Foster meeting officers on the streets of Smethwick.

Police and Crime Commissioner talks of ‘deep and inexcusable unfairness’ in offer numbers after applying for 150 new police officers in West Midlands

Hastings Road, Birmingham. Photo: Google

Army's explosives disposal team called after 'suspicious items' found at property in Birmingham

Car cannibals stripped my vehicle bare twice...cops are powerless

CCTV shows 'car cannibal' strip VW Golf GTI for parts to sell on 'black market' outside Sutton Coldfield home

Ocean Colour Scene Aftershow

Britpop legend to DJ intimate Birmingham club

Your World|Mar 20

Full steam ahead ... the Northern Belle thunders over the picturesque Settle-Carlisle line

Guests who travelled on one of the world's most 'luxurious' Pullman-style trains 'rave' about experience

Your World|Mar 20

Shaz Saleem presented the prestigious High Sheriff Award by Douglas Wright, MBE DL

Former Dudley councillor wins High Sheriff award

Your World|Mar 20

The Last Dinner Party began their career at Brixton's Windmill pub (Ian West/PA)

Bimingham named UK’s second-biggest pub music scene outside London

West Midlands Railway warned passengers travelling between Walsall and Birmingham of disruption

Disruption to trains through Wolverhampton and Birmingham cleared

Police tape

Pedestrian killed in collision involving police car in Birmingham

Baloci in Birmingham is one of the best places in the UK for an overnight stay, according to The Times. Photo: Baloci/Google

Baloci: Birmingham hotel described as ‘pocket of Persia’ named one of the UK's best places to stay by The Times

March 19, 2025

A stock image of a police officer from Greater Manchester Police.

Police arrest 200 people in just 24 hours, with more than 70 for domestic abuse offences

A sign at a Hotel Chocolat store

New Hotel Chocolat hot chocolate cafe set to open in Birmingham

Pizza Express will be doing 33p pizza's on one day next week - here are the rules and all your closest branches

The Wolves fan was filmed spitting on Villa supporters at the Feb 2 game.

Watch: Wolves fan who spat on Villans during home match pleads guilty in court and receives football ban

Imaan Coley

Pair jailed for the imprisonment and torture of two women in Birmingham

Regina's Bar & Restaurant on Newhall Street in Birmingham

Inside Regina’s - the West Midlands restaurant where you can dine like royalty - opening date