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March 22, 2025

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

40-year-old gold disc awarded to UB40 by BPI up for auction

Only one week left to secure extremely rare UB40 memorabilia package in charity auction for Acorns

Your World|Mar 19

Two men fighting with machetes in the street outside a fried chicken shop on Witton Road, in Aston, Birmingham.

Shocking footage shows machete fight erupting near Villa Park

A silver car, blurred by speed, passes a circular No Cars road sign

Plans to tackle speeding drivers in Birmingham come under fire - here's why

Transport|Mar 19

A pile of bin bags in a Birmingham street in February. Permission for use for all LDRS partners. Credit: Alexander Brock

Bins collections in Birmingham were being missed before refuse workers went on strike new figures show

Environment|Mar 19

Lily Purslow stands next to 'Love Among the Ruins' by artist Sir Edward Burne-Jones.

'We are so excited': Two prestigious paintings return to Wolverhampton's Wightwick Manor

PCC Simon Foster. Permission for use for all LDRS partners. Credit: LDRS. Caption writer: Mark Cardwell

Record rise in West Midlands Police officers being sacked due to misconduct - here's why

March 18, 2025

Police are asking anyone who recognises this man to get in touch.

Police release photo of man after woman sexually assaulted in Birmingham nightclub hotspot

Last year's Unity Iftaar Dinner

National Muslim charity launches nationwide invitation to ‘share a meal’ during Ramadan

Your World|Mar 18

Newcastle United's Alexander Isak scores in the Carabao Cup final

West Midlands burglar guilty of break-in at Premier League star Isak’s home

Three Black Country county lines drug dealers ordered to repay thousands of pounds

Steven with niece Meggie

Fundraiser reveals epic 17 stone weight loss ahead of 1,880-mile challenge for charity close to his heart

Your World|Mar 18

Walsall Road, Perry Bar, near to where the incident happened

Man, 64, arrested after women racially abused in Perry Barr

Staff illness and overrunning engineering works disrupt trains between Birmingham and Shrewsbury

March 17, 2025

'Policemen' seen at Sutton Park

Watch: Actors and production team spotted in West Midlands park as 'Silent Witness' filming under way in region

Van Morrison

Irish rock legend Van Morrison follows acclaimed Belfast residency with new run of UK live shows, including West Midlands date

Your World|Mar 17

Man charged after 13-year-old girl was struck by car in Birmingham

Katie Price and Kerry Katona are coming to Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury

Katie Price and Kerry Katona bringing 'tell-all' show to Sutton Coldfield and Stafford - here's how to get tickets

Staffordshire entertainment|Mar 17

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