BBC Birmingham

16/11/2025

Walking around with 999 pre-dialled into your phone, wondering whether your can of deodorant in your handbag would be enough of a weapon if you were attacked.
These are some of the thoughts women in Birmingham have told us they are having since 34-year-old Katie Fox was stabbed in an unprovoked attack while she waited at a bus stop in the city centre.
Special report: https://bbc.in/48hMCk3

16/11/2025

Police are giving away items to help community groups.

Items like noticeboards and exercise mats are being donated as buildings are refurbished or sold.

16/11/2025

Permission is being sought for a 263-bed building on the site of the former Golden Eagle pub, which hosted 1960s acts like the Spencer Davis Group before it was shut in 1984 and demolished.

Full story: https://bbc.in/4qWLQAl

16/11/2025

After suffering a series of mini-strokes in 2024, Stanley Stroud lost his ability to speak and his mobility. To help deal with his grief he's written books filled with letters to his late wife. 🥰

15/11/2025

From a fundraising runner set to cover 156 miles to an adaptation of a play that's over 100 years old, how much West Midlands news from the past seven days can you recall?

From a runner set to cover 156 miles, to a play that's over 100 years old - how was the news for you?

15/11/2025

Pubs, restaurants and hotels are cashing in as darts fans descend on Wolverhampton.
Full story: https://bbc.in/440o5gY

15/11/2025

Comedian Darren Harriott says reflecting on fatherhood, following the death of his own father by su***de when he was 11, has been "life-changing."
Full story: https://bbc.in/4nWcPJy

15/11/2025

Public transport was disrupted and drivers struggled to pass through surface water as Storm Claudia hit the West Midlands.

Roads flooded with vehicles passing through deep water in places while rail services were disrupted.

14/11/2025

🙌 From Wolverhampton to Birmingham - Ed and PJ want to thank YOU for your donations to BBC Children in Need. 😊

14/11/2025

John Lydon, the former S*x Pistols frontman, has tucked into his first taste of a Black Country classic - orange chips.

Londoner John Lydon says he has "never seen anything like" the orange chips from chip shop Major's.

14/11/2025

It might be described as a "cinematic love song to Birmingham," but Take Me High marked the end of Sir Cliff Richard's film career and almost finished him as a musician, some say.

The "mind bogglingly strange" 1973 film attempts to combine "light musical comedy with the world of local government contract procurement processes", says city author Catherine O’Flynn.

Full story ➡️ https://bbc.in/47RUqru

14/11/2025

"She was an amazing dog, she was a TikTok star."
Full story: https://bbc.in/43ugjvC