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The August bank holiday weekend is closing in - so we've put together a list of some of the activities and events taking...
17/08/2025

The August bank holiday weekend is closing in - so we've put together a list of some of the activities and events taking place between 22 and 25 August across the region.
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From Afrobeats to beer, festivals, carnivals and more abound this August bank holiday.

A beautiful tribute to Diogo Jota at Molineux this evening.
16/08/2025

A beautiful tribute to Diogo Jota at Molineux this evening.

A 40 year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a stabbing in Hockley.Read more:
16/08/2025

A 40 year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a stabbing in Hockley.
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Officers are called to a house on South Road, Hockley, Birmingham, on Friday, police say.

A man in his 60s and a woman in her 70s were both taken to hospital for checks, West Midlands Police said.
16/08/2025

A man in his 60s and a woman in her 70s were both taken to hospital for checks, West Midlands Police said.

Emergency crews are sent to the motorway between junctions 10 and 10a after the vehicles crash.

The fact that a labyrinth of catacombs lies beneath one of the UK's biggest cities may surprise many.The UK's second cit...
16/08/2025

The fact that a labyrinth of catacombs lies beneath one of the UK's biggest cities may surprise many.
The UK's second city once housed more than 500 bodies in large, private vaults, dug out underground and used until the middle of the 20th Century.
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Birmingham's catacombs may not be known by many but were in use until the 1950s.

The founder of a support group says she feels more working people and volunteers are facing "desperate times" amid the c...
16/08/2025

The founder of a support group says she feels more working people and volunteers are facing "desperate times" amid the cost of living crisis.
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A community group founder says more working people are struggling with the cost of living crisis.

How a second bungled plot was hitwoman's downfall...Aimee Betro failed at her mission to assassinate her long-distance l...
16/08/2025

How a second bungled plot was hitwoman's downfall...
Aimee Betro failed at her mission to assassinate her long-distance lover's rival - but in the days after her bungled attack, she still believed she could cover her tracks and evade police.
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Police uncover Aimee Betro's bid to frame a man, in a second revenge plot, after a botched shooting.

16/08/2025

Keith Wraight and Clare Poyser sold their terraced house in Birmingham to live on a narrowboat before buying a second boat last year to set up their pizza business🍕 Nearly every piece of equipment is solar-powered on the boat, from the coffee machine and lights to the fridge and freezer.

16/08/2025

Wolves legend Andy Thompson wasn't given a tour of the stadium before he signed. 🤣

The team will play home games at Birmingham's Alexander Stadium.
15/08/2025

The team will play home games at Birmingham's Alexander Stadium.

Dozens of firefighters were sent to the large woodland fire in Marston Green.
15/08/2025

Dozens of firefighters were sent to the large woodland fire in Marston Green.

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