Birmingham news

• Birmingham artist brings 'Simon Towel' act to BGT - Yahoo News UK

  06-03-2026 21:54
  Birmingham artist brings 'Simon Towel' act to BGT  Yahoo News UK
  
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• Sixth murder charge over death of stabbed teen

  06-03-2026 19:20 via bbc.com
  Zeshan Afzal was discovered with serious injuries on Oldbury Road in Smethwick on 20 February.
  
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• Russia behind Birmingham parcel fire and others in Europe, investigators say

  06-03-2026 18:06 via bbc.com
  The attacks, which involved self-igniting packages, targeted couriers in Poland, Germany and at a DHL depot in the UK in 2024.
  
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• Temperatures in Birmingham dip as UK snow maps reveal exact dates for eight-day blizzard - Birmingham Live

  06-03-2026 17:03
  Temperatures in Birmingham dip as UK snow maps reveal exact dates for eight-day blizzard  Birmingham Live
  
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• Funeral appeal for murder victim with no UK family - BBC

  06-03-2026 16:45
  Funeral appeal for murder victim with no UK family  BBC
  
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• Funeral appeal for murder victim with no UK family

  06-03-2026 16:45 via bbc.com
  Ali Alshmari, 30, was stabbed outside a Birmingham primary school on Tuesday and died at the scene.
  
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• Banner Theatre Birmingham Bin Strikes - Yahoo News UK

  06-03-2026 16:05
  Banner Theatre Birmingham Bin Strikes  Yahoo News UK
  
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• Mayor returns after being stranded in 'war zone'

  06-03-2026 15:43 via bbc.com
  West Midlands Mayor Richard Parker was stranded in Dubai for five days due to the war in Iran.
  
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• Bethell's breakout winter boosts England's future

  06-03-2026 15:36 via bbc.com
  In completing the set of centuries across all formats despite T20 World Cup semi-final defeat by India, Jacob Bethell shows why he is integral to England's future, writes Matthew Henry.
  
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• Man admits spate of car thefts

  06-03-2026 15:25 via bbc.com
  Keltonjay Martin admits conspiracy to steal vehicles with a value totalling more than £400,000.
  
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• 'Peaky Blinders stars asked me for accent advice'

  06-03-2026 15:10 via bbc.com
  Wolverhampton actor Spencer Elcock stars in Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man.
  
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• Foreign Office travel advice for Turkey after seven UK tourists die - Birmingham Live

  06-03-2026 14:37
  Foreign Office travel advice for Turkey after seven UK tourists die  Birmingham Live
  
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• Murder trial for man,76, over taxi driver shooting

  06-03-2026 13:11 via bbc.com
  Harun Khan, 39 at the time, was shot outside his home in Tipton during the evening of 3 March 2008.
  
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• Ozzfest return announced with dates at Villa Park

  06-03-2026 13:01 via bbc.com
  Sharon Osbourne announced the heavy metal festival would return to Birmingham in 2027.
  
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• Major UK pub chain giving away 10,000 free drinks this month - Birmingham Live

  06-03-2026 12:40
  Major UK pub chain giving away 10,000 free drinks this month  Birmingham Live
  
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• Foreign Office says restrictions on movement now 'lifted' for UK tourists - Birmingham Live

  06-03-2026 12:34
  Foreign Office says restrictions on movement now 'lifted' for UK tourists  Birmingham Live
  
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• Moment suspected shoplifter 'clotheslined' outside Birmingham Primark - Yahoo News UK

  06-03-2026 12:01
  Moment suspected shoplifter 'clotheslined' outside Birmingham Primark  Yahoo News UK
  
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• Morrisons becomes 'first UK supermarket' to make 'reassuring' change - Birmingham Live

  06-03-2026 11:14
  Morrisons becomes 'first UK supermarket' to make 'reassuring' change  Birmingham Live
  
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• Video. UK: Crufts opens in Birmingham with more than 20,000 dogs - Euronews.com

  06-03-2026 09:54
  Video. UK: Crufts opens in Birmingham with more than 20,000 dogs  Euronews.com
  
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• Biggest water bill shake-up 'since 1999' coming for UK households - Birmingham Live

  06-03-2026 09:10
  Biggest water bill shake-up 'since 1999' coming for UK households  Birmingham Live
  
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• UK: Crufts opens in Birmingham with more than 20,000 dogs - africanews.com

  06-03-2026 09:00
  UK: Crufts opens in Birmingham with more than 20,000 dogs  africanews.com
  
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• Six major UK chains scrap cash with shoppers warned - full list - Birmingham Live

  06-03-2026 07:56
  Six major UK chains scrap cash with shoppers warned - full list  Birmingham Live
  
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• Museum announces Peaky Blinders themed events

  06-03-2026 07:17 via bbc.com
  The Black Country Living Museum will host three themed nights in 2026.
  
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• Foreign Office warning for UK tourists after 'attacks at shopping malls' - Birmingham Live

  06-03-2026 07:13
  Foreign Office warning for UK tourists after 'attacks at shopping malls'  Birmingham Live
  
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• Foreign Office warns UK tourists after 'attacks on restaurants and hotels' - Birmingham Live

  06-03-2026 07:12
  Foreign Office warns UK tourists after 'attacks on restaurants and hotels'  Birmingham Live
  
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• Foreign Office warns UK tourists after drone strikes at popular airport - Birmingham Live

  06-03-2026 07:11
  Foreign Office warns UK tourists after drone strikes at popular airport  Birmingham Live
  
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• Foreign Office urges UK tourists to 'restrict movements' over 'increased risk' - Birmingham Live

  06-03-2026 06:56
  Foreign Office urges UK tourists to 'restrict movements' over 'increased risk'  Birmingham Live
  
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• Asian Hornets 'invading' UK town - and 'all hell will break lose' - Birmingham Live

  06-03-2026 06:41
  Asian Hornets 'invading' UK town - and 'all hell will break lose'  Birmingham Live
  
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