Birmingham news

• Walsall bring in defender Furlong on one-year deal

  24-08-2026 20:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Walsall sign full-back James Furlong on a one-year contract.
  
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• Three arrested after man shot near city venue

  24-08-2026 20:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Luna Springs said the shooting was outside and no firearm came into the building.
  
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• Community rallies after homes gutted by huge fire

  24-08-2026 19:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Residents in part of Birmingham are rebuilding after the fire as charity support tops £10,000.
  
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• Watkins' departure would cut deepest - and Villa did not see it coming

  24-08-2026 18:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ollie Watkins has been an Aston Villa legend but it appears his time at the club is nearing a painful end amid interest from Saudi Arabia.
  
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• Trackside fire blocks railway line

  24-08-2026 18:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Canley fire blocked the railway line between Birmingham International and Coventry stations.
  
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• Heggebo ban opens can of worms for FA - Morrison

  24-08-2026 15:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  West Bromwich Albion head coach James Morrison says the FA have "opened a can of worms" over Aune Heggebo's two-match ban for deception.
  
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• Cafe welcomes railway station parking U-turn

  24-08-2026 15:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Folklore Coffee and Bagels launched a campaign after finding out fees were going up
  
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• Policeman 'abused role for sexual purposes'

  24-08-2026 13:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A misconduct panel hears that Robin White sucked a colleague's finger and spoke about "hot naked bodies".
  
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• CrossCountry train services resume after outage

  24-08-2026 08:41 via bbc.co.uk
  
  It follows major national rail disruption at the weekend.
  
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• 'It took 30 years to talk about my teacher raping me'

  24-08-2026 07:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  She was 15 when she met Keith Allen, a supply teacher at her school in Birmingham the early 1990s.
  
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• Offer to replace family photos lost in Stourbridge fire

  24-08-2026 07:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Photographer Jane Jordan from the town says it would "mean everything" if she could help even one family.
  
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• The health scare which made a company director rethink his life

  24-08-2026 07:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Director Mike Watkins admits his diet "wasn't the greatest" before having the seizure in B&Q.
  
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