Birmingham news

• Man charged after shooting in Digbeth

  25-08-2026 16:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Rowan Youngsam, 20, is charged after the incident near Luna Springs in Digbeth, Birmingham.
  
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• League-winning youth darts team 'like another family'

  26-08-2026 07:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Black Country Youth County Darts team is 'going from strength to strength', manager says.
  
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• Teenage boys shining light on male mental health

  26-08-2026 07:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Matrix focuses on challenging stereotypes around masculinity.
  
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• Mum's perforated bowel ordeal after scan error

  26-08-2026 07:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Mum developed sepsis after scan error and now calls for better postnatal care for women.
  
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• Women left terrified as jewellery snatched in masked robberies

  26-08-2026 07:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  More than 40 robberies in the last year are being investigated by West Midlands Police.
  
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• Thousands of new social homes promised for region

  25-08-2026 18:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The government is giving £409m towards the scheme which aims to cut the numbers on waiting lists.
  
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• Baggies set to make changes in 'challenging' week

  25-08-2026 17:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  West Bromwich Albion head coach James Morrison says he intends to make changes to his team for their EFL Cup tie at Newcastle United
  
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• New conviction extends jailed rapist's sentence

  25-08-2026 16:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Brian Guest has his 22-year prison sentence extended by two years and six months.
  
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• Council apology over dementia carers' distress

  25-08-2026 15:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The council is making temporary arrangements after carers said they only had two weeks' notice.
  
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• West Brom buzzing for Newcastle cup tie - Price

  25-08-2026 14:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  West Bromwich Albion midfielder Isaac Price says he and his team-mates are looking forward to the Carabao Cup contest at Newcastle United.
  
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• Teddy appeal for orphaned kittens

  25-08-2026 13:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Birmingham RSPCA branch in Frankley Green say teddies provide comfort to orphaned kittens.
  
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• Can Albion sustain their awesome August this year?

  25-08-2026 13:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  West Brom fan Chris Hall is hopeful that their good start to the Championship season will not prove to be another false dawn.
  
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• Children 'not safe' as services rated inadequate

  25-08-2026 11:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ofsted inspectors visited Dudley Council's children's services in July and reported many issues.
  
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• Hospital says sorry after woman's sight loss

  25-08-2026 07:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The former Dragon's Den contestant is raising awareness after partially losing vision.
  
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• Cat survives horror ordeal in car engine

  25-08-2026 07:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Nala is recovering after being freed from the engine of a Peugot in Walsall.
  
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• Letting agent accused of not returning deposits to more than 100 tenants

  25-08-2026 07:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Tony Singh is the subject of a BBC investigation.
  
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• 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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• Watkins' absence at Brighton a question for him - Emery

  23-08-2026 21:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ollie Watkins' absence in Aston Villa's thrashing at Brighton is a question for the striker, says boss Unai Emery.
  
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• CrossCountry cancels 'almost all' UK services after power cut

  23-08-2026 16:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Customers say the disruption to virtually all UK CrossCountry services is the "worst case scenario".
  
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