Birmingham news

• New Year resolutions

  22-12-2017 16:26 via bbc.co.uk
  Let us know which New Year resolutions you've stuck to and how you did it.
  
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• Boy, 12, charged with sexually assaulting woman

  23-03-2026 21:58 via bbc.com
  The boy was also charged with theft and strangulation after a woman was confronted in the street.
  
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• Man who sprayed substance at people jailed

  23-03-2026 18:53 via bbc.com
  Bradley Baker is sentenced after four people suffered the effects of the spray in a park.
  
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• HS2 trains could run slower than planned to save money

  23-03-2026 17:39 via bbc.com
  The government is looking at ways to make much-delayed London to Birmingham railway line cheaper to deliver.
  
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• Nightclub where footballer murdered set to re-open

  23-03-2026 16:46 via bbc.com
  A judge recommends that the venue where Cody Fisher died should have its licence reinstated.
  
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• DHL drivers to strike and others to be balloted

  23-03-2026 16:44 via bbc.com
  Drivers on JLR contracts in Birmingham, Wolverhampton, Solihull and Widnes are to be balloted.
  
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• Bid for Smethwick to be UK Town of Culture

  23-03-2026 15:32 via bbc.com
  A council says it is compiling a bid for the town that would showcase the "Black Country spirit".
  
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• School shut after false report of man with knife

  23-03-2026 14:18 via bbc.com
  Officers established the man was carrying scissors he found outside the school and was part of a construction team working on the school grounds.
  
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• Barnard to skipper Warwickshire in all formats

  23-03-2026 11:47 via bbc.com
  All-rounder Ed Barnard is named as Warwickshire's new club captain after Alex Davies decided to step down from the role.
  
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• Smoke control order to include waterways in city

  23-03-2026 07:08 via bbc.com
  As of Monday, residents and users of moored boat vessels cannot emit visible smoke from a chimney.
  
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• Hospital apology over boy's death after trainee doctor pierced artery

  23-03-2026 04:01 via bbc.com
  Three-year-old Aarav Chopra died during a biopsy when his artery was pierced by a trainee doctor.
  
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• Watkins gives Tuchel timely reminder as World Cup hopes still alive

  22-03-2026 20:14 via bbc.com
  Ollie Watkins is not in Thomas Tuchel's latest England squad, leaving his World Cup hopes in the balance - but scoring for Aston Villa on Sunday might change that.
  
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• Ex-parliamentary candidate in racial abuse arrest

  22-03-2026 16:24 via bbc.com
  Lawyer Akhmed Yakoob says he was arrested for racially abusing a police officer at a demonstration.
  
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• West Midlands gets £50m funding boost for jobs

  22-03-2026 16:20 via bbc.com
  Announcing the funding, West Midlands Richard Parker says the region is the "home of innovation".
  
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• Traffic stopped as coach on fire on M6 toll

  22-03-2026 15:42 via bbc.com
  Football fans and the driver heading to Wembley were evacuated safely before the coach caught fire.
  
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• Boys held and knife seized after city centre brawl

  22-03-2026 14:54 via bbc.com
  Trouble flared in Victoria Square on Saturday not long after a planned demonstration in the area.
  
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• Deadline nears for gardens photo competition

  22-03-2026 12:40 via bbc.com
  Organisers said the deadline for the internationally recognised competition was fast approaching.
  
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• 'Gordon Ramsay is nothing like he is on TV'

  22-03-2026 08:14 via bbc.com
  Terry Mellor commuted every morning from Birmingham to London to work on Ramsay's new project.
  
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• Your photos: Cherry blossoms and a daffodil duck

  22-03-2026 08:11 via bbc.com
  Take a look at these amazing photos we have been sent this week in the West Midlands.
  
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• Giant glowing sun sculpture goes on show in city

  21-03-2026 15:13 via bbc.com
  The exhibition will be on display until 1 November 2026 at The Exchange.
  
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• Driving arrest after man left with serious injuries

  21-03-2026 13:08 via bbc.com
  A car crashed into a lamppost and parked cars in Newbury Lane.
  
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• Birmingham's beautiful blossom back in bloom

  21-03-2026 08:25 via bbc.com
  Cherry blossom trees are once again delighting visitors to Brindleyplace.
  
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• 'Becoming a train driver in my 40s was the best thing I ever did'

  21-03-2026 08:11 via bbc.com
  Lisa Paton, 49, has no regrets about becoming a train driver in the West Midlands in her forties.
  
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• Everything we know about meningitis strain at centre of UK outbreak - Birmingham Live

  20-03-2026 21:50
  Everything we know about meningitis strain at centre of UK outbreak  Birmingham Live
  
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• Meningitis outbreak latest as experts warn of 'sporadic' UK spread - Birmingham Live

  20-03-2026 19:51
  Meningitis outbreak latest as experts warn of 'sporadic' UK spread  Birmingham Live
  
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• Permanent flagpole plan after huge Miner display

  20-03-2026 18:19 via bbc.com
  Walsall Council proposes permanent flagpoles at Miner Island after flags sparked debate last year.
  
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• Bielik season may be over after shoulder surgery

  20-03-2026 17:46 via bbc.com
  West Bromwich Albion defender Krystian Bielik undergoes surgery on his shoulder and could miss the remainder of the season, boss James Morrison confirms.
  
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• Thousands attend Europe's biggest Eid celebration

  20-03-2026 17:38 via bbc.com
  Birmingham's Small Heath Park attracts huge crowds as Muslims mark the end of Ramadan.
  
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• HMRC sending demand letters to UK households with savings - Birmingham Live

  20-03-2026 17:17
  HMRC sending demand letters to UK households with savings  Birmingham Live
  
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• The UK schools with confirmed or suspected meningitis cases amid outbreak - Birmingham Live

  20-03-2026 15:47
  The UK schools with confirmed or suspected meningitis cases amid outbreak  Birmingham Live
  
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