<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title><![CDATA[Birmingham - Newslocker]]></title><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/birmingham/</link><atom:link rel="self" href="https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/birmingham/rss/" /><atom:link rel="hub" href="http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com" /><description><![CDATA[Find your latest news about Birmingham with just one click. Don't miss out on anything happening in your region!]]></description><language>en-uk</language><copyright>Copyright (C) 2026 newslocker.com</copyright><lastBuildDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2026 15:41:00 +0100</lastBuildDate><item><title><![CDATA[Storm Boleo sees trains cancelled and fallen trees]]></title><description><![CDATA[Storm Boleo is the second named storm of the season, and follows Storm Austen.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/birmingham/storm-boleo-sees-trains-cancelled-and-fallen-trees/</link><pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2026 15:41:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/birmingham/storm-boleo-sees-trains-cancelled-and-fallen-trees/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Battling Baggies need to be more clinical]]></title><description><![CDATA[BBC Radio 5 Live reporter Adam Cottier on Albion's profligacy almost proving costly at Preston North End.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/birmingham/battling-baggies-need-to-be-more-clinical/</link><pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2026 14:24:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/birmingham/battling-baggies-need-to-be-more-clinical/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Birmingham need more attacking quality]]></title><description><![CDATA[BBC Final Score reporter Laura Kenyon says Birmingham City were lacking in attacking quality in defeat at Cardiff.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/birmingham/birmingham-need-more-attacking-quality/</link><pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2026 13:49:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/birmingham/birmingham-need-more-attacking-quality/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['My grandad used to tell me the flashing lights meant the Martians were coming']]></title><description><![CDATA[Walsall Council revealed a possible date for the return of the family attraction at the Arboretum. ]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/birmingham/my-grandad-used-to-tell-me-the-flashing-lights-meant-the-martians-were-coming/</link><pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2026 08:11:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/birmingham/my-grandad-used-to-tell-me-the-flashing-lights-meant-the-martians-were-coming/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How families are cutting the cost of Halloween as spending grows]]></title><description><![CDATA[Families are turning to homemade costumes, swaps and second-hand outfits to keep it affordable.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/birmingham/how-families-are-cutting-the-cost-of-halloween-as-spending-grows/</link><pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2026 08:09:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/birmingham/how-families-are-cutting-the-cost-of-halloween-as-spending-grows/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Your photos: Rainy days and reflected rainbows]]></title><description><![CDATA[Take a look at these gorgeous weather photos of the West Midlands we have been sent this week.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/birmingham/your-photos-rainy-days-and-reflected-rainbows/</link><pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2026 08:02:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/birmingham/your-photos-rainy-days-and-reflected-rainbows/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[From Chelsea reject to Watkins 'upgrade' - Jackson makes fast Villa start]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nicolas Jackson continues an excellent start to his Aston Villa career with a match-winning double against Manchester City.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/birmingham/from-chelsea-reject-to-watkins-upgrade-jackson-makes-fast-villa-start/</link><pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2026 18:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/birmingham/from-chelsea-reject-to-watkins-upgrade-jackson-makes-fast-villa-start/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reward offered over murder in flat used as brothel]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jinming Zhang had been stabbed multiple times before he was found on 9 February 2022.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/birmingham/reward-offered-over-murder-in-flat-used-as-brothel/</link><pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2026 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/birmingham/reward-offered-over-murder-in-flat-used-as-brothel/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reform councillors' comments 'disgusting and embarrassing']]></title><description><![CDATA[The BBC met residents across the borough as it continues to deal with the fallout from the scandal.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/birmingham/reform-councillors-comments-disgusting-and-embarrassing/</link><pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2026 08:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/birmingham/reform-councillors-comments-disgusting-and-embarrassing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Student's dresses get star treatment at awards]]></title><description><![CDATA[Strictly dancer Lauren Oakley and singer Elle Exxe wore the designs at the Pride of Britain Awards.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/birmingham/students-dresses-get-star-treatment-at-awards/</link><pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2026 08:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/birmingham/students-dresses-get-star-treatment-at-awards/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How the beauty industry is boosting High Streets]]></title><description><![CDATA[Beauty salons and shops now make up almost a third of all leisure sites across UK retail centres.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/birmingham/how-the-beauty-industry-is-boosting-high-streets/</link><pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2026 08:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/birmingham/how-the-beauty-industry-is-boosting-high-streets/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kinsella nails floor routine in all-around final]]></title><description><![CDATA[Alice Kinsella completes her return from a year out of gymnastics after giving birth, with a "brilliant" floor routine in the women's all-around final at the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Rotterdam.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/birmingham/kinsella-nails-floor-routine-in-all-around-final/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 22:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/birmingham/kinsella-nails-floor-routine-in-all-around-final/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Solihull sign Halifax goalkeeper Johnson on loan]]></title><description><![CDATA[Struggling Solihull Moors sign FC Halifax Town goalkeeper Sam Johnson on loan until 3 January.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/birmingham/solihull-sign-halifax-goalkeeper-johnson-on-loan/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 20:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/birmingham/solihull-sign-halifax-goalkeeper-johnson-on-loan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fraudsters jailed for £279,000 medical supplies con]]></title><description><![CDATA[Emmanuel Nbanga, 46, has been sentenced to eight years in prison.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/birmingham/fraudsters-jailed-for-279000-medical-supplies-con/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 19:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/birmingham/fraudsters-jailed-for-279000-medical-supplies-con/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tamworth sign striker Carter on short-term loan]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tamworth sign 18-year-old striker Ramell Carter from Premier League side Hull City on a short-term loan deal.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/birmingham/tamworth-sign-striker-carter-on-short-term-loan/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 18:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/birmingham/tamworth-sign-striker-carter-on-short-term-loan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teenager jailed for life after killing gang rival]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oumar Traore has been sentenced to a minimum of 20 years in prison.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/birmingham/teenager-jailed-for-life-after-killing-gang-rival/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 17:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/birmingham/teenager-jailed-for-life-after-killing-gang-rival/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Military aircraft to help get UK 'on front foot' to fight wildfires, Burnham says]]></title><description><![CDATA[The prime minister hosted the UK's first wildfire summit to prepare for future blazes after a record summer 2026.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/birmingham/military-aircraft-to-help-get-uk-on-front-foot-to-fight-wildfires-burnham-says/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 14:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/birmingham/military-aircraft-to-help-get-uk-on-front-foot-to-fight-wildfires-burnham-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Emery's Villa 2.0 reboot restores optimism before Man City meeting]]></title><description><![CDATA[Unai Emery's impressive 2.0 reboot has Aston Villa's fans in buoyant mood on the fourth anniversary of his appointment, says chief football writer Phil McNulty.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/birmingham/emerys-villa-20-reboot-restores-optimism-before-man-city-meeting/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 13:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/birmingham/emerys-villa-20-reboot-restores-optimism-before-man-city-meeting/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gang paid for extra baggage allowance to smuggle drugs]]></title><description><![CDATA[The gang were arrested at Birmingham Airport after flying from Thailand via Paris in 2024.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/birmingham/gang-paid-for-extra-baggage-allowance-to-smuggle-drugs/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 13:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/birmingham/gang-paid-for-extra-baggage-allowance-to-smuggle-drugs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former Man United chief Murtough joins Birmingham]]></title><description><![CDATA[Birmingham City appoint ex-Manchester United chief John Murtough as director of football.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/birmingham/former-man-united-chief-murtough-joins-birmingham/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 13:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/birmingham/former-man-united-chief-murtough-joins-birmingham/</guid></item></channel></rss>