Birmingham news

• Three charged over attack on elderly Sikh men

  29-01-2026 17:29 via bbc.com
  The men, aged 18, 20 and 25, will appear before magistrates in March over the Wolverhampton attack.
  
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• Crystal Palace sign Villa forward Guessand on loan

  30-01-2026 22:04 via bbc.com
  Crystal Palace sign Aston Villa forward Evann Guessand on loan until the end of the season with the option to make the move permanent.
  
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• Chang rejoins Walsall after Birmingham exit

  30-01-2026 19:52 via bbc.com
  Walsall sign midfielder Alfie Chang on a deal to the end of the season after his contract with Birmingham City is cancelled.
  
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• Asylum seeker jailed for 29 years for stab murder

  30-01-2026 18:57 via bbc.com
  Deng Majek is told by the mother of victim Rhiannon Whyte that she hopes he never sees the outside world.
  
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• Fire delays West Coast Main Line trains from Euston

  30-01-2026 18:48 via bbc.com
  West Coast Main Line rail services between Euston station and Watford Junction saw disruption throughout Friday afternoon.
  
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• Pair who beat homeless man to death found guilty

  30-01-2026 18:30 via bbc.com
  Hamza Khan and Mohammed Rahman's murder of Craig "Yankee" Dean was brutal and senseless, court hears.
  
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• West Brom sign Crystal Palace defender Imray

  30-01-2026 14:12 via bbc.com
  West Bromwich Albion make their second signing of the January transfer window by agreeing a loan deal for Crystal Palace defender Danny Imray.
  
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• Trainee firefighter helps deliver baby in car park

  30-01-2026 13:30 via bbc.com
  Lewis Smith says he and other fire crew were on another call at the Birmingham hospital at the time.
  
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• Blackpool sign keeper Peacock-Farrell after loan

  30-01-2026 13:01 via bbc.com
  Blackpool sign goalkeeper Bailey Peacock-Farrell from Championship side Birmingham City following a loan spell.
  
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• Boreham Wood v Truro & Tamworth v West Ham U21s in cup semis

  30-01-2026 12:58 via bbc.com
  Boreham Wood will face Truro City and Tamworth host West Ham Under-21s in the semi-finals of the National League Cup.
  
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• Bin collections suspended because of 'mega-picket'

  30-01-2026 11:50 via bbc.com
  The city council says it is suspending collections because it expects disruption at all depots.
  
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• HMRC increasing Personal Tax Allowance to £16,000 for some UK households - birminghammail.co.uk

  30-01-2026 09:01
  HMRC increasing Personal Tax Allowance to £16,000 for some UK households  birminghammail.co.uk
  
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• Drivers face huge ghost plate crackdown in major UK city - birminghammail.co.uk

  30-01-2026 08:26
  Drivers face huge ghost plate crackdown in major UK city  birminghammail.co.uk
  
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• Co-op opening 18 new or upgraded UK supermarkets - full list - birminghammail.co.uk

  30-01-2026 07:46
  Co-op opening 18 new or upgraded UK supermarkets - full list  birminghammail.co.uk
  
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• DWP £150 payments extended to millions more UK households - birminghammail.co.uk

  30-01-2026 07:43
  DWP £150 payments extended to millions more UK households  birminghammail.co.uk
  
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• West Midlands Railway joins publicly owned network

  30-01-2026 07:04 via bbc.com
  The transport secretary says thousands of rail passengers will be using public services from Sunday.
  
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• Birmingham varsity to deliver UK degrees in UNILAG from 2027 - Punch Newspapers

  30-01-2026 01:56
  Birmingham varsity to deliver UK degrees in UNILAG from 2027  Punch Newspapers
  
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• 'He enjoyed hurting people': Teen attacked others before murdering schoolboy, 12

  29-01-2026 21:31 via bbc.com
  Det Insp Joe Davenport says the killer attacked his victims in Birmingham for "violence sake".
  
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• Strike action at 20 West Midlands schools ends

  29-01-2026 19:35 via bbc.com
  The Arthur Terry Learning Partnership is pausing restructuring at schools across the West Midlands.
  
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• Top 10 UK brands including M&S, Netflix and Cadbury - full list - birminghammail.co.uk

  29-01-2026 16:52
  Top 10 UK brands including M&S, Netflix and Cadbury - full list  birminghammail.co.uk
  
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• Birmingham man charged with supplying heroin and crack cocaine - Yahoo News UK

  29-01-2026 16:46
  Birmingham man charged with supplying heroin and crack cocaine  Yahoo News UK
  
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• Discontinued chocolate bar returns to UK shelves after nearly 10 years - birminghammail.co.uk

  29-01-2026 16:38
  Discontinued chocolate bar returns to UK shelves after nearly 10 years  birminghammail.co.uk
  
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• Major burger chain quits Birmingham shopping centre - Yahoo News UK

  29-01-2026 16:33
  Major burger chain quits Birmingham shopping centre  Yahoo News UK
  
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• UK festival collapses into administration - fans' tickets for 2026 at risk - birminghammail.co.uk

  29-01-2026 16:23
  UK festival collapses into administration - fans' tickets for 2026 at risk  birminghammail.co.uk
  
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• Baggies striker Grant to undergo hamstring surgery

  29-01-2026 15:58 via bbc.com
  West Bromwich Albion forward Karlan Grant faces three months out and needs surgery on a hamstring injury.
  
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• Teen admits murdering schoolboy, 12, on walk home

  29-01-2026 15:41 via bbc.com
  Leo Ross is thought to be the youngest knife crime victim in the West Midlands.
  
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• Woman denies abortion clinic 'buffer zone' offence

  29-01-2026 15:33 via bbc.com
  Isabel Vaughan-Spruce is the first person in England charged under rules restricting behaviour near sites.
  
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• World War Two Far East veteran dies aged 101

  29-01-2026 15:31 via bbc.com
  Ron Gumbley's daughter says her father "lived life to the full and will always be our hero".
  
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• Major UK bank handing out £175 for new and existing customers - birminghammail.co.uk

  29-01-2026 14:50
  Major UK bank handing out £175 for new and existing customers  birminghammail.co.uk
  
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• 'Incredibly unpleasant' virus 'spreading rapidly across the UK' - birminghammail.co.uk

  29-01-2026 14:41
  'Incredibly unpleasant' virus 'spreading rapidly across the UK'  birminghammail.co.uk
  
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