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West Midlands' new railway stations open to the public
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (513+ words) Three new railway stations have opened to the public in Birmingham as part of a "185m project to reinstate links to the city centre. Camp Hill Line stations Moseley Village, Kings Heath and Pineapple Road opened on Tuesday, allowing locals access…...
New look Peaky Blinders mural near Birmingham New Street station
18+ hour, 53+ min ago (268+ words) A new look has been unveiled for the Peaky Blinders mural near Birmingham New Street station. The 50-meter installation, on Hill Street and by artist Jon Jones, depicts scenes from the new film featuring the iconic Tommy Shelby, alongside memorable…...
Birmingham City: Chris Davies says Blues were robbed against Ipswich
1+ day, 17+ hour ago (373+ words) Birmingham City manager Chris Davies claimed the Blues were robbed of at least a point when they had a goal wrongly disallowed in their 2-1 Championship loss at Ipswich Town. The officials ruled the ball crossed the by-line before Ibrahim Osman's…...
Nine facing murder charge over Zeshan Afzal stabbing in Smethwick
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (144+ words) Two more teenagers are accused over the stabbing of teen Zeshan Afzal outside a mosque in Smethwick. Nine face murder charge over stabbing near mosque A total of nine teenagers have now been charged with murder over the fatal stabbing…...
Early 'voice mails' found of Coventry disability rights pioneers
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (1221+ words) "Hello Mum and Dad, greetings from Llandudno. "We've just taken Alan up The Great Orme, it's been a grand day but it's been raining all afternoon. "The hotel is fine, and you can expect us back on Saturday." In a…...
Teenager arrested after boy, 13, seriously injured in Birmingham
3+ day, 16+ hour ago (196+ words) A teenager has been arrested after a 13 year-old boy was seriously injured when a car hit his bike in Birmingham. West Midlands Police were called to St Andrews Road at 20:40 BST on Friday, to reports that the young boy had…...
Basildon council leader's antisemitic AI video reported to police
4+ day, 1+ hour ago (562+ words) An AI video created by a council leader that included antisemitic song lyrics has been reported to police. Gavin Callaghan, the Labour leader of Basildon Council in Essex, apologised for posting the video on Facebook on Thursday, which had been…...
North Warwickshire Borough Council launches £2m grant scheme
3+ day, 18+ hour ago (245+ words) A "2m grant programme to support the community, businesses and local development projects in north Warwickshire has been launched. The North Warwickshire Prosperity Fund was approved by the borough council at a meeting in March, with applications opening on Wednesday. Projects…...
Man killed in Derbyshire light aircraft crash was on gifted trip
5+ day, 18+ hour ago (720+ words) One of two men killed in a light aircraft crash was on a gifted introductory flight experience, an air accident report has said. Pilot Edward Browne, 66, and passenger James Litchfield, 64, died when the Hoffmann H36 Dimona crashed shortly after take-off at…...
Demolition of Northampton M&S store revealed in drone images
5+ day, 20+ hour ago (184+ words) Drone images have shown what is left after demolition works for a town centre redevelopment project. Work is ongoing at the old M&S and BHS site on Abington Street in Northampton, with developers calling it a "major milestone" in…...