Honour Killing in Handsworth
Rahmat Sulemani, the tragic boyfriend of an honour killing victim has been discovered hanged.
Mr Sulemani tells us in 2007 how he had fallen in love with Ms Mahmod. He said: “We became close friends and at first it was...
Bullring Balcony Fall
A man in his forties is fighting for his life after jumping over a balcony in a shopping centre. Emergency services arrived immediately to aid the unidentified man.
A spokesperson for West Midlands Police said, “A man remains in a...
Fake Goods
A Birmingham shopkeeper will be facing jail time unless he pays £100,000 after 90% of his designer stock was discovered to be fake, including rip-off versions of Adidas, Dolce & Gabbanna, UGG, Louis Vuitton, Apple, Hugo Boss and Beats.
Director...
Locals Lodge Complaints about Lorry ‘Eyesore’
Branded as an ‘eyesore’ by the locals, 43-year-old Azam has no choice but to sell his converted delivery lorry or face further legal action, but most don’t know that there is more to the large vehicle, than meets the...
Birmingham Man Wins £1m on Euro 2016 bet
Daman Chick, 32, from Birmingham has won £1m after his bet that Portugal striker Eder, real name Éderzito António Macedo Lopes, would score the first goal of the Portugal v France game came true.
Eder, who was an outsider bet,...
An ‘Outstanding’ start to 2020 for Priory School
Priory School, an independent school for children aged six months to eighteen years old, have enjoyed a positive start to 2020 after being graded ‘Outstanding’ in all areas in their latest Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) Ofsted inspection. The...
Thousands Gathered At The Soho Road Diwali Mela
With Diwali just around the corner, yesterday (Sunday 9 October) thousands of people gathered on to Soho Road in Handsworth for the Birmingham Diwali Mela. This was the first time since Covid struck.
Soho Road was closed off as music was played,...
Transforming Narratives Mela & Symposium
The Transforming Narratives Mela & Symposium is a three day celebration of contemporary arts and culture in Birmingham, Pakistan and Bangladesh taking place 19 – 21 March 10am – 4pm GMT / 3 – 9pm PKT / 4 –...
Good news for Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery
Birmingham Museum closure delayed until after 2022 Commonwealth Games which will be hosted in the city.
Earlier this year it had come to light that the Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery at Chamberlain Square was due to shut its doors...
Young Muslim Girl Dies at Drayton Manor
A community has come together after the tragic death of an eleven year old girl. Evha Jannath, from Leicester, died after falling out of a boat on the Splash Canyon ride at Drayton Manor Park.
Evha had gone to the...
