My home city of Birmingham is giving up on young people. Here’s how we can get it back on track | Ibraheem Mockbel
I Shaped by the environment I grew up in: the Football Club of the Local Community Centre in Balsoll Heath; Birmingham, where I joined the company at age 7, wasn’t just teaching me to score goals. It unearthed a passion I didn’t know I had. The coach turned dusty clearing into a possible arena, honing […]
British Army Drafted by Government to Help Birmingham Trash Crisis
The Labour government has called on the military to help clean up the garbage from the streets of Birmingham as the ongoing union strike left tens of thousands of tons of garbage lined up in the city of Britain’s second-largest city. Community Secretary Angela Rayner reportedly invoked military aid to the Civil Authority (MACA) authority […]
Birmingham bin strike to continue after talks end without resolution | Birmingham
Discussions aimed at ending the strike by Birmingham waste collectors ended without a breakthrough. Members of the city's unit union began a full strike in a long-term wage dispute on March 11, leaving the trash piles and bins for weeks. Residents complain that rats are running around waste, leading to fear of public health. Last […]
Birmingham mass shooting suspect accused in 2023 killing of Alabama firefighter
A man in connection with the recent fatal shooting in Birmingham, Alabama was charged Tuesday in three more murder investigations, including the death of a firefighter in 2023. Damien McDaniel is currently a Birmingham firefighter in the shooting death of Jordan Melton, a Birmingham firefighter who was targeted while working at Norwood Community Fire Station […]
Birmingham City v Newcastle United: FA Cup fourth round – live | FA Cup
Important Events Shows key events only Please turn on JavaScript and use this feature Callum Wilson squeezed the barrel to the left And then I clipped a great ball over the far post. Osla screwed it into a six-yard box and Wilk plunged into the goal with his left foot. The ball was punched by […]
Birmingham, Alabama mass shooting: $100K reward offered as mayor vows to ‘hunt down’ the ‘cowards’ responsible
Authorities in Alabama announced a total reward of $100,000 on Monday for information about a mass shooting in Birmingham over the weekend that left four people dead and at least 17 injured. Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin said his primary goal now is to “track down, capture, arrest and convict” those responsible for Saturday night's violence […]
Four Dead After Multiple Gunmen Open Fire in Birmingham
Just after 11pm on Saturday, multiple gunmen opened fire in Birmingham, Alabama, leaving four people dead and many injured. KSTP Reported “Multiple suspects opened fire on a large group of people who were in an outdoor public area,” Officer Truman Fitzgerald said. He added: “Investigators believe this shooting was not random and resulted from an […]
Alabama shooting leaves 4 killed at least 21 injured in Birmingham
Four people are dead after a shooting in a nightlife area of Birmingham, Alabama, police and reports said. Birmingham Police said in a social media post that multiple people were shot on 20th Street near Magnolia Avenue in the Five Points South neighborhood. Police investigators said officers arrived on scene and found two men and […]
13-Year-Old Stabbed to Death in Birmingham Suburb
A murder investigation has been launched following the stabbing death of a 13-year-old boy in Oldbury, outside Birmingham. West Midlands Police have launched a murder investigation after a 13-year-old boy was stabbed to death at an address on Lovett Street in the market town of Oldbury, Sandwell, at around 4pm on Thursday. The boy was […]
Carabao Cup clockwatch: Birmingham v Fuham, Everton v Doncaster and more – live | Carabao Cup
Main Events Show only important events Please enable JavaScript to use this feature Major team news: Fulham made 11 changes, Leicester made eight without Vardy, Tranmere's goalkeeper was Joe Murphy, who played in the 2000 final, linked below, now 43. Sean Dyche named a strong Everton team, while Palace named Marc Guehi despite transfer speculation. […]