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Watch as 'freed' passengers cheer after they were locked inside train station
21+ hour, 42+ min ago (390+ words) West Midlands Railways explained that the blunder happened after some stations on the network were locked overnight to prevent antisocial behaviour or rough sleeping West Midlands Railway has apologised after train passengers found themselves locked inside a station for more…...
Midland city considers balaclava ban as masked youths on e-bikes on rampage
3+ day, 18+ hour ago (1070+ words) Nottingham is set to ban the wearing of balaclavas in the city centre. A Midland city is weighing up a ban on balaclavas in an effort to stop masked youngsters on e-bikes causing mayhem on its streets. Face coverings could…...
Steve Aoki reignites Jaffa Cake debate at UK show
1+ day, 15+ hour ago (317+ words) The question of whether a Jaffa Cake is a cake or a biscuit has long been one of the UK's most hotly contested debates, and now it's found its way onto the dance floor at the Ministry of Sound. Fans…...
Man jailed six years for fatal push down Birmingham nightclub stairs
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (241+ words) Birmingham Live Man jailed six years for fatal push down Birmingham nightclub stairs Simon Gebrengus has been jailed for six years after being convicted of manslaughter at Birmingham Crown Court Need to know: man jailed for six years after pushing…...
Four teens arrested after city centre Mc Donald's stabbing
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (270+ words) A couple came across a stunning Mc Donald's branch on holiday (stock image)(Image: Ceri Breeze via Getty Images) Four teenagers, aged between 13 to 16, have been arrested after a 34yearold man was stabbed outside a city centre Mc Donald's restaurant. A…...
I saw Waitress the Musical at Birmingham Hippodrome with very high expectations
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (291+ words) I have NEVER had such high expectations going into a musical like this - I've heard nothing but good things. I know this show inspires obsessions in some of my friends and I am familiar with the powerhouse ballad 'She Used…...
Racist arms himself with weapon before 'raping Sikh woman he thought was Muslim"
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (524+ words) Undated screen grab taken from CCTV issued by West Midlands Police of John Ashby holding a stick which has been shown in court. This is the moment a racist sex attacker armed himself with a weapon moments before he violently…...
Islamic centre attacked again - 48 hours after racist graffiti daubed on walls
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (238+ words) Racist thugs targeted an Islamic centre in Birmingham again today - 48 hours after it was covered with hateful graffiti. Worshippers discovered "England First" and other offensive graffiti at the Jami Community and Education Centre, just off the Kingstanding Circle on Kettlehouse…...
First peek inside new restaurant in city suburb
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (568+ words) A new Italian restaurant, which hopes to bring the authentic taste of one region of Mediterranean culinary superpower to the north of Birmingham, has opened for the first time. Rudy's pizzeria welcomed customers to its new Birmingham Road restaurant in…...
'Scary' tunnel residents won't walk through in the daytime
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (526+ words) Ashwin Road tunnel in Handsworth is a dumping ground for fly-tippers A "scary" tunnel in Birmingham which some residents say they're frightened to walk through, even in the daytime, has become a dumping ground for brazen fly-tippers. The rat-infested tunnel…...