All news on the topic: Birmingham

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’Heartbroken’ TV chef shuts restaurant, leaving angry customers owed nearly £40,000
Glynn Purnell said he was "heartbroken" after taking the decision to close his Birmingham restaurant after 17 years and hundreds of customers say they are owed nearly £40,000
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Former EFL boss defends himself after angrily pushing his own player following red card
Former Birmingham boss Pep Clotet was left furious with striker Raimonds Krollis after the striker was sent off on Friday night, with the Triestina boss making his anger clear
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Serious Fraud Office investigates £112m Unite union hotel
The Serious Fraud Office is investigating the construction of a hotel and conference centre owned by one of the UK’s biggest trade unions, the BBC can reveal.
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Russia’s goal is to ’create havoc’ if responsible for DHL fires, air freight expert suggests
Goal seems to be for people ‘to lose confidence in the system’, says head of industry body after devices found in Birmingham and Leipzig
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Russian spies are accused of using a ’secret device’ to start a fire in a UK warehouse
Counter-terrorism police are investigating whether Russian spies planted an incendiary device on a plane which later caused a warehouse fire in Birmingham.
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Car has deliberately mowed down a group of people outside a nightclub
Five men were injured when a car ploughed into a crowd in a ‘targeted attack’ outside a Birmingham nightclub this morning.
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Four people are dead and dozens injured following a mass shooting in Alabama
Four people were shot dead in the street in a nightlife area in Alabama last night, according to police.
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The feud between the Burger Bar Boys and the StreetFighters has been highlighted as Britain’s most dangerous gangs are mapped out
From the rise of new Mafia groups to a violent feud that began over a video game, the Daily Star uncovers the complex and dangerous criminal landscape of the country’s underworld.
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Boy, 13, stabbed to death in Birmingham as police condemn ’absolutely tragic’ murder
A residential street in Oldbury was sealed off overnight following a stabbing as emergency services and police rushed to Lovett Avenue in Lion Farm estate at around 4pm on Thursday, August 29
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My son is dangerous online incel spewing out misogynistic hate like Andrew Tate
IT is every parent’s worst nightmare that their child will go off the rails in their school years.
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Birmingham council to sell athletes’ village homes at a loss of over £300 million
Sale of hundreds of empty homes designed, but not used, for Commonwealth Games attacked as ‘absolute scandal’
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Citizens are warned about dire services of the CrossCountry
Transport secretary had ‘no choice’ but to approve cuts – but warns she will take further action if improvements not made
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UK: Ringleader of banana-filled cocaine smuggling gang convicted
The ringleader of an organized crime group that tried to smuggle millions of dollars worth of cocaine into the U.K. via a container of bananas was convicted Wednesday, the National Crime Agency (NCA) reported.
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Boy, 9, in critical condition after water incident in river
West Midlands Ambulance Services rushed to the scene at the River Arrow in Alcester, Warwickshire, on Monday evening with the boy later taken to Birmingham Children’s Hospital
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Gangster who cheated the taxman to build a £2.3m castle in Pakistan repays only £1,700
The scam was exposed after cops raided his Birmingham home and found plans for a palace
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Inside the ’UK’s worst city’ where junkies deal £10 heroin in ’Oliver Twist’ crack dens and a ’wrong look gets you knifed’
Watch our video as even the local buskers say they are mugged for money by thugs
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A hitwoman who allegedly ’used a hijab in a botched UK contract killing’ has been ’detained’ in Armenia after five years on the run
She was allegedly living in a rented one-bed flat on the outskirts of Yerevan
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Scammer evading UK authorities to enjoy lavish lifestyle in Dubai caught following lottery winner fraud
Zahid Khan fled the UK just days before being sentenced for fraud to lead a high-life of driving luxurious sports cars and flying private planes before finally be extradited back to UK to serve out his time.
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Man who set fire to mosque worshippers ordered to stay in high security hospital
A man has been ordered to stay in a high security hospital for setting mosque worshippers on fire in London and Birmingham.
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Mum of murdered Cody Fisher wants two major changes to stop tragedy from ever happening again
Cody Fisher, 23, a PE teacher who played for Stratford Town, was knifed in the heart on the dance floor and died in front of his girlfriend - his killer smuggled in a ’ferocious’ murder weapon
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Pub where Black Sabbath played first gig given Grade-II listed status
The Crown Inn, in Birmingham city centre, hosted local bands which went on to become household names including Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin and UB40. There have been fears for the building’s future as it has laid vacant since 2014
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Schools risking lives with stance on PE during month of Ramadan, ex teacher says
Schools are "waiting for something to happen" with their current approach to teaching PE to students observing Ramadan, it is claimed, as new research highlights the need for awareness
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Son 'held to ransom' over £60k debt after dad dies in 'paradise'
Thomas Kennedy, 82, was taken ill during a winter holiday visiting son Paul's family in the Turks and Caicos Islands, just south of the Bahamas. His relatives have now been left with a huge bill
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Birmingham, London, and Manchester are best UK cities for vegans, study finds
Nearly two-thirds of those in Birmingham are happy with the range of plant-based options available in local eateries, according to the research
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