Newborn baby boy is found abandoned in Birmingham park

Newborn baby boy is found abandoned in Birmingham park – as ‘extremely concerned’ police launch urgent hunt for his missing mother Newborn baby boy has been found wrapped in a blanket in a Birmingham park It is not known when or where the baby was born but police are investigating An urgent hunt has been … Read more

Tesco fined £7.5 million for selling out-of-date food in three stores

Tesco is fined £7.5 million for selling out-of-date food in three of its stores: Supermarket giant admits 22 hygiene breaches dating back to 2016 Inspectors visited three stores across Birmingham and found out-of-date items Tesco Stores Ltd admitted 22 breaches of Food Safety and Hygiene Regulation  Investigation was launched after Birmingham City Council received complaints  … Read more

Tesco fined £7.5 million for selling out-of-date food in three stores

Tesco is fined £7.5 million for selling out-of-date food in three of its stores: Supermarket giant admits 22 hygiene breaches dating back to 2016 Inspectors visited three stores across Birmingham and found out-of-date items Tesco Stores Ltd admitted 22 breaches of Food Safety and Hygiene Regulation  Investigation was launched after Birmingham City Council received complaints  … Read more

Murder probe as man, 20, is killed after being hit by VW Golf in Halfords car park

Murder probe as man, 20, is killed after being hit by VW Golf in Halfords car park as police arrest suspect, 25 A 20-year-old man found with head injuries beneath a car and died shortly after The man was run over in a Halfords car park in the Sheldon area of Birmingham Witnesses were able to detain … Read more

Dragon’s Den viewers emotional at single mother who burst into tears when Sara Davies backed her

Dragon’s Den viewers were left ‘blubbing’ last night after an inspirational ‘mumpreneur’ who launched a range of afro-textured hair products while working a part-time job and raising two children won backing from Sara Davies. Kameese Davis, from Birmingham, was seeking a £50,000 investment in exchange for a 20 per cent share in her brand Nylah. After an … Read more

Mugger RETURNS stolen cash by posting it through victim’s letter box as it was donation for mosque

Moment mugger RETURNS stolen cash by posting it through victim’s letter box after being told it was donation money destined for local mosque The thief posted notes through victim’s letterbox in Small Heath in Birmingham The theft was captured on CCTV and an appeal to find the thieves spread online After the muggers heard of … Read more

Vue cinema chain admits health and safety offences over Birmingham death

Vue cinema chain admits health and safety offences after a man was crushed to death by motorised seat as he tried to find his dropped phone and keys while his horrified wife watched Ateeq Rafiq, 24, was at the Vue Cinema in Star City, Birmingham with his wife  At the end of the film he … Read more

Calls for inquiry as cost of union’s hotel and conference centre spirals to £98MILLION 

Calls for inquiry as cost of ‘Red Len’ McCluskey’s luxury new Unite union hotel and conference centre spirals to £98MILLION Birmingham hotel and conference complex cost has risen to almost £100m  Original estimate of £35million, with some reports it was as low as £7million  McCluskey has blamed cost increase on paying top rate wages to workers  … Read more

Sea Cadet commander accused of abusing dozens of young teenagers once met with Prince Andrew

A Sea Cadet lieutenant commander accused of abusing 22 young teenagers spent years mixing with dignitaries and once met with Prince Andrew, it has been revealed. Peter Sherwin once rubbed shoulders with the Duke of York during a royal ceremony at cadet site TS Stirling in Birmingham in 2001. Sherwin was regarded as a ‘pillar of … Read more

Sea Cadet lieutenant commander accused of abusing dozens of young teenagers met with Prince Andrew

A Sea Cadet lieutenant commander accused of cruelly abusing dozens of young teenagers spent years mixing with dignitaries, including Prince Andrew. Peter Sherwin once rubbed shoulders with the Duke of York during a royal ceremony at cadet site TS Stirling in Birmingham in 2001. Sherwin was regarded as a ‘pillar of the community’ prior to … Read more