Man, 27, is charged with murder and attempted murder after series of stabbings across Birmingham on Sunday Zephaniah McLeod, 27, has been charged with murder and attempted murder Police said they had charged a man of the death of 23-year-old Jacob Billington McLeod will appear before Birmingham magistrates on Wednesday morning By Henry Martin For … Read more
The devastated family of 23-year-old Jacob Billington who was murdered on the streets of Birmingham while enjoying a night with his friends have paid tribute to ‘the light of our life’ The man murdered by a rampaging knifeman in Birmingham had been at the scene of the attack after heading to the wrong Ibis hotel after … Read more
More than a hundred NHS Trusts may be overwhelmed this winter if the coronavirus hospitalisation rate surges to the level seen in April, an analysis has revealed. A comparison of the average number of beds needed between December 2019 and February 2020, and the number of beds required for Covid-19 patients in April, at the … Read more
West Midlands Police has come under fire for allowing the suspect of the horrific Birmingham knife rampage to go on a 90-minute stabbing spree through the heart of the city centre before slipping away, leaving one dead and seven others injured. The random attacks took place in four parts of the city, across two hours … Read more
A former Builder of the Year who appeared on Channel 4’s Love It Or List It has been accused of downing tools midway through a £77,000 home extension job. Terry Bodley, 74, was hired by Adam Lewis to carry out the extension at his home in Billesley, Birmingham. Mr Lewis, 46, lives in the three-bedroom … Read more
West Midlands Police have released the first images in the hunt for a man they wish to speak to in connection to a bloody rampage on the streets of Birmingham last night. The horrific attacks, which took place in four parts of the city over a two-hour period, left one man dead and seven other … Read more
Speeding Porsche driver, 53, is spared jail after killing cyclist when he lost control of his £50,000 car while doing 55mph in a 40mph zone David McSkimming, 53, killed cyclist in tragic collision days before Christmas He received a suspended six-month prison sentence in Birmingham yesterday The victim, Anthony Satterthwaite, 51, died at the scene and had to … Read more
‘Multiple people’ are stabbed in Birmingham city centre as police declare a ‘major incident’ The incident happened in Birmingham city centre around 12.30am this morning Police say there are a ‘number of victims’, but severity of injuries not yet known West Midlands Police have today declared the stabbings as a ‘major incident’ The incident took … Read more
Lorry firm is ordered to be shut down after bosses lied to public inquiry into death of young doctor who was killed when she was knocked off her bike by driver S&J Transport was told to close three years after Suzanna Bull was fatally injured Robert Bradbury was jailed for 21 months for causing death … Read more
Angry mother blasts parents for flouting social distancing rules as she is forced to push through crowds outside Birmingham secondary school Furious parent filmed crowd outside Ninestiles school in Acocks, Birmingham She said she was forced to push through the chattering group with her son Children have returned to school for the first time in … Read more