Birmingham News

The RSPCA is appealing for information and CCTV or doorbell footage after a young swan was found decapitated beside Stourbridge Canal near Wollaston Road on Tuesday 29 September. The charity says the cause of death is unknown but describes the circumstances as suspicious.

The A46 is closed southbound near Coventry following a single-vehicle collision late on Wednesday evening, September 30, with diversions in place

Wayne Shepherd, 31, of Stone, was involved in the shocking incident last October

Dame Esther Rantzen, the former BBC presenter, Childline founder and assisted dying campaigner, has died aged 86, her family has confirmed

Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi says footage of the band’s final Birmingham concert in July 2025 is ’emotional’ and ‘difficult to watch’. Ozzy Osbourne died just over two weeks after the show. The concert film is due out in October 2026.

Shaun Freeman, of Abbey Foregate in Shrewsbury, was given the order at Telford Magistrates Court

Victims were told they’d pay a fee in exchange for visa, travel and accommodation costs for the Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca, which is an important part of the Muslim faith, but none of the arrangements were made

Northumbria Police are investigating after a black Audi A3 came off the road at Panns Bank near Wearmouth Bridge

The men were arrested after search warrants were executed across Birmingham

A woman reported she was assaulted after getting off a bus on James Road