Homeless Birmingham Father Opens Up About Missing Daughter Amid Battle with Past Addiction Saturday, December 27, 2025 homelessness addiction birmingham roughsleeping recovery outreach charity youth housing support A Birmingham father sleeping rough in the city centre has shared the emotional toll of being separated from his daughter for years. Stu, 43, lived with his ex-partner and their daughter in Kingstanding until late 2018. … Read More
Teenagers Sentenced for Brutal Stabbing of 15-Year-Old in Birmingham Park Friday, December 26, 2025 stabbing birmingham teenagers crime sentencing assault violence youth court rehabilitation Three teenagers have been sentenced for the savage stabbing of a 15-year-old boy in a Birmingham park. The attack, which left the victim stabbed eight times, was caught on CCTV from a nearby mosque. The footage shows Ishfaq … Read More
Kent Police Introduce Voluntary GPS ‘Chav Nav’ Ankle Tags to Help Young Offenders Break the Crime Cycle Saturday, December 20, 2025 kent police gps ankletag youth offenders crime rehabilitation vru antisocial Kent Police have launched an innovative initiative offering young offenders the opportunity to voluntarily wear GPS ankle tags, aiming to curb antisocial behaviour and retail theft. Nicknamed the ‘chav nav’ due to their … Read More
Plans to Build Crucial Birmingham Safe Centre for Vulnerable Children Move Closer to Approval Tuesday, December 16, 2025 birmingham children safecentre vulnerable welfare youth care trust development erdington Plans for a vital safe centre dedicated to housing and supporting highly vulnerable children have made significant progress in Birmingham. Birmingham Children’s Trust has submitted an application to demolish three existing … Read More
Ex-Gangster Augustus Stewart to Educate Birmingham’s Youngest About Knife Crime Wednesday, December 10, 2025 knifecrime gangculture education youth mentorship boxing prevention rehabilitation birmingham youthwork Children in Birmingham as young as seven will soon receive a crucial education on the dangers of knife crime and gang involvement, in an effort to provide support earlier than ever before. Augustus Stewart, a former gang … Read More
I Slept Rough in a Birmingham Car Park and It Opened My Eyes to a Harsh Reality Saturday, December 6, 2025 homelessness roughsleeping charity birmingham awareness stbasils bigsleepout youth shelter struggle At 2:30 a.m., the temperature plummeted, and rain poured down relentlessly onto the fragile cardboard shelter I had built. Its persistent thudding grew louder as water began seeping through the cracks, soaking me and … Read More