A chilling eight-month stalking ordeal has left a woman in Erdington terrified to step outside her home, following a series of disturbing actions by 21-year-old Mahammed Younis. What began as an awkward gesture—leaving …
A 29-year-old mother in Sutton Coldfield has shared her experience of being followed and intimidated while out running with her two young children. The distressing incident unfolded last Saturday morning, May 16, when the …
On Wednesday, April 8, a learner driver experienced a frightening encounter during his very first driving lesson in Sutton Coldfield. While driving along Carhampton Road in Falcon Lodge with his instructor Phil Durose from …
Another Facebook livestream from Ryan Bridge, leader of the West Midlands group Raise the Colours, has once again made its way onto my work feeds. This group, under the guise of patriotism, is plastering Birmingham with Union …
As Birmingham gears up for its pivotal local elections on May 7, alarming reports of masked gangs loitering near polling stations, death threats, slashed tyres, and ongoing police investigations have brought voter and …
Flags have long served as powerful symbols of identity, pride, history, and community. They are meant to represent unity and inclusiveness—not exclusion or division. Yet, in parts of the Midlands today, flags are increasingly …
A man who blackmailed a Birmingham couple out of nearly £10,000 and forced them to leave their flat has been sentenced to five and a half years in prison. Twaha Kaana, aged 27, targeted the couple after they refused him entry …
Two controversial local figures have sparked outrage after threatening to hold protests outside the homes and workplaces of city councillors amid a year-long bin workers’ strike. Solicitor Akhmed Yakoob and his associate …
A woman has been sentenced to 11 years in prison for exploiting a vulnerable victim by forcing her into sex work and making her steal from shops, a court has heard. Anna Stukova, 30, subjected the victim to physical abuse and …