58+ min ago  (579+ words) Birmingham meant "everything" to Ozzy Osbourne, Sharon Osbourne has told the BBC. Speaking on the red carpet at the Brit Awards on Saturday, Sharon said her husband, who was born and raised in the Aston area of the city, had…...

11+ hour, 46+ min ago  (402+ words) Changes to local government in Staffordshire could make the north of the county more prosperous, according to one council leader. Authorities in the county have put forward five options for redrawing the political map under a local government shake-up that…...

1+ day, 17+ hour ago  (348+ words) Four young men who stabbed a teenage boy 16 times with a machete and left him fighting for his life have been jailed. Tyler Bradley, Wayne Boyd, Leon Keenan and Kaya Azhar chased the boy through Hemlington in Middlesbrough during the…...

1+ day, 20+ hour ago  (332+ words) A police force's temporary chief constable will take on the role permanently, with a pledge to tackle violence against women and girls and anti-social behaviour. Darren Martland was officially appointed Cumbria Police's head with the unanimous approval of the county's…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago  (384+ words) Three people have been arrested following Nottingham Forest's Europa League home tie against Turkish side Fenerbah'e. Nottinghamshire Police said an investigation was under way following a series of incidents including flares being thrown from the away end which stopped the…...

2+ day, 6+ hour ago  (193+ words) A shop was has been ordered to pay more than "3,000 in costs after inspectors found evidence mice had gnawed food - and one ran in front of them. L6 Continental on West Derby Road in Tuebrook posed an "imminent risk to health…...

2+ day, 18+ hour ago  (907+ words) Multiple concerns, including by an MP, were raised about a man with mental health issues days before he took his own life, an inquest has heard. Tyran Jones, 30, died at his home in Northfield, Birmingham, on the morning of 30 March…...

3+ day, 4+ hour ago  (428+ words) Additional seating will be installed at the Alexander Stadium in Birmingham to accommodate "unprecedented demand" for the European Athletics Championships. Taking place from 10-16 August, it will be the first time that the tournament has been held in the UK. More…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago  (265+ words) A former detective committed gross misconduct after she admitted to aiding the unauthorised possession of a device inside a prison, a police force has ruled. Cambridgeshire Police said Det Con Zoe Rogers had already accepted a conditional discharge for the…...

4+ day, 2+ hour ago  (463+ words) A filmmaker from Birmingham has celebrated the premiere of his psychological horror film which will screen in over 1,000 American cinemas. Daniel Alexander's movie Gale: Yellow Brick Road, is a dark take on The Wizard of Oz, filmed in his home…...