The Latest Breaking News from Birmingham

The former West Brom forward was born in civil war-hit Burundi before moving to the UK

The Home Secretary wants to give a new adjudication panel the power to decide asylum appeals to speed up the process.

Steve Smith secured an eight-wicket success in the evening to back up a 36-run triumph in the opening game.

Rage Against the Machine guitarist Tom Morello believes Ozzy Osbourne knew he was close to death during his final Black Sabbath performance in Birmingham. Osbourne, aged 76, died on 22 July, just two weeks after the farewell show at Villa Park, which Morello helped curate. Fans who watched the live-streamed…

Guitarist who served as curator for Osbourne’s farewell show in Birmingham reflected on the rocker’s state of mind during the emotional day

Watch as HS2 engineers carefully slide a 1,631 tonne bridge into place over a busy Birmingham road.

YOUR VIEWS: Readers are divided over the wave of St George’s Cross flags and graffiti in Birmingham – with some calling it vandalism and hijacking, while others see it as a show of pride and unity

Aimee Betro flew to the UK to carry out the plot in Birmingham, which failed when the gun jammed, allowing the victim to escape.

Jurors at Birmingham Crown Court found the 45-year-old graduate guilty of conspiracy to murder