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"Ozzy is the real life Iron Man." Ozzy Osbourne's producer Andrew Watt gives an update on the singer's health as the countdown to his final show continues

Good news for those who managed to score tickets for Ozzy and Black Sabbath's farewell bow in Birmingham

Metal Hammer

Satori, Birmingham B13: ‘Pomposity chimed loudly in the air’ – restaurant review

You really can’t put a price on this kind of excitement, although in this case it came to £12

The Guardian - UK

Six-year-old boy makes history as one of Crufts’ youngest ever winners

Freddie Osborne, six, and his smooth fox terrier Penny came first in the veteran breed category.

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Channel 4 reaches new agreement to cover Crufts until 2029

Hosted by Clare Balding, Channel 4’s coverage will include Crufts’ top honour – best in show.

Evening Standard

London's newest property development hotspot revealed as hopes grow about £2bn station

HS2 boss says Old Oak Common in west London is a target area for developers

Evening Standard

Thief was ‘stressed’ trying to sell gold from Blenheim Palace toilet, jury hears

It is believed the stolen golden toilet was broken up and sold in Birmingham for £520,000 less than two weeks after the raid, jurors heard.

Evening Standard

HS2 is an example of ‘how not to run a project’ and may not even reach Birmingham, MPs find

Even if the slimmed down project is delivered it will ‘bring very poor value for money’, damning report finds

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The UK’s biggest guitar event is this weekend, with 'wit and wisdom' from That Pedal Show

The Guitar Show hits Birmingham 1-2 March 2025: Full line-up revealed

Guitar World

Alabama mass shooting suspect who allegedly killed 4 is now linked to 10 other murders in spate of shootings

Damien McDaniel, 22, is now allegedly connected to 14 murders in the Birmingham area and is accused of injuring at least 29 people

The Independent UK

Birmingham plagued by rats ‘the size of cats’ as bin strike and HS2 blamed

Furious residents say ‘really chunky’ rodents chewing through cables and nesting in wheelie bins

The Independent UK

Six men convicted after trafficked migrants forced to work on cannabis farms

The National Crime Agency said illegal sites were run in the Midlands, London and the north of England

Evening Standard

BBC to air controversial banned film Blue Story for first time

Vue cinemas pulled film from nationwide schedules after mass brawl broke out in Birmingham branch in 2019

The Independent UK

UK Employer Who Fired Pregnant Worker by Text With 'Jazz Hands' Emoji Ordered to Pay £93K

An employment tribunal has awarded a consultant from Birmingham £93,616.74 after her boss fired her with a text that included a jazz hands emoji.

International Business Times UK

Virgin Media outage LIVE — internet service "fully restored"

Virgin Media went down for thousands of users, but service has now been "fully restored."

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Georgia Hunter-Bell passes ‘first big test’ to retain title at British Indoors

The middle-distance runner embraced her role as favourite with a strong win, while Hannah Nuttall stunned Laura Muir over 3,000m

Metal Hammer

“With the success came all the trappings and we tried every one of them. The drugs, the travel, the women. Our lives were forever changed”: The chaotic story of Black Sabbath, the band who did more than anyone to invent heavy metal

No Black Sabbath, no heavy metal as we know it

The Independent UK

Fire delays start of British Indoor Athletics Championships in Birmingham

The Utilita Arena had to be evacuated after the incident on Saturday morning.

Evening Standard

Fact check: Ukraine elections, tax thresholds and viral masked men image

Roundup of fact checks from the last week compiled by Full Fact.

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Evening Standard

Trio detained in human trafficking and county lines probe

The arrests were made on Thursday morning in Dundee and Birmingham.

The Guardian - UK

Angela Rayner is right to home in on rogue landlords

Letters: Shuranjeet Singh says that more help is needed in the battle against rogue landlords in Handsworth, Birmingham

Evening Standard

Fact check: Photograph of masked people with axes was AI-generated

Police said there had been ‘no disorder’ at any Birmingham hospital.

The Independent UK

Tui to axe direct flights to these two popular long-haul destinations

The route between Birmingham and Florida is also being dropped

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Ozzy Osbourne declares he will perform at Black Sabbath’s final reunion concert in July – but on his own terms

As he battles health issues including Parkinson’s, Ozzy Osbourne has said he will perform at Black Sabbath’s final reunion concert in July but on his own terms.

The Independent UK

Woman awarded £94,000 payout after being sacked with a ‘jazz hands’ emoji while pregnant

Ammar Kabir sacked Paula Miluska from Birmingham-based Roman Property Group Limited

The Independent UK

Harry attends Invictus Games closing ceremony in Whistler

The closing ceremony also marked the official handover to 2027 host Birmingham.

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