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Man charged after imitation gun seized at Soho burglary

Leon Gordon, 45, is due before magistrates today after police were called to City Road early on Saturday.

19 October 2026 Source: BirminghamWorld

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Bobby Edmundson, 52, has been jailed for four and a half years for the attack in a Selly Oak street.

18 October 2026 Source: Birmingham Live

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Two men were abused on their way through the city one morning in September, and officers have released CCTV images.

17 October 2026 Source: Birmingham Live

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She used the pub's bleed kit on the young man, named locally as Ayden, as police continue to hunt his killer.

16 October 2026 Source: Birmingham Live

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Ayoub Essakhi, 21, has been remanded in custody and will appear at a crown court in London on 23 October.

15 October 2026 Source: BirminghamWorld

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Three people were arrested within minutes after CCTV operators traced suspects, and a knife was recovered.

14 October 2026 Source: BirminghamWorld

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Police and trading standards raided three stores and found more than 150,000 illicit cigarettes, tobacco and counterfeit goods.

13 October 2026 Source: BirminghamWorld

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A man in his 20s died in the car park of the Beggars Bush on Chester Road, and no one has been arrested.

12 October 2026 Source: BirminghamWorld

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A council digivan will visit neighbourhoods until 17 October with the message "Stop Hate Crime. Report It."

11 October 2026 Source: Birmingham City Council

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A vehicle was reversed into a convenience store and set on fire; illegal cigarettes were also seized in Bartley Green.

10 October 2026 Source: Birmingham Live