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Man chased onto bus and stabbed on Corporation Street

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

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Tomasz Samel was taken from his home by men posing as Interpol officers and set alight over a seized cigarette haul.

9 October 2026 Source: Birmingham Live

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Nobody was hurt in the shooting on Collingbourne Avenue; a man was also held in a counter-terrorism operation in Sparkbrook.

8 October 2026 Source: Birmingham Live

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British Transport Police are appealing for witnesses after an attack in the walkway near Stephenson Street.

7 October 2026 Source: Birmingham Live

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A man was punched and his phones and bag taken; a 14-year-old was also arrested with a knife at Kings Norton funfair.

6 October 2026 Source: BirminghamWorld

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The commissioner says violence is "not part of the job" for police, paramedics and firefighters.

5 October 2026 Source: Hits Radio