An artist has been recreating Brutalist buildings in miniature to champion the often “unloved” architectural style he said is an integral part of the UK’s urban heritage. Adam Carthy, 39, started his business called Spaceplay around 2016 – the same time as the demolition of Birmingham Central Library which was heralded for its Brutalist architecture, … Read more
POLICE are hunting for a man who attempted to abduct a child before fleeing towards a McDonald’s restaurant. The four-year-old had been walking with a woman when they were approached by the man in Longbridge, West Midlands, at around 11.30am yesterday morning, police said. 2 A man attempted to abduct a four-year-old child on Wednesday … Read more
COPS are appealing for help to identify a man whose body was found floating in a canal. He was discovered between Raboe Lane and Bridge Street, in Smethwick, Birmingham, at around 3pm on November 30 last year. The force said his body had no injuries and there is no evidence of any third party involvement. … Read more
THIS is the shocking moment a couple were caught performing an apparent sex act in a photo booth at a popular shopping centre. The viral clip was recorded at a photo printing kiosk in the Bullring & Grand Central in Birmingham. 3 A couple were caught performing an apparent sex act in a photo boothCredit: Snapchat 3 … Read more
THIS is the moment two men fight with machetes in the street after violence broke out near a Premier League football stadium. The pair of thugs were filmed lunging at each other with huge blades outside a fried chicken shop on Witton Road, in Aston, Birmingham. 4 Two men fighting with machetes in the streetCredit: … Read more
WHEN Chanice Higgins went to hospital with agonising headaches, doctors initially believed she might have a brain tumour. But when the test results came back, the 31-year-old got the shock of her life; it wasn’t a brain tumour at all. 10 Chanice Higgins underwent scans when doctors thought she had a brain tumourCredit: Jam Press … Read more
A TEENAGER died at a go-karting attraction last night, police have confirmed. Staffordshire cops and West Midlands Ambulance Service were called to TeamSport Go Karting Stoke in Burslem on Friday at around 8.15pm. 4 TeamSport Go Karting Stoke in Burslem 4 Police and paramedics at TeamSport Go KartingCredit: BPM 4 Staffordshire cops and West Midlands … Read more
THIS is the dramatic moment a hooded gunman hell-bent on revenge opened fire on a rival. CCTV showed Mohammed Islam launching the horror attack after arriving at a car park in Birmingham, West Midlands. 5 Mohammed Islam fired shots at a rival in a car parkCredit: SWNS 5 He has now been jailed for 12 … Read more
A WOMAN was raped outside a shopping centre before a second victim was injured in a horror attack. The incidents – with the second seeing a woman sustain facial injuries – happened in the Perry Barr area in north Birmingham in the early hours of Saturday. 2 An area near a busy Birmingham shopping centre … Read more
The number of people in hospital with flu in England continues to rise, with staff reporting they are under the same pressure as at the height of the Covid pandemic, the NHS medical director has said. Data from NHS England shows there were an average of 5,408 flu patients in beds in England each day … Read more