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Reuben Borley-Walton was serenaded by Kylie Minogue after he gifted her a rose during her performance in Birmingham. placeholder image

Heartwarming moment Kylie serenades boy, 3, who gifted her a rose

Crowds gathered as Tiktok sensation Ben Newman, 40, aka Spudman served jacket potatoes with US singer Teddy Swims from his van in Tamworthplaceholder image

Spudman defends bitter allegations potato empire is dividing town

Rubbish is still piled up on the streets of Birmingham, May 12, 2025. placeholder image

Watch this: Rotting rubbish still piling up on Birmingham streets

Kevin Beresford with his Birmingham rubbish Calendar in Birmingham. placeholder image

Birmingham bin strikes immortalised in 'rats size of cats' calendar

Mobile bin collection sites along Broadway Avenue, Heartlands, Birmingham, sees queues of cars, double parking, getting stuck and chaos as residents scrabble to rid their rubbish todayplaceholder image

Huge queues as Birmingham bin strike continues

The Gorilla ornament was taken from Darlington Indoor Market. placeholder image

Bungling thieves snatch life-size gorilla statue in bizarre burglary

William Timms with a captured rat.placeholder image

I've had 1 day off in months as rats invade homes and chew car wires

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Crooked House boss's company goes bust with debts of £1.2 million

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Rubbish piled up on Beach Road in Sparkhill Birmingham ahead of Tuesday's 'all out strike'.placeholder image

Rubbish piles up in Birmingham streets amid strikes

Freddie Osborne and Penny will compete on March 6 at Crufts on Terrier day. placeholder image

West Midlands Boy, 6, Makes Crufts History

Mastiff cross Comet is searching for a loving home after recovering from heart-breaking ordeal. placeholder image

Poor hound found bleeding with stab wounds is looking for family

Claire in Benidorm. Meet the mum who visited seven countries in one year, spending just £2.6k and using NO annual leave - and despite having a fear of flying. placeholder image

I went on 13 trips, visiting 7 countries but used NO annual leave

Lily-Rae with actor Kate Winslet. placeholder image

Kate Winslet gifted £5k so I can see Northern Lights before I go blind

Experts commented that it was 'remarkable' that neither of them had died in the powerful explosion. placeholder image

Footage shows moment gas tank explodes and is catapulted into the air

The fake identity card that kept Sergeant Bill Poulton free for months.placeholder image

British airman's fake ID used to fool the Nazis goes under the hammer

Rhiannon Skye Whyte who died following a stabbing at Bescot Stadium railway station. placeholder image

Man charged with murder after woman dies in train station stabbing

Alderson Road, in Washwood Heathplaceholder image

Teenager dies after being shot on residential street in Birmingham

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Watch: Teen drives 95mph in 40mph zone and rams police car

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Watch: Man speeds at 70mph in 20mph zone before smashing into barrier

Aiden Phipps was arrested in a middle-of-the-night raid.placeholder image

Watch: Serial rapist arrested in raid - his youngest victim just 12

Fly-tipped rubbish at the site of the former Crooked House pubplaceholder image

Crooked House site left 'environmental disaster' by fly-tippers

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Footage shows thug kicking woman's dog in Birmingham street

Video grab of the shocking moment a cyclist was left with multiple injuries after being pushed off his bike as he was riding to work by a mindless yob in a passing van.placeholder image

Moment yob pushes cyclist from bike leaving him with multiple injuries

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Villa fan reunites Sharon Osbourne with wedding ring

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'We live in the Solihull village with the most complaints about HS2'

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Residents' fury at huge mountain of fly-tipped rubbish on estate

The house in Greenvale Avenue in Brminghamplaceholder image

Five injured after family home struck by lightning in Birmingham

Five-month-old puppy Pepsiplaceholder image

Man who claimed dog's injuries caused by 'falling down stairs' jailed

Sajid Ali's arrest at Heathrow Airportplaceholder image

Gang leader convicted over plot to smuggle cocaine worth £11m

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Two boys, 15, convicted over fatal stabbing of teenager in Birmingham

An eight-year-old boy has drowned after he fell into a river in a quiet market townplaceholder image

Young boy from Birmingham named after drowning in River Arrow

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Footage shows robber 'taunting' cops after stealing 12 tonne lorry

Eight men have been jailed for more than 75 years combinedplaceholder image

Video: CCTV shows gang wielding blades while trying to stab teenager

The Reverend Matthew Tomlinson pictured at St Augustine's Church in Edgbastonplaceholder image

Hunt for thief caught on CCTV stealing £6k brass eagle from church

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Car thief caught after police spot distinctive tattoo on his hand

Stewart Jackson, left, and Charles Hanson, owner of Hansons Auctioneersplaceholder image

‘We’ve got the largest arcade game collection in UK items from 1890’

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‘Live a good life’ Asda knife crime victim's widow tells teen murderer

CCTV shows the moment a fly-tipper dumps a truck full of branches and hedge trimmings onto a busy road in Aston, Birmingham, on May 4, 2024placeholder image

Watch: Brazen fly-tipper dumps hacked up trees across Birmingham road

Last known footage (L) of Kevin Lomas (R) who was found dead in his bedroom in Hall Green, Birmingham, on Friday 2 April, 2021placeholder image

£20,000 reward for Birmingham killers of ‘kind soul’ Kevin Lomas

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The idyllic village beside Birmingham in 'swearing' footballers row

Birmingham John Bright Street gunman Deraj Meade being arrestedplaceholder image

Moment gunman opens opens fire on John Bright Street caught on camera

Destiny Mitchell, 26, is homeless and has turned a bus stop into a temporary home on the Bristol Road, Selly Oak, Birminghamplaceholder image

‘We've made a disused Birmingham bus shelter our home - here's why’

Ashirie Smith was rumbled by police after he posted clips of himself dancing with a gun at his Birmingham homeplaceholder image

Dancing gunman jailed after video posts at Birmingham home

Kelvin Ward, 50, being attacked where he was stabbed to death on Chester Road in Castle Bromwich, Birmingham, on April 18, 2023placeholder image

Kelvin Ward: 4 jailed for for machete murder outside Chester Road KFC

Upper Highgate Street in Birmingham, April 15 2024placeholder image

Watch: We visit fatal Highgate road collision scene where a girl died

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