Your latest Birmingham news headlines - April 20

Here’s your latest news headlines on April 20
By Richard Gullick
Published 20th Apr 2022, 14:31 BST

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Two arrested following a baby’s death

A man and woman have been arrested following the death of a boy in Birmingham. Police were alerted to a one-year-old in cardiac arrest at an address near Edgbaston on Saturday evening. Both were arrested on suspicion of causing or allowing the death of a child and bailed while enquiries continue.

Man in critical condition after crash

A man is in critical condition after a crash in Shirley on Sunday. Both drivers stayed at the scene, but a 36-year-old man was arrested by officers on suspicion of drink driving and causing serious injury by dangerous driving. He has been interviewed and released pending further enquiries as the investigation continues.

Stratford Road, Shirley (Google Street View)Stratford Road, Shirley (Google Street View)
Stratford Road, Shirley (Google Street View)

Birmingham 2022 tickets back on sale

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To mark 100 days until it begins, tickets for the 2022 Commonwealth Games are now back on sale. Tuesday 19 April is the last major ticket release before the games begin in July. More information on tickets is available through the official website. 

Athletics athlete Sarah McDonald of Team England, David Grevemberg, Chief Executive of the Commonwealth Games Federation, Matthieu Baumgartner, Vice President Marketing Longines, Dame Louise Martin, President of the Commonwealth Games Federation and Athletics para-athlete Nathan Maguire of Team England pose for a photo during the launch of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games official Countdown Clock on March 09, 2020 in Birmingham, England. Sponsored by Longines, the Countdown Clock will take prime position in Centenary Square with Birmingham 2022 starting the multi-games partnership between the Commonwealth Games Federation and Longines. (Photo by Miles Willis/Getty Images)Athletics athlete Sarah McDonald of Team England, David Grevemberg, Chief Executive of the Commonwealth Games Federation, Matthieu Baumgartner, Vice President Marketing Longines, Dame Louise Martin, President of the Commonwealth Games Federation and Athletics para-athlete Nathan Maguire of Team England pose for a photo during the launch of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games official Countdown Clock on March 09, 2020 in Birmingham, England. Sponsored by Longines, the Countdown Clock will take prime position in Centenary Square with Birmingham 2022 starting the multi-games partnership between the Commonwealth Games Federation and Longines. (Photo by Miles Willis/Getty Images)
Athletics athlete Sarah McDonald of Team England, David Grevemberg, Chief Executive of the Commonwealth Games Federation, Matthieu Baumgartner, Vice President Marketing Longines, Dame Louise Martin, President of the Commonwealth Games Federation and Athletics para-athlete Nathan Maguire of Team England pose for a photo during the launch of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games official Countdown Clock on March 09, 2020 in Birmingham, England. Sponsored by Longines, the Countdown Clock will take prime position in Centenary Square with Birmingham 2022 starting the multi-games partnership between the Commonwealth Games Federation and Longines. (Photo by Miles Willis/Getty Images)

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