Businesses in B8 - Birmingham's worst postcode for rodents - say that "rats as big as cats" are plaguing the streets after dark.

Postcode plagued with 'rats as big as cats' and regular fly-tipping

The death of Mr Sharif - a former political figure in Gujar Khan who was highly respected in the community - has left his family "devastated and destroyed".

Tributes to Birmingham dad killed while celebrating son's wedding in Pakistan

Ten crews were sent to Alum Rock Road, near Thorton Road shortly after 6:30pm yesterday evening, September 19. 

Dozens of firefighters stop huge supermarket fire spreading to school

Officers were called to Alum Rock Road, Alum Rock just after 4:30pm on 22 December after reports of a collision.

Shoppers leap for safety after car mounts pavements outside shop

The 80-year-old man is seen crossing Alum Rock Road, Birmingham just after 1.15pm on Wednesday (October 2).

Pensioner left injured in road after hit-and-run

Danyal Bashir, 19, has admitted assaulting a traffic warden who was kicked and stamped on in a brutal street attack.


Teenager admits attacking traffic warden in street assault

The victim of a hit-and-run driver in Birmingham was a widow who had been “mother and father” to her three children, her family say.


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