26 h. ago US female assassin's botched bid to kill Brit businessman outside family home

Besotted hitwoman Aimee Betro, 45, was charged in relation to a failed assassination plot in the city in September 2019. She attempted to murder a Birmingham clothing shop owner as part of an international plot

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63 h. ago Aston Villa fan moons judge yelling 'kiss my a***' as he jails her for vile Blues attack

Rebecca Harris initially invited Michael Keeling into her room at The Gables Hotel but things took a violent turn when she found out he was a Birmingham City fan

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3 d. ago 'I was at Wrexham's brutal Championship opener and something I heard concerned me'

Wrexham suffered a brutal welcome to the Championship after a late capitulation at Southampton, but one moment was more worrying for the Red Dragons than the result

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3 d. ago Shocking moment stranger attacks woman's car in Birmingham street 'for the fun of it'

Video footage revealed how a stranger pulled, kicked and yanked the wing mirror off the Kia Venga as it was parked up on Tennant Street in Birmingham city centre

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4 d. ago Southampton vs Wrexham live: Conor Coady and Kieffer Moore start in Championship opener

Having secured back-to-back-to-back promotions from the National League the Welsh side aim to impress in the Championship

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4 d. ago Middlesbrough vs Swansea City Championship prediction, odds and betting offer

Rob Edwards begins life at Teesside with a home match at Riverside as Middlesbrough welcome Swansea City in the opening weekend of the Championship season

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4 d. ago QPR vs Preston North End Championship prediction, odds and betting offer

QPR begin life under new manager Julien Stephan as they welcome Preston North End to Loftus Road in their Championship 2025/26 season opener

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4 d. ago Hirst’s late penalty earns Ipswich draw with Birmingham in Championship opener

The last club to secure promotion from League One to the Premier League in successive seasons were ill-prepared for their sudden rise to the summit of English football; it was merely a happy accident of an excellent managerial feat. So it is no surprise that Kieran McKenna’s Ipswich are back in the Championship at the first opportunity.Should Birmingham City emulate Friday night’s opponents, they have no intentions of following the same path. Every bold statement to emerge from the club over the summer makes it abundantly clear that this period in the second tier is expected to be brief. Sights have been set high and, on the basis of this performance against opposition that took points off the likes of Chelsea, Tottenham and Aston Villa last season, it is easy to see why. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Man is charged with theft of flowers from Ozzy Osbourne's shrine in Birmingham city centre

The Black Sabbath frontman died on July 22 at age 76, and was laid to rest earlier this month on the grounds of his mansion in England.

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4 d. ago What are the latest EFL Championship 2025/26 title race odds?

The start of the Championship sees a potential four-way title race which includes Ipswich Town and Southampton from the Premier League and current League One champions Birmingham City in the mix

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4 d. ago Necaxa review – Eva Longoria’s attempt at recreating Welcome to Wrexham is just painful

The Desperate Housewives star has invested in a Mexican football team, and even ropes in Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney in her attempts to make a thrilling documentary. But it’s extremely hard to care about any of itWelcome to Wrexham is one of those TV shows that has moved its genre up a level. After years of glossy “behind-the-scenes” documentaries that were just another part of million-dollar sports franchises’ marketing portfolios, the story of unlikely celebrity investors Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney taking the extremely unlikely decision to buy AFC Wrexham was an unexpected tonic and a worldwide hit.Inevitably, imitations are now spawning, with Amazon last month debuting the underwhelming Built in Birmingham, about NFL superstar Tom Brady’s half-hearted involvement in Birmingham City. Necaxa should have better prospects, since it’s on Disney+, the same platform as Welcome to Wrexham, and Reynolds and McElhenney are in it. But all the peculiar magic of the parent show is ...

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5 d. ago Man charged in connection with theft of flowers from Ozzy Osbourne tribute

Parviz Jafari, 45, is accused of stealing flowers from Broad Street in Birmingham following the death of Black Sabbath frontman Ozzy Osbourne.

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5 d. ago Birmingham City boss Chris Davies responds to owners' demand ahead of Championship opener

Birmingham boss Chris Davies understands how difficult it is to win back to back promotions and Championship opener against Ipswich will go a long way to showing where newly-promoted side stand

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5 d. ago Birmingham City vs Ipswich Town Championship prediction, odds and betting offer

League One champions Birmingham City face Premier League relegated Ipswich Town at St Andrews with both sides eyeing for a return to the top tier this season

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6 d. ago ‘The dog ate my passport’: All Blacks rookie sorts pet’s mess to rescue debut

Leroy Carter sorts shock call-up for Rugby ChampionshipCanine chewed passport he needed for Argentina tripLeroy Carter was still coming to terms with his inclusion in the All Blacks squad to play in Argentina in the opening rounds of the Rugby Championship when he made the shocking discovery. “The dog ate my passport.”The utility back with the Hamilton-based Chiefs was one of four uncapped players included in Scott Robertson’s Championship squad. The phone call from Robertson informing him of his selection had come as a massive surprise. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago How the Championship’s compelling and cruel nature delivers every time

Sunderland’s remarkable promotion shows the unpredictable nature of England’s second tier, with Birmingham City and Wrexham targeting an audacious promotion to the Premier League, alongside the three sides relegated from the Premier League, with crisis never far away towards the bottom of the table

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6 d. ago The dog ate my passport: Family pooch dogs rookie's All Blacks call

Rookie Leroy Carter was still coming to terms with his inclusion in the All Blacks squad to play in Argentina in the opening rounds of the Rugby Championship when he made the shocking discovery

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6 d. ago Woman travels all over Europe and there's only one city worse than Birmingham

One travel influencer was not impressed with her trip to the UK, as she ranked her top cities in Europe after visiting 26 destinations across the continent – and rated just one worse than Birmingham

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7 d. ago Jack Osbourne expresses ‘sorrow and gratitude’ after death of father Ozzy

The Osbourne family joined fans in laying flowers at the Black Sabbath bench in Ozzy’s home city of Birmingham last week.

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7 d. ago US sports lobby Home Office for travel exemption after golf caddie refused UK entry

Criminal conviction meant Eric Larson was barredNFL teams play in UK and have been alerted to situationSports organisations in the US will press the Home Office to apply exemptions to new travel rules for American citizens entering the UK after the caddie of golfer Harris English missed out on around £130,000 by being denied access for the Scottish Open and Open Championship.The case of Eric Larson has alerted the likes of the NFL and NBA, which stage games in London, that sportspeople or staff can be prohibited from entering the UK under Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) rules if they have a criminal conviction. Larson was sentenced to 13 years in prison in 1995 for involvement in drug dealing and rebuilt his career as a caddie for several leading PGA Tour players after serving 10 years. Continue reading...

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