The Latest Breaking News from Birmingham

Ballet has always been more than just a job for Carlos Acosta. And as director of Birmingham Royal Ballet, he is trying to make it bigger than ever – even in the face of brutal cuts and the tragic death of its CEO

Look at the footage of a Bridgerton actress, Genevieve Chenneour, defending herself after a phone thief, Zacariah Boulares, tried to snatch her mobile. This kind of brazen crime is increasingly common in our city. Even more shockingly, Boulares has been convicted 12 times and two years ago threatened to behead…

We went for small plates … and had a full-blown, three-hour lunch

The Birmingham-born jazz star pays tribute to a master of modern music, with tap-dance rhythms and Heidi Vogel’s vocals adding pep to proceedings

Black Sabbath's legendary reunion show in Birmingham with original members, major bands, and charity donations. Tickets on sale soon.

Ozzy Osbourne will reunite with all of the original members of Black Sabbath for the first time in 20 years, in a gig that will be his last and that’s being billed as the “greatest” heavy metal show ever

Metallica and Pantera will also appear at the Villa Park event

Epic lineup convenes for farewell to heavy metal icon at Birmingham’s Villa Park stadium in July, with Metallica, Slayer, Pantera and many more in support

Black Sabbath’s Back To The Beginning extravaganza will take place at Villa Park on July 5

Legendary rock artist lives up to his promise to play one final show

The singer will play his own short set before the veteran heavy metal band play together for the first time in 20 years