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"We’re supporting the children at school and are opening a book of condolence with the family’s permission. Police have arrested a 14-year-old boy from an address in Birmingham on suspicion of murder.

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AN "adored" 12-year-old boy was stabbed to death on his way home from school - with a 14-year-old ... who is believed to have been walking through a Birmingham park when he was knifed in the ...

More than 300 Small Heath primary school pupils can now read and write music thanks to a joint project with Royal Birmingham Conservatoire (RBC). A new initiative from the Royal Birmingham ...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - Birmingham City Schools' leaders are giving us a window into the impact of high dosage tutoring on academic achievement across the district. Constance Blaylock, the ...

Thanks to low cold temps last night and the potential threat of roads icing, many schools are going virtual or closing across Birmingham Metro on Tuesday, January 21, while the state braces for a ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Labour’s proposals to reform the English schools system, including a reduction in freedoms enjoyed by ...

Coleridge Tillman, better known as Sebastian Kole in Hollywood, has made a name for himself as a successful songwriter, but the Birmingham native is making a change in his music career.

The Prince of Wales surprised football fans as he popped into a local Wetherspoons in Birmingham ahead of Aston Villa's away clash with Everton on Wednesday evening. Prince William, 42 ...

National Primary School Offers Day is on Wednesday April 16 and Birmingham City Council will be emailing out primary school places to parents to let them know if they have been successful in ...