The six-part BBC1 documentary, which premiered last night, follows mothers, partners and staff at three of Birmingham's busiest maternity hospitals in the weeks leading up to birth.

People were finally able to pay their respects at cemeteries across Birmingham after the council eased restrictions on graveyards. Mourners can now visit during a two-hour window.

The glamour model's children Archie, nine, Harry, eight, George, six and Ronnie, two, looked delighted to be cooling off during the sun-soaked day

The temporary hospital, which was built in eight days and opened on April 10. But West Midlands mayor Andy Street admitted it has 'not needed to be used'.

Jack Grealish has offered up the shirt he wore when he was assaulted by a Birmingham fan before scoring Aston Villa's winner to raise money for the NHS.

Officers were called to an address on Birmingham Road at 10.30pm last night following reports of a 'firearms incident'. A 53-year-old man has been arrested after a 15-hour siege.

Health Secretary Matt Hancock is planning to reopen key areas of the NHS for routine care - including cancer treatment starting from today - and 13,000 people could move to the UK Nightintgales.

Doctor Ali Shah, 40, from Birmingham, (pictured left) drove at the victim and knocked him off his feet with his wing mirror when he 'saw red'. He drove off without checking if the elderly man was injured.

Dennis Ward, 83, had felt vulnerable and scared of catching Covid-19, said his grandson James Parnaby, who confirmed he was found dead at his home in Kings Norton, Birmingham, on Saturday.

Dash-cam footage shows a driver almost crashing into Jason Payne, 34, and his five-year-old stepdaughter, Gracie, as the family use a zebra crossing on Green Lane in Birmingham yesterday.

Elderly people living at William Lench Court in Birmingham were horrified by the stark signs, which also threatened that no one would look after them if staff got sick.

While passengers are encouraged to bring their own masks and gloves, equipment will be provided for those arriving without in the early stages of the trial scheme.

A report on match-fixing allegations in Greek football said that Olympiacos were set to be relegated and that their owner Evangelos Marinakis faced a fine and life ban from football.

Residents at a social housing complex in Birmingham have complained they are living under 'concentration camp' conditions enforced by managers over-reacting to the coronavirus.

Two small boats with 11 migrants each travelled across the Channel towards the UK shoreline on Tuesday. Migrants from Pakistan, Iran, Afghanistan, and the Philippines were on board.

The president fired Bolton following clashes over U.S. policy in Iran, Russia and Afghanistan. But it was his advocacy in April of a 'Libya model' for dealing with North Korea was the final straw.

Joshua Boyle (top left), 36, is on trial in Ottawa for abusing Caitlan Coleman (bottom left). The couple spent five years as hostages in Afghanistan, where they were kidnapped.

The former International development Secretary made the quip about the highly controversial torture technique as he was grilled about the PM's closure of Parliament.

Hamza bin Laden, the son of former Al Qaeda leader and 9/11 mastermind Osama, was killed in a counter-terrorism operation, the White House said. It is unclear when he was killed.

Forty others were injured in the Wednesday night air strike conducted by the Afghan security forces, with U.S. air support, in the Nangarhar province.

Australia's most decorated soldier Ben Roberts-Smith has rejected allegations aired in a Nine Network report that he had been involved in a war crime.

For more than a decade, Emma Roberts-Smith, Australia's most decorated SAS trooper Ben Roberts-Smith, went to bed some nights not knowing if her war hero husband was still alive.

The #15Days project on the CIA's Twitter account looks at how a team named JAWBREAKER were the first on the ground in Afghanistan in days following 9/11.

A police officer and several election officials were struck and three are in a critical condition at a hospital in Kandahar. The upsurge in violence began after Taliban talks with the US broke down.

Captain Stuart Croxford, pictured, survived a bomb attack in Afghanistan in 2012 where he suffered severe foot and ankle injuries - although his leg had been saved.

Jordan Wylie, one of the stars of C4's Hunted and Celebrity Hunted, rowed across the pirate-infested Bab-el-Mandeb Strait from Djibouti to Yemen, on a gruelling journey that took him over 13 hours.

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Abdul Mobin D, who stabbed ex Mia V to death, was found hanged in his cell at a juvenile prison in Schifferstadt, Germany, early on Thursday, though authorities said they have not found a suicide note.

These breathtaking photos spanning across every corner of the globe portray the unique and intimate relationship between the human race and the animal world.

Joe Biden down played his age at Tuesday's Democratic debate as he baffled viewers with a series of gaffes and caught himself before he claimed he ended Roe vs. Wade.

An explosion rocked a mosque in eastern Afghanistan as dozens of people gathered to offer Friday prayers, causing the roof to collapse and killing 62 worshippers, provincial officials said.

Benjamin Hoyle, 35, flew into a sweary rant when he was prevented from flying from Manchester after sinking multiple beers and draining a bottle of Captain Morgan's rum from duty free.

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Sher Khan pitched up for Afghanistan versus the West Indies in Lucknow, northern India, but getting a room turned out to be a tall order. Hoteliers were stumped by his 8ft 2in height and refused him.

Officers stopped two wooden crates at Heathrow Airport, from Peshawar, in Pakistan, after suspecting the Buddha sculpture and nine Buddha heads inside might contain drugs.

Timothy Barry, 31, flew into a fit of rage and attacked Sarah Seddon, 31, at their home in Cuxham, Oxfordshire after she said she wanted to end their relationship on January 14 last year.

An RAF officer who admitted strangling his Squadron Leader partner after she threatened to leave him, walks free from court today after the jury cleared him of attempted murder in just three hours.

Edris Barez (pictured), 26, will be closely watched by authorities because of his close links to Islamic extremists, including the brother of dead Australian-born ISIS boss Mohamed Elomar.

On Wednesday, Rear Adm. Collin Green made his intentions clear at a staff meeting Monday that he wants to remove Gallagher's Trident pin, which designates him as a SEAL.

Mark Nicholls (pictured), 39, of Stonehouse, Gloucestershire, got a three-year community order with 40 programme requirement sessions.

Maria Elvira Pinto Exposto, 55, from Sydney will appear at Malaysia's Court of Final Appeal on Tuesday to learn if she will be hanged after she was caught trafficking more than one kilogram of ice.

Victoria Maginnis, 26, who lives in Ontario, Canada, launched a campaign to find the stuffed rabbit, known as Bunny. Cuddly was found two weeks later perched on the roof of a care home.

The president, pictured main with his son Barron and inset, waved and gave supporters a thumbs up as the first family headed back to Washington D.C. on Sunday.

Kellyanne Conway told reporters Monday that if Adam Schiff testifies as part of the Judiciary Committee's impeachment hearings, she will show up.

Fin Doherty, 18, was formally handed his older brother's beret after completing a gruelling 19 week training course at Catterick Garrison, North Yorkshire.

The Citizenship Amendment Bill was introduced by the Hindu nationalist-led government but its approval has triggered fury in the states of Assam and Tripura in north east India.

The Trump administration is expected to announce the removal of 4,000 troops from Afghanistan as early as next week. Between 8,000 and 9,000 troops are expected to remain overseas.

The uplifting trailer hints at a story of friendship and support between women left behind at a military base while their husbands are in Afghanistan, and will hit the big screen in March.

Army Colonel Kathryn Spletstoser filed a lawsuit against Air Force General John Hyten for allegedly sexually assaulting her in 2017 on November 25 in California, seeking punitive damages and a jury trial.

Steven 'Titch' Cormack (pictured), who served in the Special Boat Service (SBS) for a decade, will host the BBC's new motoring show The Speedshop on Sunday evening.