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BBC News
20-05-2025
- BBC News
Teenager stabbed at Birmingham New Street railway station
Police are investigating after a teenage boy was stabbed at one of the busiest railway stations in the Transport Police (BTP) said officers and paramedics were called to Birmingham New Street at about 20:00 BST on Monday, following reports of violence between several teenagers.A boy was treated for stab wounds at the scene and taken to hospital with injuries not thought to be arrests have yet been made, and BTP are appealing for witnesses to come forward. "There is absolutely no place for violence on the railway network, and detectives are working at pace to investigate this incident," said Det Insp Connor Towes. "Passengers will see an increased police presence at the station while officers carry out their enquiries." Follow BBC Birmingham on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
BBC News
18-05-2025
- Business
- BBC News
More services to operate from Worcestershire Parkway
Direct rail services to Bristol and to Edinburgh are to start operating from Worcestershire Parkway services, which begin on Sunday, will connect the station to Yorkshire, the North East, Glasgow, Dundee and the South West. There will also be two trains per hour running to Birmingham New station, at Norton, near Worcester, opened in 2020 operating to London Paddington on Great Western Railway services and a route from Cardiff to Nottingham. It was the first station to open in the county for more than 100 years. The introduction of the new services "marks a huge milestone for Worcestershire Parkway and rail users across the county", Worcestershire County Council said. Follow BBC Hereford & Worcester on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
