Birmingham headlines 8 December: tributes paid to Benjamin Zephaniah & new additions to the Bullring
Tributes have poured in for Birmingham poet Benjamin Zephaniah, who has died aged 65. Benjamin's family confirmed in a statement that he was diagnosed with a brain tumour eight weeks ago, and passed away during the early hours of Thursday morning

Next and West Midlands Police have released shocking footage which shows the final moments before a worker fell to his death in Wolverhampton. Twenty nine year old David Willis fell into a shredder designed for wood and commercial waste at Timmins Waste Services in 2018. Yard Manager Brian Timmins has been found guilty of gross negligence manslaughter.

And finally Zara’s parent company has opened Bershka and Pull&Bear in Birmingham’s Bullring, as they bring the latest streetwear fashion to Brummies