Category: BIRMINGHAM

UK Labour MP Jack Dromey Has Died, Family Says

Labour MP Jack Dromey died suddenly in his flat in Birmingham on Friday, the shadow minister’s family said. MPs from across the political spectrum paid tribute to the 73-year-old former trade unionist and offered their condolences to his wife, the party grandee Harriet Harman. The father-of-three, who represented Birmingham Erdington since 2010, was understood to…


Last Parent of a Child Killed in 1963 Church Bombing Dies

BIRMINGHAM, Ala.—Maxine McNair, the last living parent of any of the four Black girls killed in a 1963 Alabama church bombing, died Sunday. She was 93. McNair’s family announced her death in a press release. A cause of death was not given. McNair’s daughter, 11-year-old Denise McNair, was the youngest girl killed in the bombing…


Fifth British Teenager Convicted Over Death of 15-Year-Old Birmingham Schoolboy

A fifth British teenager has been found guilty of unlawfully killing Birmingham schoolboy Keon Lincoln after buying weapons used in the killing, including a hunting knife found in a getaway car. Kieron Donaldson was cleared of murder but convicted of manslaughter by a majority 10-2 verdict on Friday, a day after four other defendants were…