Birmingham headlines 5 April: Road closure in place in Sandwell Valley as fire crews attend to serious fuel spillage

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Road closures are in place around Sandwell Valley following a fuel spillage just off Forge Lane close to Hilltop Golf Course. People have been urged in the Sandwell Valley area to refrain from barbecues, bonfires and all use of naked flames.

A teenager who stabbed a boy near a school in West Bromwich has been locked up for two years and four months. A 15-year-old was taken to hospital with stomach and leg wounds after being injured in Clarke's Lane January this year. He was sentenced to a young offender's institute for wounding at Wolverhampton Crown Court last Friday.

Eurovision 2023 may be being held up in Liverpool, but Birmingham is set to have a night to remember. Birmingham is one of nine towns or cities to have so far confirmed screenings of the major event. Each city will announce their own programme of events in the coming weeks.

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