Birmingham headlines 8 December: tributes paid to Benjamin Zephaniah & new additions to the Bullring<br />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<br /><br />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.<br /><br />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<br />
