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…
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