{"id":661083,"date":"2025-12-29T21:35:22","date_gmt":"2025-12-29T21:35:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/661083\/"},"modified":"2025-12-29T21:35:22","modified_gmt":"2025-12-29T21:35:22","slug":"police-issue-statement-following-rumours-of-new-years-eve-fireworks-displays-in-birmingham-city-centre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/661083\/","title":{"rendered":"Police issue statement following rumours of New Year&#8217;s Eve fireworks displays in Birmingham city centre"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/4e6c138b-1b7c-45ae-8ffe-08463817a45f-thumbnail.jpeg\" class=\"fr-embedded gd-embedded fr-draggable\" title=\"Express &amp; Star Morning Update Monday 29 December, 2025\" alignment=\"center\" isinline=\"False\"\/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.expressandstar.com\/news\/crime\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">West Midlands Police<\/a> have warned that there will be &#8216;no official firework displays&#8217; or city-organised events happening in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.expressandstar.com\/news\/local-hubs\/birmingham\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Birmingham<\/a> city centre on New Year&#8217;s Eve.<\/p>\n<p>The force warned that every year, online rumours start to circulate about big celebrations in the city, saying that the false claims often lead to &#8216;confusion and disappointment&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.expressandstar.com\/newsletters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Get the latest headlines delivered straight to your inbox with the Express &amp; Star\u2019s free newsletter<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Last year, officers were made aware of posts that circulated about a &#8216;spectacular show&#8217; in Centenary Square, with many people believing it, travelling to the city centre, and being left frustrated when no event took place.<\/p>\n<p>West Midlands Police have urged anyone who posts comments on social media suggesting there will be fireworks or large-scale events in Birmingham on New Year&#8217;s Eve, to treat them with caution.<\/p>\n<p>A force spokesperson said: &#8220;Every year, rumours start to spread online about big celebrations in the city. Unfortunately, these false claims often lead to confusion and disappointment.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If you see posts or comments on social media suggesting there will be fireworks or large-scale events in Birmingham on New Year\u2019s Eve, please treat them with caution. These claims are not true.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If you\u2019re unsure, please let us know. We\u2019re here to help clarify and stop misinformation from spreading.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We\u2019re asking you to please only share accurate information from trusted sources. Help us keep Birmingham safe and enjoyable for everyone this New Year\u2019s Eve.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"West Midlands Police have warned that there will be &#8216;no official firework displays&#8217; or city-organised events happening in&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":661084,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7820],"tags":[855,748,188,393,4884,379,12,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-661083","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-birmingham","8":"tag-birmingham","9":"tag-britain","10":"tag-crime","11":"tag-england","12":"tag-great-britain","13":"tag-local-hubs","14":"tag-news","15":"tag-uk","16":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115805010327384924","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/661083","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=661083"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/661083\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/661084"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=661083"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=661083"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=661083"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}