A petition has launched asking Birmingham Airport to change its name to honour Ozzy Osbourne following the Black Sabbath singer's death. Now the airport has responded and confirmed its intentions to celebrate the star.

Ozzy Osbourne fulfilled one of his final wishes before his death aged 76 this week, by performing with Black Sabbath in Birmingham in front of thousands of fans

Ozzy Osbourne's death at the age of 76 earlier this week has left an outpouring of mourning, especially across the music world.

Tony Iommi, Black Sabbath guitarist and co-founder, told UK broadcaster ITV that Osbourne was “frustrated” during the band’s farewell concert on July 5. The heavy metal icon died less than three weeks later, on July 22, at age 76.

The legendary rock star, Black Sabbath frontman and reality TV personality died on July 22 at 76. About two weeks prior, he played his final concert in his native Birmingham, England.

Kelly, 40, expressed her grief using lyrics from Black Sabbath’s 1972 ballad “Changes”.

The sports world paid tribute to a heavy metal icon on Tuesday. Ozzy Osbourne, the legendary Prince of Darkness, died at the age of 76 on Tuesday, and kind words quickly poured out for the larger-than-life singer.

The guitarist battled the odds to perform at Back to the Beginning, but it brought him closer to Ozzy before the end

After news of the Black Sabbath vocalist’s death surfaced, Jessica and Louis Osbourne took to social media to subtly pay their respects to their late dad.

Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi has said the loss of his bandmate Ozzy Osbourne is "like losing a brother". The pair, who met at school in Aston, Birmingham, before being catapulted into the limelight with Black Sabbath and forging the heavy metal genre, were best friends for 57 years.