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Harry Styles to headline Radio 1’s Big Weekend 2022 in Coventry
Staff Reporter
April 25, 2022
Harry Styles has been added to the line-up, headlining Radio 1's Big Weekend 2022 in Coventry on Sunday 29 May, with Pa Salieu and Rina Sawayama also joining the star-studded…
Uber Eats to refuel fasting delivery drivers with free food during final week of Ramadan
Staff Reporter
April 25, 2022
As members of the Muslim community continue to fast during the final days of Ramadan, Uber Eats today launches 'Sundown Spots' - a series of pop-up restaurants offering free iftar…
Council leaders’ hustings to be held in Birmingham ahead of local elections in May
Staff Reporter
April 25, 2022
Aston Students’ Union is set to host a Birmingham City Council leaders’ hustings ahead of the local elections on 5 May. Local leaders from the Labour, Conservative, Lib Dem and…
13-year-old boy dies after being struck by car while riding bicycle in Northfield, Birmingham
Staff Reporter
April 25, 2022
A 13-year-old boy who was critically injured while riding his bike on Groverley Lane, Northfield, has sadly died, police have announced. The young teenager passed away on Saturday evening and his…
Police arrest 5 people after violence following Birmingham City v Millwall match
Staff Reporter
April 24, 2022
West Midlands Police have arrested five people after several fights erupted across Birmingham following the Birmingham City v Millwall match yesterday. A large operation was in place for the football fixture, say…
Brum council erects 8.2m-high St George’s Day flag on Town Hall ahead of Commonwealth Games
Staff Reporter
April 23, 2022
A giant St George flag has been hoisted onto the side of Birmingham’s Town Hall building to mark the national holiday and welcome Team England athletes ahead of the Commonwealth Games in…
Tamworth man arrested after body of 56-year-old found in Birmingham hospital car park
Staff Reporter
April 23, 2022
A West Midlands Police investigation into the death of a 56-year-old man from Kingstanding, Birmingham continues after his body was found in a car at Good Hope Hospital in Sutton Coldfield…
British Army athletes deliver successful Alexander Stadium test event ahead of Commonwealth Games
Staff Reporter
April 23, 2022
British Army athletes helped put a redeveloped venue for the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games through its paces yesterday. The UK Midlands Army Athletics Championships were staged at the Alexander Stadium…
What’s it really like to train for a job at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games?
Staff Reporter
April 21, 2022
The 2022 Commonwealth Games are coming to Birmingham and thousands of people across the region are taking the unique opportunity to land jobs at this summer’s sporting spectacle. Training places…
IN PICTURES: Grimeboy at the Birmingham REP theatre
Staff Reporter
April 21, 2022
Birmingham Rep have released the first production images from their world premiere production of Grimeboy, which launched at the theatre on Saturday (16 April). Grimeboy is the unmissable new play from…