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By order of the Peaky Blinders! Ticket ballot to open today for BBC red carpet fan premiere in Birmingham
More than 300 fans of BBC One’s epic Peaky Blinders are in with a chance of scoring tickets to the premiere of the final series. The red carpet spectacular will…
Video of Brummie revellers performing ‘Killing Me Softly’ in city centre street goes viral
A video of random Brummies breaking into song to perform 'Killing Me Softly' in the city centre streets is going viral after being shared across social media. Posted to Twitter last night (29…
Birmingham only UK city selected to join global women’s campaign for gender equality
Birmingham is the only British city selected to join a global women's campaign for the promotion of international gender equality. Chosen by the Carter Center as 1 of 12 international cities…
Birmingham’s Holocaust Memorial Day commemoration to be held at Millennium Point
Birmingham’s annual civic commemoration of Holocaust Memorial Day will this year be hosted at Millennium Point. The Lord Mayor of Birmingham, Cllr Muhammad Afzal, will lead the free public event…
Protesters including NHS workers march through Birmingham against mandated COVID vaccinations
Hundreds of people gathered in Birmingham this afternoon to protest against mandated COVID vaccinations. Congregating in Chamberlain Square, activists rallied as part of international action against a vaccination mandate that could see…
Birmingham council unveils financial plans for the city’s “golden decade”
A plan designed to maximise the potential of a "golden decade" for Birmingham has been published by the city council. According to the council, the economic plan has a strategic…
Birmingham Erdington Labour MP Jack Dromey dies, aged 73
Veteran Labour politician Jack Dromey, who represented the constituency of Birmingham Erdington, has died aged 73. The shadow minister, who had been a Member of Parliament since 2010, passed away in his constituency on…
Hanukkah celebrations begins for city’s Jewish community
The Jewish festival of Hanukkah - also spelt 'Chanukah' - has begun for Judaism's faithful followers across the world, and it's no different in Birmingham and the West Midlands. The first…
Will Smith makes surprise appearance at Wimbledon ahead of London ‘King Richard’ premiere
After great anticipation, King Richard, the film about tennis legends Venus and Serena Williams’ father is finally out tomorrow. To celebrate its release, Demi Singleton, Sanniya Sidney, Will Smith and…
Zephaniah McLeod gets life sentence for killing one and injuring seven in Birmingham stabbings rampage
Ruthless killer Zephaniah McLeod has been sentenced for murdering a young man and injuring seven others in a violent stabbing rampage in Birmingham last year. In September 2020, a series of stabbings over…