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West Mids Mayor Andy Street to deliver green transport message to world leaders at COP26
Staff Reporter
November 11, 2021
The single biggest contribution elected mayors can make to cutting global emissions is to focus on transport. This will be the message Andy Street, Mayor of the West Midlands, will…
Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai gets married to Asser Malik in Birmingham ceremony
Staff Reporter
November 10, 2021
Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai has married her partner during an Islamic 'nikah' ceremony in Birmingham. Yousafzai, 24, 'tied the knot' with Asser Malik in a nikah ceremony, where the bride and…
INTERVIEW: Emerging classical star Isata Kanneh-Mason set to wow audiences in Birmingham
Staff Reporter
November 9, 2021
One of the UK’s most exciting young classical musicians will perform at Town Hall, a B:Music venue, for the very first time later this month. Isata Kanneh-Mason – who is…
International book championing South Asian women and girls launches in Birmingham
Staff Reporter
November 9, 2021
A brand-new book featuring a collection of writings by women and girls in Bangladesh, Pakistan and the UK, has been launched in Birmingham. Unveiled at a special event at Midlands…
Football fan convicted of homophobic slurs gets banned from matches for 3 years
Staff Reporter
November 8, 2021
A football fan has been banned from games for three years after being convicted of hurling homophobic abuse and making gestures which mimicked disability. Jamie Arnold was arrested at the…
Interactive Squid Game experience heading to Birmingham and Manchester
Staff Reporter
October 31, 2021
Netflix has surprised Squid Game fans on Halloween by bringing a replica of the show’s iconic animatronic doll to Westfield shopping centre in London, ahead of the life-size figure also appearing in Birmingham…
10 stunning murals launched in Lozells as interactive Birmingham art trail goes live
Staff Reporter
October 29, 2021
A series of stunning murals have been unveiled throughout Lozells in Birmingham as part of an interactive arts trail created to inspire local residents. The colourful artworks have been designed…
Second LGBTQI solidarity protest rally to be held in Birmingham in wake of homophobic attacks
Staff Reporter
October 22, 2021
A protest rally in solidarity with Birmingham's LGBTQ+ community will be held in Birmingham this weekend. The event is taking place following a series of hate crimes committed against members…
Man arrested over homophobic Birmingham Gay Village attack
Staff Reporter
October 21, 2021
Police have arrested a man over a homophobic hate crime in which a man was attacked with a bottle in Birmingham’s Gay Village. The 29-year-old surrendered to West Midlands Police today (21…
Protest against LGBTQ hate to be held in Birmingham following homophobic attacks in city
Staff Reporter
October 12, 2021
A protest against LGBTQ+ hate is to be held in Birmingham this week following a series of shocking homophobic attacks in the city in the last few months. The most recent attack…