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Deaf children in West Midlands fall an entire grade behind at GCSE, according to new research
Deaf children in the West Midlands are falling an entire grade behind their hearing classmates at GCSE level, according to new analysis by the National Deaf Children’s Society. The charity…
60ft Peaky Blinders mural unveiled in Digbeth ahead of new series launch
A Midlands artist has had his Peaky Blinders fan art turned into a 60ft mural on display in Digbeth in Birmingham. Local lad James Mundy from Stoke-On-Trent submitted his portrait of…
Black musician Soweto Kinch ejected from London restaurant amid claims of racial profiling
An Italian pizza restaurant in London has become embroiled in a race row with an award-winning jazz musician from Birmingham over claims he was mistreated and removed from the premises because of…
Facebook is opening several cafés in London to encourage privacy checks
Several official Facebook cafés are set to open in London in a bid to encourage privacy checks. The social media brand's flagship Facebook café will be a pop-up coffee shop located…
Ice cream van fire sets alight local high street store in Smethwick
Local residents have been left shocked as an ice cream van caught fire on a busy Smethwick street, with the flames then spreading to a local high street store. With 20 firefighters…
Eid celebrations in Birmingham park cancelled due to adverse weather conditions
A mass Eid celebration in a major Birmingham park planned for today has been scrapped due to adverse weather conditions. The Eid al-Adha 2019 prayer service, which bi-annually attracts tens…
Birmingham Muslims mark Eid al-Adha with prayers and festivities across city
Muslims across Birmingham have been celebrating Eid this weekend with prayer services, festivities and lots of celebratory food! While the city's biggest Eid gathering and funfair in Small Heath Park…
Three-day political festival of ideas set to takeover Brum this weekend
A three-day festival of political ideas is set to take place in Birmingham this weekend, organised and being attended by national Labour members and supporters. The World Transformed - promoted…
‘Free Kashmir’ demonstration planned for Birmingham as India revokes Article 370
A demonstration is being planned in Birmingham in response to the Indian government revoking Article 370, which affords the people of Jammu and Kashmir autonomy and a protected status. The call…
Photojournalist to lead photography skills workshop for migrants and refugees to share their stories
One of the West Midland’s few black female photojournalists is to lead a special photography skills workshop in Wolverhampton next week to inspire and empower refugees and migrants to share their…