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Olly Alexander berates big brands for exploiting rainbow flag during Pride Month
Staff Reporter
June 23, 2019
Years and Years' frontman Olly Alexander has attacked corporations for exploiting the rainbow flag and LGBT+ community during Pride Month, describing them as "icky", "embarrassing" and "sh*t". Sharing a photo of an…
Teenager pleads guilty to viciously murdering 18-year-old, stabbing him 15 times using “Rambo-style knife”
Staff Reporter
June 14, 2019
A teenager has today pleaded guilty to the murder of Hazrat Umar, who was fatally stabbed in Birmingham earlier this year. The 17-year-old - Adam Muhammad of Hawksyard Road in Birmingham -…
Two Years On: Remembering the victims of the Grenfell Tower fire
Staff Reporter
June 14, 2019
Today marks the second anniversary of the tragic Grenfell Tower fire, in which at least 72 people were killed. On 14 June 2017, at 1am in the morning, a fire took hold…
How the West Midlands is marking Refugee Week 2019
Staff Reporter
June 14, 2019
Refugee Week takes place every year across the world in the week around World Refugee Day on the 20 June. In the UK, Refugee Week is a nationwide programme of…
Birmingham’s Symphony Hall gets £4.5 million funding boost from Arts Council
Staff Reporter
June 13, 2019
The Symphony Hall music and entertainment venue in Birmingham has been awarded a cool £ million to spruce up and revamp the building and its services. With support from Arts Council’s…
Appeal after man knocked unconscious in shocking Birmingham city centre robbery
Staff Reporter
June 12, 2019
Detectives want to trace this pair after a man was knocked unconscious and robbed in Birmingham city centre. The victim, in his 20s, was approached by two men on Broad…
IN PICTURES: Singer-songwriter Rhys Lewis
Staff Reporter
June 4, 2019
Singer-songwriter Rhys Lewis is a musician who released his EP 'In Between Minds'. The musician embarked on his first UK and Ireland tour in November 2019. (more…)
GUZ-A-GUZ-AH! Comedian Guz Khan joins the Spice Girls in hilarious new Walkers crisps ad
Staff Reporter
June 2, 2019
Coventry comedian and Man Like Mobeen star Guz Khan has become the face of the latest Walkers crisps ad, starring alongside none other than the Spice Girls. Appearing in the…
Singer Rhys Lewis announces his first ever UK & Ireland tour including Birmingham date
Staff Reporter
June 1, 2019
Following his European tour earlier this month and sold out London show at Omeara, Rhys Lewis has announced a huge UK and Ireland tour for November 2019 including a Birmingham date…
Anti-LGBT education protesters banned from demonstrating outside school, but vow to continue
Staff Reporter
May 31, 2019
Protesters who have been demonstrating against LGBT+ education at Anderton Park Primary School in Birmingham have been banned, by a High Court injunction, from gathering outside the school's gates. The legal action…