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Machine guns, machetes and swords are being discovered in Midlands canals
Machine guns, machetes, samurai swords and bikes… these are just some of the finds from one families magnet fishing haul across the Midlands’ Canal network. BBC Inside Out West Midlands…
Amazing pirate-themed 3D ‘illusion’ artwork appears in Birmingham city centre
To mark the arrival of Escape Hunt Birmingham’s brand-new swashbuckling escape room adventure, Blackbeard’s Treasure, the world-famous artists 3D Joe & Max unveiled their interpretation of Blackbeard’s sinking ship on…
TV stars Mim Shaikh and Ellie Flynn to celebrate first-ever BBC Three Day in Birmingham
Award winning channel BBC Three is taking over Birmingham for the day on September 27, bringing with it a whole host of innovative programmes, BBC Three faces and creators. In…
Pakistani celeb royalty honoured at prestigious awards ceremony in London
Following its inaugural debut on the UK’s celebrity calendar in 2017, the second annual International Pakistan Prestige Awards (IPPA) welcomed the A-list of Pakistan’s glitterati on Sunday in London. A…
Birmingham Town Hall flies the flag to raise awareness of LGBTQ+ youth suicide
On World Suicide Prevention Day today, Gay Times Magazine have created ‘The Flag We Shouldn’t Be Proud Of’, which will be raised at Birmingham’s iconic landmark, Town Hall. This ceremonial version…
IN PICTURES: Preparations ahead of this weekend’s High Vis Fest in Birmingham
The city’s first High Vis Fest -a street culture extravaganza taking place in The Custard Factory - starts tomorrow, with intense preparations taking place for months. The one-day urban festival is uniquely bringing together the…
Here’s all the films screening at Birmingham’s WoW Festival this weekend
A brand new film festival showcasing a wide range of powerful documentaries, talks and discussion panels kicking off in Birmingham this weekend. Weekend of Wednesdays, described as a festival dedicated to “cinematic activism”, will be screening documentaries…
Man fatally shot in Lee Bank named as Anthony Sargeant
The family of a man who died on Friday, (31 August) have been left devastated by their tragic loss, as he is named by detectives. Anthony Sargeant, aged 33, was…
30 super sick photos from the SBTV x The Custard Factory pop-up in Brum
Urban music channel SBTV was in Birmingham's Custard Factory in Digbeth today, for an all-day interactive music and multimedia pop-up experience. Billed as an "SBTV takeover", the popular entertainment platform was fully engaged and…
Driver pins pedestrian to wall in apparent ‘freak accident’ outside Bullring Birmingham
An traffic collision which took place outside the Bullring in Birmingham in broad daylight this afternoon left passers-by shocked, as a driver lunged her car directly into a pedestrian in Edgbaston Street. During…