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Why are all the West Midlands Mayoral candidates white?
Staff Reporter
May 3, 2017 | 02:46 pm
The West Midlands is quite arguably one of the most diverse, multicultural, multi-ethnic and multi-racial regions in the country. At its heart is Birmingham, a city with a population of…
‘Do you watch game of Thrones?’ WM Metro Mayor candidates face public questions
Staff Reporter
May 3, 2017 | 01:00 pm
Is Andy Street ashamed of being a Tory? Is Siôn Simon indecisive? Why doesn't James Burn want to rap? Six candidates are seeking to to become the West Midlands' first ever Metro…
Mohammed Saleem’s family mark fourth anniversary of his brutal murder
Staff Reporter
April 29, 2017 | 11:00 am
Today is the fourth anniversary of one of the worst terror incidents in the recent history of Birmingham. On April 29, 2003, Ukrainian white supremacist terrorist Pavlo Lapshyn stabbed and murdered…
West Midlands Metro Mayor: Who will get your vote?
Staff Reporter
April 25, 2017 | 01:00 pm
A total of six candidates are seeking to to become the West Midlands' first ever Metro Mayor on May 4th. The Mayor will be put in charge of a budget of £ billion…
Hundreds march in Birmingham against Chechnya gay murders
Staff Reporter
April 22, 2017 | 09:40 pm
Around 200 of protesters have marched through the streets of Birmingham city centre today in solidarity with LGBT individuals in Chechnya, who have been reportedly rounded up by Government officials and…
OPINION | John Dee | Hemp, History, Happy 4/20!
Staff Reporter
April 20, 2017 | 04:20 am
Dr John Dee is back and ready to party, as we look at 4/20, once again, only emerging from his haze of smoke long enough to write this article for…
Birmingham teacher to sleep out on city streets for charity
Staff Reporter
April 17, 2017 | 05:15 pm
A secondary school teacher and aspiring model from Sutton Coldfield will be sleeping rough on the streets of Birmingham this week, to raise money for a charity helping children across the world.…
Brum actor Ryan Cartwright stars in new US sitcom ‘Kevin Can Wait’
Staff Reporter
April 15, 2017 | 12:30 pm
A Birmingham actor has been cast in a new US sitcom alongside comedy giant Kevin James. Ryan Cartwright, originally from Erdington, appears in CBS show Kevin Can Wait, playing an awkward app inventor named Chale Witt.…
Malala Yousafzai becomes youngest UN Messenger of Peace
Staff Reporter
April 11, 2017 | 01:36 pm
Birmingham-based Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai has become the youngest ever UN Messenger of Peace, after being awarded the accolade yesterday. The 19-year-old, who is sitting her A-levels and has…
OPINION | Rangzeb Hussain | “Go back home, Paki! This is England!” was my EDL welcome
Staff Reporter
April 10, 2017 | 03:42 pm
THUGS. That is what we are dealing with. THUGS. Our world is being brutalized by the violence and ignorance of narrow-minded THUGS. Today, in my home town, I experienced the hatred…