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50 photos from the Birmingham Indian Film Festival launch
Staff Reporter
June 23, 2018
The Birmingham Indian Film Festival (BIFF) launched at Cineworld in Broad Street on Friday, initiating ten days of twenty independent South Asian movies across five different venues. Screening special preview films,…
VIDEO: Birmingham Indian Film Festival 2018 | Launch with ‘Love Sonia’
Staff Reporter
June 23, 2018
Ranjit Dhillon reports from the launch of the Birmingham Indian Film Festival at Cineworld Birmingham Broad Street and chats to the cast and crew of new independent film Love Sonia.…
Anger as Birmingham mum marched off bus despite showing valid proof of payment
Staff Reporter
June 22, 2018
A Birmingham mother has claimed she was marched off a National Express West Midlands bus, despite having proof of fare payment for the service. Inderjit Kaur has written of her…
12 photos of the new ‘Star Wars’ street art mural in Digbeth
Staff Reporter
June 22, 2018
You've probably seen a new mural in The Custard Factory celebrating's Birmingham's cinematic history, including Brum's Star Wars connections, and wondering what it's all about. Well, the artwork has been created to…
Brum’s Gay Symphony Orchestra raise funds for Naz and Matt Foundation
Staff Reporter
June 22, 2018
Birmingham Gay Symphony Orchestra (BGSO) and an audience of over 150 threw their support behind the LGBT charity, Naz and Matt Foundation last week, as the audience emptied their pockets…
Tickets for a fiver as Stefflon Don announces charity show at Boxxed in Digbeth
Staff Reporter
June 22, 2018
An unmissable show with Stefflon Don has been announced to take place in Birmingham next month, to raise money for an international animal charity. The Brum-born 26-year-old - real name Stephanie Victoria Allen…
BBC’s ‘NHS At 70’ season to be broadcast live from Birmingham’s Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Staff Reporter
June 22, 2018
To mark the 70th anniversary of the National Health Service, BBC Two presents a 90-minute live event from the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham hosted by Anita Rani and Nick…
Alan Sugar branded “racist” after posting tweet mocking African World Cup team
Staff Reporter
June 20, 2018
Alan Sugar has come under fire for posting a 'racist' tweet about the Senegal World Cup team that compares the players to individuals - specifically of African descent - selling sunglasses and handbags on…
Film about Pakistani woman who fought off bandits to be screened in Birmingham
Staff Reporter
June 15, 2018
A film about a brave village woman who fought off bandits in Pakistan is to be shown at a special screening in Birmingham this week. My Pure Land, a 2017…
Embarrassment as Sainsbury’s places Islamic flags on alcohol aisle during Ramadan
Staff Reporter
June 10, 2018
High street supermarket Sainsbury's has dropped a bit of a Ramadan blunder after placing Islamic flags on alcohol displays in a bid promote the upcoming World Cup. A Birmingham branch of the supermarket…