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Birmingham Erdington Labour MP Jack Dromey dies, aged 73
Staff Reporter
January 7, 2022 | 06:00 pm
Veteran Labour politician Jack Dromey, who represented the constituency of Birmingham Erdington, has died aged 73. The shadow minister, who had been a Member of Parliament since 2010, passed away in his constituency on…
Hanukkah celebrations begins for city’s Jewish community
Staff Reporter
November 29, 2021 | 10:44 am
The Jewish festival of Hanukkah - also spelt 'Chanukah' - has begun for Judaism's faithful followers across the world, and it's no different in Birmingham and the West Midlands. The first…
Will Smith makes surprise appearance at Wimbledon ahead of London ‘King Richard’ premiere
Staff Reporter
November 18, 2021 | 04:30 pm
After great anticipation, King Richard, the film about tennis legends Venus and Serena Williams’ father is finally out tomorrow. To celebrate its release, Demi Singleton, Sanniya Sidney, Will Smith and…
Zephaniah McLeod gets life sentence for killing one and injuring seven in Birmingham stabbings rampage
Staff Reporter
November 18, 2021 | 10:02 am
Ruthless killer Zephaniah McLeod has been sentenced for murdering a young man and injuring seven others in a violent stabbing rampage in Birmingham last year. In September 2020, a series of stabbings over…
‘Walls Between Us’ play exploring mental health struggles of South Asian family to be staged at REP
Staff Reporter
November 17, 2021 | 12:24 pm
A play exploring how Covid-19 impacts an intergenerational South Asian household is being performed this week as part of a Birmingham arts festival highlighting stories around mental health and wellbeing. Produced…
Inspiring Muslims to share leadership stories during Islamophobia Awareness Month
Staff Reporter
November 15, 2021 | 11:30 am
Inspiring Brummies in positions of leadership across the city's Muslim community are to share their journeys, struggles and achievements in a series of events to mark Islamophobia Awareness Month. Organised by…
REVIEW: Bearing heart and ‘sole’, Bonnie and Clyde wows audience in intimate stage play
Staff Reporter
November 12, 2021 | 12:42 pm
After a successful run in Cambridge, the Town and Gown Theatre company brings its latest barefoot play Bonnie and Clyde to The Old Join Stock on Temple Row. Directed by…
West Mids Mayor Andy Street to deliver green transport message to world leaders at COP26
Staff Reporter
November 11, 2021 | 09:00 am
The single biggest contribution elected mayors can make to cutting global emissions is to focus on transport. This will be the message Andy Street, Mayor of the West Midlands, will…
Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai gets married to Asser Malik in Birmingham ceremony
Staff Reporter
November 10, 2021 | 09:20 am
Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai has married her partner during an Islamic 'nikah' ceremony in Birmingham. Yousafzai, 24, 'tied the knot' with Asser Malik in a nikah ceremony, where the bride and…
INTERVIEW: Emerging classical star Isata Kanneh-Mason set to wow audiences in Birmingham
Staff Reporter
November 9, 2021 | 04:31 pm
One of the UK’s most exciting young classical musicians will perform at Town Hall, a B:Music venue, for the very first time later this month. Isata Kanneh-Mason – who is…