Author Archives: Rangzeb Hussain
Birmingham Opera Company bring ‘Wagner’s RhineGold’ to Symphony Hall
Rangzeb Hussain
July 28, 2021 | 09:54 pm
Birmingham Opera Company’s eagerly awaited production of 'Wagner’s RhineGold' will go ahead at Symphony Hall on Saturday (31 July). Sir Graham Vick, artistic director of Birmingham Opera Company, tragically passed…
Birmingham Opera Company director Graham Vick dies from COVID complications
Rangzeb Hussain
July 18, 2021 | 10:12 pm
The opera world has been devastated after news broke about the death of pioneering director Sir Graham Vick who died from COVID-19 complications on Saturday 17th July. The 67-year-old artistic…
“I’m going to stab you!” – Racist yobs assault Muslim family in Wolverhampton park
Rangzeb Hussain
June 8, 2021 | 03:03 pm
Police have arrested two young men for assault last night (7 June) following a racial attack where the 'feral' perpetrators made threats to 'stab' a Muslim family at a park…
Horror as 14-year-old boy knifed to death in Birmingham by ‘7 attackers’
Rangzeb Hussain
June 1, 2021 | 12:46 am
Shocking news is coming in tonight of a teenage boy who was fatally stabbed in the Kingstanding area of Birmingham on Bank Holiday Monday (31 May) according to West Midlands…
Birmingham artist lashes back as police ‘probe’ into Palestine mural unveiled in Kings Heath
Rangzeb Hussain
May 27, 2021 | 04:00 pm
West Midlands Police have allegedly been in talks with the owners of a business on whose wall a Palestinian solidarity mural was painted last Monday (May 17). Award-winning Birmingham based…
Birmingham artist unveils Malcolm X mural in solidarity with people of Palestine
Rangzeb Hussain
May 17, 2021 | 10:50 pm
A striking new mural depicting the historic visit of civil rights activist Malcolm X to Smethwick in 1965, has been unveiled in Birmingham as a show of solidarity with the plight of the Palestinian people.…
Fears for missing schoolgirl last seen in Handsworth on Saturday
Rangzeb Hussain
May 5, 2021 | 11:04 pm
Fears are growing tonight as police launch an urgent appeal to trace a missing schoolgirl who was last seen in the Handsworth area of Birmingham on Saturday (1 May). Thi…
Valentine weekend rave at ‘The Covid Arms’ with 150 drinkers raided in Jewellery Quarter
Rangzeb Hussain
February 16, 2021 | 04:57 pm
An illegal makeshift nightclub nicknamed 'The Covid Arms' - constructed for a Valentine weekend of revelry with DJ, bar and VIP lounge area - was raided by police in the…
REVIEW: blond(e) BOY, red LIPSTICK – a daring and true love story from Birmingham
Rangzeb Hussain
January 16, 2021 | 08:25 pm
Birmingham born author Geoff Bunn shares his memories of the city and bravely opens his heart about a love that made him see the world in a new light in…
Police urge victims to come forward as man arrested for sexual attacks outside McDonald’s in Bordesley Green
Rangzeb Hussain
January 14, 2021 | 02:47 pm
Police are appealing to trace three women who were sexually assaulted outside McDonald's in Bordesley Green late last year. The matter was reported to officers by someone inside the restaurant who…
