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Birmingham students strike from school to protest lack of climate change awareness
Students all over the UK skipped school today to protest against the last of social awareness surrounding climate change. A rally in Birmingham attracted hundreds of pupils as schools up and…
15 Awesome Costumes Celebrating World Book Day 2019
When your timeline is flooded with a whole host photo's of little ones in a range of costumes, you know it is that time of the year ... World Book Day!…
International Women’s Day 2019: What’s on in Birmingham
International Women's Day is coming up and this year's campaign theme is 'Balance for Better'. The 2019 #BalanceforBetter campaign runs all year long. It doesn't end on International Women's Day. (more…)
Birmingham equality educator shortlisted for global teaching award amid LGBT protests
A Birmingham teacher at the centre of a row over lessons on LGBT+ rights is up for a $1 million global teaching prize. Andrew Moffat, assistant headteacher of Parkfield community school…
OPINION: I’m asexual and we’re “as common as redheads”
Let's be clear about one thing: life is baffling for everyone. For some people, though, the way society is geared creates extra layers of confusion and alienation to deal with,…
Boxing club receives mental health award for changing lives through sport
A Shropshire boxing coach says winning a Thrive Mental Health Award means helping more people by changing lives through sport. Bright Star Boxing Club was named Mental Health Star in…
Chinese Labour Corps: Exhibition marks the forgotten men of the First World War
The Chinese Community Centre-Birmingham is commemorating the forgotten men of World War I - the Chinese Labour Corps – in an exhibition being held to coincide with Chinese New Year. A…
February is LGBT+ History Month: Here’s 100 years of fighting for queer rights and liberation
In the UK, February of each year has been set aside to mark and celebrate the lives and achievements of Lesbian, Gay Bisexual, Trans and Queer+ people and this year's…
National Storytelling Week: Birmingham authors talk about fiction in all forms
As National Storytelling Week gets underway, Brummies are celebrating storytelling in theatres, schools, and spoken word venues. On the 19th anniversary of National Storytelling Week, members of New Street Authors,…
OPINION: Was Josiah Sharpe’s neat skin fade haircut really too “extreme” for school?
Five-year-old Josiah Sharpe had been excluded from playtimes and school at Summerhill Academy School in Tipton, Sandwell, because his hair was considered too "extreme" for the school. Following a public outcry, he…