News - Page 165
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…
Huge family fun day planned as over 100,000 expected for Birmingham Eid celebrations
Staff Reporter
June 9, 2018
Birmingham's Muslim community is bracing itself for end of Ramadan next week, the 30-day period of fasting which will culminate in global Eid celebrations. This year, Eid al-Fitr is expected…
Birmingham shisha bar closed after selling ‘alcohol and laughing gas to children’
Staff Reporter
June 9, 2018
A Birmingham shisha bar that allegedly sold alcohol and laughing gas to hundreds of children has been permanently closed. Cloud Nine Dessert and Shisha Lounge in Birmingham's Southside had already been…
LGBTQ+ groups calls for cultural appropriation ban at Birmingham Pride celebrations
Harvey McDonald
June 7, 2018
A number of LGBTQ+ groups across the city have called on Birmingham Pride to ban cultural appropriation, following an I Am Birmingham article highlighting the issue was published last month. In…
Birmingham’s Indian Film Festival is back! Here’s what to expect…
Staff Reporter
June 7, 2018
Europe's largest Indian film fest is returning to Birmingham this summer for its fourth year in the city. The Birmingham Indian Film Festival - known as BIFF - is a…
Brum comedian Shazia Mirza to serve up a night of laughs to help city’s homeless
Staff Reporter
June 6, 2018
Birmingham-born Shazia Mirza is heading back to Brum to raise money for the city’s homeless, as part of an annual event hosted by Itihaas Restaurant. Joining fellow comedian Hardeep Singh…