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How a fake news story about Birmingham Muslims has gone viral for all the wrong reasons
Staff Reporter
May 31, 2018
A fake news story and video about "Muslim gangs" in Birmingham has gone viral all around the world, despite the individuals in the footage not being Muslim or from Birmingham.…
Palestinian sniper victim artwork appears overnight in Digbeth, Birmingham
Rangzeb Hussain
May 31, 2018
Street art has appeared in Birmingham's Digbeth area depicting events from the current Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Last night, a new work went up on Bradford Street in the city centre, on…
Bollywood conference explores representations of gender, sexuality, religion, caste and age
Staff Reporter
May 30, 2018
Academics from India, France, New Zealand and the US will be flying into the UK this week, as Birmingham City University hosts a symposium exploring representation within Bollywood. Taking place…
Courtney Act and Jake Shears in Birmingham rush for Kylie Minogue’s birthday bash
Joshua Williams
May 28, 2018
Drag royalty Courtney Act landed in Brum just in time for Birmingham Pride celebrations this weekend, but had to dash immediately after her performance so she could make music superstar Kylie…
Courtney Act hilariously pays homage to Drag Race’s Vanessa Matteo at Birmingham Pride
Joshua Williams
May 27, 2018
Celebrity Big Brother winner and Ru Paul's Drag Race legend Courtney Act -who's been performing an incredible set at this year's Birmingham Pride - has paid a somewhat hilarious tribute to…
MNEK discusses Pride comeback, new track ‘Colour’ and latest music video
Joshua Williams
May 27, 2018
After a two year absence, MNEK made a grand comeback at this year's Birmingham Pride Main Stage. Ahead of his newest single 'Colour' being released in June, MNEK treated pride goers to…
Andy Street backs greater representation at Birmingham Pride
Joshua Williams
May 27, 2018
With record breaking ticket sales for the UK's largest two-day LGBTQ+ festival, tens of thousands of individuals descended on Birmingham's gay village yesterday for the first day of Birmingham Pride. …
Thousands turn out for Birmingham Pride 2018
Harvey McDonald
May 26, 2018
Tens of thousands of party revellers have set upon central Birmingham city centre for this year's annual Pride event this Spring Bank Holiday weekend, as organisers announced record-breaking tickets sales for the…
IN PICTURES: West Midlands Police come out for Birmingham Pride 2018
Staff Reporter
May 26, 2018
West Midlands Police were donning rainbows and glitter as they came out for Birmingham Pride over the August bank holiday weekend. Officers from the force joined the colourful parade as…
Florence + the Machine to play Birmingham in November 2018
Staff Reporter
May 26, 2018
Florence + the Machine will be playing Birmingham's Genting Arena in November as part of their UK ‘High As Hope Tour’. Following news of the band’s hugely-anticipated new album, ‘High As Hope’,…