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Zimbabwean journalist from Birmingham selected as judge for global media awards ceremony
Staff Reporter
April 21, 2020 | 04:38 pm
A Birmingham-based journalist who originally travelled to the UK from Zimbabwe for a better life has been selected to be a judge for the prestigious One World Media Awards this year. Selbin Kabote, who works…
Who’s performing at Lady Gaga’s ‘One World’ global telecast to benefit frontline workers?
Ben House
April 8, 2020 | 10:00 am
Unless you've been living under a rock, you'll have seen that Lady Gaga has been all over the news this week. Usually, you'd expect her to have dropped a new…
REVIEW: BBC hit sitcom This Country comes to a close
Ben House
April 7, 2020 | 11:00 pm
It's been three years, now, since mockumentary This Country began on BBC Three. It was so low-key, but I remember seeing an advert for it on Facebook, and it actually…
REVIEW: The Invisible Man (2020)
Ben House
March 24, 2020 | 11:52 pm
** Elisabeth Moss stars in the feature-film adaptation of H. G. Wells' 1897 novel of the same name. Any indication that this film was based on 19th century reading material,…
Birmingham Pride postponed to autumn due to coronavirus crisis
Rhi Storer
March 23, 2020 | 08:00 pm
The UK’s biggest LGBT festival has postponed its event into the autumn as coronavirus sweeps across the country. Birmingham Pride has announced it will not take place as planned on…
Peaky Blinders series six production halted by order of coronavirus
Rangzeb Hussain
March 16, 2020 | 05:02 pm
Production of the highly anticipated latest series of 'Peaky Blinders' has been shelved by the BBC due to concerns over coronavirus. The cast and crew of 'Peaky Blinders' which was…
London anti-racism demonstration cancelled as UK plans to ban mass gatherings over coronavirus fears
Staff Reporter
March 14, 2020 | 01:37 pm
The country's biggest anti-racism demonstration has been put on hold as government sources suggest the UK could ban large gatherings, amid the COVID-19 pandemic. As the coronavirus outbreak intensifies, Stand…
Coronavirus: St. Patrick’s Day parade cancelled in Birmingham
Rangzeb Hussain
March 13, 2020 | 05:15 pm
Organisers have confirmed this Sunday's St. Patrick's Day parade in Birmingham has been cancelled amid coronavirus concerns. The Birmingham St. Patrick's Day parade, which was due to take on Sunday…
MCM Comic Con Birmingham shelved until June amid national coronavirus threat
Staff Reporter
March 13, 2020 | 04:09 pm
An annual flagship comic convention due to be held in Birmingham next weekend has been dropped, following the postponement and cancellation of several events due to be held at the…
UK’s largest photography show cancelled in the wake of global Coronavirus threat
Paul Stringer
March 9, 2020 | 09:22 pm
The UK's biggest photography and video show of the year, set to take place in Birmingham, has been postponed due to the escalation of the virus COVID-19 in Europe. The…
