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Birmingham family mark 10th anniversary of grandfather Mohammed Saleem’s Islamophobic murder in city
Rangzeb Hussain
April 29, 2023 | 01:00 pm
Today marks the 10th anniversary of one of the worst terror incidents in the recent history of Birmingham when an elderly and fragile Muslim man was knifed to death by…
Who is María Oliva, the rising Spanish music star?
Staff Reporter
April 12, 2023 | 10:30 am
María Oliva is an emerging music artist hailing from southern Spain. Since she was 10 years old, María has been singing songs. (more…)
Brummies come together to send vital aid to Turkey-Syria earthquake disaster victims
Staff Reporter
February 14, 2023 | 05:05 pm
Hundreds of people from all over Birmingham and the West Midlands have come together to help the victims of the Turkey-Syria earthquake, which has left thousands dead and many more…
International Migrants Day: What it means to be a migrant in the West Midlands
Staff Reporter
December 18, 2022 | 12:27 pm
International Migrants Day takes place on Sunday 18 December, with this year’s theme being “It takes a community”. On 18 December 1990, the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution on…
Solidarity vigil called in Birmingham for Colorado Springs LGBTQ nightclub victims
Staff Reporter
November 23, 2022 | 03:54 pm
A peaceful vigil has been called in Birmingham to show solidarity with the victims of the Colorado Springs shootings, which left five people dead and many more injured. Organisers of the…
West Midlands Mayor Andy Street makes first-ever visit to Bangladesh during trade mission
Staff Reporter
November 15, 2022 | 12:00 pm
West Midlands Mayor Andy Street has been in Bangladesh this week following his weeklong trade mission to neighbouring India. In his first visit to the independent South Asian nation, the Mayor met with…
Pro-Palestinian activists crash two vans into UK factory owned by Israeli arms company
Staff Reporter
October 3, 2022 | 11:07 am
Pro-Palestinian activists have crashed two vans into a factory in Shenstone as part of an ongoing attack on the military drone making company. According to the activists, two vans were…
Palestine Action activists vandalise Tamworth warehouse to protest “Israeli state-terror”
Staff Reporter
August 8, 2022 | 03:00 pm
Pro-Palestinian activists have staged a rooftop protest at a packaging factory in Tamworth, vandalising the building in protest at its supposed links with Israeli arms, they claim. Daubing red paint across…
LGBTQ+ Commonwealth protest held in Birmingham during Queen’s Baton Relay
Staff Reporter
July 28, 2022 | 05:52 pm
Protests were held today as the Queen’s Baton arrived at Aston Hall in Birmingham on its final stop before entering Alexander Stadium for the Commonwealth Games opening ceremony this evening.…
NINE YEARS ON: How the racist murder of pensioner Mohammed Saleem by a Ukrainian neo-Nazi terrorist shook Birmingham
Rangzeb Hussain
April 29, 2022 | 07:57 pm
Today marks the ninth anniversary of one of the worst terror incidents in the recent history of Birmingham when an elderly and fragile Muslim man from Small Heath was knifed…