Renowned British scientist drops in on Birmingham students
Professor Lord Robert Winston speaking at the Tolkien Lecture at King Edwards School in Birmingham Renowned scientist and Britain’s leading fertility expert Professor Lord Robert Winston visited King...
View ArticleOPINION | Maryam Snape | What women want this International Women’s Day
International Women’s Day is being celebrated on Wednesday 8th March (Image: Adam Yosef) Today is International Women’s Day, what does this mean? The day was originally set up to commemorate the...
View ArticleBillie Piper will be in Birmingham for Comic Con
Doctor Who star Billie Piper will be headlining MCM Comic Con in Birmingham (Photograph: BBC) Doctor Who and Penny Dreadful star Billie Piper will be in Birmingham for Comic Con this month. The actress...
View ArticleOPINION | Vimal Korpal | Holi, the ‘Festival of Love’
Holi, the festival of colours and love, being celebrated at the Shree Geeta Bhavan Mandir in Birmingham (Photograph: Vimal Korpal) Happy Holi, also known as Festival of Love. It’s the month of March...
View ArticleBrummies celebrate Holi, the Festival of Love and Colours
Holi is a two-day festival celebrated by Hindus, Sikhs, Jains and Buddhists (Photograph: Partho72) Hindus, Sikhs, Jains and Buddhists across Birmingham are celebrating Holi today, with festivities...
View ArticleThousands line Brum’s Emerald Mile for St Patrick’s Day parade
The Lord Mayor of Birmingham Councillor Carl Rice grabs a photo from the top of a double decker bus during the St patrick’s Day parade (Photograph: Rangzeb Hussain) Thousands of people came out to...
View Article58 photos capturing the beautiful diversity of St Paddy’s Day celebrations in...
St Patrick’s Day celebrations in Birmingham are attended by thousands of people from all backgrounds (Photograph: Adam Yosef) Birmingham is home to several high-profile annual community celebrations...
View ArticleBrummies urged to unite against child sexual exploitation
CSE Awareness Day is on Saturday 18th March is organised by the national charity NWG Network (Photograph: Stop CSE) People in Birmingham are being urged to unite against child sexual exploitation (CSE)...
View ArticleLibrary of Birmingham lit up in tribute to victims of London attacks
The Library of Birmingham is lit up in the colours of the Union Jack as a tribute to the victims of the London Westminster attacks (Photograph: Majid Mahmood) The Library of Birmingham has been lit up...
View ArticleAnti-terror police raid Birmingham flat following London attacks
A flat in Hagley Road was raided by anti-terrorism police following the London attacks (Photograph: Carlie Ann-Hare) A Birmingham flat in Hagley Road was raided by anti-terrorism police last night in...
View ArticleIN PICTURES: Birmingham anti-terror police raids following London Attacks
Anti-terror police target a flat on Hagley Road in Birmingham as part of raid related to the attacks in Westminster, London (Photograph: Davina James) A Birmingham flat in Hagley Road was raided by...
View ArticleBirmingham Muslims call anti-terrorism rally in response to London attack
A peace vigil has been organised by representatives of Birmingham’s Muslim community following the London attacks this week Community leaders have called two vigils in response to the violent attack in...
View ArticleCandle-lit vigil held in Birmingham for victims of London attacks
A vigil has taken place in Birmingham to remember the victims of the Westminster attack (Photograph: Adam Yosef) A vigil has been held in Birmingham this evening in response to the recent attacks in...
View ArticleBlack Lives Matter author is bringing book tour to Birmingham
American author Angie Thomas will be in Birmingham to discuss her book THUG (Photograph: Anissa Photography) Impact Hub Birmingham is hosting an evening of topical discussion and film around the Black...
View ArticleBirmingham Zombie Walk 2017 postponed
Birmingham’s Zombie Walk founder Jamie Chapman with blood-covered ‘zombies’ (Photograph: Adam Yosef) Birmingham’s annual Zombie Walk has been postponed for 2017, for the first time since it began, to...
View ArticleBirmingham residents to feed homeless during EDL visit to city
Hairdressers will be giving free haircuts during the Birmingham Food Drive event (Photograph: Birmingham Food Drive) Residents from across Birmingham will be uniting on Saturday for a show of...
View ArticleBirmingham mosque responds to EDL with “Best of British” tea party
The Birmingham Central Mosque in Highgate on Friday, April 7 (Photograph: Adam Yosef) When members of the Birmingham Central Mosque heard the English Defence League was coming to their beloved city to...
View ArticleOPINION | Rangzeb Hussain |“Go back home, Paki! This is England!” was my EDL...
A member of the English Defence League (EDL) in Birmingham on Saturday 8th April (Photograph: Rangzeb Hussain) THUGS. That is what we are dealing with. THUGS. Our world is being brutalized by the...
View ArticleMalala Yousafzai becomes youngest UN Messenger of Peace
Malala Yousafzai – shown here in 2015 – has been named youngest ever UN Ambassador of Peace (Photograph: Simon Davis/DFID) Birmingham-based Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai has become the...
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