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YouTubers Syndicate, Yogscast and MumboJumbo join Birmingham Insomnia60 line-up
YouTube and Twitch star Syndicate poses with a fan at Insomnia 57 in Birmingham (Photograph: Adam Yosef) Insomnia60, the UK’s largest gaming festival, which runs over the Easter bank holiday weekend,...
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Birmingham teacher to sleep out on city streets for charity
Teacher Andrew Stelly will be sleeping rough on the streets to raise money for charity (Photograph: Adam Yosef) A secondary school teacher and aspiring model from Sutton Coldfield will be sleeping...
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OPINION | John Dee | Hemp, History, Happy 4/20!
4/20 is a code-term that refers to the consumption of cannabis and smoking and celebrating cannabis on the date April 20 (Photograph: Psychonaught) Dr John Dee is back and ready to party, as we look at...
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Hundreds march in Birmingham against Chechnya gay murders
Hundreds of protesters march through central Birmingham in solidarity with the LGBT community in Chechnya (Photograph: Adam Yosef) Around 200 of protesters have marched through the streets of...
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Impact Hub Birmingham is hosting an evening of topical discussion and film around the Black Lives Matter movement, featuring US author Angie Thomas. With a screening of 50 Shades of Melanin […] The...
View ArticleBirmingham Zombie Walk 2017 postponed
Birmingham’s annual Zombie Walk has been postponed for 2017, for the first time since it began, to make way for the Big Sleuth art trail. A firm favourite in the city’s summer […] The post Birmingham...
View ArticleBirmingham residents to feed homeless during EDL visit to city
Residents from across Birmingham will be uniting on Saturday for a show of community spirit, providing food, clothes, live music and free haircuts for the homeless in the city. On […] The post...
View ArticleBirmingham mosque responds to EDL with “Best of British” tea party
When members of the Birmingham Central Mosque heard the English Defence League was coming to their beloved city to very likely moan about Muslims not integrating enough, they could think of […] The...
View ArticleYouTubers Syndicate, Yogscast and MumboJumbo join Birmingham Insomnia60 line-up
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View ArticleOPINION | Rangzeb Hussain |“Go back home, Paki! This is England!” was my EDL...
THUGS. That is what we are dealing with. THUGS. Our world is being brutalized by the violence and ignorance of narrow-minded THUGS. Today, in my home town, I experienced the hatred […] The post OPINION...
View ArticleMalala Yousafzai becomes youngest UN Messenger of Peace
Birmingham-based Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai has become the youngest ever UN Messenger of Peace, after being awarded the accolade yesterday. The 19-year-old, who is sitting her A-levels...
View ArticleBirmingham teacher to sleep out on city streets for charity
A secondary school teacher and aspiring model from Sutton Coldfield will be sleeping rough on the streets of Birmingham this week, to raise money for a charity helping children across the world. […]...
View ArticleOPINION | John Dee | Hemp, History, Happy 4/20!
Dr John Dee is back and ready to party, as we look at 4/20, once again, only emerging from his haze of smoke long enough to write this article for […] The post OPINION | John Dee | Hemp, History, Happy...
View ArticleHundreds march in Birmingham against Chechnya gay murders
Around 200 of protesters have marched through the streets of Birmingham city centre today in solidarity with LGBT individuals in Chechnya, who have been reportedly rounded up by Government officials...
View ArticleMohammed Saleem’s family mark fourth anniversary of his brutal murder
Today is the fourth anniversary of one of the worst terror incidents in the recent history of Birmingham. On April 29, 2003, Ukrainian white supremacist terrorist Pavlo Lapshyn stabbed and murdered...
View ArticleWest Midlands Metro Mayor: Who will get your vote?
A total of six candidates are seeking to to become the West Midlands’ first ever Metro Mayor on May 4th. The Mayor will be put in charge of a budget of £1.1 billion […] The post West Midlands Metro...
View ArticleWhy are all the West Midlands Mayoral candidates white?
The West Midlands is quite arguably one of the most diverse, multicultural, multi-ethnic and multi-racial regions in the country. At its heart is Birmingham, a city with a population of […] The post...
View Article‘Do you watch game of Thrones?’ WM Metro Mayor candidates face public questions
Is Andy Street ashamed of being a Tory? Is Siôn Simon indecisive? Why doesn’t James Burn want to rap? Six candidates are seeking to to become the West Midlands’ first ever Metro […] The post ‘Do you...
View ArticleMayor the Fourth be with you… elections on Star Wars Day?
Yes, it is Star Wars Day, reminding us of the intergalactic battle between good and evil, of empires striking back, of clone wars, of phantom menaces and new hopes. It’s […] The post Mayor the Fourth...
View ArticleWest Midlands Metro Mayor Election: Live Vote Count Updates
The West Midlands Combined Authority Mayoral Election polls closed last night at 10pm and ballot boxes were brought into the Birmingham Barclaycard Arena, ready for the official count this morning....
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