Sajid Javid could become UK’s first Asian PM as he announces run for Tory...
Home Secretary and Bromsgrove MP Sajid Javid has announced his candidacy for the Conservative Party leadership. Announcing he was running on social media, Javid said his primary focus would be Brexit,...
View ArticleStreet art of crying Theresa May painted in Brum following Prime Minister’s...
News of Theresa May’s resignation on Friday has inspired street art deriding the Prime Minister, which appeared in Digbeth the very same day as her dramatic announcement. Local residents woke up […]...
View ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Muslim who led Birmingham Pride parade “assaulted” and ejected by...
A prominent LGBT Muslim campaigner who co-led this weekend’s Birmingham Pride parade alongside Parkfield School teacher Andrew Moffat and fellow Muslim activists was kicked out of the main event by […]...
View ArticleBirmingham comedy act leaves Britain’s Got Talent judges in absolute hysterics!
Birmingham actress and comedian Janice Connolly’s famous alter ego Barbara Nice has made it through to the live semi-finals of Britain’s Got Talent, after leaving the judging panel in hysterics […] The...
View ArticleMiss Birmingham contestant raises money and awareness about teenage suicide
A teenager who is competing in this Sunday’s Miss Birmingham finals at Resorts World hopes to use her influence to raise awareness about disability, youth suicide, and mental health issues […] The post...
View ArticleOpinion | Muslims Vs Queer people? Maybe it’s not so simple
In recent months, there has been furore in an inner-city area of Birmingham. Alum Rock, Saltley and the surrounding areas where the Trojan Horse scandal (aptly renamed ‘Trojan Hoax’) took place. […]...
View ArticleMP Jess Phillips’ life story to be made into TV drama by Black Mirror producers
MP Jess Phillips‘ light-hearted autobiography Everywoman is to be turned into TV drama by the people behind Years and Years and Black Mirror. The Manchester-based RED production company will “explore...
View ArticleProminent LGBTQ+ bar Eden under threat from city developers
In a devastating blow to Birmingham’s LGBTQ+ community, a new planning draft has been released by Birmingham City Council which showing popular venue Eden Bar locked in by new apartments. […] The post...
View ArticleAnti-LGBT education protesters banned from demonstrating outside school, but...
Protesters who have been demonstrating against LGBT+ education at Anderton Park Primary School in Birmingham have been banned, by a High Court injunction, from gathering outside the school’s gates....
View ArticleGUZ-A-GUZ-AH! Comedian Guz Khan joins the Spice Girls in hilarious new...
Coventry comedian and Man Like Mobeen star Guz Khan has become the face of the latest Walkers crisps ad, starring alongside none other than the Spice Girls. Appearing in the […] The post GUZ-A-GUZ-AH!...
View ArticleSPORT | What it REALLY means for Aston Villa FC to be promoted to the Premier...
After 3 seasons in the English Football League Championship Aston Villa Football Club have been promoted back to the Premier League. Much like spoilers for Game Of Thrones, Facebook timelines […] The...
View ArticleAnderton Park School protesters: We WILL challenge the city council...
Protesters who have been campaigning against LGBT inclusive education being taught at Anderton Park School have vowed to challenge an injunction from Birmingham City Council to create an exclusion zone...
View ArticlePublic stunned as Katie Hopkins joins forces with leaders of Birmingham...
Controversial social commentator Katie Hopkins has joined forces with leaders of the Birmingham school protests against LGBT education equality, in a move which has angered many of their supporters. In...
View ArticleINTERVIEW: Aja on Birmingham Pride, her Drag Race elimination and choking on...
Prior to her debut performance on the Birmingham Pride main stage, I Am Birmingham caught up with RuPaul’s Drag Race Superstar and recording artist Aja to talk about her first […] The post INTERVIEW:...
View ArticleAppeal after man knocked unconscious in shocking Birmingham city centre robbery
Detectives want to trace this pair after a man was knocked unconscious and robbed in Birmingham city centre. The victim, in his 20s, was approached by two men on Broad […] The post Appeal after man...
View ArticleBirmingham’s Symphony Hall gets £4.5 million funding boost from Arts Council
The Symphony Hall music and entertainment venue in Birmingham has been awarded a cool £4.5 million to spruce up and revamp the building and its services. With support from Arts Council’s […] The post...
View ArticleTwo Years On: Remembering the victims of the Grenfell Tower fire
Today marks the second anniversary of the tragic Grenfell Tower fire, in which at least 72 people were killed. On 14 June 2017, at 1am in the morning, a fire took hold […] The post Two Years On:...
View ArticleThe all-female longboarding group aiming to get more Birmingham women of...
An award-winning organisation based in Birmingham are looking for public support to get more women of colour into adventure sports by 2020. GirlDreamer is a Birmingham based company that provides […]...
View ArticleTeenager pleads guilty to viciously murdering 18-year-old, stabbing him 15...
A teenager has today pleaded guilty to the murder of Hazrat Umar, who was fatally stabbed in Birmingham earlier this year. The 17-year-old – Adam Muhammad of Hawksyard Road in Birmingham – […] The...
View ArticleHow the West Midlands is marking Refugee Week 2019
Refugee Week takes place every year across the world in the week around World Refugee Day on the 20 June. In the UK, Refugee Week is a nationwide programme of […] The post How the West Midlands is...
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