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BLOG | Being brave during Birmingham Pride
Swingerella, alter ago of Birmingham mother-of-two Andrea Smith, attended Pride after reportedly being driven out of India (Photograph: Adam Yosef) Birmingham Pride 2016. In truth I was supposed to be...
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BLOG | Swingerella | What gives you the right?
Swingerella – Andrea Smith – with music artist Zara Sykes during a music video shoot (Photograph: Andrea Smith) I’m filming in Birmingham today. in bright sunshine and the Custard Factory looks...
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Birmingham LGBT community respond to Orlando massacre
Birmingham’s LGBT+ community leaders and members have shared their grief following the homophobic terror attack in Orlando, Florida Birmingham’s LGBT+ community has responded with love and hope...
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City of Colours returning to Birmingham this weekend
City of Colours returns to Birmingham’s Digbeth area this weekend I’ve been waiting a long while for this one. And now, with just a few days to go, the return of The City of Colours is imminent....
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Super-hyped water slide a no-show in Birmingham
A giant inflatable water slide attraction expected in Birmingham has failed to materialise, despite generating widespread interest (Photograph: Slide the City) A huge Slip N Slide attraction,...
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Youth group creates anti-hate toolkit following EU referendum
Youth engagement agency Beatfreeks held an ‘Anti-Hate Crime Toolkit’ workshop in Birmingham (Photograph: Paul Stringer) Birmingham-based youth engagement agency Beatfreeks held an ‘Anti-Hate Crime...
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Birmingham brothers join West Midlands Police force
Siblings Sheryar Shah and Syed Shah have both joined the West Midlands Police force (Photograph: West Midlands Police) Sheryar and Syed Shah are used to serving the public after a career in retail –...
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Half-eaten Wispa helps catch Birmingham kidnapper
Teenager Mohammed Islam lured an innocent lad to his home, held him hostage and threatened to kill him, but was caught using DNA from a half-eaten Wispa bar (Photograph: West Midlands Police) A...
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Eid celebrations begin tomorrow for city Muslims
Birmingham Central Mosque secretary Muhammad Ali at Eid celebrations last year, with his youngest son (Photograph: Adam Yosef) Eid festivities are to begin tomorrow, following a month-long period of...
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Srebrenica Memorial Week 2016 launched for 21st anniversary
Srebrenica Memorial Week takes place in July and remembers those who were massacred by Serb military forces in the Bosnian town in 1995 Srebrenica Memorial Week has been launched in the UK, bringing...
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Black Lives Matter protesters march through Birmingham
Protesters in Birmingham marched through the streets of the city centre demanding justice (Photograph: Geoff Dexter) Hundreds of protesters marched through Birmingham city centre on Saturday,...
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Birmingham reggae band UB40 backing Jeremy Corbyn
Reggae band UB40 have given Labour party leader Jeremy Corbyn their backing in the new leadership race (Image: UB40/Facebook) Legendary Birmingham reggae group UB40 appear to have endorsed Jeremy...
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Rally called to unite Brummies against hate
The ‘We Are One’ rally aims to bring together and unite communities from all over Birmingham A powerful display of unity between people of different backgrounds, faiths, political beliefs and ages, is...
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Birmingham actor to make big screen debut
Actor Antonio Aakeel from Birmingham will be starring in cinematic release City of Tiny Lights A young actor from Birmingham is to appear alongside top British actors in a feature-length international...
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BLOG | Do’s and Don’ts for this really hot weather!
The Four Oaks entrance to Sutton Park (Photograph: Nikhara Korpal) A bit of sunshine and we all get excited, and why not? With temperatures hitting 30 degrees this week, it’s time to put the sun cream...
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Pokémon Go fans to descend on Birmingham for Pokéwalk
Conor Court and Harvey McDonald have been working to organise Birmingham’s first ever Pokémon walk A mass Pokémon Go flashmob walk is set to take place in Birmingham city centre this weekend, with...
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Black Lives Matter activists block access to Birmingham Airport
Black Lives Matter activists block a Birmingham road to highlight institutional inequality (Photograph: UKBLM) Black Lives Matter activists have blocked access to a main road between Birmingham Airport...
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Child grooming drama premieres in Birmingham
Sonny Michael Chohan, star and director of ‘Guilty Pleasures’, a drama exploring male grooming gangs and sex trafficking (Photograph: Smooth Demon Productions) A gritty drama about the world of child...
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Owen Smith confronted by Labour Party members in Birmingham
Labour Leadership candidate Owen Smith is confronted in Birmingham before today’s planned leadership debate (Image: RWAP) Labour MP and party leadership challenger Owen Smith has been confronted by...
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Patients star in Children’s Hospital Charity’s fundraising campaign
Young patients from Birmingham Children’s Hospital star in a new photography exhibition in Victoria Square (Photograph: BCH) Eleven brave patients from Birmingham Children’s Hospital are the stars of a...
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