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Black 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...
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Birmingham 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...
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Birmingham 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...
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Birmingham 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...
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OPINION | 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...
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Malala 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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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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. […]...
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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...
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