Sam Fricker with the Baton in front of Sydney Opera House

Birmingham 2022 Queen’s Baton Relay completes visit to Australia

The Birmingham 2022 Queen’s Baton Relay has completed four jam-packed days in Australia from in the last week, where over 50 Batonbearers were selected to represent their countries. Between 17 to 20 March, the baton’s journey followed recent visits to other Commonwealth Games Associations in Oceania, some of which included Kiribati, Cook Islands and New Zealand.

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Ikon Gallery is showcasing photographic documentation of migrant communities in Birmingham, by renowned photographer Vanley Burke

Photography exhibition featuring images of migrant communities to be launched in Birmingham

International renowned photographer Vanley Burke will be launching a brand new photography exhibition celebrating working class and migrant communities in Birmingham this week. The Ikon Gallery is showcasing a series of portraits documenting migrant communities in the city as part of a project, led by the University of Birmingham, capturing the migrant experience.

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County Lines offender Saed Ali (pictured) was handed a long jail sentence for peddling Class A drugs from his Coventry home into Nuneaton

Police seize £1million worth of drugs, arrest 109 suspects and discover £20K cash and weapons in just one week

Police have seized around £1 million worth of drugs, over £20K of cash and weapons and arrested over 100 people suspected of running illegal narcotics supply chains – all within a one week period. Last week (7-13 March), West Midlands Police took part in a national operation targeting County Lines that run heroin, cocaine and…

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