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Harry and Meghan’s official Royal Wedding photos are out!
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex – Prince Harry and Meghan Markle – have released three official photographs from their Wedding day. The photographs were taken by photographer Alexi Lubomirski at Windsor Castle, following the carriage procession. The photographs include a family photo featuring the Royal household – The Queen, Duke of Edinburgh, Prince William…
PRIDE GUIDE: What to expect at Birmingham Pride 2018
The UK’s biggest two-day pride festival returns to Birmingham on Saturday 26 & Sunday 27 May, bringing with it a celebration of the city’s LGBTQ+ community. The Bank Holiday weekend celebration will see tens of thousands of people descend on the city’s Gay Village for the May Bank Holiday weekend.
IN PICTURES | Flatpack Festival: How does change happen?
A film screening and interactive discussion taking Brummies back to the late 60s was held at Impact Hub in Digbeth, as part of the city’s Flatpack Film Festival. Working with social action initiatives Free Radical and Yellow Wednesday, a group of young people invited some special guests to share their own tales of DIY culture and youth…
60 photos of Brummies enjoying the sizzling April sunshine
Thursday has been the hottest April 21 in recent British history, with temperatures across Birmingham hitting an impressive 23°C; replacing the cold, rain and snow with an ‘Indian Summer’ glow. With warm weather set to continue throughout the week, here’s some photographs of Brummies enjoying the sunshine across the city:
Former Guantanamo prisoner Moazzam Begg declines request to appear on Big Brother in the most fitting way possible
Former Guantanamo Bay detainee Moazzam Begg, who was held prisoner by the US government in an internment facility in Afghanistan and in the Guantanamo Bay detainment camp in Cuba for nearly three years, has been invited to appear on reality TV show Big Brother. Yes, really. However, the Birmingham activist and author – who was released…
Birmingham guerrilla artist hijacks city billboard with Syria protest message
Billboards are used to sell everything from washing powder to swimsuits, from cigarettes to whiskey, from films to games, all that and more, much more. Peace, on the other hand, is very rarely seen on a billboard. A new billboard has appeared in Birmingham that is a bit different, it dares to make you think…
12 photos of the ghost streets of 1960s Birmingham
In 1968, American photographers Janet Mendelsohn and Richard P. Rogers documented the suburbs of Birmingham, fraught with poverty and poor housing conditions. Their photographs are currently being exhibited as part of the Flatpack Film Festival.
5 things you need to know about Birmingham 2022 poet Amerah Saleh
Birmingham based spoken-word artist Amerah Saleh is one of five main city artists taking part in the official Birmingham 2022 handover ceremony on Sunday 15 April 2018, which will see young people and artists from the city perform as part of the Closing Ceremony of the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games. 25-year-old Amerah joins film maker Daniel Alexander, rapper Lady…
Meet the Brummies performing at the Commonwealth Games handover ceremony
Several Birmingham based artists are due to take part in the official Birmingham 2022 handover ceremony on Sunday 15 April 2018, which will see young people from the city perform as part of the Closing Ceremony of the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games. Filmmaker Daniel Alexander, rapper Lady Sanity, spoken word poet Amerah Saleh, Céline Gittens from the Birmingham Royal ballet…
Lady Leshurr makes freestyle return with Black Panther
Birmingham rapper Lady Leshurr has dropped a new music video, her third freestyle of the year. Directed and edited by King Wowa (Amir Mekkaoui), ‘Black Panther’ has racked up over 300,000 views in its first couple of days since going live on YouTube at the end of March.