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Here’s 20+ tweets dragging Rachel Riley after “racist” Jeremy Corbyn stunt backfires
Rachel Riley – co-presenter on Channel 4 show Countdown – is facing calls to be sacked after she edited a photo of Jeremy Corbyn at an anti-apartheid protest to suggest the Labour leader was “racist”. The controversial TV personality is under fire from both supporters and critics of Corbyn after posting an image of herself wearing a t-shirt emblazoned with the negatively photoshopped picture…
30+ loud and proud photos of Brummies preparing for Birmingham Pride 2019
As Birmingham Pride fast approaches this Bank Holiday Weekend, preparations are well and truly underway to welcome visitors to the city. In fitting with the UK’s largest two-day LGBTQ+ celebrations, a cascade of rainbows have enveloped Brum. Community groups, businesses and bars have all adopted the iconic rainbow palette as excitement builds for this years…
10 photos of Birmingham’s top architectural marvels!
The skyline of England’s second city has increasingly evolved over recent decades as the city continues to redevelop its architectural landscape. With several buildings awaiting demolition, and many more undergoing building and redevelopment, it’s easy to look over some of Birmingham’s architectural marvels.
Here’s the Main Stage line-up for Birmingham Pride 2019!
With organisers promising the largest ever main stage, Birmingham Pride is set to welcome an incredible array of talent to the Main Stage next weekend! Following on from the carnival parade, that kicks off at noon on Saturday 25th May, acts such as the Human League and Years & Years are set to take the the…
What was Game of Thrones star Maisie Williams doing at a Birmingham university?
Television and movie star Maisie Williams, aka Game of Thrones‘ Arya Stark, made an appearance at Birmingham City University yesterday. The lecture theatre was packed with students eager to hear from a fellow millennial about her newest endeavour as an app developer. The Bristol-born actress launched her app Daisie in partnership with Dom Santry last August. What was her take away advice…
Birmingham greetings from across the city for Diwali 2018
Diwali, the ‘Festival of Lights’, is being celebrated today – Wednesday 7th November – by Hindus, Sikhs, Jains and Buddhists. For those taking part, it’s a celebration of goodness overcoming evil, light over darkness, knowledge over ignorance and hope over despair.
Here’s all the films screening at Birmingham’s WoW Festival this weekend
A brand new film festival showcasing a wide range of powerful documentaries, talks and discussion panels kicking off in Birmingham this weekend. Weekend of Wednesdays, described as a festival dedicated to “cinematic activism”, will be screening documentaries and short film programmes highlighting social movements and people power,from tomorrow.
12 photos of the new ‘Star Wars’ street art mural in Digbeth
You’ve probably seen a new mural in The Custard Factory celebrating’s Birmingham’s cinematic history, including Brum’s Star Wars connections, and wondering what it’s all about. Well, the artwork has been created to tie in with the opening of the all-new Odeon Luxe cinema at Broadway Plaza in Birmingham.
5 acts to see at Mostly Jazz, Funk & Soul this July
Not long now until the first of the three interconnected music festivals of Birmingham’s summer schedule. And, with Mostly Jazz, Funk & Soul running across the weekend of Friday July 6th – 8th in Moseley’s Park, you may want to consider catching these acts across the weekend.
10 photos of revellers enjoying Birmingham Pride 2018
Tens of thousands of party revellers set upon central Birmingham this Bank Holiday Weekend for the city’s annual Pride event, as organisers announced record-breaking attendance for the UK’s biggest two-day LGBTQ+ festival. Starting with a parade and continuing with a massive street festival along Hurst Street in Southside, Birmingham Pride has been awash with colour as rainbow themed…