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8 photos of adorable Brummie school kids dressed up for World Book Day
Young children at a school in Birmingham have been sharing their love of books today by dressing up as their favourite fictional characters. Celebrating World Book Day with hundreds of other schools across the country, pupils at The Wisdom Academy donned outfits paying tribute to storybook and comic characters; from pirates, wizards and superheroes to princesses, queens and…

Here’s 6 photos of Owen Jones like you’ve never seen him before (Oh, those MySpace pics!)
Owen Jones. 33. Northerner. Author. Journalist. Vampire… possibly. So maybe not a vampire but hard to say considering the guy never appears to age. He begs to differ.

10 photos of horror film duo Leigh Whannell and James Wan in Birmingham
James Wan and Leigh Whannell are a force to be reckoned with in modern-day horror filmmaking. Not only are they very good friends, but they’re the minds behind the SAW film franchise, with James having directed the original film and and creating the iconic Billy the Puppet, while Leigh wrote and starred in the 2004…

How a Birmingham lad used Calisthenics to shape up within months
Brummie Jacob John is quite the expert at more advanced Calisthenics, which is basically types of exercises that test, push and build a person’s physical strength using body weight. For most, this can be anything from push-ups, pull-ups, sit-ups or aerobic resistance stretching. For others, like Jacob John, this can be anything from ‘swinging’ around on monkey bars,…

How you can help the homeless in Birmingham this Christmas
Christmas certainly is a time of goodwill, with the number of people wanting to help their vulnerable friends and neighbours increasing over the festive season. With such a strong focus on commercial commodities over the holidays, many wish to offset their karmic footprint by spreading some of their food, gifts and financial indulgence to those…
![Poundland’s over-sexed Christmas Elf on the Shelf goes rogue on Twitter [NSFW] Poundland's naughty Elf on the Shelf has been sharing overtly sexual antics on the store's Twitter feed and some people just ain't having it!](https://iambirmingham.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Poundland-Naughty-Elf-sexual-antics.jpg)
Poundland’s over-sexed Christmas Elf on the Shelf goes rogue on Twitter [NSFW]
Either Damian Green has gone straight from his Government job as first secretary of state to managing Poundland’s Twitter account, or the store’s festive Elf on the Shelf has deliberately gone rogue. Recent photographs of the Elf appearing on Poundland’s social media platform show him engaging in everything from playing strip poker and farting on Donald Trump…
![Here’s the 12 buff ginger dudes who stripped naked to fight stigma [NSFW] Redheaded men bare all in a new racy calendar to fight stigma and prejudice while raising money for charity](https://iambirmingham.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/01_JAN_DANIEL_341B3415_F2TK_emoji1-crop.jpg)
Here’s the 12 buff ginger dudes who stripped naked to fight stigma [NSFW]
Twelve redheaded dudes have stripped totally naked to raise money for charity, while taking a stand against the stigma associated with being ginger. Often socially mocked for being very pale but for bright fiery hair, redheads aren’t traditionally the poster-boys for ‘popular’ beauty standards, but these fellas are showing off their assets to change just that.

Passenger on Birmingham train displays some extreme “manspreading” skills
A passenger on a Midlands train took ‘manspreading’ to a whole new level recently after being captured deeply slouched into his seat while with legs spread far and wide across two additional seats. The young man, immersed in his phone with earbuds plugged in, was photographed by a fellow passenger who found his extreme position and…

30+ photos of London Pride 2017 parade and celebrations
The London Pride parade for 2017 was bigger and better than ever, as headline sponsors Barclays led the celebration in the capital. Thousands of people congregated in central London as the annual Pride parade got underway on Saturday, with over 26,000 attendees hitting the streets to highlight this year’s ‘Love Happens Here’ theme.

58 photos capturing the beautiful diversity of St Paddy’s Day celebrations in Brum
Birmingham is home to several high-profile annual community celebrations and parades, from Chinese New Year festivities and Birmingham Pride to the Birmingham Mela and Birmingham Carnival, but if there was ever one event that seems to bring everyone together – regardless of age, background or heritage – it would have to be St Patrick’s Day….