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New Doctor Who Jodie Whitaker’s costume revealed… and it’s a bit Mork & Mindy
Here’s the first photo of new Doctor Who Jodie Whitaker in her official costume ahead of her debut as the Thirteenth Doctor… and she looks a bit like, well, er, Robin Williams from Mork & Mindy. We may have around 6 weeks before Christmas, but the Whovian gifts have already begun arriving, as the BBC teased us…
“Bollox!”: Dawn French’s hilarious response to magazine’s facelift claim
Veteran British comedian Dawn French has tweeted a hilarious oh-so-sweet and simple response to a magazine cover headline asking if she’d had a facelift. Snapping back at a photo of her looking slim on the cover of Woman Magazine, which was accompanied by the headline: “Is a facelift behind Dawn’s new look?”, the 60-year-old responded with a lengthy…
James Corden slammed as “unfunny, arrogant prick” following Weinstein rape jokes
British comedian and US chat show host James Corden has received a barrage of criticism and condemnation after delivering a series of ‘rape jokes’ at a charity event in Los Angeles. During an amfAR (The Foundation for AIDS Research) charity gala , Corden joked: “It’s been weird this week watching Harvey Weinstein in hot water….
Singer Billy Bragg releases song inspired by activist Saffiyah Khan
English singer-songwriter Billy Bragg has shared a new song inspired by Birmingham social justice activist Saffiyah Khan, who faced down an angry EDL thug earlier this year. In what has since become an internationally iconic photograph, young activist Khan was snapped staring down an English Defence League ruffian during a demonstration in Birmingham city centre in…
Birmingham sisters launch fashion campaign to highlight blood donor shortages
Birmingham sisters Janet and Paulinah Eboh-Sampson used their creative platforms to set up the DoNation UK Project, a charitable initiative that would address the issue of donor shortages within the Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic Community (BAME). Inspired by the experience of their childhood friend Charlene Nelson, who underwent a kidney transplant at the age…
Why are all the West Midlands Mayoral candidates white?
The West Midlands is quite arguably one of the most diverse, multicultural, multi-ethnic and multi-racial regions in the country. At its heart is Birmingham, a city with a population of over one million inhabitants. Around 35% of whom are non-white, nearly 22% Muslim and 45.7% under 30, making it one of the youngest cities in Europe.
Black Lives Matter author is bringing book tour to Birmingham
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 followed by a discussion with film director Naomi Grant and Siana Bangura, the ‘Art Against The Grain’ evening will launch itself straight into the heart…
Muslim councillor schools online racist following Facebook abuse
A Muslim councillor from Birmingham has totally schooled an online racist after being told to “f*** off” out of the country. Cllr Mariam Khan, who represents the Birmingham Washwood Heath ward, was targeted by Facebook user ‘Dawn Lees’ in a vitriolic hate-filled attack posted publicly under a Birmingham Mail news story yesterday.