Channel 4 Dispatches reveals the shocking failure of Prevent to tackle far right and religious terror

Monday’s edition of Dispatches on Channel 4 exposed shocking revelations about the failure of the government’s controversial de-radicalisation Prevent programme which is allowing some perpetrators, including far right terrorists who want to ignite a “holy race war”, to evade justice. Dispatches: Are We Losing the War on Terror? (18 April) revealed the disturbing truth about the Government’s…

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Selbin Kabote is a Zimbabwean journalist based in Birmingham

Zimbabwean journalist from Birmingham selected as judge for global media awards ceremony

A Birmingham-based journalist who originally travelled to the UK from Zimbabwe for a better life has been selected to be a judge for the prestigious One World Media Awards this year. Selbin Kabote, who works for charity Migrant Voice as a Media Lab Project Worker, is one of four judges in the ‘Refugee Reporting’ category at the prestigious annual event.

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Rachel Riley is under fire for photoshopping an anti-apartheid image to attack Jeremy Corbyn

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…

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Andy Street has a vision to make the West Midlands a filmmaking friendly destination

Andy Street plans visionary film studios with Steven Knight for West Midlands region

Mayor Andy Street has announced a new board to help create unity within the West Midlands media industry, and wants to join forces with Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight to bring a big screen filmmaking studio to the region. The West Midlands Screen Bureau (WMSB) – an organisation set up to help build a diverse, dynamic and sustainable Creative…

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Fitness enthusiast Duka Cavolli from Birmingham poses naked for Movember

IN PICTURES: Duka Cavolli strips for Movember to raise awareness of men’s health issues [NSFW]

MO BROS from across Birmingham have got their kit off this month to raise awareness for Movember, and joining them is fitness enthusiast, keen football fan and illustrator Duka Cavolli. As part of the charity month, guys of all ages and backgrounds have stripped naked to highlight men’s health, testicular and prostate cancer, and male suicide.

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These Birmingham female creatives are supporting a possible relocation of Channel 4 to Birmingham

6 female creatives from Birmingham on why Channel 4 would be good for the city

There’s been much talk of broadcast giant Channel 4 relocating to Birmingham from its current home in London, and much of it from the Brum’s creative community. With all the discourse about the media giant potentially moving to the Midlands city (who wouldn’t want to? We are lovely here!) and with it being International Women’s Month, we decided to…

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