The latest news, updates and events in Birmingham
The Lion King musical roars and leaps onto the Birmingham stage for a scorching hot summer season. Disney’s world famous The Lion King theatrical show is now playing at The Birmingham Hippodrome until 16 September.
A Birmingham social work activist has returned his British Empire Medal in protest over “Labour’s refusal to commit to free school meals and the Tories removal of children’s murals” at an asylum centre. Eddie O’Hara was awarded the British Empire Medal in the Queen’s New Year’s Honours in 2021 for his charity work and for…
Disney’s enchanted prize-giving portal, the Disney Magical Door, is embarking on a mini tour of the country this Easter and will be stopping off in Birmingham on 9 April, offering people the chance to unlock the magic and win an incredible family holiday to Disneyland Paris for the 30th Anniversary celebrations. There are 30 fantastic…
After last week’s hugely popular poster tribute by Foka Wolf to community activist Barrington Patterson, a new stencil has been painted in Small Heath near the home of Birmingham City FC. The new art is the work of a mysterious Birmingham street artist known as Disney who previously painted a poignant tribute to little Arthur…
A poignant street art tribute has been painted overnight in the Aston area of Birmingham to Arthur Labinjo-Hughes, aged 6, who tragically lost his life at the hands of his stepmother and father in Solihull. The stencil art was painted in Trinity Street, Aston, a day after the killers of little Arthur were jailed at…
The world’s biggest Primark has opened to shoppers in Birmingham, with thousands of people flooding the store on its launch day. The brand new department store has been set up on the site of the former Pavilions Shopping Centre in High Street, and covers 161,000 sq. ft over five floors, occupying the entire site of a former…
Marvel’s Iron Fist has been axed after only two seasons on Netflix. The series, which starred British actor Finn Jones in the title role, was a prominent feature of Marvel’s Netflix shows which include Daredevil, Jessica Jones, The Punisher and Luke Cage.
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…
Two martial arts experts surprised and delighted Londoners with a spectacular lightsaber duel, as ‘Jedi fever’ hit the UK ahead of the highly anticipated release of Star Wars: The Last Jedi on Thursday. The stunt was held as part of special lightsaber based photo shoots which took place in London, Birmingham and other UK cities to…
A video of two Birmingham youngsters singing a hit song from Disney’s hugely successful winter film Frozen, has amassed hundreds of views online. The young friends from the Sutton Coldfield area in the West Midlands, were driving together when they spontaneously burst into a lip-sync cover of Love is an Open Door, originally performed by Kristen…