The latest news, updates and events in Birmingham
Birmingham Hippodrome has begun its six-week run of this year’s pantomime Jack and the Beanstalk. Featuring sets and costumes from The London Palladium, and bundle-loads of laughter, the UK’s biggest regional panto features a cast including Birmingham’s own Alison Hammond, Hippodrome favourite Matt Slack celebrating his 10th year; and star of stage and screen Samantha Womack.
Birmingham’s New Street station was alive with music from the movies today, thanks to the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, who treated commuters to two special pop-up performances to kick off the weekend. Commuters were pleasantly surprised to see the orchestra blasting out popular theme tunes and soundtrack numbers from some of cinema’s most popular…
The Leader of Birmingham City Council announced his new cabinet this spring, with women in the majority of seats for the first time, and now new images have been released of the new dream team. Cllr Ian Ward initially revealed the nine members who would be joining him in making the big decisions for Birmingham in May…
Seven new bus stops lining Birmingham’s busy Soho Road have been converted into art galleries to celebrate the area’s diverse communities and history. China Plate Theatre artist Nilupa Yasmin has spent months working with local groups to create the dazzling displays for the bus stops along the National Express West Midlands number 74 route between…
A Birmingham artist whose dynamic work is collected by the likes of legendary Liverpool footballer Mohamed Salah, is unveiling his first collection this month. David Roman, 30, will be showcasing his experimental and compelling Icons of Extreme Sports collection on 11 May.
Birmingham Rep have released the first production images from their world premiere production of Grimeboy, which launched at the theatre on Saturday (16 April). Grimeboy is the unmissable new play from Casey Bailey, the Birmingham Poet Laureate and winner of the Greater Birmingham Future Face of Arts and Culture 2020.
Birmingham Weekender has made a welcome return this August bank holiday weekend, with over 100 free events for the public to enjoy. Once again produced by the Birmingham Hippodrome, this year all of the action has been taking place at Bullring & Grand Central as well as the surrounding New Street Station concourse; along with…
The sun was shining over Birmingham on Sunday as the Simmer Down Festival made a welcome return to its home in Handsworth Park following a limited virtual presence online during the pandemic last year. Headlined by British reggae group Aswad, the reggae-fest was a celebration of Afro-Caribbean culture and music as thousands of revellers descended on…
Warning: this report contains distressing images. A young man was taken into police custody in Birmingham city centre early this morning, after a vehicle he was believed to have been driving was involved in a “serious collision” which has left at least two people injured. The incident took place in Smallbrook Queensway next to the Holloway Circus roundabout at approximately 3.00am…
Police have arrested a man on suspicion of murder and seven counts of attempted murder over a series of stabbings in Birmingham yesterday. The suspect was detained at an address in Selly Oak at around 4am this morning after West Midlands Police detectives worked through the night in a bid to catch the man responsible.