Ben Styles has been found guilty of terrorism offences

Midlands far-right extremist was making “submachine gun for religious war”

A far-right extremist from Leamington Spa was caught making a “submachine gun and ammunition” and collecting terrorism material, say police. During the trial at Birmingham Crown Court the jury heard how Ben Styles, 25, was inspired by the Islamophobic Christchurch terrorist and making weapons in his garage with the aim of starting “a religious war”.

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Vaughn Dolphin was making a bomb in his kitchen when it exploded

Walsall white supremacist who “hated Muslims and plotted to shoot minorities” found guilty of terror offences

A dangerous far-right terrorist from Walsall, who “hated Muslims and plotted to shoot minorities”, has been found guilty at Birmingham Crown Court today for a strong of terror related offences. White supremacist Vaughn Dolphin, who wanted to harm communities he opposed, was found guilty of possessing explosive material and manuals on how to make improvised explosives…

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Sam Fricker with the Baton in front of Sydney Opera House

Birmingham 2022 Queen’s Baton Relay completes visit to Australia

The Birmingham 2022 Queen’s Baton Relay has completed four jam-packed days in Australia from in the last week, where over 50 Batonbearers were selected to represent their countries. Between 17 to 20 March, the baton’s journey followed recent visits to other Commonwealth Games Associations in Oceania, some of which included Kiribati, Cook Islands and New Zealand.

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The Queen’s Baton Relay celebrates Commonwealth Day in New Zealand

The Queen’s Baton Relay celebrates Commonwealth Day in New Zealand

The Birmingham 2022 Queen’s Baton Relay arrived in New Zealand on 12 March and spent four days travelling the nation, coinciding with Commonwealth Day today. This year, Commonwealth Day (14 March) was a celebration of “Delivering a Common Future” for all nations and territories in the Commonwealth by innovating, connecting, and transforming.

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Ben Raymond advocated a 'white jihad' race war

Member of dangerous UK neo-Nazi group convicted of terror charges

The co-founder of a UK neo-Nazi group described as “racist, Islamophobic, anti-Semitic, with an ethnic cleansing agenda which advocated attacks on LGBTQ+ people” has been convicted today of being a member of a banned extreme right-wing terrorist organisation. Detectives from West Midlands Police Counter Terrorism Unit led the investigation which culminated in the arrest of…

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Pogus Caeasar Handsworth Riots - 1985

REVIEW: Handsworth Riots 1985 – Pogus Caesar’s photographs hold a tragic mirror to our age

Birmingham artist and photographer Pogus Caesar has released a new book, ‘Handsworth Riots 1985’, which revisits a notorious chapter in Birmingham’s history.  In the publication, Caesar’s material showcases powerful and visceral moments of social chaos on the streets of Birmingham which were ignited by a Molotov cocktail of racism, poverty, and political unrest that continue to…

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