The latest news, updates and events in Birmingham
Two men have been convicted after the shooting of a man in Birmingham. Usman Khan and Amaan Ajaz were found guilty of attempted murder and assisting an offender after the shooting of a 32-year-old man in Washwood Heath on 30 April last year.
A bright and colourful new mural has been painted in Birmingham which celebrates the history and wildlife of Small Heath. Birmingham street artist Martin Hoakser Edwards, who was commissioned to paint the dynamic looking mural on a canal wall, says he managed to save a baby pigeon from drowning and reunite it with its mother…
Today marks the 10th anniversary of one of the worst terror incidents in the recent history of Birmingham when an elderly and fragile Muslim man was knifed to death by a neo-Nazi terrorist who wanted to “start a race war”. On April 29, 2013, white supremacist terrorist Pavlo Lapshyn stabbed and murdered Birmingham pensioner Mohammed…
Legendary Birmingham band Duran Duran are headlining the opening ceremony celebrations at the Commonwealth Games 2022 tonight. Steven Knight, the creative force behind the BBC smash-hit drama series Peaky Blinders, is also on hand as executive producer of the opening ceremony and says he has a few surprises for the audience.
People have been left aghast after pictures were shared of a major Birmingham city centre street looking untidy with trash, urine and faeces littering the pavement and walls. Hurst Street, a major hub in Birmingham’s South Side district, was left looking like “a shanty town” say Brummies who’ve seen the shocking pictures over the weekend.
A powerful new documentary, which is to be screened during the Birmingham 2022 Festival, will showcase the untold stories of migrant women from the Commonwealth who made their home in Birmingham. The deeply moving tales reveal the trials and tribulations – including the horrors of racism and sexism – suffered by the women as they…
A beautiful new work of street art has been painted in Digbeth, Birmingham, featuring a peace quote alongside a portrait of Mahatma Gandhi. Birmingham-based artist Adam Illes painted the large scale mural on a Digbeth canal wall which calls for peace in our troubled and war-torn world.
A major new exhibition by Birmingham-based photographer Maryam Wahid documenting a journey with her mother will open at the Midlands Arts Centre (MAC) this Saturday (5 February). The show explores the journey of Wahid’s mother through Pakistan and explores themes of identity, displacement and migration.
A brand-new book featuring a collection of writings by women and girls in Bangladesh, Pakistan and the UK, has been launched in Birmingham. Unveiled at a special event at Midlands Arts Centre hosted by writer and author Kavita Bhanot, ‘My City, My Home‘ – published in English, Urdu and Bangla – is a ground-breaking publication…
A Birmingham councillor has released a video message urging the city’s Pakistani community to stop the spread of “fake news” around coronavirus. Warning about the dangers of sharing and spreading false COVID-19 information across social media platforms, Cllr Waseem Zaffar has suggested unverified and inaccurate information about the virus is putting lives at risk.