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International R&B legend Billy Ocean is set to swing by the Symphony Hall in Birmingham in November as part of a UK tour where the music star will be sharing new songs for the first time in a decade. As Ocean celebrates his 70th birthday this month, he today announced he’ll also be releasing One…
Huge Chinese New Year celebrations are expected to take place in Birmingham this month as the city welcomes in the Year of the Rat. The Chinese Festival Committee Birmingham has once again joined forces with Birmingham Hippodrome and partners to announce Birmingham’s massive Chinese New Year celebrations with three days of free festivities across the city.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex – Prince Harry and Meghan Markle – have released three official photographs from their Wedding day. The photographs were taken by photographer Alexi Lubomirski at Windsor Castle, following the carriage procession. The photographs include a family photo featuring the Royal household – The Queen, Duke of Edinburgh, Prince William…
English singer-songwriter Billy Bragg has shared a new song inspired by Birmingham social justice activist Saffiyah Khan, who faced down an angry EDL thug earlier this year. In what has since become an internationally iconic photograph, young activist Khan was snapped staring down an English Defence League ruffian during a demonstration in Birmingham city centre in…