Previously arrested Bacari 'Secret Mizzy' Ogarro has been banned from TikTok and YouTube

Desperate “creep” prankster banned from TikTok and YouTube after invading family home

A desperate online prankster who has been described as a “creep” for trespassing into the private homes of families in London for clout, has been banned from popular social media platforms TikTok and YouTube. Teenager Bacari-Bronze O’Garro, 18, had his account removed from TikTok after a video of him invading a family’s home in the capital, attracted…

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A video of Brummies singing and dancing to 'Killing Me Softly' has gone viral

Video of Brummie revellers performing ‘Killing Me Softly’ in city centre street goes viral

A video of random Brummies breaking into song to perform ‘Killing Me Softly’ in the city centre streets is going viral after being shared across social media. Posted to Twitter last night (29 January) at 11.08am, the short clip showing revellers and passers-by joining in with an impromptu rendition of the hit song – which was being played…

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Anti-racist group shave condemned The Ivy Asia restaurant for their depictions of the South East and East Asian community

Birmingham ‘Stop Asian Hate’ group condemns London restaurant’s racist advert

A London restaurant has come under fire for publishing an advertisement deemed “racist” by members of the British Asian community. The Ivy Asia restaurant has received a backlash from Stop Asian Hate activists, including its Birmingham chapter, after releasing an offensive marketing campaign portraying East and South East Asian people as demeaning caricatures.

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Gay Village venues, clubs and bars: The Nightingale Club in Lower Essex Street / Hurst Street in Birmingham city centre on 22.05.19 Features Rainbow Flag hanging outside from building. Features 'Love Is Love' slogan'

Birmingham LGBTQ nightclub offers closed premises as free NHS vaccination centre

As the UK’s coronavirus vaccination roll-out gets underway with the newly approved Oxford/Astra Zeneca vaccine suitable for standard refrigeration, a nightclub in Birmingham has offered their premises for use by NHS staff. Management at the aptly-named Nightingale Club in the city, which has been closed since March last year, have offered the venue to NHS staff for…

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Birmingham councillor Waseem Zaffar is urging the city's Pakistani community to stop the spread of fake news around coronavirus

Councillor calls on Brummies to end COVID-19 “fake news” and “conspiracy theories”

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.

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Police have fined Lab11 in Birmingham for allegedly breaking socialising rules around coronavirus restrictions

£10,000 fine issued after Digbeth venue Lab 11 claims indoor event is actually outdoors

West Midlands Police have handed out a £10,000 fine to a venue in Digbeth after it held an event in a specially constructed marquee and claimed it was an outdoor event. Officers were called to Lab 11 on Saturday (17 October) night following “concerns that different households were mixing”, which is currently banned as Birmingham’s COVID-19 alert level is presently at…

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