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A 36-year-old man has been charged with murder following a fatal house fire in Wolverhampton, police have confirmed. Dale Francis, aged 36, from Basford, Stoke-on-Trent, has been charged with murder, four charges of attempted murder and a charge of arson with intent to endanger life.
A Midlands artist has had his Peaky Blinders fan art turned into a 60ft mural on display in Digbeth in Birmingham. Local lad James Mundy from Stoke-On-Trent submitted his portrait of the TV drama’s lead character Thomas Shelby – played by Cillian Murphy – to a BBC competition, but was shocked and thrilled when he discovered…
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qiXwqK1yRQQ&hl=en_GB&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b&border=1] EVENT: Love Music Hate Racism Festival 2009 LOCATION: Britannia Stadium, Stoke-on-Trent DATE: Saturday 30th May 2009 DETAILS: Singer V V Brown performs ‘Crying Blood’ live at the Love Music Hate Racism Festival (http://lmhrfestivals.com). http://www.iambirmingham.net MMIX © I AM BIRMINGHAM / ADAM YOSEF
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMdqmzXks2U&hl=en_GB&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b&border=1] EVENT: Love Music Hate Racism Festival 2009 LOCATION: Britannia Stadium, Stoke-on-Trent DATE: Saturday 30th May 2009 DETAILS: Comedian Eddie Izzard speaks about Racism and the BNP (http://lmhrfestivals.com). http://www.iambirmingham.net MMIX © I AM BIRMINGHAM / ADAM YOSEF
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3TxDxabNGbQ&hl=en_GB&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b&border=1] EVENT: Love Music Hate Racism Festival 2009 LOCATION: Britannia Stadium, Stoke-on-Trent DATE: Saturday 30th May 2009 DETAILS: Singer Beverley Knight speaks about Racism and the BNP (http://lmhrfestivals.com). http://www.iambirmingham.net MMIX © I AM BIRMINGHAM / ADAM YOSEF
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Xt9Nw3C3LU&hl=en_GB&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b&border=1] FILM: A coach full of Birmingham residents head for the the Love Music Hate Racism Festival as it comes to Stoke-on-Trent.