Former foreign secretary Boris Johnson targeted after saying Muslim women wearing burkas “look like...

Boris Johnson has come under fire from many, after saying that Muslim women wearing burkas "look like letter boxes" or bank robbers. The former foreign secretary came out against calls for a ban on the face-covering veils in public places,...

Carer Who Defrauded An Elderly Woman

A carer was given a suspended sentence after she conned an elderly woman of more than £13,000. Effat Chowdhury, aged 28, of Burlington Road, Chiswick West London, pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 12 months imprisonment, suspended for 12, on...

Man dies after being struck by a train at a Sandwell station

Trains through a Black Country railway station were disrupted this weekend after a man died after being hit by a train. There were no trains were stopping at Sandwell and Dudley station, in West Bromwich, on Saturday evening following the...

Birmingham Close Ceremony 2022 with a Surprise Finale

The Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games came to a close with a show-stopping musical production at the newly redeveloped Alexander Stadium to a live audience of more than 30,000 and a global audience of more than a billion people. With a...

Announcing our newest Patron

The United Kingdom Thalassaemia Society (UKTS) is proud to introduce their newest Patron Mr Adil Ray.  Adil Ray OBE is best known as the star and creator of the hit BBC1 sitcom Citizen Khan. More on his work can...

Drive-By Shooting

Detectives are investigating after a teenager was shot as he sat in a car on a city street. The victim was in the passenger seat of a silver Ford Mondeo on Pretoria Road, Bordesley Green when he was fired at on the evening of...

The Coca-Cola Truck is Coming

What better way to know that Christmas is just around the corner, than having the famous red Coca-Cola lorry in the middle of Bullring, giving out free drinks? Although Birmingham was left out in last year’s Coke tour, we can...

Permanent mural celebrating future icons in the Black community gets unveiled in Digbeth, Birmingham

Bass Festival curators Aliyah Hasinah and Rtkal have taken this years festival to another level by curating the largest permanent mural in Birmingham, celebrating Future Black icons and influencers of music and culture. As young artistic entrepreneurs both Aliyah...

Warden Attacked By Thugs in Alum Rock

A 19-year-old has been arrested on suspicion of robbery after a traffic warden was brutally beaten and robbed in Alum Rock on Friday 14 September. A sickening attack on a traffic warden who was going about his job was attacked...

CROSSING ALL BOUNDARIES, GLOBALLY

World Music Conference 2019 promotes Mental Health key messages   ‘It is events like this that bring us all together irrespective of our differences, which provide a platform for us to celebrate the sheer diversity, in terms of world...