Aston arts center The Drum to close its Doors for Good
"We understand this is a challenging and distressing time."
The Drum Arts Center in Aston, which originally planned to undergo a major extension, is set to close its doors in June after a staggering 22 years unless a new source...
An Immigration Debate with a Unique Creative Twist
Taking place at 6pm, 6 April 2016, at the Bordesley Centre, the debate and interactive art-piece is intended to provoke in-depth conversation on one of contemporary Britain’s most divisive issues: immigration.
The event offers a unique take on the standard...
Sparkhill Smashes National Trend
The independent shopping capital of Britain has been announced and it is none other than Birmingham’s very own Sparkhill.
Containing more shops independently owned than anywhere else in the country, the area has beaten the national trend with almost 95%...
Sparkhill Bus-Stop Banksy
We’re all used to the dull daily commute, but travellers at one bus stop in Birmingham were in for a surprise when a mysterious artist brightened up their view.
An unidentified artist has turned the number two and three bus...
Imported Wife Abused & Enslaved
In a milestone case, a Londoner is facing jail after enslaving his wife, a Pakistani national, in his British home.
Safraz Ahmed, of Charlton, initially denied the offence but later changed his plea to guilty.
Safraz, who refused to consummate the...
Grieving Son Jailed
A grief-stricken son has been jailed for setting fire to his father’s home following a dispute over his mother’s ashes.
Samat Sapaun was high on a number of drugs when he launched the arson attack, fleeing from the bungalow in...
Your Care, Connected!
Your Care Connected is a new system that will provide better, safer care – it could even save your life.
Your Care Connected is a new system that will enable doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals working in hospitals to...
Bristol Hosts Bapu Surat Singh Exhibition
Singh Sabha Gurdwara, St George Bristol hosted an art exhibition inspired by Bapu Surat Singh, an 83-year-old Indian from the United States who has been on hunger strike in India for over 400 days calling for the release of...
Life Sentence For Man Who Set Wife Alight
A man who murdered his wife by setting her on fire following a row has been handed a life sentence.
Muhammad Hammad attempted to conceal his crime, claiming that Nazia Akhtar had set herself alight in their home in Birmingham.
He...
Terrorists Strike Brussels
Bomb blasts in Brussels have left 31 people dead and 260 injured when the city’s airport and metro station became the site of three suicide attacks.
The main terminal of Zaventem international airport, in the north-east of Belgium’s capital city,...
