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I Am Birmingham
23h ago
Police have launched an appeal after a female passenger was sexually assaulted inside a Birmingham bus on Wednesday (31 May). The disturbing sex attack took place in Coventry Road around […]
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I Am Birmingham
4d ago
Thousands of people descended on Birmingham city centre this Bank Holiday weekend to attend one of the country’s biggest LGBTQ+ festivals, with a special focus on providing sanctuary to individuals […]
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I Am Birmingham
4d ago
A new funding scheme to help improve air quality in Birmingham has launched today (June 1), with funding available to support schemes in every one of the city’s council wards. […]
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I Am Birmingham
4d ago
A “predatory” man who kidnapped and sexually assaulted two young women by posing as a taxi driver in Birmingham has been sentenced to 22 years in prison. Thasawar Iqbal was […]
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I Am Birmingham
4d ago
A shocking hate crime took place during the Bank Holiday weekend against a Muslim family who were peacefully enjoying a picnic in a Walsall park. A gang of racist thugs armed […]
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I Am Birmingham
6d ago
A deaf performer from Birmingham is bringing his successful show exploring themes of ableism and racism to his home city this weekend. Starring talented Brummie actor, artist and comedian Rinkoo […]
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I Am Birmingham
1w ago
History was made in Birmingham as the city elected the first ever British-Indian Lord Mayor who arrived to the country in 1964 as a youngster with his mother. Proud Brummie […]
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I Am Birmingham
1w ago
Birmingham’s first and only sculpture celebrating Black history and heritage has been defaced with racist graffiti, in an incident described by a city MP as “sickening vandalism”. Earlier today, local […]
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I Am Birmingham
1w ago
Birmingham Pride organisers are expecting 100,000 people to line the city centre streets this weekend for the city’s rainbow parade, ahead of the three-day LGBTQ+ festival. Headlined by pop band the […]
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I Am Birmingham
1w ago
Brummies are being invited to take part in a competition to name the giant bull that vowed the world at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games. The massive sculpture, standing at […]
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