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The Windrush dance revolution that transformed Britain – from Birmingham's basements to Notting Hill carnival

Growing up in Birmingham in the early 1960s, I am part of the African Caribbean generation that migrated to Britain between the 1940s and 1980s. Commonly known as the “Windrush generation”, our arrival in the UK marked a significant turning point in the country’s social, artistic and economic landscape.

The Conversation

Chris Hoy and Ed Clancy top the bill at upcoming National Cycling Show

The two-day event will be held in Birmingham on 17-18 June

Cycling Weekly

The National Lottery reveals luckiest places to live in UK

It would appear that luck could actually live in the north

Wales Online

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'This is an emergency': West Midlands' cycling head on Birmingham's need for bike infrastructure

Adam Tranter's plea for action comes after two cycling deaths in just over two weeks in second city

Cycling Weekly

Greggs and Pret index reveals England’s true north-south divide, say scientists

AI-based analysis suggests the north starts at Watford Gap, where avocado wraps give way to sausage rolls, and includes Birmingham

The Guardian - UK

Comedian Matt Rife announces UK tour as fans rush to buy tickets to see the American TikTok star

Tickets are in high demand for the nine UK shows

Liverpool Echo

Vanti agrees £1.5m MEIF deal

Birmingham tech firm will use fresh round of capital to create jobs and make improvements to HQ

Birmingham Post

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Birmingham named as ‘luckiest place to live’ in UK by National Lottery

Since The National Lottery began in 1994, it has created 205 millionaires in Birmingham – that’s one every seven weeks.

The Independent UK

The American gospel choir with a historic link to Wales which just performed outside a house in Cardiff

They unveiled a new mural from the creators of some of the city's iconic public art

Wales Online

Luckiest UK city for lottery jackpot wins revealed - does your postcode make the list?

Compiling an official list of all winners since the National Lottery's launch in 1994 - hopeful players can now check how their hometown compares to others across the UK

Daily Mirror

Construction work starts on 23-storey resi tower

Lancaster Wharf will have more than 250 apartments for rent in Birmingham

Birmingham Post

Space Station to open brace of new Birmingham sites

Self-storage company is preparing for launches later this year which will create six jobs

Birmingham Post

Munir Ali: ‘When Moeen was 13, I made him a deal. Two years: cricket, cricket, cricket’

Moeen Ali’s return to Birmingham is extra special for his family, especially his father, who is a coach and an ‘uncle’ to hundreds

The Guardian - UK

New home for Birmingham architecture practice

Pinnegar Hayward Design relocates to new base in the city's Jewellery Quarter

Birmingham Post

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The Guardian - UK

Hugh Callaghan obituary

One of the Birmingham Six who spent 16 years in prison after being wrongly convicted of the 1974 pub bombings

Daily Mirror

Body of woman 'going to make a Facebook Marketplace' purchase found on fire

Jermiera Ivory Fowler's was found shot dead with her body on fire the day after she was last seen after reportedly going to meet someone to make a Facebook Marketplace purchase

Birmingham Post

University College Birmingham bids to build 1,200 student bedrooms

Institute wants to regenerate its current old halls in city centre which were built in 1970s but need to be replaced

Wales Online

I'm on the front line of sex work and have been beaten and dragged along by a car

Victoria Holcombe has opened up on the reality of city sex work and hopes to change the law

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Daily Mirror

Inside escort's life after 'leaving clients' houses crying, attacks, and sick requests'

Victoria Holcombe is a sex worker in Birmingham and has spoken out about the city’s sex industry, revealing the calls she gets from 'paedophiles', physical abuse she's faced and tear-jerking stories of some of her clients

Daily Mirror

Driver shamed by cops who 'knew they were breaking the law' with horrific parking

Police in Birmingham have been left shocked after drivers blocking the roads and pavements near a town centre are issued dozens of fines for terrible parking

The Independent UK

Burning body identified as woman who vanished after going to pick up Facebook Marketplace purchase

Police in Birmingham, Alabama, found Jermiera Fowler’s burning body a day after she was reported missing by family

The Guardian - UK

Why was it so hard for our judiciary to admit they’d jailed an innocent man for 16 years?

The death last week of Birmingham Six victim Hugh Callaghan reminds us that unfettered power can lead to abuses

WEKU

60 years since 'The Children's Crusade' changed Birmingham and the nation

The Birmingham movement in 1963 was a turning point when children joined the struggle for equal rights. The brutal response from white segregationists galvanized support for the Civil Rights Act.

The National (Scotland)

Andy Murray confirms he will play at Surbiton again after skipping French Open

Murray and Dan Evans have been given wild cards, while Venus Williams will play in Birmingham.

The Guardian - UK

Birmingham Six member Hugh Callaghan dies aged 93

Tribute paid to ‘values of forgiveness and gentle optimism’ of man wrongly jailed for 16 years over 1974 IRA atrocity

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