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‘A big chunk of my motivation is vengeance’: Skinny Pelembe, the musical don of Doncaster

After leaving Gilles Peterson’s label, the artist felt adrift. But by drawing on a heritage that stretches from Birmingham to Mozambique, his new music is his most confident yet

The Guardian - UK

IndyCar Barber: Rossi leads Herta in raceday warm-up

Rossi, who will roll off 10th, lapped the 2.3-mile 17-turn course in Birmingham, AL, in 1m06.6677s, the only driver to reach the 124mph barrier. He led Colton Herta of Andretti Autosport by 0.1245s, with Scott Dixon of Chip Ganassi Racing third.

Motorsport

Brazen fly-tipper dumps 12 huge bags of ONIONS on quiet street - but is caught on camera

A Mercedes van driver has been pictured by Birmingham City Council CCTV brazenly dumping 12 large bags of onions on a quiet road, with the vehicle later seized

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Tony Iommi is loving the new Black Sabbath ballet: "I never thought we would have people dancing to War Pigs and Iron Man"

Tony Iommi has visited rehearsals for the Birmingham Royal Ballet's forthcoming production of Black Sabbath - The Ballet, and he very much likes what he sees

Metal Hammer

New funding boosts expansion and creates job at Novocomms

Antenna firm spun out of University of Birmingham outlines growth plans

Birmingham Post

Ben Francis net worth | Evening Standard Tech Rich List

Awarded an MBE for services to business in the New Year’s honours list, Ben Francis kicked off his sportswear business in his parents Bromsgrove garage in 2012. Gymshark has long since outgrown its humble origins in an unfashionable town near Birmingham, with the business worth over £1 billion by the time Francis was at the…

Evening Standard

Kate Middleton and Prince William’s ‘extremely rare public display of affection’ revealed by body language expert

The Prince and Princess of Wales couldn't keep their eyes off each other during their recent Birmingham visit

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Welsh university ranked best in UK for student life and teaching

Aberystwyth University took the crown in student-led awards while other Welsh universities also ranked well across categories in the Whatuni Student Choice Awards

Wales Online

Tony Iommi attends Birmingham launch event for Black Sabbath – The Ballet

Rehearsals for the show were under way on Thursday ahead of the its opening in September.

The Independent UK

‘Hate to be predictable’: Acosta brings Black Sabbath ballet to Birmingham

City gets ready for ‘world’s first heavy metal dance experience’ celebrating the music of Ozzy and co

The Guardian - UK

Prince William and Kate Middleton's 'extremely rare PDA' captured by photographer

Prince William and Kate made a trip to Birmingham last week and greeted crowds during their first public appearance since it was revealed that Harry will be attending the King's Coronation next month

Daily Mirror

Birmingham's £360m Curzon Wharf project given green light

City planners have today backed the ambitious canalside mixed-use project which developers say could create 1,000 jobs

Birmingham Post

British businessman trying to escape Sudan describes hiding in basements

Ibrahim Ali Ibrahim owns a security firm in Birmingham.

The Independent UK

Harry Belafonte leveraged stardom for social change, his powerful voice always singing a song for justice

In May 1963, as civil rights demonstrations rocked the city of Birmingham, Alabama, Harry Belafonte was at a cocktail party in Manhattan, scolding the then-attorney general of the United States.

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The Independent UK

IGR Union Cup organisers target the feelgood factor in three-day event

Perry Barr Stadium in Birmingham will play host to 47 teams from 10 countries will contest the event.

The Independent UK

Scenes in Sudan’s capital like horror film The Purge, British citizen says

Samar Eltayeb, 20, from Birmingham, is a third year medical student at National University in Khartoum, Sudan.

The Independent UK

Dodging bullets and paying thousands: How these British families escaped wartorn Sudan

Families watched as fighter jets roared overhead and bombs landed just a few kilometres from them as they were forced to hide, Bel Trew and Tara Cobham report

Liverpool Echo

First look at chef Andrew Sheridan's new 'fully immersive' restaurant '8'

The three AA-Rosette restaurant has moved from Birmingham to Liverpool

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Investor reveals plans for former Birmingham council offices

Sama Investments acquires 1 Lancaster Circus last year and now wants to create a 'memorable place to live, work and stay'

Birmingham Post

JLL finds Paradise at new Birmingham home

Property agency will relocate across city's business district to brand new office block later this year

Evening Standard

Sam Smith cancels second Gloria tour date as singer continues to battle virus

The Unholy singer has now rescheduled the dates in Glasgow and Birmingham for May

Birmingham Post

Northcoders creates jobs as revenue almost doubles and it returns to profit

Northcoders has bases in Manchester, Leeds, Newcastle and Birmingham while its major corporate partners include Rolls-Royce, Disney, the BBC, KPMG and Sage

Woman & Home

We're obsessed with Prince William's sweet comment about his wife Catherine

Prince William gushed over his wife during their joint outing in Birmingham with the cutest comment

Daily Mirror

Mum has to use clothes horse as makeshift alarm as 'drug-taking kids' descend on estate

Veronica Williams says she pushes the clothes horse against the door to alert her if someone breaks into her home in a housing estate in Birmingham near where a man was stabbed last week

Metal Hammer

Someone has made the most dramatic video of the Black Sabbath bench in Birmingham you can possibly imagine

Birmingham's Westside Business Improvement District commissioned a skilled drone operator to create the footage, which comes with a Tony Iommi soundtrack

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