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Pickled plants, mussel magic and ‘cult’ dining hotspots: my week in gastronomic heaven

Two standout restaurants, two very different experiences, made possible by a Mastercard perk that gives diners behind-the-scenes access and gets them into ‘fully booked’ places

The Guardian - UK

HS2 digs final deep tunnel between London and Birmingham

The company building the high-speed railway said a tunnel boring machine broke through at Washwood Heath, north-east Birmingham

Evening Standard

HS2 crew digs final tunnel between Birmingham and west London with huge boring machine

Uncertainty remains over the development of Euston

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‘Brummies united against racism’: poster campaign takes on the far right

A message of neighbourly solidarity is thriving in Birmingham against a backdrop of racist intimidation

The Guardian - UK

Birmingham's Flag Ban Ignites Debate on Patriotism and Belonging

Birmingham's ban on local flag displays has sparked a nationwide debate over patriotism, identity, and what it really means to belong in modern England.

International Business Times UK

Black, Brummie and proud: a walking tour of the real Handsworth

The Birmingham neighbourhood is hugely significant in the Black British story – a history seemingly unknown to Tory MP Robert Jenrick – as revealed on a guided walk that remembers Nelson Mandela and Benjamin Zephaniah

The Guardian - UK

I know the real Handsworth – it’s a far better place than Robert Jenrick’s toxic vision of Britain

The shadow justice secretary complained of a lack of integration in an area that has shown, time and time again, that it is for everyone, says Nazia Parveen, an assistant managing editor at the Guardian

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Jenrick is engaging in a leadership campaign, says Starmer

The Prime Minister said the Government needed ‘no lessons’ on integration from the shadow justice secretary.

The Independent UK

Starmer says Jenrick is ‘hard to take seriously’ after Birmingham comments

PM says Jenrick is ‘still running his leadership campaign’ after he complained about ‘not seeing another white face’

The Guardian - UK

‘Incendiary, inaccurate, careless’: Handsworth locals reject Jenrick’s race claims

Businesspeople and residents say senior Tory’s ‘no white faces’ claim is divisive and plain wrong – and the Birmingham neighbourhood is thriving

The Guardian - UK

Robert Jenrick accused of fuelling ‘toxic nationalism’ with Birmingham claims

Shadow justice secretary stands by comments made in March amid criticism including from a Tory colleague

The Guardian - UK

Man charged with murder of burns victim who died in 2019

Tobiasz Kozlowski, from Liverpool, has been charged with killing 45-year-old Polish national Tomasz Samel, who lived in Birmingham.

Evening Standard

Defiant Jenrick doubles down on ‘I didn’t see any white faces’ attack as race row deepens

Bishop of Birmingham says shadow justice secretary’s comments ‘entirely wrong’ and ‘deeply unhelpful’

The Independent UK

Jenrick’s comments on Handsworth have potential to stir up division, says bishop

Right Reverend Michael Volland said the shadow justice secretary’s views on the area were ‘entirely wrong’.

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Robert Jenrick accused of racism over 'no white faces' comments

A senior Conservative MP has been accused of racism after it was revealed he had complained of not seeing “another white face” during a visit to…

The Independent UK

Jenrick defends saying he ‘didn’t see another white face’ in Birmingham area

The shadow justice secretary was also defended by Tory leader Kemi Badenoch amid accusations of racism.

Evening Standard

Robert Jenrick 'racism' row: Top Tory says he ‘didn’t see another white face’ in Birmingham

The shadow justice secretary has been defended by Tory leader Kemi Badenoch amid accusations of racism

The Guardian - UK

Badenoch defends Jenrick’s ‘no white faces’ comments about Birmingham

Tory leader says ‘nothing wrong with making observations’, after Jenrick said Handsworth was ‘as close as I’ve come to a slum in this country’

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The Independent UK

Badenoch says there was ‘nothing wrong’ with Jenrick’s ‘didn’t see another white face’ comments

Kemi Badenoch said Robert Jenrick was ‘making an observation’ on his visit to Handsworth in Birmingham

The Independent UK

Pilots urge grounding of all Boeing 787s in India after emergency power device deploys mid-air

Air India flight from Amritsar to Birmingham suffers scare as Dreamliner aircraft’s emergency turbine unexpectedly deploys just before landing

The Guardian - UK

Robert Jenrick complained of ‘not seeing another white face’ in Birmingham neighbourhood

Shadow justice secretary criticised for suggesting he could tell how integrated Handsworth was based on short visit

International Business Times UK

Air India Jet Makes Emergency Landing at Birmingham — Just Months After Separate Fatal Crash with Only One Survivor

An Air India Boeing 787 made an emergency landing at Birmingham after its ram air turbine deployed mid-descent — just months after a fatal crash of another 787 left only one survivor.

The Independent UK

Air India plane grounded after emergency system triggered on flight to Birmingham

The airline cancelled the aircraft's scheduled onward journey to Delhi

The Independent UK

Rangers contenders: Steven Gerrard, Sean Dyche and Derek McInnes in frame

Russell Martin was sacked on Sunday.

Total Film

Peaky Blinders will get two more brand new shows after the release of the upcoming movie starring Cillian Murphy: "It will be a hell of a ride"

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