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Five Australian women are chasing marathon medals at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games.

Famous faces, Birmingham icons, and powerful statements all feature at Alexander Stadium to officially open the Commonwealth Games.

Tonight's Commonwealth Games opening ceremony begins at 7pm with over one billion expected to watch it on TV - and Brits across parts of the UK will be able to see the spectacular Red Arrows fly overhead

They were discussing the Conservative leadership debate

Could the games close... 'by order of the Peaky Blinders!'

NEW DELHI: The action at the 22nd Commonwealth Games got underway on Friday in Birmingham. The Indian women table tennis team, led by Manika Batra, started its title defence in emphatic fashion, outclassing South Africa 3-0 in its opening Group 2 tie.

Birmingham, the UK’s second largest city by population, is currently in the international spotlight as the host of the 2022 Commonwealth Games. To welcome the athletes and stage their events, the city has invested £788 million of public funding, including £594 million from central government.

The creative team for Birmingham 2022 includes artistic director Iqbal Khan, executive producer Steven Knight CBE, writer Maeve Clarke and music director Joshua ‘RTKal’ Holness

Craig Bowler lost three limbs trying to take his own life in 2007 after bottling up his emotions. Now he is at Birmingham 2022 to win gold and spread an important message