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Inside Peaky Blinders' Cillian Murphy's life - famous wife, kids and 'real voice'

Peaky Blinders actor Cillian Murphy, who plays Birmingham baddie Thomas Shelby in the critically acclaimed BBC series, has managed to keep his private life under wraps since bagging the role in 2013 as he continues to struggle with fame

Daily Mirror

Letters: the catastrophic effect of the Trojan Horse Affair

The podcast about the 2013 allegations that there was an Islamic plot to take over Birmingham state schools was misleading and wrong

The Guardian - UK

Nicki Minaj, Cardi B and Dave to headline Wireless 2022: How to get tickets

Festival, which will take place at two locations in London, will also return to Birmingham for the first time since 2014

The Independent UK

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Brit tourist in Ukraine said it's 'still safer than London or Birmingham'

Student Miles Routledge, from Birmingham, is a disaster tourist and has made his way to Ukraine amid the Russian invasion - after previously being 'evacuated' from Afghanistan

Daily Mirror

Journalist refuses to disclose source material in 1974 Birmingham pub bombings

Chris Mullin is challenging action by West Midlands police at Old Bailey to make him reveal source’s identity

The Guardian - UK

Two cities added to Ballotpedia’s coverage scope following 2020 census

Ballotpedia provides comprehensive coverage of all elections within the 100 largest cities in the United State based on population. Following the 2020 census, two cities—Spokane, Washington, and Santa Clarita, California—entered the top 100 and another two cities—San Bernardino, California, and Birmingham, Alabama—did not make the cut. As a result, Ballotpedia…

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I spent £150 at a Michelin star restaurant to see if it was worth the money

Writer Kirsty Bosley went to the Adams in Birmingham to see if it was worth the dough

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Man's 'chilling' hand grenade threat to police during stand-off at his home

Jason Delaney, of Kingstanding, Birmingham, claimed to have a hand grenade and machine gun and made threats to kill an officer

Wales Online

Birmingham doffs cap to Peaky Blinders for transforming its image

As show reaches finale, key figures reflect on how it has boosted tourism and turned city into a creative hub

The Guardian - UK

US-bound passengers can skip lengthy immigration queues with Aer Lingus flights

Wales Online

Nicki Minaj, Cardi B and Dave to headline Wireless 2022: How to get tickets

Festival, which will take place at two locations in London, is also expected to return to Birmingham for the first time since 2014

The Independent UK

Student's 'terrifying' ordeal of waking up in hospital after being spiked on night out

Tash Donald, 19, said a test found drug traces similar to “roofies” or Rohypnol , a date rape drug, in her system after she reported the incident to police

Daily Mirror

Fitzgerald Contractors becomes Employee Ownership Trust

Birmingham-based civil engineering firm is the latest to switch its ownership structure

Birmingham Post

Journalist to fight police bid for Birmingham bombing investigation sources

West Midlands Police is now using the Terrorism Act to bring the production order application.

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London, Manchester and Birmingham ranked three most expensive cities in Europe for public transport

Study of 36 major cities across continent found England’s biggest at the bottom in terms of affordability

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Peaky Blinders actor Cillian Murphy studied Birmingham accent in local pubs

The Tommy Shelby actor has also noted that he hated having to pile on the muscle for the hit BBC series, Peaky Blinders, as it enters its final season this year.

The Guardian - UK

Carlo Crivelli: Shadows on the Sky review – fruity fun with the rogue of the Renaissance

With a witty trompe l’oeil by UK artist Susan Collis, the norms of the classic old-master show are turned joyfully upside down in this homage to a subversive Venetian master

The Guardian - UK

Five accused of hunting down boy, 14, in Birmingham before fatal stabbing

Two men and three teenagers seen on CCTV chasing Dea-John Reid and running away after stabbing, court hears

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The Independent UK

Men and youths ‘hunted down’ and murdered boy with kitchen knife, court told

Birmingham Crown Court heard Dea-John Reid was fatally stabbed on May 31 last year.

Daily Mirror

Club had 'security measures in place' when three clubbers 'spiked by injection'

Three women claim they were targeted by 'spiking by injection' when out on Friday evening in Birmingham's Nightingale club and rushed to A&E after discovering pin-prick holes in the arm of one the student's jacket

Wales Online

Rescued rabbits looking for new home after being left abandoned in a box

The four rabbits were found abandoned in a box in Birmingham

Daily Mirror

Three students say they were 'wiped out by spike injections' while on night out

The women were left with bruises on their arms after being targeted in Birmingham city centre on Friday night. They needed blood tests and Hepatitis jabs in A&E

Daily Record

Peaky Blinders star Cillian Murphy visited Birmingham pubs to help his accent

The star of the BBC drama also said that the one thing he hated about preparing for Peaky Blinders was having to beef up to play the part.

Daily Mirror

Birmingham hero's benders, car crashes to avoid drug tests and waking up in own faeces

Paul Tait opens up about the cocaine and booze hell that drove him to the edge and led him to crashing his car every Monday just to avoid weekly drug tests

The Guardian - UK

Cultural cringe: why aren’t there more songs celebrating Birmingham? (and Huddersfield and Bolton)

The creator of Peaky Blinders, Steven Knight, wonders why British people are embarrassed about mythologising the places we live in – while the US boasts love songs to every city

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