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Has it come to this? We must act now to save Birmingham’s culture from cuts

Austerity-hit Birmingham’s decision to stop funding the arts is a calamity for a city whose rich contribution to UK culture – from Tolkien to the Streets – is such a vital source of civic pride

The Guardian - UK

‘I did all the things an actor shouldn’t’: Bridgerton’s Claudia Jessie on class, big breaks – and houseboats

Being cast as a scheming toff in the global phenomenon Bridgerton was a surprise for Claudia Jessie. Fiercely proud of her roots, the Brummie talks about etiquette lessons, getting too many tattoos and why working-class actors so often get a rough deal

The Guardian - UK

I value Brummie art, but who else does?

Only in Birmingham could a statue of King Kong be lost twice. The city’s relationship with its cultural history is complicated

The Guardian - UK

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‘The courgettes were so good last year, I got a tattoo of one’: life on a Birmingham allotment

A city of welly-wearers, Birmingham has more allotments than any other UK local authority – some of its keen plotholders tell us why

The Guardian - UK

‘I spend less time self-sabotaging’: Robbie Williams and Joe Lycett on making art

The pop star and comedian discuss their artwork, social media and how Williams came of age in a classic Birmingham club

The Guardian - UK

The big picture: all of Birmingham’s human life is here

Claire Douglass’s giant vista of ‘late-stage capitalism in frightening times’ features many city notables, including Joe Lycett clutching a carrier bag

The Guardian - UK

Joe Lycett discloses four fake stories he planted in UK media

Stories include man with bruise in shape of Prince Harry and statue of H from Steps being erected in Wales

The Guardian - UK

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With the swagger of Happy Mondays and the politics of Crass, Kid Kapichi's sold out Birmingham show hints they might be Britain's next breakout stars

With various dates of their UK tour sold out, Hastings punks Kid Kapichi look set for breakout success in the wake of new album There Goes The Neighborhood

Louder

Rock cakes in a shed, underground art and conceptual cocktails: a Brummie insiders’ guide to Birmingham

‘Brummie legends’ chosen by Joe Lycett on the city’s best venues for music, food, art, comedy and cocktails

The Guardian - UK

‘Anyone for cowboy butter?’: lunch with Joe Lycett at one of Birmingham’s hottest restaurants

The comedian eats out at 670 Grams, run by rising-star chef Kray Treadwell, where carrots inspire joy and handbags get their own seat

The Guardian - UK

Premier League Darts: Michael van Gerwen denies Luke Littler third straight win in Birmingham

Littler wins latest thriller with Luke Humphries before falling to the reigning champion, who takes his fourth nightly victory of the year

Evening Standard

Premier League Darts 2024: Full results, final table and play-offs

Luke Littler wins finals in London

Evening Standard

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‘The Nuke’ has a quarter-final clash with Rob Cross as he aims for three straight night wins in Birmingham

Evening Standard

Ted Baker to close 15 UK stores with the loss of 245 jobs

Outlets in Birmingham, Liverpool, Oxford, Leeds, Bristol and Nottingham among those to shut

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Cody Fisher: Two men jailed for life for murdering footballer in Birmingham nightclub knife attack

The 23-year-old was stabbed on a dancefloor on Boxing Day 2022

The Guardian - UK

Birmingham mural honours legacy of poet giant Benjamin Zephaniah

The tribute will be unveiled in Handsworth Park, near where the poet grew up, after the accidental removal of another artwork in the city

The Guardian - UK

Cuubo, Birmingham: ‘A storming talent’ – restaurant review

This new restaurant in Birmingham is tiny, but its ambition and bursts of flavour are extra large

The Guardian - UK

Apology after Benjamin Zephaniah mural painted over in Birmingham

Council contractor says sorry amid anger at removal of artwork of poet from an underpass in Hockley area

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KV2 Revs Up High-Octane Audio at New F1 Racing Attraction

A comprehensive multi-zone audio system from KV2 to help create the energy of the race circuit.

The Guardian - UK

Fury in model village as broadband firm installs ‘eyesore’ telegraph poles

Trust in charge of Bournville, designed by the Cadbury family, considers legal action over new infrastructure

Digital Camera World

The Photography & Video Show heads to London in 2025…

… and returns to Birmingham in 2026, as organizers look to develop new audiences for the leading event

The Guardian - UK

Man charged with murder of woman found dead at house in Birmingham

Family of Frances Dwyer, 48, says she will be ‘missed so much’ as Anthony Hoey, 49, is charged over her death

Woman & Home

Is This Town a true story? This is what inspired the new drama from the creator of Peaky Blinders

This Town depicts the emerging music scene in the Midlands in the 1980s, against a backdrop of social unrest

The Guardian - UK

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Evening Standard

This Town on BBC One review: the music is great, shame about the story

Despite the exciting trailer, protagonist Dante actually spends most of his time moping around Birmingham

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