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MAYOR OF LONDON SADIQ KHAN WELCOMES GUESTS AND CELEBRATES THE RICH DIVERSITY OF STORYTELLING AT A DISNEY+ SPECIAL SCREENING OF MARVEL STUDIOS’ HIGHLY ANTICIPATED NEW SERIES “MS. MARVEL”
Disney+ and Marvel Studios held a special screening of Ms. Marvel to celebrate stories and storytellers who reflect the rich diversity of our world. The screening was attended and introduced by Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, and hosted by...2022-06-10 1088 0 -
Big hitting 16-year-olds Shaikh and Khan graduate to Warwickshire’s professional ranks
16-year-olds Hamza Shaikh and Amir Khan have become the latest players in the Warwickshire County Cricket Club Academy to secure professional contracts, with both players having originally joined the Club at the under 10s age group. ...2022-06-09 2556 0 -
Crowdfunding partnership to bring community project ideas to life
Birmingham City Council has launched an exciting new digital crowdfunding initiative, Be Bold Crowdfunding, to enable community-led ideas that matter to local people and local communities. Working in partnership with Spacehive, the UK’s leading civic crowdfunding platform,...2022-06-08 1753 0 -
Commonwealth culture and cuisine served up at city-wide food festival
Food and music from across the Commonwealth will be served up at a series of free, vibrant events in Birmingham. Food and music from across the Commonwealth will be served up at a series of free,...2022-06-08 2216 0 -
Tasawar Bashir exhibition to tell ‘forgotten’ stories of service from Birmingham’s South Asian communities
This summer, Sparkhill-based artist Tasawar Bashir will explore previously untold stories of historic service and sacrifice from Birmingham’s South Asian communities through a sound art installation at the National Memorial Arboretum. Commissioned by the Arboretum and Sampad, an...2022-06-06 2045 0 -
THE CANDY MEN
London photographer Jon Enoch has released a set of striking night-time portraits featuring candy floss sellers in Mumbai. Never more popular than in the age of social media for some eye-catching likes, the pink sugar clouds are popular...2022-06-06 1970 0 -
BBQ HOSTING HEAT? NO NEED TO ‘FLIP OUT’ THIS SUMMER
The warm weather has arrived and barbeque hosts are locking dates in the diaries and planning their spreads – and with 8.8 million Brits set to go meat-free this year (up 22% YOY)1, the hosting ‘steaks’ have never been higher. ...2022-06-04 1920 0 -
KHUSHI KANTHA (HAPPY BLANKET) WINS NATIONAL SOCIAL ENTERPRISE AWARD FOR CREATING OPPORTUNITIES FOR MOTHERS IN BANGLADESH
A social enterprise operating between Stoke Newington, London and Dinajpur, Bangladesh, which reworks the Bengali ‘kantha’ tradition of repurposing old saris into baby blankets, creating opportunities for mothers in Bangladesh to provide for their children with...2022-06-03 2295 0 -
Portrait of city’s first female leader unveiled at memorial service
A portrait of Birmingham’s first and only female leader was unveiled to celebrate her outstanding contribution to civic life at a memorial service earlier today (1 June 2022). Alderman Theresa Stewart, who served Birmingham City Council...2022-06-01 1050 0 -
‘MANUSHI IS EXTREMELY GIFTED, SHE IS A NATURAL ACTOR!’ : AKSHAY KUMAR SHOWERS PRAISES ON HIS TALENTED CO-STAR MANUSHI CHHILLAR, WHO DEBUTS ON THE BIG SCREEN WITH YASH RAJ FILMS’ PRITHVIRAJ
Akshay Kumar’s next is Yash Raj Films’ first historical, Prithviraj, which is based on the life and valour of the fearless and mighty King Prithviraj Chauhan. He is essaying the role of the legendary warrior who fought valiantly to protect...2022-06-01 1064 0
