The Inbetweeners are back for a two-hour special on New Year's Day. The best of 'fwends' will return to Channel 4 ten years after the coming-of-age comedy was first aired.
Dinner is almost served. Around 200 homeless people will be sitting down to a Christmas dinner on the concourse at New Street Station this evening (24/12). All thanks to the wonderful
@MidlandLangar
and
@NetworkRailBHM
. Well done to everyone involved!!
West Midlands Police have said that around 4,000 people took part in the peaceful protest around Birmingham city centre this evening. There were no arrests and no disorder 🖤🖤🖤
#BLMBIRMINGHAM
📸
@seeyacaitlin
Massive round of applause to Andrew Nicholls, Matt Scrivens and many more who responded to our 4x4 appeal to help get staff to Birmingham Children’s Hospital and Heart of England Trust Hospitals today (10/12). You did yourself and your city proud! Thank you so much 👏
Please watch NHS Surgical Doctor Dr Joshua Wolrich talk about the effect face masks have on Oxygen saturation, and the misconceptions around it.
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#Birmingham
The man who sadly lost his life in yesterday’s stabbings in Birmingham has today been described as ‘the light of our life’ by his family.
Jacob Billington was just 23 when he was stabbed in Irving Street.
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#Birmingham
The BBC series ‘Ambulance’ highlights how important our emergency services are to our community. We should all respect them and thank them for their incrediblely challenging hard work day in, day out! Thank YOU
@OFFICIALWMAS
,
@WMPolice
&
@WestMidsFire
A new litter of West Midlands Police dogs have been born and they’ve been named after members of the England squad - Kane, Vardy, Ashley, Alli, Jordan,Rose, Dier and Delph. (Images:
@WMPDogs
)
The Library of Birmingham will be lit up in claret and blue from 9:15pm tonight to celebrate Aston Villa being promoted to the Premier League. (Image: Elliott Brown)
Birmingham beggar 'saved' by job offer. Kriss Wilkes, who used to beg on the city streets, was so desperate he contemplated suicide. Shezad Zaman gave Kriss a job at his car washing business after noticing him on Stratford Road. (Video: BBC)
Today we are at the Birmingham Children’s Hospital where Bradley Simpson of The Vamps is unveiling the baby grand piano he has kindly donated. The instrument features a collection of colourful designs made by patients.
A police officer picked up an elderly woman on New John Street this evening. She was waiting patiently for a bus that was probably not going to turn up, due to the treacherous conditions. Bravo to that officer and many more like him! 👏
The world-famous artist took to Instagram and said: "God bless Birmingham. In the 20 minutes we filmed Ryan on this bench passers-by gave him a hot drink, two chocolate bars and a lighter - without him ever asking for anything."
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Stirchley Primary School in South Birmingham has created a weeping window using hundreds of poppies made from water–proof paper.
The school is inviting members of the public to view their WW1 exhibition and work created by pupils this Friday 9th November at 2pm
The Black Lives Matter demonstration is making its way peacefully along Comore Row.
United we stand. Divided we fall.
👏👏🏿👏🏾👏🏽👏🏼👏🏻 🖤🖤🖤
📹 Zubeda Limbada (
@ZubedaCFutures
)
#Birmingham
#BirminghamUpdates
#BREAKING
: Helen McCrory has sadly passed away at the age of 52
Her husband, actor Damien Lewis, announced today on Twitter that Helen passed away peacefully at home, after a battle with cancer.
Sleep tight Aunt Polly 💔
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#Birmingham
The lions have landed. The team landed at Birmingham Airport this afternoon (15/07) before going home to their families and friends. We are proud to have them home!! (Image: PA)
URGENT APPEAL: The Heartlands, Good Hope and Solihull Hospitals are appealing for locals with 4x4s to help transport clinical staff during adverse weather. If you can help, please contact Hospital switchboard on 0121 424 7564.
A 106-year-old woman has been discharged from Birmingham's City Hospital. She is thought to be Britain's oldest patient to recover from coronavirus 👏👍😍
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#BirminghamUpdates
It's so cold in Amsterdam that people are ice skating on the canals. Please do NOT try it here because the authorities would lose their shit. Just be happy knowing we’ve got more frozen canals than Amsterdam and Venice 😉
Hey
@BhamCityCouncil
, Let’s get the party started in Cannon Hill Park on Wednesday with some big screens for the semi-finals. Last time this happened was 28 years ago!!
It is a real shame that this scheme is needed in the second city of the United Kingdom, but it’s good to see our wonderful city coming together to help eachother. You can find the rail of warm jackets and coats outside Birmingham Cathedral in Pigeon Park. (Image:
@colebagski
)
#HomeBargins
has announced a £30m
#Coronavirus
fund to financially support its staff during the outbreak. The fund includes paying staff that need to self-isolate for up to 2wks by maintaining their pay and to support staff in high risk groups that need to isolate for longer.
RIP
#CaptainTom
, the second world war veteran who raised over £33 million for the NHS.
University Hospitals Birmingham received £182,000 from Sir Tom Moore's fundraising efforts.
Rest in peace, you legend❤️
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#Birmingham
Meet Alfie Bennet aged 12, playing Bohemian Rhapsody on the piano at
#Birmingham
New Street Station. Proving to the world being autistic doesn't hold you back. 💙 (Video:
@kayleybennett7
)
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On this day in 1893, Oscar Deutsch was born in Balsall Heath. Mr Deutsch founded the iconic ODEON cinema chain. ODEON stands for Oscar Deutsch Entertains Our Nation.
Residents at Bryn Celyn Care Home in
#Maesteg
, Wales have been keeping themselves entertained and active during tough times by playing
#HungryHippos
! (📹 BrynCelynCareHome)
#IsolationGoals
19 motorists were caught on their mobile phone in just an hour and a half by police on a bus travelling along Walsall Road yesterday.
Offenders were recorded committing the offence. A fine and points will be issued in the post.
This is the state of Cannon Hill Park after the glorious bank holiday weekend. What’s so difficult about taking your litter home if the bins are full?! Don’t be a litter lout!
BREAKING: “By order of the Peaky Blinders." Peaky Blinders will move to BBC One for its fifth series next year, says Charlotte Moore, Director of BBC Content.
Just when you thought you'd heard it all… Christmas Tree flavoured crisps are now available from Iceland. The savoury snack is made with oil taken from real pine needles. Will they be a part of your festive spread this Christmas? (Image: Iceland)
Thanks to everyone who has been in touch to help get staff to Birmingham Children’s Hospital and Heart of England Trust Hospitals. They have been inundated with offers and no longer need any additional volunteers. Thank you so much for sharing our appeals for 4x4 drivers 🙂
Meet Poppy the pup, the newest recruit to the West Midlands Police team. The eight week old was named yesterday following a public poll. We hear that the next litter are due around Christmas and will be receiving festive-themed names. Exciting!
Right Brum, things are opening up, so keep this in mind:
∙ Don’t “No Show!” If you can’t make a booking, call up & cancel.
∙ Be tolerant. It’s been a while, mistakes will be made & that’s cool.
∙ Do not leave bad reviews, feedback directly
∙ Be kind & enjoy yourselves ❤️
James Wong and the team at Chung Ying restaurants made an amazing delivery of 92 Sweet & Chicken with Rice & 20 Sweet & Sour Tofu with Rice to the QE, dropped off in support of Hospital Charity! Well done guys 👏
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#Birmingham
These were the scenes in Cannon Hill Park this morning with firefighters having to pick up litter left by people visiting the park yesterday. This is not acceptable.
📸 Luke Chadbourne via
@B14News