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Digbeth Loc. Studios launched with mission to create 760 jobs

New film and TV production studios will be housed in disused warehouses in Birmingham district

Birmingham Post

The dark truth of Joe Fulks, Philadelphia’s first pro basketball legend

It was late on the night after Joe Fulks died from a shotgun blast to his neck when Eddie Gottlieb’s phone rang. As the hours passed on Sunday, March 21, 1976, word snaked out over the national wire services that Fulks, 54, was dead and that the cause was, in…

The Philadelphia Inquirer

CCTV captures ‘horrific’ attack on Muslim man set on fire as he walked home from mosque

Victim suffered facial burns when jacket set alight in in Edgbaston, Birmingham, as police investigate potential connection with similar incident in London

The Independent UK

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Real-Life ‘Peaky Blinders’ City Is Scarier Than The TV Show

People claim that gangs now prowl the streets with weapons and knives instead of having razor blades sewn into their flat caps.

Zenger

Peaky Blinders movie to start filming in Birmingham 'soon'

Steven Knight made the announcement at the site of Digbeth Loc Studios, which will open later this year

Wales Online

CCTV captures attack on Muslim man set on fire as he walked home from mosque

The victim suffered facial burns when his jacket was set alight in Shenstone Road in Edgbaston, Birmingham, at around 7pm on Monday

The Independent UK

Peaky Blinders creator launches construction of new film and TV studio

Steven Knight’s Digbeth Loc. Studios in Birmingham will house ska drama This Town, UB40 and Peaky Blinders film

The Guardian - UK

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Counter-terrorism police involved in investigation after man was set alight as he walked home from mosque in Birmingham

The public has been asked to stay vigilant and report any suspicious behaviour to the police

Manchester Evening News

£60m investment deal for Birmingham software firm

Joblogic has teamed up Axiom Equity for support package

Birmingham Post

Manny Longelo opens up on West Ham frustration and Mark Noble story after Birmingham City switch

West Ham United sold academy graduate Manny Longelo to Birmingham City in the final hours of the January transfer window, with the 22-year-old making two first-team appearances for the club

Football London

MP accuses Government of 'giving up on the North' as Newcastle loses to Derby in rail HQ contest

Derby was named on Tuesday at the winning bidder for the Great British Railways base, beating Newcastle, Birmingham, Crewe, Doncaster, and York

Chronicle Live

Screwfix buyout deal saves 400 Birmingham jobs

Connect Distribution Services can look forward to new chapter after administration

Birmingham Post

Aktar Islam: ‘Brutal honesty is one of the best things you can do to a chef’

Harsh criticism helped the Birmingham-based chef win Great British Menu in 2011. As a judge, he’s pushing contestants hard, but only because he expects the same from himself, he tells Prudence Wade

The Independent UK

Man set on fire while walking home from Birmingham mosque

West Midlands Police said officers were examining CCTV and social media footage of the incident, which took place on Monday night in Edgbaston

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Evening Standard

Police quiz man after two mosque worshippers set on fire in Birmingham and London

Man set alight walking home from mosque in Birmingham on Monday night in ‘stable’ condition after ‘terrible’ incident

Birmingham Post

North West misses out as headquarters of Great British Railways named

The other unsuccessful shortlisted locations were Birmingham, Doncaster, Newcastle and York

Birmingham Post

Birmingham's office leasing market on the rise

New research says the market grew by 19 per cent in the final six months of 2022

Daily Mirror

Girl, 15, killed after being hit by bus described as 'most loving little person'

West Midlands Police are calling for witnesses to the incident in Sheldon, Birmingham, on Saturday in which 15-year-old Sophie Fletcher was struck by a bus and killed

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The Independent UK

Girl, 15, dies after being hit by bus in Birmingham

The teenager was taken to hospital but was confirmed dead shortly after

Evening Standard

Girl, 15, dies after being hit by a bus

A 15-year-old girl has died after being hit by a bus in Birmingham.

Tribune News Service

Lack of offense dooms Maryland men’s basketball in 73-51 loss to No. 1 seed Alabama in NCAA Tournament second round

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The well ran dry for the Maryland men’s basketball team.

The Times of India

All England: Koreans Baek and Lee end Treesa-Gayatri's dream run

Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand bowed out of the All England badminton championships with a 10-21, 10-21 defeat to Baek Ha Na and Lee So Hee of South Korea in Birmingham on Saturday.

The Independent UK

Leon Edwards retains welterweight title with decision victory over Kamaru Usman

The judges at the O2 Arena in London scored it 48-46, 48-46, 47-47 in Birmingham-based Edwards’ favour.

The Independent UK

Police close streets after unidentified body found in Birmingham city centre

Police are treating the death as “unexplained”

Manchester Evening News

Police cordon off street in city centre after man's body found

The death is being treated as unexplained as Lower Temple Street in Birmingham remains shut off

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