Tag Archives: Birmingham

28Jan/26

Pop-Reggae Legends UB40 Announce Massive 40-City “Unstoppable” North American Tour and New Summer Album

January 28, 2026MusicA Real Labour of Love, Ali Campbell, Anaheim, Birmingham, Canada, Cover Up, Doyle Wolfgang von Frankenstein, Duncan Campbell, Earl Falconer, Falconer, For the Many, Gilly, Hollywood, Ian Thompson, Jahred Gordon, James, James "Jimmy" Brown, Jimmy Brown, Laurence Parry, Los Angeles, Martin Meredith, Matt Campbell, Matt Doyle, New York City, Norman Hassan, Ottawa, Red Red Wine, Reggae, Robin Campbell, The Planet Smashers, UB40, United Kingdom, United Statesadmin

Jan. 28, 2026 /Mpelembe Media/ — The provided text details the announcement of The Unstoppable Tour, a major concert series by the legendary British reggae-pop group UB40 scheduled for late 2025. This extensive 40-city trek will cover numerous locations across the United States and Canada, marking the band’s fifth straight year of North American performances. Fans can expect a setlist featuring iconic hits like “Red Red Wine” alongside material from a forthcoming studio album slated for release this summer. The current lineup includes original founding members and lead vocalist Matt Doyle, who has fronted the group since 2021. Beyond the tour logistics, the sources highlight the band’s enduring global influence, noting their massive record sales and multiple Grammy nominations earned over a career spanning nearly five decades. Continue reading →

01Dec/25

Racism never went away – it simply changed shape

December 1, 2025PoliticsAdolf Hitler, Anti-communism, Authoritarianism, Birmingham, Creative Commons, Cultural racism, Elon Musk, Enoch Powell, Eugenics, Fascism, Francis Galton, Germany, Historical race concepts, Ivor Stanbrook, Katie Hopkins, Katie Lam, Keir Starmer, Kemi Badenoch, Lars Cornelissen, Margaret Thatcher, Matthew Goodwin, Nazism, Nigel Farage, Nuremberg, Racism, Robert Jenrick, Scientific racism, Shabana Mahmood, SHUTTERSTOCK, Suella Braverman, Tommy Robinson, Totalitarianism, United Kingdom, W.E.B. Du Bois, Wes Streeting, White supremacyadmin

Lars Cornelissen, Manchester Metropolitan University; Independent Social Research Foundation

Prime Minister Keir Starmer thinks that racism is returning to British society. He has accused Nigel Farage’s Reform UK of sowing “toxic division” with its “racist rhetoric”.

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06Nov/25

Selfridges and Disney’s Most Magical Christmas Collaboration

November 6, 2025FashionBirmingham, disney, London, Manchester, Oxford Street, Portman estate, Selfridges, The Walt Disney Company, Weston familyadmin

An extensive holiday collaboration between Selfridges and Disney, titled “A Most Magical Christmas,” launched in November 2025. This large-scale partnership features interactive experiences, exclusive merchandise, and festive displays across Selfridges stores in London, Birmingham, and Manchester, as well as online. Key attractions include a massive Disney Castle façade and light show on the Oxford Street store, elaborately themed window displays, and Disney-inspired afternoon teas and movie screenings. Furthermore, the collaboration involves over 70 brands creating exclusive Disney-themed products, encompassing fashion, beauty, and homeware, available throughout the holiday season. Continue reading

19Sep/23

Fenwick launches its first ever Ad Campaign

September 19, 2023MediaBillboard, Birmingham, Bristol, Dalston, Edinburgh, London, Old Street, Roundabout, United Kingdomadmin

From 18th September 2023, Fenwick will be seen across the UK from Edinburgh to Bristol and Birmingham to London with the images designed for maximum impact. The campaign will be experienced across billboards from Old Street Roundabout and Edinburgh Picardy Place to Dalston Junction, through underground station takeovers, across the public transport network, and on the ground via guerilla activity. Continue reading

28Jul/23

Elements Europe awarded UK’s largest modular Build to Rent scheme

July 28, 2023BusinessApartment, Birminghamadmin

Offsite modular specialist Elements Europe have been awarded a central Birmingham build-to-rent (BTR) residential contract. Acting as both the main contractor and offsite manufacturer, Elements Europe will deliver a full turnkey solution to the scheme. The 4-acre island site will be transformed into a residential destination, branded Smith’s Garden, with 550 spacious one, two and three-bedroom apartments in 6 separate blocks centred around 1 acre of private garden, the tallest block being 26-storey. Continue reading

13May/23

Muzala Samukonga the rising star

May 13, 2023AthleticsBirmingham, Estie Wittstock, Kurt Couto, Lusaka, Mauritius, Medals, Muzala Samukonga, Paris, Samukonga, Sport of athletics, Sportspeople, Tokyo, Zambiaadmin

Muzala Samukonga is a Zambian track and field sprinter who specializes in the 400 meters. He is the current African champion and Commonwealth Games gold medalist in the event. Continue reading →

11Oct/22

How the UK press is failing victims of miscarriages of justice

October 11, 2022CrimeAdnan Sayed, Baltimore, Birmingham, Bob Woffinden, Cardiff, Creative Commons, Criminal Cases Review Commission, Criminal law of Northern Ireland, David Jessel, David Schiff, English criminal law, English law, Jon Robins, Justin Webb, Law, Law enforcement in Northern Ireland, Legal error, Miscarriage of justice, Richard Nobles, Stefan Kiszko, Trials, United Kingdom, United States, Wales, Wrongful convictionsadmin

Jon Robins, University of Brighton

On September 20 2022, Adnan Sayed had his murder conviction overturned by a Baltimore judge after spending nearly 23 years in jail. His case had featured in the groundbreaking true crime podcast Serial.

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26Jul/22

Justina Mutale at the Commonwealth Games

July 26, 2022FashionAfrica, Birmingham, Commonwealth of Nations, Countries, London, Runway, United Kingdom, Walking, Zambiaadmin

A woman can be many things… Super excited and totally looking forward to next week. I will be taking to the Catwalk to represent my country Zambia at the Commonwealth Games Global Catwalk by POSITIVE RUNWAY. The Catwalk Show will take place at a Gala Dinner at the conclusion of the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, United Kingdom and will feature UK-based Diaspora Community Leaders from various Commonwealth countries, who will showcase their National Attire on the Runway… I love flying the Zambian flag. Watch this space for further details! In this photo, myself in rehearsal in preparation to strutt my stuff for the provision of Quality Education in Africa, at Africa Fashion Week in London.

Source: https://www.facebook.com/justinamutale