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Multiple people stabbed in Birmingham, police say ‘major incident’
Special arrangements are in place for all of the emergency services to work together, police said.
September 6, 2020 -
Sunderland ’til I die,’ an epiphany of hope
The against-all-odds Rugby World Cup win helped a joyous South Africa smother post-apartheid anger, helped the simmering racial cauldron of black, white and brown people forge into the Rainbow Nation. William Henley wrote the ‘Invictus’ poem in 1875 and four years later the Sunderland football club was formed in 1879, the year Albert Einstein was born.
June 24, 2020 -
Kiren Rijiju writes to UK MP, urges personal intervention to include shooting in 2022 CWG
This will be the first time since 1974 that the discipline of shooting will not be part of the Commonwealth Games and second time since shooting was introduced in the event in 1966.
September 4, 2019 -
Thousands protest against parliament suspension in Britain
Protesters gathered in dozens of locations around the country including London, Manchester, Glasgow, Birmingham, Brighton, Swansea, Bristol and Liverpool.
September 1, 2019 -
Women’s T20 cricket included in 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games
The 2022 Commonwealth Games will now witness as many as eight teams compete for the gold medal in Women’s T20 Cricket competition.
August 13, 2019 -
World Cup 2019: Manchester and Birmingham to be no flying zones after Leeds incident
The International Cricket Council (ICC) is unhappy and has spoken to the police in Manchester and Birmingham and it has been ensured that it will be a no-flying zone during the course of the semifinals in the two cities.
July 7, 2019 -
Including women’s cricket in Commonwealth Games is fantastic: Kallis
Prior to this, cricket was included in the Commonwealth Games just once, in Kuala Lumpur in 1998 when 16 men's teams competed in the 50-over format.
July 1, 2019 -
Google doodle celebrates English haematologist Lucy Wills’ 131st birth anniversary
Wills discovery changed preventive prenatal care for women globally.
May 10, 2019 -
UK police name suspect in Parliament crash
On Tuesday morning, the 29-year-old drove a Ford Fiesta into pedestrians and cyclists before crashing into security barriers outside the Houses of Parliament. Three people were injured in the incident.
August 15, 2018 -
Punjabi star Harbhajan Mann announces new world tour
International Punjabi folk singer, actor and film producer Harbhajan Mann has announced his new world tour, which will begin with his performance in Birmingham this year in spring. Harbhajan is an internationally acclaimed musician with over 17 hit albums and has also starred in many films, including Jee Aayan Nu, Asa Nu Mann Watnan Da, …
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January 11, 2018 -
Birmingham is Britain’s choice to host 2022 Commonwealth Games
Birmingham has been named as the British government's choice to host the 2022 CWG.
September 8, 2017