This on par if not better than the Olympic James Bond scene. The Queen having tea with Paddington - incredible that at 96 and after 70 years on the throne she still has the power to surprise #platinumpartyatthepalace

French TV show invited people with unusual laughs to sit together….. the outcome is fucking brilliant. 😂

Reporting on the great Christmas spirit and community support with the Pride of Willenhall day BBC Midlands #coventry #Christmas

The family of Owen Long talk about his life & suicide. Owen a charity fund raiser lost his own battle with depression now a new campaign with Birmingham Mind aims to get people to talk #MentalHealthAwareness BBC Midlands

Blankets and supplies donated to ISRA-UK heading to Turkey to aid earthquake victims

NEW REVIEW! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ for 'SPUR' by Matt Neubauer james nash at @VAULTFestival - "Lustrous, gleaming and revelling in sentimentality – SPUR is an ode to pasts we have never lived, presents filled with spirits we remember, and futures we ache to find..." ➡️ buff.ly/3F02WHf

Last night of spur at the vault. tonight at 8:30

“If liberty means anything at all it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear.” George Orwell, former BBC producer & author of Animal Farm and 1984. His statue and quote outside Broadcasting House, London.

My interview with cricketer Danny Briggs speaking out about the need for acceptance & understanding of autistic minds.

Widow Debi Allbutt mourns her husband Stephen, killed in a friendly fire incident in Iraq. Family, friends & veterans will gather at the weekend to remember the father of 2 with a parade and service. BBC Midlands #Iraq20YearsOn

11 April 2003. #OTD 20 years ago 22 year old British photojournalist, Tom Hurndall, was shot in the head by an Israeli army sniper as he rescued Palestinian children from the line of gunfire in Gaza. After 9 months in a coma he died Jan 2004. His memory will never die. 1/3

Eid Mubarak to everyone celebrating #EidAlFitr2023 from Green Lane Mosque BBC Midlands

Morning tweet...caught a hotel intruder grabbing an early breakfast. #birdlife #sparrow #snitchingonabird #singlikeacanary #Turkey #Turkishbreakfast

#UPDATE | A 27-year-old man has been arrested following the hit and run on #KingsHeath High Street this morning. He remains in custody on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving and driving whilst unfit through drink/drugs.

🐍 We often have to deal with the odd ssssslippery customer, but officers got an off-the-scale shock when they encountered a boa constrictor in the middle of a busy Birmingham road. More here ➡️ rb.gy/89ufq

Chelsea and Arsenal legend 🙏

Will Rice sign for Arsenal before the Wagner Group make it to Moscow? #DeclanRice #arsenal #RussianCivilWar #CrisisEnRusia #UKRAINE

1765-2007: Cigarettes lit, smoked and discarded in the bar. It doesn’t burn down. 1939-1945: Luftwaffe rains incendiary bombs on the West Midlands. It doesn’t burn down. July 2023: It sells to property developers. August 2023: The Crooked House burns down. And is demolished.

#UPDATE | We've detained two dogs which were being sought following an incident where a man died in Rubery. We'd like to thank everyone for their help and information.

Rest in peace, Patricia Routledge 🙏🏻 In memory of her, I encourage everyone to read these words of hers from February last year. Whether young or old, you're bound to get something out of it. ***** "I’ll be turning 95 this coming Monday. In my younger years, I was often