Here's a 60-second guide to Birmingham as the city prepares to host the Commonwealth Games in 2022. | BBC Birmingham

11K views · 115 reactions | A world record attempt musical busk is underway in the "capital of the Black Country" - Dudley. The 30 hour performance began this morning to mark the start of the Black Country Festival. | BBC Birmingham | Facebook

Birmingham's bid to host the Commonwealth Games in 2022 is set to get government approval this week, according to the city council's interim leader. Ian Ward was speaking as the city hosts a major archery event this weekend involving the top 32 competitiors in the country. | BBC Birmingham

6.3K views · 74 reactions | Birmingham's launched its bid to host the Commonwealth Games in 2022. It's promising to be low cost, low risk and high quality -but there's stiff competition from across the Commonwealth, including UK rival, Liverpool. | BBC Birmingham | Facebook

1.30.2026 #RolandsBookClub: Doug Jones Talks "Bending Toward Justice" and the 1963 Birmingham Church Bombing On September 15, 1963, the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama was bombed. The blast killed four young girls and injured twenty-two others. The FBI suspected four particularly radical Ku Klux Klan members. Yet due to reluctant witnesses, a lack of physical evidence, and pervasive racial prejudice the case was closed without any indictments. Bending Toward Justice is a dramat