A report recommends making each member of the rock band a Freeman of Birmingham, as well as giving a posthumous City of ...

Birmingham City Council is set to honour the members of heavy metal band Black Sabbath and posthumously award a medal to poet ...

The heavy metal band and late poet are seen as core parts of Birmingham's cultural heritage.

All four members of Black Sabbath are set to be given the Freedom of Birmingham as part of plans which would also see late poet and actor Benjamin Zephaniah officially honoured by the city.

Benjamin Zephaniah, renowned for his role in the "Peaky Blinders" series, was not just an actor but an artist who embraced rebellion. Well-known for declining an invitation from Queen Elizabeth II ...

Refugee Boy by Benjamin Zephaniah. videoRefugee Boy by Benjamin Zephaniah Actor Alexander Vlahos reads extracts from 'Refugee Boy' by Benjamin Zephaniah, explaining why he loves the book so much.

Commemorating… One year after Benjamin Zephaniah died, a group of us got together to read Benjamin’s poems, read some of our own – or as two young women did, dance to his poem “People Need ...

“Benjamin Zephaniah OBE - no way Mr Blair, no way Mrs Queen. I am profoundly anti-empire”. Sheen later returned his honours (WPA Pool via Getty Images) Zephaniah is not the only person to turn ...

The BBC should reflect on the decision to showcase a rapper who is reportedly the murderer of a 16-year-old schoolboy, Lisa Nandy has signalled. The Culture Secretary also said she would be having ...

Household telecoms bills must now set out contract price rises in pounds and pence to prevent the “nasty surprises” of inflation-based hikes. Phone, broadband and pay TV providers are now ...

The ever-evolving and expanding local music scene is the envy of many. Regardless of whether it’s punk, pop, rock, folktronica or pleasantly impossible to pigeon-hole, Northern Ireland has a ...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu successfully underwent surgery to have his prostate removed, hospital officials said Sunday. The 75-year-old leader, who has had a series of health issues ...