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Was there a real Shelby family? Birmingham author Carl Chinn reveals the truth behind Peaky Blinders

Was there a real Shelby family? Birmingham author Carl Chinn reveals the truth behind Peaky Blinders

As the TV series has presented them, the Peaky Blinders were brutal yet glamourous; flawed yet charismatic; dangerous, yet somewhat noble.

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I now pronounce you Shelbys: What it's like to have a Peaky Blinders-themed wedding

I now pronounce you Shelbys: What it's like to have a Peaky Blinders-themed wedding

Telford | Last updated: Less than an hour ago

Mark Andrews: Wet holidays, van-tastic memories

Mark Andrews: Wet holidays, van-tastic memories

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Andy Richardson: Big names may be grand but they’re the same as you and I

Andy Richardson: Big names may be grand but they’re the same as you and I

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Shrewsbury Folk Festival: What's on, where to park, weather forecast and ticket details

Shrewsbury Folk Festival: What's on, where to park, weather forecast and ticket details

Shrewsbury | Last updated: 18 hours ago

Peaky Blinders returns: Black Country Living Museum staff relive filming of hit show

Peaky Blinders returns: Black Country Living Museum staff relive filming of hit show

Attractions | Last updated: Aug 24, 2019

Do TV shows normalise real-life violence? - with poll

Do TV shows normalise real-life violence? - with poll

Entertainment | Last updated: Aug 23, 2019

Travel review: Hotel break is the ideal tonic

Travel review: Hotel break is the ideal tonic

Features | Last updated: Aug 23, 2019

Birmingham's Vaseline smeared across live scene - unsigned column

Birmingham's Vaseline smeared across live scene - unsigned column

Entertainment | Last updated: Aug 23, 2019

Your Midlands and Shropshire am dram guide

Your Midlands and Shropshire am dram guide

Music | Last updated: Aug 21, 2019

Blooming happy: What it's like to run an ethical flower farm

Blooming happy: What it's like to run an ethical flower farm

Features | Last updated: Aug 18, 2019

Kirsten Rawlins: Security staff make or break rock 'n' roll spirit

Kirsten Rawlins: Security staff make or break rock 'n' roll spirit

Music | Last updated: Aug 18, 2019

What it's like to be a beauty entrepreneur

What it's like to be a beauty entrepreneur

Features | Last updated: Aug 18, 2019

Lions, tigers and painted dogs: Life in charge of the carnivores at West Midland Safari Park

Lions, tigers and painted dogs: Life in charge of the carnivores at West Midland Safari Park

Attractions | Last updated: Aug 17, 2019

It’s been a right old journey getting here: Jess Glynne talks ahead of Wolverhampton Racecourse show

It’s been a right old journey getting here: Jess Glynne talks ahead of Wolverhampton Racecourse show

Music | Last updated: Aug 17, 2019

Andy Richardson: I may forget mum’s birthday but I give her undying love

Andy Richardson: I may forget mum’s birthday but I give her undying love

Weekend | Last updated: Aug 17, 2019

Travel review: Do the Strand for a palatial break

Travel review: Do the Strand for a palatial break

Features | Last updated: Aug 16, 2019

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UK News

British Airways told to ‘sort out mess’ after error over flight cancellations

British Airways told to ‘sort out mess’ after error over flight cancellations

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Boris Johnson ‘preparing to cut fuel duty’

Boris Johnson ‘preparing to cut fuel duty’

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$Tremor measuring 2.1 on Richter scale recorded at UK fracking site$

Tremor measuring 2.1 on Richter scale recorded at UK fracking site

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Viral news

Footage of Tesla driver ‘asleep’ in seat sparks alarm

Footage of Tesla driver ‘asleep’ in seat sparks alarm

Viral news | Last updated: Aug 23, 2019

Enormous cat wins viral stardom and breaks shelter’s website

Enormous cat wins viral stardom and breaks shelter’s website

Viral news | Last updated: Aug 23, 2019

Legoland model builder recreates Manchester Pride event out of colourful blocks

Legoland model builder recreates Manchester Pride event out of colourful blocks

Viral news | Last updated: Aug 23, 2019

Python discovered in baby’s nursery by shocked parents

Python discovered in baby’s nursery by shocked parents

Viral news | Last updated: Aug 23, 2019

World News

Newlyweds killed in crash minutes after tying the knot

Newlyweds killed in crash minutes after tying the knot

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Lightning strike at US golf event leaves six injured

Lightning strike at US golf event leaves six injured

World News | Last updated: 6 hours ago

US state of Virginia marks 400th anniversary of slave ship arrival

US state of Virginia marks 400th anniversary of slave ship arrival

World News | Last updated: 11 hours ago

French police use water cannon on G7 protesters

French police use water cannon on G7 protesters

World News | Last updated: 11 hours ago