England wicket keeper Sarah Taylor is arguably one of the best female cricketers in the history of the ladies game and she could make history this summer by becoming the first woman to play men's second XI county cricket.

Stephen Pennell talks to two of grime's finest.

Community initiative gains wide support.

The sudden shutdown of all channels of Greece's national broadcasting company by the Greek government is 'unacceptable for an EU democracy', says West Mids and Warks Lib Dem MEP Phil Bennion.

Lecrae is a rapper whose Christian faith is central to his music and his message, but don’t dare call him a “Christian rapper.” From the very beginning, as you’ll hear, Lecrae was determined to be both, as he frequently puts it, “authentically hip-hop and authentically Christian,” and his music, which has incorporated everything from Southern rap sounds to soul samples to rock guitars, shows that he has stayed true to that aim.

Lecrae has managed to expand far outside the confines of religious music in order to bring his message to a mainstream audience—as you can tell from his number one, gold-selling album, two Grammys, and best-selling memoir.

Lecrae’s brand-new album, All Things Work Together, is out September 22nd.

See http://theciphershow.com/episode/215/ for full show notes and comments.

Richard “Crazy Legs” Colon is a b-boying pioneer and the longtime president of the Rock Steady Crew, arguably the most famous b-boy crew in the world. He joined the Rock Steady crew in its early days, and quickly rose to become its leader. As early as 1981, he was already getting press attention as one of the best dancers out there in the still-new form of b-boying or breaking, and he invented many of the moves we still associate with breaking today.

Crazy Legs and the Rock Steady Crew would make a series of genre-changing appearances: in movies like Wild Style, Beat Street, and Flashdance; bringing hip-hop to Europe as part of the historic New York City Rap Tour; and even recording a hit album.

After b-boying’s popularity dipped and many of the original dancers retired, Crazy Legs reinvigorated the Rock Steady Crew in the early 1990s, spurring them and b-boying on to even greater heights - performing at Lincoln Center, winning a prestigious New York Dance and Performance Award, and much more.

We spoke to Crazy Legs at on on the playground AND in the Principal’s office at PS 163 in on the Upper West Side, the home of Rock Steady Park.

See http://theciphershow.com/episode/218/ for full show notes and comments.

Birmingham conference aims to improve arts access for disabled youngsters.

Birmingham-based Cure Leukaemia has announced record financial results that will see the charity double the amount of funding for research nurses in the West Midlands.

Jiu Jitsu Coach John Evans joins Joey Diaz and Lee Syatt in studio with a special call from Dr. Joel Crandall.

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Alberto Crane, the first American to recieve a black belt from the Gracie Barra Academy and Owner of Legacy Jiu Jitsu in Burbank joins joins Joey Diaz and Lee Syatt live in studio. 

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Crystal Powell, a stand up comedian seen on "Kevin Hart's: Hart in the City" and performed LIVE at Super Bowl LI, joins Joey Diaz and Lee Syatt LIVE in studio. 

Tournament said to be worth £32.1 million from international visitors, ticket sales and matchday spending.

Ian Bell to host an evening at The Ivy Temple Row.

Richard Lutz takes in a long eulogy to the Mafia life.

Andre’a: The youth worker helping future generations step back from a life of crime.

Shootings down by 53 per cent as police gangs team scores success.

Charity offers £10,000 to find those responsible for kidnap, torture and murder of Birmingham man.

New prospects for young Birmingham jobseekers.

Flatpack Projects brings free family screenings and craft workshops to the Mailbox.

Both Paul McGrath and Michael Rosewall lead English Touring Opera musicians through Barber of Seville and Eugene Onegin for the next two weeks in both University of Warwick and Cheltenham's Everyman Theatre.

Richard Lutz meanders through another miasmic week

At-risk groups offered chance of testing for potentially fatal illness.

Film season sees visitor numbers increase in entertainment centre.

Ex-Birmingham student provides opportunity for budding filmmakers.

Constituents "penalised for something beyond their control"

New multicultural lifestyle complex to be unveiled in Birmingham.

The UK's largest Bee Summit aimed at tackling the causes of bee decline, will take place in London next Friday (28 June 2013), Friends of the Earth revealed today.

From Sir Howard’s hot desk at the La Hula 69 Bar in Las Vegas

Sir Howard Elston, our community affairs editor, lifts the lid on local social media groups.

West Midlands MPs call for increase in flights from Birmingham to Amritsar.

Following last week’s elections and the referendum on AV, Steve Beauchampé takes the political temperature.

Thousands of people standing outside the vends across the city said they had been trying to access the website since Thursday but decided come out and queue up for their turn when the online link didn't open. Delhi government officials confirmed the website crashed due to heavy rush and the glitch was being fixed.

The capital infusion comes at a time when risk capital investment activity has almost ground to a halt because of the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic, which, in turn, has forced vertical ecommerce companies such as Nykaa to conserve cash, given the steep plunge in discretionary spending by consumers.

The company had recently contributed Rs 15 crore to PM CARES Fund.

The company will continue to strictly comply with all government rules while reopening and running operations at the store. The company plans to reopen first 50 stores by 10th May, 2020.

Covid-19 has caused a huge irreparable dent in Indian retail trade which will have a devastating effect on the whole country said CAIT National President BC Bhartia and Secretary General Praveen Khandelwal.

According to staffing company Genius Consultants '9th Hiring, Attrition and Compensation Trend 2020-21', around 81 per cent of the respondents have shown interest to carry on with existing manpower and retaining them.

The economy has been severely impacted due to the COVID-19 pandemic but the government and policymakers are looking for segments that are in the best position to help revive the economic activity the quickest.

BOOM Library has announced the release of its brand-new software plugin Grip, a collaboration with Pole Position Production. Grip lets you create dynamic and authentic skids, bumps, friction, rolling noises and much more with a variety of wheel configurations, ground materials and perspectives. Load Grip in your DAW of choice and design tyre and chassis […]

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Tracktion has announced availability of Waveform Pro, the eleventh version of the affordable, award winning, fully featured digital audio workstation. Designed for the needs of modern music producers, this deeply capable DAW is a suite of tools that is powerful, intuitive and very user friendly. The latest evolution includes new features developed to harness the […]

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Plugin Boutique has launched a sale on the Armory drum instrument by Stagecraft, offering 80% off for a limited time. The plugin comes with ADSR, cue points, independent tempo and pitch-shifting for any sample, effects chaining, and a massive catalogue of drum sounds. As with all of Stagecraft’s plugins, the displays they add are in-depth […]

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IK Multimedia has announced that it is gifting all new and existing newsletter subscribers the AmpliTube Orange Tiny Terror amp effect, a $24.99 USD value. The Tiny Terror Amp is part of an official collaboration with Orange Amplifiers for AmpliTube Orange. We worked hand in hand with Orange to perfectly remodel a famous sound that […]

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Creative Intent has launched a sale on the Tantrum phase distortion effect plugin, offering a 50% discount for a few weeks only. Tantrum was recently updated to support AAX 64-bit and macOS Catalina. Tantrum is a new take on digital distortion plugins, is born from the same unique phase distortion as in Temper, but has […]

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Plugin Boutique is offering a 40% discount on the Crystal EQ by Singomakers in an exclusive limited time sale. Crystal EQ is designed to instantly deliver clean and transparent EQ to your tracks. Crystal EQ features four adjustable frequency bands for precise equalization, as well as a high-pass and low-pass filter for additional EQ control. […]

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Eventide Audio has announced the release of its new dual-voice pitch shifter plugin for Windows and Mac. MicroPitch is the latest incarnation of an iconic effect originated by Eventide in the 1970s. With each generation, Eventide has added to, refined, enhanced and built on its legendary predecessors. MicroPitch is a fine-resolution pitch shifter providing effects […]

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iZotope has launched the limited time Music Maker’s Bundle, offering a collection of 8 creative and innovative plugins at 96% off the regular price. The Music Maker’s Bundle contains every iZotope Elements product for music as well as a huge selection of their most creative and innovative plugins. Kick start your creative toolbox and get […]

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K-Devices has announced the release of an iOS/AUv3 version of WOV, an effect plugin for creating a wide range of textural transmutation, from familiar static tremolo waves to evolving glitchy stutters. WOV for IOS comes with a set of intriguing presets from sound designers Richard Devine and Stév! It is a deeply creative tool that […]

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Loops de la Crème has announced the release of a unique drum instrument that reproduces the sound of musicians grooving and improvising together. Magic 70s Drum Crew includes two separate full drum and percussion kits, and a big range of tasty sounds, including some wonderful congas. You get four percussionists (triangle, cowbell, tambourine and congas), […]

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