Birmingham proudly welcomes and supports the LGBTQ+ community (and allies) with the famous Hurst Street playing host to a plethora of bars and clubs. As well as being the main destination for the annual Pride celebrations, the area has just been adorned with new ‘Cross With Pride’ walkways to welcome visitors to the Gay Village. M – Moseley Did you know we have the UK’s busiest theatre? Oh yes, move over London’s West End – our girl Hippodrome gets a massive 520,000 visitors per year coming to see shows like Les Miserables. When there’s not a global pandemic on, anyway… I – Iconic Title of journal (in italics – capitalise first letter of each word in title, except for linking words such as and, of, the, for) Birmingham is a culturally diverse city with 6 main faith groups. There are hundreds of places of worship with a focus on community. BMAG has an excellent permanent exhibition called Faith in Birmingham for anyone looking to learn more. X – Xmas

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (2011 [updated 2016]) recommends the following for the management of stable angina … Oxford English Dictionary (2016). reflection, n. Oxford : Oxford University Press. Available at: http://www.oed.com/view/Entry/160921?redirectedFrom=reflection#eid (Accessed: 25 Nov 2016) You may have heard of a TV show about an infamous gang of Birmingham reprobates – I mean, we never mention it or anything. Whether you like it or not, Peaky Blinders put Brum on a global screen and has brought plenty of business to the city. It’s also brought plenty of men wearing flat caps which is unfortunate but you can’t win them all. Q – Queen Note that the definition required may be one of several definitions, as with the following OED example: here, the in-text citation includes ‘II 7 a’ which refers to the different group and sub-group for this example. ‘II 7 a’ may be optional, particularly if a direct quotation is used as follows.Sjogren, P., Kullberg, E., Hoogstraate, J., Johansson, O., Herbst, B. and Forsell, M. (2010) ‘Evaluation of dental hygiene education for nursing home staff’, Journal of Advanced Nursing, 66 (2), pp. 345-349. doi: 10.1111/j.1365.2648.2009.05181.x. Journal articles using article numbers The internet has radically altered access to audio and visual sources and created the means for anyone to produce and distribute material. You may also view or hear programmes through catch-up services such as BBC iPlayer, ITV Player, 4 on Demand( 4oD), Demand 5and Sky Goon a variety of devices. You do not need to specify the catch-up service nor the device. The nature of the material and the facts necessary to identify or retrieve it should dictate the substance of your in-text citations and reference list.

The Sun (2015) BBC Radio 4, 1 January. Available at: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b048nlfb#auto (Accessed: 23 January 2015). Probably thanks to all the universities mentioned above, Brum is the youngest city in Europe. We have the most under 25’s – which is probably why Snobs (2.0) is still raging every weekend. Z – Zoo Often forgotten but worthy of visiting are the arcades dotted around the city centre. Beautifully designed treasure troves, they’re home to some of Brum’s hidden gems. Hit up Great Western Arcade for restaurants, bars and specialist shops, or Piccadilly Arcade for jewellers, barbers and florists – and Faculty, arguably the best cup of coffee you’ll find in the centre. B – Balti TriangleNo idea how we ended up being twinned with nine cities but Brum seems to be quite the actual floozie. Among the cities we share the love with you’ll find Chicago and Frankfurt, which probably explains why we have so much of their ‘festive cheer’ spread across the city centre every year. U – Universities The action or process of thinking carefully or deeply about a particular subject, typically involving influence from one's past life and experiences; contemplation, deep or serious thought or consideration, esp. of a spiritual nature. (OED, 2016, II 7 a) The nearest we have to a zoo in central Birmingham (aside from Broad Street) is the Wildlife and Conservation Park. Here you’ll find red pandas, meerkats, lemurs, otters and all sorts of monkeys. If you’re more into aquatics the Sealife Centre in Brindleyplace has over 60 displays including a penguin called Pablo. I met him once – he’s fabulous. Home to over 100 Balti houses, Birmingham is the birthplace of the famous Brummie dish. Since its inception in the 70s, a proper Balti must be served in the steel bowl it’s been cooked in – those be the rules, bab. C – Canals

National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (2011) Stable angina: management. Clinical Guideline [CG126] : Update 26 August 2016.Available at: https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/cg126 (Accessed 5 January 2021) Knapik, J. J., Cosio-Lima, L. M. and Reynolds, K. L. (2015) ‘Efficacy of functional movement screening for predicting injuries in coast guard cadets’, The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 29 (5), pp. 1157-1162. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (2011) recommends the following for the management of stable angina …. National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) (2007) Acutely ill patients in hospital: recognition of and response to acute illness in adults in hospital.Clinicalguideline [CG50]. Available at: http://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/cg50 (Accessed: 5 May 2015) Gigs, exhibitions, casinos and restaurants – Resorts World and surrounding buildings are an integral part of Birmingham, especially for international visitors. The Arena, right next to the airport, has been called many things over the years but will always just be The NEC to most of us. S – Stirchley

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Much like everything in Birmingham we can’t just have one of it – same applies for higher learning establishments apparently. We’ve got five universities across the city with famous alumni including comedian Victoria Wood, TV presenter Ben Shephard and Westeros’ least enthusiastic ruler, Bran Stark of Game of Thrones. V – Vegan From squares to pubs, we love a Queen Vic here. Victoria Square was named after mardy plops Queen Victoria in 1901 and has been lovingly developed over the years to include The Floozie (let her splash once more, for the love of god!) and be entirely pedestrianised. R – Resorts World Available at: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2012/7/pdfs/ukpga_20120007_en.pdf (Accessed: 23 August 2012).