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Yahoo
09-04-2025
- Yahoo
Hundreds of children hear knife crime message
Hundreds of children from Wolverhampton have been hearing the stories of people who have been involved in gangs and knife crime. The 10 to 16-year-olds also heard from Nikita Kanda, the sister of Ronana Kanda, a 16-year-old murdered in 2022 in a case of mistaken identity. She said: "I really hope that kids can take away the fact that if this can happen to Ronan it can happen to anyone, so we need to work together to combat it." The day was organised by the City of Wolverhampton Council, as part of the youth-led My Tomorrow campaign. The project has brought together dozens of organisations, including the Inpower Academy CIC, a martial arts group in Wolverhampton that campaigns to stop knife crime. Its founder, Daryl Chambers, said it had carried out a survey and most of the young people it spoke to "know someone within their friendship circle carrying a knife". Kairo Williams, another of the speakers, was 14 when he became involved in gang violence. He is 18 now and said: "You don't realise until you branch out how really bad it is, because it's so normalised to you that it's just normal. I'd say deadly to be honest." The event encouraged young people not to carry a knife, just to feel safe. At the same time, the Violence Reduction Partnership is spending £70,000 to help schools across the West Midlands, educating children as young as six. Follow BBC Wolverhampton & Black Country on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram. Ex-gang members share experience at youth event Teens sentenced to life in mistaken identity murder City of Wolverhampton Council My Tomorrow campaign
BBC News
09-04-2025
- BBC News
Hundreds of Wolverhampton children hear knife crime message
Hundreds of children from Wolverhampton have been hearing the stories of people who have been involved in gangs and knife 10 to 16-year-olds also heard from Nikita Kanda, the sister of Ronana Kanda, a 16-year-old murdered in 2022 in a case of mistaken identity. She said: "I really hope that kids can take away the fact that if this can happen to Ronan it can happen to anyone, so we need to work together to combat it."The day was organised by the City of Wolverhampton Council, as part of the youth-led My Tomorrow campaign. The project has brought together dozens of organisations, including the Inpower Academy CIC, a martial arts group in Wolverhampton that campaigns to stop knife founder, Daryl Chambers, said it had carried out a survey and most of the young people it spoke to "know someone within their friendship circle carrying a knife". Kairo Williams, another of the speakers, was 14 when he became involved in gang is 18 now and said: "You don't realise until you branch out how really bad it is, because it's so normalised to you that it's just normal. I'd say deadly to be honest."The event encouraged young people not to carry a knife, just to feel the same time, the Violence Reduction Partnership is spending £70,000 to help schools across the West Midlands, educating children as young as six. Follow BBC Wolverhampton & Black Country on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
Yahoo
11-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
BBC radio station to complete city move in April
BBC Asian Network is set to complete a move to Birmingham by the end of April. The final phase will see Asian Network Breakfast with Nikita Kanda, The New Music Show, Pritt, Nadia Ali and Bobby Friction join the shows already broadcasting from the city. The network currently broadcasts 73% of its output from the city, and the breakfast show will be the final one to move on 28 April. The relocation is part of the BBC's Across the UK strategy, moving shows, talent, teams, and content away from London to help serve and represent all audiences. Asian Network's Breakfast presenter Nikita Kanda said she was "so excited" to broadcast from Birmingham. "I absolutely love the city, I've spent a lot of my time there over the years so it already feels like home to me. "Birmingham, get ready for some Kanda Kaos", she said. In addition to moving its remaining shows to Birmingham, Asian Network has announced a new schedule from Monday 7 April. Bobby Friction will leave his current weekday show to front a brand-new specialist music show. It will be broadcast every Sunday from 21:00-23:00 GMT starting on 13 April, replacing Vallisa's current show which will end in March. In place of Friction's current show, three new weekday programmes will launch on the network, bringing listeners "the biggest anthems and nostalgic hits" from 18:00- 20:00 GMT, every Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, presented by Vallisa, Nadia Ali and Kan D Man. Harpreet Kaur will host her final show of The Everyday Hustle on 31 March, before the show receives a new rotation of presenters. Amber Sandhu will leave the network as the co-host of One More Chai, Gura Randhawa, takes over Saturday afternoons. Ahead of her first live show on the network, Randhawa said: "I'm beyond grateful for this opportunity and get ready for some serious Geordie energy coming at you on the airwaves". The head of BBC Asian Network, Ahmed Hussain, said he was "really delighted" to unite the whole team in Birmingham. "We are proud to be bringing more representation to the Midlands, championing British Asian music and culture and continuing to work with and support local companies", he said. The BBC said its presence in the region "added over £305m to the economic value of the West Midlands" each year. It is currently moving its headquarters in the region from the Mailbox to a new development, the Tea Factory in Digbeth. Follow BBC Birmingham on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram. Construction starts on BBC Birmingham's HQ Plans for new BBC HQ given green light BBC Asian Network
BBC News
11-02-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
BBC Asian Network to complete move to Birmingham by April
BBC Asian Network is set to complete a move to Birmingham by the end of final phase will see Asian Network Breakfast with Nikita Kanda, The New Music Show, Pritt, Nadia Ali and Bobby Friction join the shows already broadcasting from the network currently broadcasts 73% of its output from the city, and the breakfast show will be the final one to move on 28 relocation is part of the BBC's Across the UK strategy, moving shows, talent, teams, and content away from London to help serve and represent all audiences. Asian Network's Breakfast presenter Nikita Kanda said she was "so excited" to broadcast from Birmingham."I absolutely love the city, I've spent a lot of my time there over the years so it already feels like home to me. "Birmingham, get ready for some Kanda Kaos", she said. In addition to moving its remaining shows to Birmingham, Asian Network has announced a new schedule from Monday 7 Friction will leave his current weekday show to front a brand-new specialist music show. It will be broadcast every Sunday from 21:00-23:00 GMT starting on 13 April, replacing Vallisa's current show which will end in place of Friction's current show, three new weekday programmes will launch on the network, bringing listeners "the biggest anthems and nostalgic hits" from 18:00- 20:00 GMT, every Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, presented by Vallisa, Nadia Ali and Kan D Kaur will host her final show of The Everyday Hustle on 31 March, before the show receives a new rotation of Sandhu will leave the network as the co-host of One More Chai, Gura Randhawa, takes over Saturday afternoons. 'BBC brings £305m to the region each year' Ahead of her first live show on the network, Randhawa said: "I'm beyond grateful for this opportunity and get ready for some serious Geordie energy coming at you on the airwaves". The head of BBC Asian Network, Ahmed Hussain, said he was "really delighted" to unite the whole team in Birmingham."We are proud to be bringing more representation to the Midlands, championing British Asian music and culture and continuing to work with and support local companies", he said. The BBC said its presence in the region "added over £305m to the economic value of the West Midlands" each year. It is currently moving its headquarters in the region from the Mailbox to a new development, the Tea Factory in Digbeth. Follow BBC Birmingham on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
