In many Christian traditions, these final weeks leading up to Christmas are a time to prayerfully consider the “Great Day of the Lord” when Jesus Christ will triumphantly return and establish his ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The literary world is in mourning for the poet and author Benjamin Zephaniah, who has died age 65. The Birmingham-born dub poet, ...

Birmingham City Council has agreed on plans to honour the legacy of the Peaky Blinders star The late writer and poet Benjamin Zephaniah will be the first recipient of a medal created to honour ...

It is 42 years since Benjamin Zephaniah wrote the poem Dis Policeman Keeps on Kicking Me to Death, and it has never felt more resonant. Although, to be fair, there has never been a time when it hasn't ...

A poet has recalled how Benjamin Zephaniah inspired him to "keep writing and keep performing". Jordan Emmanuel met the writer and poet - who has died aged 65 - aged 16 and said he wished he could go ...

The dub poet, known for his works about refugees and healthy eating and who also appeared in hit BBC show Peaky Blinders as Jeremiah Jesus, died earlier this month at the age of 65. He had had been ...

The poet and novelist has had a turbulent lockdown, with two relatives lost to Covid-19 and George Floyd’s death bringing back memories of his cousin, Mikey Powell, who was killed by the police in ...