Title of journal (in italics – capitalise first letter of each word in title, except for linking words such as and, of, the, for) 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 The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (2011 [updated 2016]) recommends the following for the management of stable angina …

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. 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 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

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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 The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (2011) recommends the following for the management of stable angina ….

Kanda, G.S., Ravelli, L., Lowe, B., Egger, W. and Keeble, D.J. (2016) 'Positron annihilation lifetime spectroscopy study of Kapton thin foils', Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, 49, 025305 (3pp). doi: 10.1088/0022-3727/49/2/025305National 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) Available at: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2012/7/pdfs/ukpga_20120007_en.pdf (Accessed: 23 August 2012).

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 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 – XmasOften 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 Triangle

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 NICE/NHS and other guidance is regularly reviewed and updated. There may be different ways to include this information as required.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. No 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