The big test awaits! How, where and when to see the four marathons in the Commonwealth Games on Sat, Jul 30.
Will the men's 26.2 mile record from 1974 be broken or will Brum's route be too hilly?!
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My Jewellery Quarter Birmingham 2022
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How the #B2022 opening ceremony's finale fireworks lit up the Council House for thousands watching the Big Screen in Victoria Square.
And linked to mascot Perry for some sport!
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A brilliant highlights reel...
Well done, Birmingham. The glittering star of the greatest show on Earth.
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Top work at 10.45pm! Fixing a Colmore Row pothole for the marathon runners on Saturday...
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Now that was a party - success in the bags!
Victoria Square during the opening ceremony of Birmingham 2022 #B2022
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Fantastic fireworks finale in Victoria Square at the end of the opening ceremony of Birmingham 2022 #B2022
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Beautiful night sky over Victoria Square during the opening ceremony of Birmingham 2022 #B2022
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He's back: #Tiswas legend Lenny Henry on the big screen in Victoria Square during the opening ceremony of Birmingham 2022 #B2022
But no sign of the Phantom Flan Flinger... Shame!
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Thousands of people here: More stunning scenes from Victoria Square during the opening ceremony of
Birmingham 2022 with Tony Iommi Malala Yousafzai Lenny Henry and... a very famous bull in the ring!
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Danny Boyle 2012 'vs' Steven Knight 2022.
So lucky to know them both... Fantastic scenes in Victoria Square during the opening ceremony of Birmingham 2022
Wouldn't have missed it for the world.
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Lips aren't in sync on the big screen in Victoria Square but Denise Lewis still looks like she could win a gold medal Birmingham 2022
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Let the Birmingham 2022 fun begin! The scene in Victoria Square shortly before the opening ceremony...
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An incredible opportunity lost - as Birmingham 2022 begins, The Crown on Station St remains dark after eight years.
Only the birthplace of heavy metal. BlackSabbath
Ozzy Osbourne
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Gerard Butler
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The Old Rep Theatre
The Electric Cinema
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It's here! And it's time to get the party started...
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'This will also affect services on the mornings of 28 and 31.'
In other words, does West Midlands Railway think it is more important than Birmingham 2022 and the enormous effort so many have put into making them the best that they can be?

The sorry state of Selly Oak when it comes burglaries.
Students... look after your belongings.
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Perry and Lenny - it's love at first sight!
The Commonwealth Games mascot, created in Bolton by Emma Lou, now 12, and Tiswas legend Lenny Henry in Birmingham.
Smiles all round!
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Great to see the always-cheerful city film producer Vinod Mahindru enjoying holding the Queen's Baton for Birmingham 2022 during our second brilliant FacebookLive today by Robson McCallister Andy Street
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When slowing people down speeds some up.
And it's not just Russell Road.
The key problem is that too many idiots in high-powered cars get away with driving too fast, too often right across the city
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Bullseye! As the Commonwealth Games come to town, look at Southside now.
Just don't forget your shades!
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