Vanessa Pearce
- Indexed articles, last 90 days
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- Sep 25, 2026
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'Indie and punk music made me feel I was betraying my race' (opens the original)
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Growing up in Wolverhampton, Stephanie Phillips says she was initially pretty much into the same chart music as her friends. But alongside TLC, Aaliyah and Destiny's Child, she developed a passion for rock, indie and punk. "It was music that meant a lot to me as someone who was very shy and needed an outlet," she said. Yet she felt compelled to keep that passion hidden. "There was always this idea that black people weren't really into alternative music, or punk," the musician, journalist and aut
'Indie and punk music made me feel I was betraying my race' (opens the original)
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Growing up in Wolverhampton, Stephanie Phillips says she was initially pretty much into the same chart music as her friends. But alongside TLC, Aaliyah and Destiny's Child, she developed a passion for rock, indie and punk. "It was music that meant a lot to me as someone who was very shy and needed an outlet," she said. Yet she felt compelled to keep that passion hidden. "There was always this idea that black people weren't really into alternative music, or punk," the musician, journalist and aut
Atherstone baby death suspects released on police bail (opens the original)
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Two people arrested in connection with the death of a one-year-old girl in Warwickshire have been released on bail, police say. It comes after emergency services were called to a house on Long Street, Atherstone, at about 11:50 BST on Friday to reports of a child in cardiac arrest. She was pronounced dead at the scene a short while later, police said. A 19-year-old woman and a man aged 21 were then both arrested at the scene on suspicion of child neglect. Later the pair were further arrested on
Luggage woe left Birmingham Airport passengers feeling 'locked' on plane (opens the original)
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Passengers on a flight from Birmingham Airport felt like they were "locked" on board after being told their luggage would not be travelling with them, according to one holidaymaker. Alex Griffiths, who flew to Rhodes with his family on Friday, said passengers were only informed their suitcases were being left behind after the aircraft doors had been closed, preventing anyone from leaving the plane. On learning they would arrive without their belongings, several passengers tried to leave but were
Passengers left without luggage from Birmingham Airport still struggling (opens the original)
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Travellers have described struggling to enjoy their holidays, days after hundreds of people flying out of Birmingham Airport were left without their luggage. While it seems the issues that first emerged on Friday are yet to be remedied completely, the airport said the "vast majority" of baggage was now travelling as planned with passengers, and it was working to reunite others with their luggage. Louise Fenton said she and her family had had no communication from the airline, holiday company or
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