ben sidwell has the story. # it's a brum ting, it's a brum ting _ # it's a brum ting, it's a brum tingts to celebrate the city they call home. it's a song you will be hearing an awful lot of during the commonwealth games, as it's the music the bbc have decided to use across all their coverage. you kind of hear different people talk about, you know, they win a gold medal, or win a world cup, the feeling that they have, and it's kind of the same kind of feeling, you know, that you have something that a lot of people are going to hear, and hopefully like, you know, it's going to be played to millions of people all over the world. you couldn't ask for more. it really is an honour and a pleasure, and i feel humbled to be part of it. let's go on a musical touraround birmingham. on record, as the album is called, was the idea ofjez collins, the founder of the birmingham music archive, and has been created as part of the birmingham 2022 festival. so, it'sjazz, rock, hip—hop, rap, grime, whatever it might be, and the idea, really, i suppose, was just to say, actually, birmingham is a city of mu

ben sidwell has the story. # it's a brum ting, it's a brum ting i # it's a brum ting, it's a brum tingind of feeling, you know, that you have something that a lot of people are going to hear, and hopefully like, you know, it's going to be played to millions of people all over the world. you couldn't ask for more. it really is an honour and a pleasure, and i feel humbled to be part of it. let's go on a musical touraround birmingham. on record, as the album is called, was the idea ofjez collins, the founder of the birmingham music archive, and has been created as part of the birmingham 2022 festival. so, it'sjazz, rock, hip—hop, rap, grime, whatever it might be, and the idea, really, i suppose, was just to say, actually, birmingham is a city of music, and it is a music city, and we wanted to record these songs, these artists, and capture them on record just to celebrate this brilliant city. and i think we've done that. this double grammy award winner is another artist on the album. born in nigeria, the jazz musician now calls birmingham home along with his wife kate and named his son aft

but the all—time dance great carlos acosta — who's now based in brum — had an idea. bring awareness of the treasure that this city had given to the world, and black sabbath is a perfect fit. # can you help me occupy my brain? it is a subject that it opens curiosity, because we come from the ballet world and then the heavy—metal world — what's going to be the negotiation? what will be the product at the end? and that excites me. # has he lost his mind? the ballet, which will premiere in september, is described as a metal symphony over three acts. and, crucially, carlos persuaded sabbath's guitarist, tony iommi, to give the show his blessing. black sabbath — the ballet. why?! he laughs why not?! how much did you know about ballet beforehand? not a dot. no, i didn't... i've never been to a ballet. # evil minds that plot destruction... how involved's ozzy? ozzy�*s not really involved. well, he's in the states anyway, and i'm the only one here. how is he at the moment? he's ok. i heard from him a couple of days ago. he's... he's doing all right — i think he's going to hav

for the athletes and the audience, with an opening ceremony that celebrated all that was best about brumch he said reminds all commonwealth nations of the connections they have with each other. the focus now moves swiftly on to the events, which is of course what it is all about. so let's nowjoin laura scott, who's at the velodrome in london taking in today's cycling events. it is worth pointing out although the games are taking place in birmingham and the west midlands at this one event is in london. absolutely. this is where the cycling took place during london 2012 and it is hosting the cycling during the birmingham two thirds and 22. i am during the birmingham two thirds and 22. iam right during the birmingham two thirds and 22. i am right in the heart of the velodrome under a very frantic morning and the crowds ofjust about filtered out ahead of a busy evening session with six gold medals up for grabs and team england in two of the gold medal races, the men's team pursuit and men's team sprint. we also seen a crowd favourite dame laura kenny back on the track after a very difficult

northern ireland proving they are no lightweights in brum. natalie pirks, bbc news, birmingham.eps failing to reach southern and central parts of the uk, and what does arrive is hit and miss showers, so i'm afraid we are getting a little desperate now across the south, absolutely no prospect of widespread rain for the foreseeable future. so dry for many of us across the uk, just a few scattered showers here and there. this is the rainfall over the next few days, so the darker blue is where we will see more rain. northern and western scotland, some rain in the north—west, northern ireland, but some areas literally bone dry, not a drop of rain. and the reason for this is we have northwesterly breezes which bring in showers, they are only hit and miss, the winds are light, they don't push in showers further south, and it just stays dry, particularly across southern parts of the uk. that is the same weather pattern for tomorrow, it is not changing, so the north—westerly wind, some of the showers across scotland, getting to eastern parts of northern england, may one or two in hull, b

a brum thing changed forever. mike bushell, bbc news in birmingham.as packed this morning, and we've seen big enthusiastic crowds in other venues too. add the closing ceremony tonight promises to be a musical extravaganza celebrating the best of birmingham. there are questions, as you heard, about the legacy of these games and what they leave of lasting value. but for now, the feel—good factor here reigns supreme. back to you. good to hear, thank you. the trial of former manchester united star ryan giggs is set to begin today. he's accused of attacking and controlling his ex—girlfriend kate greville. the former wales manager has pleaded not guilty to the charges and the trial is expected to last for two weeks. laura scott is in manchester where the case will be heard.— laura scott is in manchester where the case will be heard. hello, ryan gin as the case will be heard. hello, ryan giggs arrived _ the case will be heard. hello, ryan giggs arrived this _ the case will be heard. hello, ryan giggs arrived this morning - the case will be heard. hello, ryan

but the all—time dance great carlos acosta — who's now based in brum — had an idea.t this city had given to the world, and black sabbath is a perfect fit. # can you help me occupy my brain? it is a subject that opens curiosity, because we come from the ballet world and then the heavy—metal world — what's going to be the negotiation? what will be the product at the end? and that excites me. # has he lost his mind? the ballet, which will premiere in september, is described as a metal symphony over three acts. and, crucially, carlos persuaded sabbath's guitarist, tony iommi, to give the show his blessing. black sabbath — the ballet. why?! he laughs. why not?! how much did you know about ballet beforehand? not a dot. no, i didn't... i've never been to a ballet. # evil minds thatl plot destruction... how involved's ozzy? ozzy's not really involved. well, he's in the states anyway, and i'm the only one here. how is he at the moment? he's 0k. i heard from him a couple of days ago. he's... he's doing all right — i think he's going to have another operation. but he's dying to

bringing it back to brum will be the icing on their eurovision anniversary, and a celebration of birminghametter if they actually helped patients first time every time. the reason they are overloaded is because they don't deal with issues properly, he says. this is a very different view, our surgery uses nurse practitioners very well and also assesses quickly using trained staff on the telephone, with treat at home options, if a doctor is needed for an appointment, it reduces unnecessary appointments and fast tracks others. this is from malcolm, who says, could you ask the health secretary why i had to wait two years for a new knee but i could haveit two years for a new knee but i could have it done privately with the same surgeon in seven days? keep your thoughts coming in, this is due to be announced later, you can do that on twitter. right now, time for a look at the weather, carol is back. we have rain currently pushing southward and eastward through the early part of the day, and it will can you to do that through the rest of the day. some has been heavy, across scotland and northern i

a brum thing changed forever. mike bushell, bbc news in birmingham.se games, how have they gone? they have gone incredibly well from our perspective, beyond our expectations. we are standing here just before the closing ceremony, having put on an incredible spectacle of sport, an amazing opening ceremony, but most importantly, we have showcased the best of birmingham and the regent to everybody who has visited and everyone who has watched on television. everyone who has watched on television-— everyone who has watched on television. . , , ., television. certainly this morning the aquatic— television. certainly this morning the aquatic centre _ television. certainly this morning the aquatic centre was _ television. certainly this morning the aquatic centre was packed, i television. certainly this morning - the aquatic centre was packed, other than you seem to have been packed as well, 11 days ago you were hoping for ticket sales of nearly 1.2 million or 1.3 million, what have you manage? i million or1.3 million, what have you manage?— million or 1.3 mi

a brum thing changed forever.nd a limited number of sports? a lot less than here, about _ limited number of sports? a lot less than here, about half. _ limited number of sports? a lot less than here, about half. some - limited number of sports? a lot less than here, about half. some were i than here, about half. some were sports, some were exhibition sports. but very successful and the athletes loved it. the english team, however, have some challenges getting to the games in terms of the costs. they reached out to the founder of the games and indicated they couldn�*t afford it. he went back to his community, and the committee approved for him to borrow $30,000, and that allowed the english team to come. without team england, these would not be the empire games that eventually became the commonwealth games. i eventually became the commonwealth games. ~ ., ., ., games. i know you have got some histo u- games. i know you have got some history up there — games. i know you have got some history up there with _ games. i

bringing it back to brum will be the icing on their eurovision anniversary, and a celebration of birminghame hand—written lyrics are up for auction — and they could fetch more than a million dollars. tim allman has the story. # starry, starry night # paint your palette blue and grey... # if this was your second—best song, you might feel a little pleased with yourself, too. this tribute to the troubled mind and timeless genius of one of history's greatest painters has become a modern classic, and these are the lyrics to that poignant, heartfelt ballad. almost indecipherable, by the looks of it, but the man who wrote them had a plan. i said, "gee, i know what i'll do, i'lljust look at the starry night painting and see if it speaks to me," and lo and behold, it almost wrote the whole song. it told me what to say, and how to say it. # so bye—bye, miss american pie # drove my chevy to the levee but the levee was dry... # this isn't the first time don mclean has put some of his work up for auction. in 2015, he sold the lyrics to his most famous song, american pie, for $1.2 million. also up for gr

the bbc�*s reliable source podcast and we've been out and about speaking to some students here in brume cost of living. so looking at housing first, max, one of the lads you just saw there, he told us he's in rented accommodation in birmingham that has black mould on the walls and when he flagged that to his landlord, they came in and painted over it with white paint and his rent�*s still going up. so he says what he wants from the next government is better protection for renters. that's what he wants them to focus on. another issue, the cost of living. we're hearing time and time again that young people across the country are struggling to afford to live. whether that's because things like the rents going up or other bills like electricity and heating or just the cost of food. young people are telling us that is one of the biggest priorities when it comes to the 4th ofjuly. and they don't think politicians are giving it enough attention on the campaign trail. and of course, tuesday was the deadline, wasn't it, to be able to register to vote? and i know you've been talking to some firs