Birmingham Opera Company helps refugees in the city

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Refugees take centre stage at opera An opera company which has gained a worldwide reputation for staging its performances in unusual places is now offering a lifeline to refugees.

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'Friends teased me over my opera dreams' Nigerian teenager Chinedu Michael Okechukwu dreams of being a world-famous classical singer.

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What makes an inspirational woman? People in Cardiff give their views on what makes an inspirational woman.

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'My nephew inspired my sensory hair salon' A hairdresser says his five-year-old nephew, who has cerebral palsy, inspired his specialist salon.

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Opera for babies? A look behind the scenes of BambinO, an opera where the audience members wear nappies.

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'Thank you for being such an inspiration' Jess Ennis-Hill has inspired loads of kids in the UK to take up sport, so we spoke to some kids from her old school in Sheffield to find out how she has inspired them...

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Opera lovers on making their music Opera's Mr and Mrs Ailyn Perez and Stephen Costello on their first album together

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Malala 'inspires' school pupils As Pakistani education activist Malala Yousafzai is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, one Birmingham school has used her as inspiration for a literacy campaign.

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