Aya Lamari is a Local News Journalist at Birmingham Express (BE) and a History and Politics student at UCL. Her journalism focuses on politics, international affairs, culture and social issues, with a particular interest in the people, communities and political forces shaping Birmingham, Britain and the wider world. She covers Birmingham City News, including politics, community affairs, regeneration, housing and culture, as well as key areas across Bullring, the City Centre, Digbeth, Edgbaston, Five Ways, Harborne, Jewellery Quarter, Ladywood and Moseley. Her wider coverage includes UK politics, Parliament, foreign policy, diplomacy, education and social issues, alongside international affairs across North Africa, the Middle East and US politics. Aya also explores special topics including feminism, gender, migration, colonialism, geopolitics and social inequality, while contributing to live breaking news, community events, opinion and analysis, and the cultural forces influencing contemporary society.