Joe Lycett is an icon. And from his soft-toyed suit worn on Late Night Lycett to the Queen Elizabeth I-inspired gown for the BAFTAs, the Birmingham comedian knows how to dress like one, too. Now, Birmingha...
The last time Birmingham City played FC Barcelona was in the 1960 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup final, when the European giants thrashed the Blues 4-1 at the Camp Nou. That year, Barça won their second consecuti...
What’s a breakfast without a sausage, or a BBQ, or any meal for that matter? There are over 500 varieties of the beloved British staple in the UK alone, before we even start salivating over the idea of Ge...
From the official flag flying above Victoria Square to the huge 10m sculpture inside New Street Station, you will find bulls all over Birmingham. The latest addition to this long history of horned animals...
In a stance against overfishing and to safeguard the long-term health and sustainability of our oceans, Waitrose has become the first UK supermarket to stop the sale of mackerel in all its stores. The...
The country heads to the polls this Thursday (May 7), with elections in 136 English local authorities across the UK. After bankruptcies and bin strikes, all eyes are on Birmingham to be one of the biggest...
The UK’s worst airports for flight delays have been revealed, and Birmingham has some of the poorest flight punctuality in the country. With an early start just to drag half my belongings to the outskirts...
It’s been almost a year since the beloved ‘Japanese Restaurant of the Year’ launched in Birmingham. The award-winning Maneki Ramen was maybe born in Worcester, but has hit new heights with the opening of...
J.R.R. Tolkien used to take walks here; it inspired the Forbidden Forest in Harry Potter; while Kathleen Kennedy, producer of Star Wars, called it “the most magical forest on the face of th...
The odds are that you or someone very close to you has been affected by cancer. In the UK, almost 1 in 2 of us will be diagnosed with some form of cancer in our lifetimes. So the importance of knowing the...