The UK’s best athletes are set to compete at the Alexander Stadium this summer. Having welcomed the UK Athletics Outdoor Championships to the West Midlands in 2025, attracting more than 12,000 fans, Britain’s top track...
The truth can be a bitter pill to swallow, but couldn’t you sugarcoat it a little? We all know that Birmingham’s days as the “workshop of the world” are behind it, but there’s still plenty to be proud of, right…!? The T...
One of the world’s most iconic train services, the Caldonian Sleeper, safely arrived in the Scottish Highlands this morning. A major milestone in its history, its first-ever service departed from Birmingham Internationa...
While alcohol was technically banned during the US Prohibition era, if you knew where to look, you could find it. Speakeasies boomed during these clandestine times, but had all but disappeared by the end of 1933. But se...
Maybe I’m getting older, but is the BBC on a roll at the moment? From ‘The Traitors’ and ‘Race Across the World’ to ‘Film Club’ and ‘The Night Manager’, and everything in between, I’ve been glued to Auntie Beeb all wint...
Trains were cancelled, shops were shut, and we were all told to stay at home. Storm Goretti brought chaos to Birmingham last week (Thursday, January 8). Heavy snow fell on the Second City as a ‘weather bomb’ hit the UK....
Did I skip a day of school where economics was explained to us? Because I remember Pythagoras’ theorem and mitosis vs meiosis, but I couldn’t tell you how the stock market works. What I do know is drinking, so maybe Man...
Some good news for UK renters, rents are just 2.2% higher than a year ago—the slowest pace of growth in four years. Thanks to the latest data from , we know that the average monthly UK rent now sits at £1,320 (or £18,84...
I’ve got a I want to eat at in Birmingham—a mix of high-end, award-winning, up-and-coming and established Michelin-starred eateries. These are not the places I eat day in, day out. The most popular restaurants in Birmi...
HS2 is already tens of billions over budget and a decade behind schedule. So while Birmingham still waits for its high-speed rail to , any hope of a better connection to looks long gone. A Phase 2 link between the two...