Jack is from London, but has lived in many different cities. On days off you'll find him drinking coffee, buried in film noir or a crime fiction paperback and in a state of despair or glee - depending on the latest Arsenal result.
The Royal Mint have been in the habit of releasing cool coins for a while. And, for some (many), there really is nothing cooler than Star Wars. So they’ve gone and made a coin of the ship flown by the guy who plen...
Now, summer is still a while away, but the cracks of light start appearing through the grey skies when the festival lineups are announced and we can all envisage dancing in a field again. They don’t come bigger th...
Paying tribute to the late, great popstar, The Royal Mint has just released a new George Michael coin, with a design partly inspired by the iconic music video for Faith. The coin, which can be found on The Royal Mint we...
Modern life is rubbish. If its not the car breaking down, it’s the traffic. If it’s not the noisy neighbours, it’s the nonsense on the news. Sometimes it gets us so mad, we just want to smash everythin...
Sure, there are plenty of things to do around Birmingham to celebrate the Lunar New Year, but if you’re not feeling up to getting out and about, or if you want to continue the festivities when you’re home, D...
When you make history at the Grammy Awards, becoming the first artist to win Album Of The Year four times, it’s probably cause for a special bit of news. That’s how Taylor Swift’s mind works, anyway, a...
With a beloved collection of books by Michael Bond, and a couple of films to his name, you’d forgive Paddington for playing it safe from here on out. But as we know, the blue-coated Peruvian bear isn’t wired...
Benjamin Zephaniah, the writer and poet, who was born and raised in Handsworth, was an essential voice in the world of British literature, passed away at the age of 65. His family took to his Instagram page to share the...
Before releasing their first single, Love Me Do, in 1962, no one – not even the band themselves – could have foreseen the impact of The Beatles. Sixty years on, the world is being treated to one final track...
Not every brunch in Birmingham has to come with a bottomless barrage of prosecco. No, sometimes we simply want a quiet weekend morning, filled with some healthy bites and coffee, or some hangover-curing greasy grub to f...