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Whenever we hear of a pub shutting down, our heart breaks. The Queens Arms on Newhall Street, which has to be one of the prettiest pub exteriors in Birmingham, was no different. Suddenly shut earlier this month (January...
We’re not about to start convincing everyone to move out of this great city. But if you’re thinking of settling down and buying a home, however, Birmingham can be, well, expensive. has been looking at the UK’s most aff...
It’s been over two decades since the first Lilo & Stitch movie came out. Can you believe it? That makes us feel old. With a live-action remake on the way, the world's biggest Primark in Birmingham has opened a 'Hawa...
Blink and you would’ve missed it. But the UK already experienced a sprinkling of snow earlier this week (January 8). It's just a shame none of it landed here! Those wishing for snow in Birmingham, however, may soon feel...
Don’t listen to T. S. Eliot, January is the cruellest month. It’s dark, it’s wet, it’s cold, and everyone’s sober, broke and only eating vegetables - plus, no other month features the most depressing day of the year. Bl...
We all love free food, right? There's nothing better than picking up a sample from a market vendor or chowing down on a whole meal without parting with any of our cash. And given the damage that Christmas and New Year's...
Two years after British Sign Language (BSL) became an official language in England and Wales, the preferred language among the deaf community in the UK will soon be taught as a GCSE. The subject content was finalised la...
Royal Mail stamps usually consisted of Royal faces, with the occasional special edition here and there. Yet, something we never knew we needed just happened: a set of 15 stamps solely dedicated to the Spice Girls is com...
How many times have you misplaced your passport on the way to the airport? You check your pockets, your suitcase, and your partner’s bags, only to find it in the first place you looked, your pocket. How’d it get there?...
A lot had been going on at lately. First, an informal Sunday lunch menu was introduced at the ultra-hip fine dining restaurant in Digbeth. Then, head chef Kray Treadwell decided to do away with the tasting menu entirel...