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England’s secondary schools are to be told to stop routinely teaching GCSE content before Year 10, under a government plan to restore Years 7 to 9 as a distinct phase of education rather than an early run...
Birmingham’s Christmas market may be ICONIC, but let’s not pretend it’s got anything on Blenheim Palace’s. A designated UNESCO World Heritage Site and the birthplace of Winston Churchill, the Grade I-list...
Industrial action may affect your Birmingham travel plans this Thursday, November 12. Train Managers, who are part of the RMT union, will take part in a 24-hour strike for a staffing dispute on Chiltern...
Where do goths buy their Christmas presents in Birmingham? No, it’s not a bad Christmas cracker joke, but a genuine question that I have the answer to. The Goth’s Playground is swapping out brightly lit,...
Not every train station comes with its own pub, but I like to keep a note of those that do—and it looks like I might be planning a family day out to Codsall some day soon. Staffordshire’s Codsall Station...
‘Hard Eight’, ‘Casino’, ‘Ocean’s Eleven’: Movies just make gambling look so cool. Then you try to become a high roller yourself and lose all your money—bad times. But soon in Birmingham, you can head to a...
Parts of the Midlands are forecast to reach up to 13C on Monday, November 16, according to weather maps that suggest a brief milder spell for much of England. The projections show West Midlands temper...
The pound has climbed to its highest overall level since the June 2016 Brexit referendum, marking a striking turnaround for sterling after years of political and economic turbulence. The currency has...
Both Birmingham’s Frankfurt Christmas Market and Christmas in Cathedral Square Craft Market return today (running from Thursday, November 5 to Thursday, December 24, 2026). With hundreds of thousands of v...
After sunset on Sunday 8 November 2026, the exterior façade of the Library of Birmingham will be illuminated in red, white and blue in tribute to Remembrance Sunday. The lighting is a visible city-cen...