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Thirty years since British Rail was privatised, the UK government has finally seen the error of its ways and is beginning to bring the railway back under public ownership. The will bring together 17 different train ope...
Had great plans to get fit this year that have already fallen by the wayside? This is your sign to get back on your feet and start running. It takes about 12 weeks to properly train for a half marathon, which is just en...
Flying out of Birmingham Airport just gets better and better, as a swathe of changes is coming to BHX throughout 2026. Located between Gates 1 to 20 and the main Departures Lounge, the airside terminal is being transfor...
There’s no nice way to put this, but everything’s about to get more expensive, again. The cost-of-living crisis looks to continue, as the water supply company Severn Trent, which covers the West Midlands and beyond to G...
If you've been eagerly anticipating the arrival of the FIFA World Cup this summer, but also wondering where you're going to watch the late-airing games, you're in luck. As part of a support package to help out boozers a...
Everybody’s got memories of ‘The Ramp’. Grabbing a Maccies after a night out, or meeting up before a shopping spree in the Bullring, it even features in a Stacey Barnfield artwork that you can go see at Birmingham Museu...
HMRC is bringing in a new “points mean penalties” system for late tax returns - and it’s about to change how self‑assessment fines work for millions of taxpayers. What’s changing with HMRC fines? HMRC is starting to r...
We are truly living in the Age of Health. From blood transfusions to strength training, high-fibre diets and AI-powered wearables, everyone’s always after the next trend to help us live longer and better lives. But mayb...
House prices go up. House prices go down. People move to Birmingham. People leave Birmingham. There’s always a constant ebb and flow of movers (and shakers) in the city. But there’s probably never been a better time t...
People make comebacks all the time, but one pairing we can't ignore is Ne-Yo and Akon, who are set to bring the 2000s back to Birmingham with a huge tour in just a few months' time. GRAMMY award-winning icons Ne-Yo and...