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A new National Police Service (NPS), quickly dubbed a “British FBI” is set to overhaul how serious and everyday crime is tackled in England and Wales, in what ministers are calling the biggest shake-up of policing in 20...
The year kicked off with plenty of excitement for star-gazers and moon-watchers this January. A 'Wolf Moon' supermoon rose over the city, and was even accompanied by an impressive meteor shower that looked like fireball...
Forget Spring, my favourite season is awards season. There's just something about taking in all the glitz and glamour of the season, while tucked up on your sofa, judging all the outfits, crying at all the speeches and...
What makes for a great gastropub? Well, if you’re looking at the best in the country (according to the , as least). There’s a heavy focus on “premium quality, homemade food, focusing on the best of British produce”. But...
More than half of the UK’s grassroots music venues failed to make a profit in 2025, with thousands of jobs lost and the national touring circuit shrinking to a handful of major cities. The latest annual report from t...
Our heads are currently full of Beckham this and Beckham that, and whilst we honestly can't get enough of the celeb gossip, one member of the famous family seems to be concentrating on his craft, and that's Cruz Beckham...
Liverpudlian comedian John Bishop has announced today (January 23) a major UK and Ireland tour for spring 2027 with a brand-new show, Let's Go Round Again. Hot on the heels of his sold-out, critically-acclaimed internat...
What started in a car park for 300 people in 2014 has grown into the world’s largest chicken wing festival. Wing Fest now hosts six major events annually across the UK, but is about to take its first major step beyond...
The film awards season is in full swing, and the finishing line is now in sight, with all eyes now on the biggest prize, the 98th Academy Awards. The Oscar nominations are in (Thursday, January 22), and there are alread...
The Irish community has always been huge in Birmingham. Many emigrated to the city to escape the famine in the 1800s, and again during the post-World War II boom. Some estimates even place Birmingham’s Irish community (...