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Brummies love a natter. But it’s not just the locals chatting about Birmingham anymore. For the past eight years, the London-based PR firm ING has compiled an annual ranking of the visibility of Europe’s cities on digit...
From Timothee Chalamet’s colourful Oscar campaign to celebs like Paul Mescal and Gracie Abrams making their couples’ red carpet debut, we’ve really been inundated with titillating award season moments....
High street giant Primark has confirmed it will close all its stores across England, Wales and Northern Ireland for more than 24 hours next month. The retailer announced the one‑day shutdown will take place over Easter...
Birmingham has gone ‘Peaky Blinders’ mad with the cinema release of ‘The Immortal Man’ last Friday (March 6). While the movie looks to close the book on Tommy Shelby’s life, the story of Bi...
Birmingham’s Curzon Street Station became England’s first intercity terminus when it opened in 1838. Passengers could travel to such major destinations as London, Manchester and Liverpool, but a couple of decades...
Global pop icons The Pussycat Dolls are set to bring their PCD Forever tour to Birmingham this autumn, celebrating the 20th anniversary of their debut album ‘PCD‘. The multi-platinum group will deliver an el...
In a historic shift for British currency, the Bank of England has announced that wildlife will replace historical figures on the next generation of banknotes and the public will play a key role in choosing which animals...
‘Karate Kid’, starring Ralph Macchio as Daniel LaRusso and Pat Morita as Mr Miyagi, has quickly become a global hit in the 80s, with various remakes attempted since. The franchise saw a whopping three...
From April 2028, electric car drivers in the UK will start paying a new 3p‑per‑mile road tax, on top of standard Vehicle Excise Duty (VED). The system, called electric Vehicle Excise Duty (eVED), is the government’s an...
To no one’s surprise, Britain’s most expensive streets have been revealed to nearly all be in London—with the average asking price of Winnington Road in Barnet at £12,538,095. That’s a lot of money. Probably more than I...
