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Just under a year ago, Popeyes opened its first location in the heart of Birmingham City Centre. If you were around New Street, you could finally order from the New Orleans-style fried chicken spot’s menu and get your h...
I don't know if you've noticed, but it has been surprisingly sunny and relatively warm over the past few weeks. And while I'm inclined to be suspicious of it all (could this be the 'Spring of Deception'?), I'm doing my...
It never rains in , but that’s usually all it ever does here in Birmingham. Living in a country that “least annual sunshine hours” in the world, you get pretty used to seeing clouds overhead. But the UK has been experi...
You might think our Birmingham is one of a kind, but there are actually 18 other Birminghams in the world. Now, Joe Lycett, in his self-appointed role as the second city’s ambassador, is on a mission to visit some of th...
Summer’s almost here, and we’re dreaming of all the great things that come with it: We’re talking , BBQs, , holidays, , and wherever else you can think of to cool down. But while we can’t promise perfect weather, there’...
Penguin is a behemoth in the bookselling world. In the 1930s, it became beloved for bringing inexpensive paperbacks to the masses. Now, 90 years later, it is by far the UK's largest publisher (as part of Penguin Random...
Let’s face it: The isn’t what it used to be. From rising costs to lower turnouts, and a million other challenges faced by promoters, we’ve seen a wave of significant UK festival cancellations in recent years. That’s wh...
We've been spoilt for choice in the European train travel department recently, haven't we? A whole host of handy new rail routes have been popping up, ready to speedily and sustainably whisk passengers across the contin...
The government has recently announced that the morning-after pill, used to prevent pregnancy after sex without contraception is set to be made free from pharmacies in England later this year. While emergency contrace...
If there's one laugh that can make the nation's hearts sing, it's Alison Hammond's. She's undeniably electric, and the best part about her? She's a . Hailing from Kingstanding, the TV sensation first caught our eyes in...