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If you’ve ever tried to enjoy a quiet pint while someone nearby watches TikToks at full volume, Wetherspoons has some welcome news. The pub chain has announced that customers will no longer be allowed...
And so it begins. School summer holidays end. The days get shorter. Then it’s light-jacket weather, and before I know it, I can’t leave the house without seven layers on, and I forget what the sun looks l...
No one can stop the runaway success that is the Christmas classic, ‘The Polar Express’. The magical tale of a train heading for the North Pole that picks up a boy questioning his belief in Santa Claus has...
No one’s going to say no to free pizza and Negronis, are they? This September, the Manchester-born pizzeria Rudy’s is turning Negroni Week (September 21 to 27) into a month-long celebration—including at B...
The Met Office has warned that the 'largest El Nino in living memory' is currently developing over the Pacific Ocean. This 'unprecedented' event is expected to cause extreme weather and increased rainfall...
Set your alarm and keep your fingers crossed for clear skies: a deep partial lunar eclipse will be visible across the UK and Ireland in the early hours of Friday August 28 2026. While it will not becom...
Six retail units in the “highly sought-after suburb of Harborne” are going up for auction. Birmingham City Council will aim to sell each shopfront on Thursday, September 10, with a range of guide prices f...
Millions of people across the UK will receive their benefit and pension payments earlier than usual this month, helping families, older people and carers manage their finances before the August bank holid...
Prost! Oktoberfest is returning to Birmingham for five whole weeks. The world-famous Bavarian festivities are taking over Albert’s Schloss in September—featuring Munich’s big six biers, Alpine feasting nd...
As someone who is learning to drive (my test is next month, eek), I know how difficult it can be constantly reading road signs—can I park here, can I drive down there, am I allowed in this lane? But Brumm...