Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One app.

Start reading

Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles. One news app.

Start reading

The Latest Breaking News from Birmingham

Apology after Benjamin Zephaniah mural painted over in Birmingham

Council contractor says sorry amid anger at removal of artwork of poet from an underpass in Hockley area

The Guardian - UK

KV2 Revs Up High-Octane Audio at New F1 Racing Attraction

A comprehensive multi-zone audio system from KV2 to help create the energy of the race circuit.

AVNetwork

Fury in model village as broadband firm installs ‘eyesore’ telegraph poles

Trust in charge of Bournville, designed by the Cadbury family, considers legal action over new infrastructure

The Guardian - UK

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

The Photography & Video Show heads to London in 2025…

… and returns to Birmingham in 2026, as organizers look to develop new audiences for the leading event

Digital Camera World

Man charged with murder of woman found dead at house in Birmingham

Family of Frances Dwyer, 48, says she will be ‘missed so much’ as Anthony Hoey, 49, is charged over her death

The Guardian - UK

Is This Town a true story? This is what inspired the new drama from the creator of Peaky Blinders

This Town depicts the emerging music scene in the Midlands in the 1980s, against a backdrop of social unrest

Woman & Home

For the record

Contingent Reimbursement Model Code | Birmingham city council | İlkay Gündoğan/Fernandinho | Samurai | Reykjavík

The Guardian - UK

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

This Town on BBC One review: the music is great, shame about the story

Despite the exciting trailer, protagonist Dante actually spends most of his time moping around Birmingham

Evening Standard

Loose ends in London and Birmingham raise new fears over HS2’s route – and future

With its route map pruned, leaders in the north want other options, while in the capital, questions are growing over its Euston terminus – still a giant hole in the ground

The Guardian - UK

Birmingham’s future is our future. Of course we care about it

The city’s citizens are worried about where the impending cuts will fall, but why do so few in power wish to listen?

The Guardian - UK

On the buses with Rishi Sunak, we see only side-streets and diversions

The country may be becoming a basket case and councils going bust, but what does the PM think of the England shirt?

The Guardian - UK

EasyJet joins calls for UK government to help fund hydrogen-powered flight

Carrier says technology could be a reality by end of the next decade, as it launches a base in Birmingham

The Guardian - UK

London leavers: 'astronomical rents drove me out of the capital and now I pay just £350 a month'

Alice Hargreaves used to pay £1,500 a month in rent on an Ealing one-bed. Now her share of the mortgage in Birmingham is just £350.

Evening Standard

Birmingham’s cuts reveal the ugly truth about Britain in 2024: the state is abandoning its people

First it was austerity. Now it’s something even worse: the suggestion that people didn’t need vital local services to begin with, says Guardian columnist John Harris

The Guardian - UK

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

Metal Hammer

“Bob says: ‘Where you from?’ I say, ‘Birmingham’. He goes, ‘Birmingham? How’s Ozzy!’”: the unlikely time Rob Halford met Bob Dylan, the man who gave Judas Priest their name

Rob Halford has only met Bob Dylan once, but he’s never forgotten the hilarious conversation that followed

Metal Hammer

Historic status awarded to Birmingham pub dubbed 'birthplace of heavy metal' where Black Sabbath made their debut

Black Sabbath played their first gig at The Crown – which has been saved from potential demolition by new 'listed' status

USA Today Sports Media Group

‘I would love to have the honor’: Tom Aspinall surprises Jon Jones at Arnold’s Sports Festival

UFC champs Jon Jones and Tom Aspinall had a tense but mostly respectful encounter at Arnold Sports Festival in Birmingham.

The Guardian - UK

Birmingham ‘birthplace of heavy metal’ the Crown secures listed status

Pub where Black Sabbath played their first gig gains Grade II status after thousands sign petition

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

The Guardian - UK

Hollywood connection: Wrexham lines up three-hour direct rail service to London

Train maker Alstom plans fast service skirting Birmingham as Ryan Reynolds’ football club takeover reaps in ever more benefits

The Guardian - UK

UK Athletics set to shun Birmingham in favour of Manchester for Olympic trials

The British Olympic trials are expected to be staged in Manchester rather than Birmingham this summer, raising further questions about the legacy of the 2022 Commonwealth Games

Digital Camera World

IT'S THIS WEEKEND! Download your FREE Photography & Video Show guide

Over 200 brands are coming to The Photography & Video Show in Birmingham this weekend – download your FREE show guide

The Guardian - UK

Why are women being blamed for Birmingham’s bankruptcy?

The insidious message being sent out by councils is clear: women should accept lower pay for the common good, says journalist Samira Shackle

TechRadar

All England Open Badminton Championships live stream 2024: How to watch it FREE online

With Viktor Axelsen and Akane Yamaguchi in action at Utilita Arena Birmingham, here's how to watch a 2024 All England Open Badminton Championships live stream free online.

GoodToKnow

Save up to £60 per person on days out with the kids to Alton Towers, Cadbury World and more, in the Merlin Annual Pass sale

With school holidays fast approaching, and parents scrambling for cost-effective days out with the family, the Merlin sale is well-timed

The Guardian - UK

‘A tipping point for the city’: anger in Birmingham as Electric cinema closes

Campaign to save UK’s oldest working cinema and designate Station Street ‘a historic asset’ launched amid redevelopment plans

1 … 10 11 12 13

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Merlin Entertainments

30 stories

Cadbury World

21 stories

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.