Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News from Birmingham

Aust swim team ignoring Games hype: coach

Australia's swim team is ignoring the hype of being labelled the best ever ahead of the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.

AAP

No friendly games as Britain’s best fight for their futures in Birmingham

A total of 31 boxers from England, Scotland and Wales will weigh in at the Commonwealth Games with medals and a lot more to fight for

The Independent UK

Living in Birmingham: London leavers love the Commonwealth Games host city where houses cost a third as much

Looking for culture and city life with a warm welcome? Journey up the M1 to a rejuvenated Birmingham for a better quality of life at just a third of the price

Evening Standard

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

Scottish Thistles can look forward to Birmingham 2022 with confidence, says Sirens star

Beth Goodwin says preparation for the Commonwealth Games has been good

Daily Record

Welcome to Commonwealth Games host city Birmingham … home of heavy metal, Cadbury, canals and King Kong

The "eighth wonder of the world" makes an unlikely appearance in Birmingham, to help locals and tourists get in the festive Commonwealth Games spirit.

ABC News

UB40 release 'massive' official Commonwealth Games 2022 anthem

The song, called 'Champion', also features rappers Dapz On The Map & Gilly G on the track

Wales Online

In-Comm Training secures major apprenticeship contract

Training provider will work with Birmingham engineering firm Lander Tubular Products to recruit and train 40 new apprentices

Birmingham Post

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

Roythornes Solicitors finds new home for Birmingham team

Law firm makes fourth move in the city two and half years after launching

Birmingham Post

US sprint star Fred Kerley invests in sports underwear brand CXP

Birmingham-based firm welcomes Olympian and 100m world champion to its stable of backers to help development next range of products

Birmingham Post

Hockeyroos and Kookaburras using Commonwealth Games to get back on top — led by Katrina Powell and Eddie Ockenden

The Kookaburras move on from their Tokyo heartbreak while the Hockeyroos are on the rise, as they both eye off gold medals in Birmingham.

ABC News

Birmingham Commonwealth Games: Emma McKeon, Ariarne Titmus, Mollie O'Callaghan expected to lead another Aussie swimming golden haul

The Australian swim team enjoyed a strong world championships campaign, and a couple of Olympic superstars are returning to the fold for the Commonwealth Games.

ABC News

Meet Australia's youngest and oldest athletes competing at the 2022 Commonwealth Games

From the tender age of 14 to a 63-year-old Commonwealth Games debutant, meet the oldest and youngest competitors donning the green and gold in Birmingham.

ABC News

Ten to watch: Australian medal hopes at the Commonwealth Games

History favours the Australians as the team seeks to top the Games medal count in Birmingham for a 14th time in history

The Guardian - AU

Sports minister calls for ‘much more diverse’ host cities for Commonwealth Games

Nigel Huddleston was speaking ahead of the event in Birmingham against a backdrop of some members removing the Queen as head of state

The Independent UK

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

Newsroom.co.nz

History set to repeat for netball's Heffernan clan

When Kate Heffernan makes her Silver Ferns debut at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games, she'll be following in the footsteps of her history-making mum, Annette.

Nottingham Post

Bulwell weightlifter Emily Campbell responds to 'surreal burden Commonwealth Games announcement

It's nearly a year since Campbell, 28, won a first Olympic medal for British women's weightlifting, meaning she arrives in Birmingham as the hot favourite for the Commonwealth title.

The Guardian - UK

Commonwealth Games 2022: 10 things to watch out for in Birmingham

Elite Jamaican sprinters, a swimming sensation returns and a chance to make cricket history as the Games begins this week

The Guardian - UK

Homeless families housed in Birmingham hotels moved ahead of Commonwealth Games

City council admits up to 20 families sent to Coventry to make space for visitors to the games

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

The Independent UK

Unnamed Team England athlete tests positive for Covid at Commonwealth Games

The athlete, who has not been named due to medical confidentiality, could still compete

The Hindu

I have no injuries and I am 100% fit: Lalrinnunga

Y.B. Sarangi

Birmingham Post

Rail strike plans announced by every train operator

Only around a fifth of normal services will run, and half of lines will be closed on Wednesday July 27

Manchester Evening News

Train strikes in Greater Manchester: Date, affected routes, station closures and more

Network Rail says around a fifth of services will run on the day and passengers are being warned to expect major disruption

Daily Mirror

Doctor captures circles of light rotating through sky in suspected UFO sighting

Dr Mohamed Salama captured footage of a suspected UFO above his home in Harborne, Birmingham, on Sunday night which he is convinced was "not a plane, star, drone or laser"

Daily Mirror

Fight breaks out among audience members during We Will Rock You performance

Ticket holders were left disappointed after their night was ruined by two members of the We Will Rock You audience brawling at Birmingham Hippodrome

The Independent UK

Commonwealth Games 2022: Five overseas athletes likely to shine in Birmingham

We have picked out five athletes from abroad to keep an eye on in Birmingham

1 … 127 128 129 130

People

ShellyAnn FraserPryce

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

Organisations

South Western Railway

250 stories

Great Western Railway

Transport for Greater Manchester

66 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.