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The Latest Breaking News from Birmingham

Land sale freeze on axed HS2 route as Government examines rail alternative

A Labour frontbencher says he recognises concerns about connectivity between Birmingham and Manchester.

Evening Standard

Birmingham airport reopens after suspicious vehicle prompts evacuation

Airport says operations ‘returning to normal’ after flights grounded and passengers told to stay away

The Guardian - UK

Birmingham Airport news latest: Flights delayed after bomb scare forces hundreds of passengers to evacuate

Bomb disposal experts rushed to Birmingham Airport following reports of a suspicious vehicle

The Independent UK

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First look at Peaky Blinders film as Cillian Murphy rides horse through Birmingham

Cillian Murphy was filmed riding a horse through Birmingham on Monday, 21 October as filming got underway for the new Peaky Blinders film.

The Independent UK

A list of mass killings in the United States this year

Five people were killed in a shooting inside a home southeast of Seattle in the latest mass killing in the U.S. King County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Mike Mellis says the shooting was reported early Monday at a home in Fall City, Washington

The Independent UK

Australians committed to Glasgow Games success: Thomas

The Australian team is set to embrace the new model of Commonwealth Games, after key sports such as hockey and rugby sevens were axed from Glasgow 2026.

AAP

Watch live: Kamala Harris campaigns in Michigan as early voting kicks off in US election

Watch live as Kamala Harris participates in a campaign event in Birmingham, Michigan, on Monday, 21 October.

The Independent UK

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Hollywood or bust? League One’s biggest fish face wide-ranging battle

Wrexham and big-spending Birmingham are in a promotion contest with clubs largely less used to the spotlight

The Guardian - UK

Chess: England gains new grandmaster as Ameet Ghasi qualifies at age 37

The Birmingham amateur achieved his title in Norway after years of trying, while Jonah Willow, 21, became the latest from the young generation to score a GM norm

The Guardian - UK

Russia’s aim is to ‘create havoc’ if it is behind DHL fires, says air freight expert

Goal seems to be for people ‘to lose confidence in the system’, says Brandon Fried after devices found in Birmingham and Leipzig

The Guardian - UK

Changes to HS2 are being 'actively considered' by ministers amid reports line will reach Crewe

Minister Simon Lightwood refused to deny reports that the Government is looking at re-extending the high speed line north from Birmingham

Evening Standard

22-Year-Old Man Charged With Murder In Birmingham Mass Shooting

Damien McDaniel arrested for murder in Birmingham mass shooting case. Mayor vows justice for victims. Gun violence concerns rise in the city.

Top News

A man has been charged with murder in connection with an Alabama shooting that left 4 dead

Authorities say a man has been charged in a mass shooting that left four people dead and more than a dozen wounded in the city of Birmingham, Alabama, last month

The Independent UK

Russia suspected of planting device on plane that caused UK warehouse fire

Exclusive: Police investigate whether spies placed incendiary package that caught alight in Birmingham

The Guardian - UK

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DI Ray season 2: release date, cast, plot, trailer, interview and everything we know

Parminder Nagra is back on ITV and ITVX for DI Ray season 2.

The Guardian - UK

George Osborne backs ‘HS2-lite’ plan for Manchester-Birmingham route

Exclusive: Business leaders seek support for scheme in budget as former chancellor calls it ‘good investment’

The Guardian - UK

Dance into the fire! Duran Duran’s 20 greatest songs – ranked

As they reissue their Halloween album Danse Macabre, we rate the best of a band who went from Birmingham to blazer-clad world domination

Louder

The heavenly harmony of the spheres: A beginner's guide to the Mellotron in six essential songs

The official sound of prog, made in Birmingham

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Evening Standard

What is happening with HS2 now? Everything we know as 'HS2 light' is proposed

Hope has been offered amid ongoing conversations about the future of the long-awaited project

The Independent UK

‘HS2 light’ link to Manchester could replace scrapped line beyond Birmingham

Proposals are being reviewed for a more cost-effective HS2 line to Crewe

The Guardian - UK

Building HS2 to Euston and Crewe could pay for itself, analysis finds

Extending high-speed line at both ends would let government charge more for rights to run it, rail leaders say

Evening Standard

CAMRA Great British Beer Festival quitting London after 34 years and heading for Birmingham

CAMRA’s Great British Beer Festival to quit Kensington Olympia in favour of Birmingham’s NEC

The Guardian - UK

‘A shattering effect’: Birmingham youth services face huge cuts

Department may be left with just 23 employees, with its 16 youth centres at risk, raising fears for young people’s futures

The Guardian - UK

Inquest to open over deaths of patients treated by breast surgeon Ian Paterson

One of UK’s largest ever inquests to begin at Birmingham and Solihull coroner’s court with cases of 62 people

The Guardian - UK

Confused and conflicted: Tory party’s future hangs in the balance after divided conference

The four leadership candidates strutted around Birmingham last week like celebrities, but members seem unimpressed – and MPs think whoever wins might not even last until the next election. How do the Conservatives move forward?

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