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Steiner opens up on what really happened at the Haas F1 team

After an on-stage Q&A – and impromptu book signing – with Sky Sports F1 TV commentator David Croft in front of a bumper crowd at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham, Steiner gave his first media interviews since leaving the squad he formed on behalf of team owner Gene Haas…

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Exclusive: Steiner opens up on what really happened at the Haas F1 team

After an on-stage QA – and impromptu book signing – with Sky Sports F1 TV commentator David Croft in front of a bumper crowd at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham, Steiner gave his first media interviews since leaving the squad he formed on behalf of team owner Gene Haas…

Autosport

In search of the world's best club jersey: Birmingham Midland Cycling v KMOTB

Every week we pit two club kits against each other and you get to vote on the best designs

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Mowbray’s Birmingham era begins with Swansea draw after James’s late leveller

Jordan James struck late as Birmingham rescued a point against Swansea in Tony Mowbray’s first game in charge

The Guardian - UK

‘Brummies go home’ note treated as hate crime by police in Wales

The unknown writer accused the family from Birmingham of having ‘Vomit inducing accents’

The Independent UK

The star cars you can see at Autosport International

Porsche rules the roost when it comes to Le Mans success. Ferrari’s famous 2023 victory took the Italian marque’s tally in the French classic to 10, but Porsche has a record 19 wins. The 963, which took the German firm back to the top rung of the endurance racing ladder…

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Ferrari names unchanged WEC Hypercar line-up for 2024

Le Mans 24 Hours winners James Calado, Alessandro Pier Guidi and Antonio Giovinazzi will again share the #51 Ferrari 499P Le Mans Hypercar run by the factory AF Corse squad, while the sister #50 entry will be raced by Antonio Fuoco, Nicklas Nielsen and Miguel Molina. Pier Guidi and Fuoco…

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HS2: true cost of London-Birmingham line is more like £66bn, boss admits

Inflation means project £8bn-£10bn more expensive than 2019 estimate, MPs told

The Guardian - UK

HS2 cost soars to £66.6bn, company chairman admits

The executive chair of HS2 Ltd said the cost has almost doubled from an initial estimate under Gordon Brown’s government that it would cost just £37.5bn

The Independent UK

From the Post Office scandal to nuclear attack: 13 TV shows that shook Britain

Mr Bates vs the Post Office has caused shockwaves in Westminster. Is it the most influential TV drama ever? We weigh the contenders, from Cathy Come Home to Queer As Folk to Who Bombed Birmingham?

The Guardian - UK

Amazon workers at new Birmingham site to go on strike over pay

GMB union says up to 100 staff at fulfilment centre will take part in stoppage to boost profile of dispute

The Guardian - UK

Amazon workers at brand new Birmingham warehouse to go on strike

Just weeks after opening, workers at Amazon’s new flagship fulfilment centre have voted to join industrial action

The Independent UK

‘A national emergency’: UK theatres fear closure after more local funding cuts

Windsor and Maidenhead scraps cultural budget in wake of similar moves in Suffolk, Bristol, Nottingham and Birmingham

The Guardian - UK

Labour could revive HS2 northern legs after government fails to sell off land

Sources say land bought for train route north of Birmingham unlikely to be sold before polls – paving way for project’s revival

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‘It can only be good’: Elvis tribute acts embrace the hologram Presley

Acts gathering in Birmingham for Elvis championships welcome forthcoming hi-tech concert experience

Evening Standard

Rishi Sunak may call general election for November 14, says top political expert Sir John Curtice

The Prime Minister could fire the starting gun for the election in his speech to close the Tory annual rally in Birmingham on October 2

Guitar World

“He was a superb craftsman who loved what he did”: Tony Iommi pays tribute to ‘Old Boy’ SG luthier John Diggins, who has died

Diggins began his career working for John Birch – the Birmingham, UK-based luthier who partnered with Iommi early in the Black Sabbath legend's career – and later struck out on his own, founding Jaydee Custom Guitars

The Guardian - UK

Campaigners condemn 12-year sentence for man who killed partner in Birmingham

Sentence for manslaughter of Kinga Roskinska shows how justice system fails women killed by men, say campaigners

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Who is Anthony from The Traitors season 2? Meet the chess coach

One of The Traitors season 2 is Anthony, a chess coach from Birmingham. Here's what you need to know about the chess expert and his game plan for the series.

Evening Standard

London leaver heaven: three commuter hotspots for 2024

Some places outside the capital are set to become faster to reach than many journeys within London with journey times as low as 49 minutes

Chicago Sun-Times

No longer welcome in baseball, Omar Vizquel speaks for first time since lawsuit

Vizquel’s life turned upside down in August 2021, when he was sued by a former batboy who has autism, for sexual harassment while managing the White Sox’s Class AA team in Birmingham, Alabama in 2019.

The Guardian - UK

British politics is rotting from the bottom up: pity our crisis-hit local councils

The collapse of town hall democracy is a scandal unfolding in real time, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

The Guardian - UK

Benjamin Zephaniah laid to rest in private funeral

Wellwishers are asked to plant flowers in Birmingham-born poet’s name or donate to Vegan Society or Inquest

The Guardian - UK

New plans for HS2 money will bring ‘higher fares and congestion for decades’

Rail experts say predicted passenger congestion north of Birmingham will mean ticket price rises to reduce demand

The Independent UK

Map: When and where storms will hit the UK as Met Office issue weather warning

Householders could suffer power cuts, says Met Office, as swathe of UK north of Birmingham warned to batten down hatches

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