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UK weather: Snow and ice warnings as Britain braces for coldest night of the year

Colder overnight conditions set to hit cities with -4C temperatures expected in London and -6C in Birmingham and Belfast

The Independent UK

Kym Marsh leads glamour as stars arrive for Pride of Birmingham Awards 2023

Coronation Street star Kym hosted this year's awards show at The Great Hall, University of Birmingham and pulled out all the stops in an all-black ensemble

Daily Mirror

Cramped and grotty rooms go on display at Ikea to highlight plight of homeless

The so-called Real Life Roomsets have gone on display at Ikea’s Birmingham, Warrington, Bristol and Hammersmith stores.

The Independent UK

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Clarity Trustees bought out by LDC-backed firm

Birmingham-based independent pension trustee has been acquired by London outfit

Birmingham Post

The Decision review – didactic, two-dimensional and dramatically obvious

Bertolt Brecht’s tale of four agitators dispatched from Soviet Russia to foment revolution in pre-communist China is almost a parody of previous Birmingham Opera Company productions

The Guardian - UK

Thomas stays as Commonwealth Games team chief

Petria Thomas has been reappointed as Australia's chef de mission for the 2026 Commonwealth Games to be staged in Victoria.

AAP

Drunk woman fined after falling asleep in car outside McDonald's with burger on her chest

Caroline Fahy, 44, was told to pay more than £1,500 after officers found her almost four times the legal limit in her Nissan Juke after visiting the McDonald's branch in Birmingham

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Meet the incredible woman whose SEVEN dogs are already heroes but are now hoping to win big at Crufts

You might spot them on TV as they take part in Crufts next week at the Birmingham NEC

Manchester Evening News

Terminally-ill mum, 34, gets married in hospital in moving ceremony thanks to kind nurses

Lacey O'Driscoll got married during an emotional ceremony at Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham to her long-term partner as her three daughters were bridesmaids, wearing dresses to match their dad's tie

Daily Mirror

Grammar school headteacher leaves after parents sent list of teachers going on strike

Charlotte Jordan left King Edward VI Five Ways Grammar school in Birmingham after parents received a list of teachers going on strike and a data breach investigation was launched

Daily Mirror

HS2 timeline: government confirms train will run to London Euston

Rishi Sunak has confirmed that the HS2 train line will continue into the city centre by connecting to London Euston and will not terminate at Old Oak Common – as had been mooted.

Evening Standard

Plans for new Birmingham apartment tower - half the size of the original project

Developer Urban Vision is leading the scheme in Broad Street which could see almost 300 units built in 32-storey tower

Birmingham Post

Full list of UK DVSA test centres and services affected by strikes this month

Learners hoping to take their driving tests this month might face disruption

Manchester Evening News

Bus network to grind to halt as union announces strike action at National Express

Unite is embroiled in a row over pay with the Birmingham-based transport group which will see more than 3,000 West Midlands staff walkout later this month

Birmingham Post

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Birmingham Post

RIBA reveals shortlist of 2023 West Midlands Awards

Nine separate construction and restoration projects across the region have been named as finalists in recognition of their architecture excellence

RideApart

Mutt Launches Mushman Scrambler In 125cc And 250cc Variants

Birmingham, U.K.-based small displacement bike company Mutt just launched its new Mushman 125cc and 250cc scramblers into the world in early 2023.

Daily Mirror

Map of UK's ugliest buildings shows concrete monstrosities and dull eyesores

Birmingham, Manchester, Liverpool, London and Torquay have all found some of their buildings highlighted among a list of worst of the worst architecture in this country has to offer

The Independent UK

Over a dozen Alabama middle school students fall ill after reportedly eating edibles

One parent said that the “candy she purchased at grocery store did not contain any harmful or illegal substance”

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Birmingham Post

Plans revealed to build five new railway stations in the West Midlands

Transport chiefs are exploring the business cases for the new transport hubs in Birmingham, Coventry and Wolverhampton

Daily Mirror

Bungling hotel staff leave British kids stranded in US after SHREDDING their passports

Pupils from Barr Beacon School in Walsall in Birmingham, went on the skiing trip in New Hampshire and were due to fly home on Saturday but they are now stranded out there

Birmingham Post

Second phase of Sprint bus route to start

West Midlands transport chiefs will begin work on infrastructure along the route linking Walsall, Birmingham and Solihull

The Guardian - UK

‘You just have to keep trying’: the people helping Birmingham’s rough sleepers

Outreach and charity workers talk about the day-to-day issues they face when dealing with the city’s homelessness problem

Birmingham Post

'Don't dither and deliver HS2 all the way' says Midlands Connect chief

Sir John Peace makes plea head of regional transport body's annual conference in Birmingham today

Daily Mirror

Paralysed Ryanair passenger has to drag himself up coach steps after flight diverted

Spencer Watts' flight from Lanzarote to was diverted to Birmingham and when he landed found no arrangements had been made, despite Ryanair knowing he had a wheelchair

Liverpool Echo

Three AA-Rosette restaurant 'About 8' relocating to Liverpool

The restaurant has been running successfully in Birmingham for two years but now its chef wants to come 'home'

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