From slum clearances to orphanages and onion fares - life is very different in Birmingham compared to the 1800s, but there ...

While London boasts some of the most famous museums and art galleries in the world, the rest of the UK is blessed with so ...

Which museums should you visit in the UK, from contemporary art galleries to local history exhibitions - There are around 1,800 accredited museums in the UK – we have whittled down our favourites ...

This page provides the dates for all court sittings for 2024. The Court sits throughout the year, but with minimal listings over the Christmas and New Year period. The Court travels to regional areas ...

Birmingham City Council did not tell its official auditors about the disastrous Oracle implementation for ten months after the suite of applications went live, and appeared to obstruct access to the ...

Refuse workers lined up in front of the Tyseley depot on Tuesday morning An indefinite all-out strike for bin workers in Birmingham is under way, as rubbish continues to pile up in the streets.

An all out bin strike is about to get under way in Birmingham. Not for the first time in our city's recent tumultuous history, the streets of Birmingham are filling up with unemptied bins as the ...

The mayor of the West Midlands has demanded a resolution to the ongoing bin worker strikes in Birmingham on the eve of a full walkout by staff. Refuse workers have staged a series of one-day ...

West Midlands mayor Richard Parker said streets were "getting increasingly filthy" The mayor of the West Midlands has demanded a resolution to the ongoing bin worker strikes in Birmingham on the ...

For the cover of the March 17, 2025, issue, Victoria Tentler-Krylov depicts a scene that takes place daily in kitchens across the city. “I’m unable to exactly follow or re-create any recipe ...

Birmingham was widely seen as a success but only a year later the Australian state of Victoria cancelled plans to host the 2026 edition due to rising costs. Instead, Glasgow will host a much-reduc ...